5 ARPEGGIATED CHORD PROGRESSIONS

- that sound very nice indeed -

(Each starts in the key of C minor)

by Julian Bradley
PROGRESSION #1: "A SIMPLE ONE TO START"

C9 1 2 4
A B
4
& 4 b j
b b
Piano mf
j
{? 4
4

j
b b

b

F9 A B
1 2 4

& b

j
b b
j
{ ?



b
j b

b

PROGRESSION #2: "THE FIVE BAR PHRASE"

C B G A F

& b j
b b b
? j j
{
b



b b

A B G A B

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& b
j j
b b

j j
{ ? j
b b

b



j
b b
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2 PROGRESSION #3: 'SAVING THE BEST TILL LAST'
C
4 2 1 4 2 5 1
6
& 4 b
3
b 4
p
? 6 w
{ 4 w

w
w


3
4

You can linger on these chords for as long as you like

D7 F9
3 2 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 4 2 4
3 4 3
& 4 b 4 b b b b b b 4
mf

{?3
4 b
b
4w
4w w
w

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G7 B9
2 4 2 4
3 1 1 4 2 4 1
3 4 b b
& 4 b b 4 b
b b 3
b 4
mf

{? 3 b
4 b

4 bw
4w w
w

3
4

You can continue repeating this modulation through all twelve keys
- or just return to C minor
C7 (Bmaj7) E9
2 4
b b b 4 b b b b b b b b 4
3 1 4 2 1 4 2 4
1
3
&4 4 4
mf

? 3 bb 4 bbw w
{ 4

4 w
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w

4
4
 BONUS PROGRESSION #4: "DESCENDING 3RDS" 3
C7 A7
4
&4 j j
b b b
mp
?4 bj
{ 4

b


j

F7 Eb G Ab D7 C Eb F C7
U
& j j j b b
b b b J
b
?
{
j

b b j

BONUS PROGRESSION #5: "SOME KENNY BARRON CHORDS"

C11 D7(#4) C11

& br b r br b
mp
b
b
{?

b

B11 C11 D7(#4)

& r b b br b r
b
b
? b b
{



b

F11
r b D7(#4)

b r
& b
mf
b
b
{?

b
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