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For questions to related to the accepted uses of harmonic progression within the common-practice period. Questions may also necessitate the chord-progressions tag.

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Missing I (1st) chord in the progression: an example

There are a few although they may be open to interpretation. Two are very similar, “Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac and “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry. Both sound like unresolved IV-V vamp progressions (Perry …
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Functional harmony: extending the minor triads in Minor Swing

The Django recording of this has pretty much all m6 and m6/9 chords being played by both piano and guitar. Is this your own chart/transcription or is it from a book? That aside, if you hand this cha …
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where does the dominant IV7 (ie; F7 in the key of CMaj) come from?

If you are looking for the source of the IV7 you only have to look at the parallel Dorian mode. That is where the IV7 chord exists in its natural habitat. It is also a V/VII (from the parallel minor) …
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VII7 to I in romantic era harmony

This style is not exactly my wheelhouse but what I see and hear is that even though the second half of the bar contains notes of an F7 chord (dominant not major 7, note the Eb), the low Gb is the harm …
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flattened-seventh chord function

The bVII is probably the most used non-diatonic chord in music. So much so that it’s the only non-diatonic chord included in Apple’s GarageBand chord palette. As for its function there are many differ …
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What's the role of a bVI chord preceding a ii V I?

To me the second A7 does not function the way an A7 might typically function. It is more like a C#o/G resolving downward to the D#m7/F#. The A is more of a non-chord tone which is part of the semi-chr …
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Why Bb7#9 in 'Michelle' and not Bbm7?

The answer to your title question is: because that’s what Paul wrote and played. The fact is, and I’m a little surprised to say, it IS a Bb7#9. I always thought based on the melody and the fact that h …
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Harmonic functions of these chords

Based on the reference you provided in comments your version of the chords in the key of A minor is incorrect and also leaves out the all important bass notes/inversions: G#o7/B Am/C A7/C# Bb/D D#o7 A …
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Incomplete spelling of vii dim7 and vii half dim7

First, I’m sorry your question got a downvote. It is a bit unclear what you’re asking but better to ask for clarity than do that. I will give you some information that hopefully will give you what you …
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Is there a way to describe this type of non-functional music?

I’m not aware of a technical term to describe this type of repetitious non-functional harmonic progression. It cerriainly is not unique. There are actually a lot of other 2 chord songs but most of the …
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