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All Keys and Chord Scale Formulas

The document provides a brief synopsis on harmonizing chord progressions and melodies based on different musical scales. It outlines the chord formulas for major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales. It also includes the chord formula for Phrygian parallel scale. The key defines lower and uppercase letter names for major, minor, augmented, and diminished chords.

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All Keys and Chord Scale Formulas

The document provides a brief synopsis on harmonizing chord progressions and melodies based on different musical scales. It outlines the chord formulas for major, natural minor, harmonic minor, and melodic minor scales. It also includes the chord formula for Phrygian parallel scale. The key defines lower and uppercase letter names for major, minor, augmented, and diminished chords.

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a: A B C D E F G C: C D E F G A B

a#: A# C C# D# E# F# G# C#: C# D# F F# G# A# C

b: B, C# D, E, F# G, A, D: D, E, F# G, A, B, C#

c: C, D, D# F, G, G# A# D#: D# F, G, G# A# C, D

c#: C# D# E, F# G# A, B E: E F# G# A B C D

d: D, E, F, G, A, A# C F: F, G, A, A# C, D, E

d#: D# F F# G# A# B C# F#: F# G# A# B C# D# F

e: E, F# G, A, B, C, D, G: G, A, B, C, D, E, F#

f: F, G, G# A# C, C# D# G#: G? A? C C? D? E? G

f#: F# G# A, B, C# D, E A: A, B, C# D, E, F# G#

g: G, A, A# C, D, D# F A#: A# C, D, D# F, G, A

g#: G# A# B, C# D# E F# B: B, C# D# E, F# G# A#

Brief synopsis on how to harmonize chord progressions and melodies, based on different scales:

key: lower case numerals= minor lower case with *= either whole diminished or half diminished uppercase= major uppercase with + = augmented

major scale's chord formula: I ii iii IV V vi vii* C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor, B half diminished

natural minor scale's chord formula, which is hardly ever used:

i ii* III iv v VI VII A minor, B half diminished, C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major

harmonic minor chord formula, which is the most used minor formula: i ii* III+ iv V VI #vii* A minor, B half diminished, C augmented, D minor, E major, F major, G# whole diminished

Melodic minor scale's chord formula, which is really never used at all: i ii III+ IV V #vi* #vii* A minor, B minor, C augmented, D major, E major, F# half diminished, G# whole diminished

Phrygian parallel: i bII bIII iv v* bVI bvii C minor, Db major7th, Eb dominant7th, F minor, G half diminished, Ab major7th, Bb minor

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