CHORD PROGRESSIONS   and   MODAL APPLICATIONS

To use the table below:

  • M = MAJOR
  • Mm = MELODIC MINOR,
  • HM = HARMONIC MAJOR
  • Hm = HARMONIC MINOR 
  ROMAN NUMERALS represent the MODE of the CURRENT KEY
(ie;) I M =  1st mode of MAJOR ,  IV Mm = 4th mode of MELODIC MINOR
 So, for example; in "TAKE THE 'A' TRAIN", the first chord is C and you
are playing the I M or 1st mode of C MAJOR.
The second chord is D7#11 (don't let anybody tell you D7b5 ~ that's NOT right!)
and you are playing the IV Mm or 4th mode of A MELODIC MINOR ~D is the 4th of
A Mm.
CHORD PROGRESSIONS   and   MODAL APPLICATIONS table   4.01
MODES___/___CHORDS PROGRESSION or SONG TITLE MIDI 
 VI        II         V          I
A-7        D-7       G13/9      CM7

   VI ,  II ,  V ,  I    C MAJOR
PLAY 
 VI        II         V          I
A-7b5      D-7       G9b13     C-M7

   VI ,  II ,  V ,  I    C MELODIC MINOR
PLAY 
 VI        II         V          I
Ab+M7     D-7b5     G13/b9      CM7

   VI ,  II ,  V ,  I    C HARMONIC MAJOR
PLAY 
 VI        II         V          I
AbM7      D-7b5     G7b13/b9    C-M7

   VI ,  II ,  V ,  I    C HARMONIC MINOR
PLAY 
 I M      IV M      IV Mm        I M
 GM7      CM7       F9#11        GM7

 I M, IV M, IV Mm, I M   MIXED KEYS/MODES
PLAY 
 I M   VII Hm   II M    VII Hm  III M
 CM7    C#o7    D-7     D#o7    E-7
LIZA / AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' PLAY 
 I M    VI M    IV M   III M   I M
 CM7    Eb/C    D/C    Db/C    CM7
ON GREEN DOLPHIN STREET PLAY 
 I M    II Hm    V Hm   II M   V M
 GM7    F#-7b5   B7b9   E-7    A7
BLUESETTE PLAY 
 I M    IV Mm    II M    V M   I M
  C     D7#11    D-7     G7     C
TAKE THE "A" TRAIN PLAY 
 II M   V Hm   II M    IV Mm   I M   
 Eb-7   Bb7b9  Eb-7     D7     DbM7
BODY AND SOUL PLAY 
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