Dr. Dick’s Chord Weaving Level 2

 

The first chord weaving exercise showed how to weave chords into the circle of fifths to facilitate chord switching.

 

This exercise begins the expansion of the circle of fifths to include more chord switching into a single exercise. The process is largely the same, but we use an extended circle of fifths that includes minor chords:

 

CGDAEBF#C#AbEbBbFAmEmBmF#mC#mAbmEbmBbmFmCm GmDm

 

Begin with C and weave C into this extended pattern:

 

CC	CG	CD	CA	CE	CB	CF#	CC#	CAb	CEb	CBb	CF
CAm	CEm	CBm	CF#m	CC#m	CAbm	CEbm	CBbm	CFm	CCm	CGm	CDm

 

Continue weaving in chords from the extended circle of fifth, including the minors:

 

GC GG GD GA GE GB GF# GC# GAb GEb GBb GF GAm GEm GBm GF#m GC#m GAbm GEbm GBbm GFm GCm GGm GDm DC DG DD DA DE DB DF# DC# DAb DEb DBb DF DAm DEm DBm DF#m DC#m DAbm DEbm DBbm DFm DCm DGm DDm … (Rows deleted for clarity. Refer to the Table for all combinations) FC FG FD FA FE FB FF# FC# FAb FEb FBb FF FAm FEm FBm FF#m FC#m FAbm FEbm FBbm FFm FCm FGm FDm AmC AmG AmD AmA AmE AmB AmF# AmC# AmAb AmEb AmBb AmF AmAm AmEm AmBm AmF#m AmC#m AmAbm AmEbm AmBbm AmFm AmCm AmGm AmDm EmC EmG EmD EmA EmE EmB EmF# EmC# EmAb EmEb EmBb EmF EmAm EmEm EmBm EmF#m EmC#m EmAbm EmEbm EmBbm EmFm EmCm EmGm EmDm …           GmC GmG GmD GmA GmE GmB GmF# GmC# GmAb GmEb GmBb GmF GmAm GmEm GmBm GmF#m GmC#m GmAbm GmEbm GmBbm GmFm GmCm GmGm GmDm DmC DmG DmD DmA DmE DmB DmF# DmC# DmAb DmEb DmBb DmF DmAm DmEm DmBm DmF#m DmC#m DmAbm DmEbm DmBbm DmFm DmCm DmGm DmDm

 

All patterns are in the support file, “Chord Weaving 2.xlsx” on http://patternobsession.richardrepp.com

 

Part 2. Adding other chords.

 

Instead of separate tables for each chord change, put the remaining chords into a list:

 

C7       G7       D7       A7       E7       B7       F#7     C#7     Ab7     Eb7     Bb7     F7

Am7    Em7    Bm7    F#m7  C#m7  Abm7  Ebm7  Bbm7  Fm7    Cm7    Gm7    Dm7

CM7    GM7    DM7    AM7    EM7    BM7    F#M7  C#M7  AbM7  EbM7  BbM7  FM7

Co        Go        Do       Ao        Eo        Bo        F#o      C#o     Abo     Ebo     Bbo     Fo

C+       G+       D+       A+       E+       B+       F#+     C#+     Ab+     Eb+     Bb+     F+       

 

Weave each of these chords into the extended circle of fifths

 

C7C	C7G	C7D	C7A	C7E	C7B	C7F#	C7C#	C7Ab	C7Eb	C7Bb	C7F
C7Am	C7Em	C7Bm	C7F#m	C7C#m	C7Abm	C7Ebm	C7Bbm	C7Fm	C7Cm	C7Gm	C7Dm
G7C	G7G	G7D	G7A	G7E	G7B	G7F#	G7C#	G7Ab	G7Eb	G7Bb	G7F
G7Am	G7Em	G7Bm	G7F#m	G7C#m	G7Abm	G7Ebm	G7Bbm	G7Fm	G7Cm	G7Gm	G7Dm
…
Bb+C	Bb+G	Bb+D	Bb+A	Bb+E	Bb+B	Bb+F#	Bb+C#	Bb+Ab	Bb+Eb	Bb+Bb	Bb+F
Bb+Am	Bb+Em	Bb+Bm	Bb+F#m	Bb+C#m	Bb+Abm	Bb+Ebm	Bb+Bbm	Bb+Fm	Bb+Cm	Bb+Gm	Bb+Dm
F+C	F+G	F+D	F+A	F+E	F+B	F+F#	F+C#	F+Ab	F+Eb	F+Bb	F+F
F+Am	F+Em	F+Bm	F+F#m	F+C#m	F+Abm	F+Ebm	F+Bbm	F+Fm	F+Cm	F+Gm	F+Dm

 

All patterns are in the support file, “Chord Weaving 2.xlsx” on http://patternobsession.richardrepp.com