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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
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07/21/2019 2:49 pm
Originally Posted by: bcraig4J

Does anyone know how to do chromatic voice leading in the smoothness way between each Major chords

starting on a C Chord , C# Chord, D Chord etc,,,

is there special type of shapes for each one?

need to use this for voice chromatic exercises

The most common voicing for chords in vocal exercises is just a root position chord going straight up & back down the chord tones 1-3-5-1-5-3-1.

Typically the exercise starts on C, then goes up in half-steps however far the students vocal range extends.

So on guitar for C, C#, D that would be:

|---------------------------------------------------------------|[br]|---------1-------------------2-------------------3-----------|[br]|-------0---0--------------1---1--------------2----2--------|[br]|----2---------2--------3---------3--------4----------4-----|[br]|--3--------------3--4---------------4--5-----------------5-|[br]|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Hope that helps!


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