Vamps & Lines

Major Line Cliché

A major chord with its 5th rising chromatically: I, I+, I6, I7, leading towards IV.

Tempo 120 BPM

Practice in all 12 keys

Bar 1: C I
Bar 2: Caug I+
Bar 3: C6 I6
Bar 4: C7 I7

Rootless Shells Guide tones Rooted shells Rooted Drop 2

Four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root.

Customize each chord

C
Caug
C6
C7

Meter: 4/4
Bars: 4

The 5th of the chord climbs G, G#, A, Bb in C, so a held tonic turns into a dominant that wants to move to IV. It opens many standards and sets up bridges that start on IV. Practice it with the moving voice on top, then compare the minor line cliché, which falls instead.

Reharmonize Analyze these changes

None of the usual substitutions apply: there are no dominant 7ths to replace and no whole steps to fill.