Published:
2004-01-02
Updated:
2024-04-15

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The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele - Volume I

Before individual chords become the background of songs, they must be put into orders called chord progressions. The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele organizes progressions according to string family, position, voice leading and chord magnetism.

Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Code: AGCPUKE1

Main Category: Chords Main Instrument: Ukulele

Subjects: Chords, Scales, Progressions, Jazz, Intermediate, Advanced

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The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele - Volume I

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  • Product Code: AGCPUKE1
  • Author(s): Curt Sheller
  • Publisher(s):
  • Published: 2 January 2004
  • Updated: 15 April 2024
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-9714044-9-6
  • Size*: Book ANSI A (8.5 x 11 in), PDF A4 (210 x 297 mm)
  • Pages: 69
  • Hard Copy Price: $19.95
  • PDF Price: $9.00

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Before individual chords become the background of songs, they must be put into orders called chord progressions. The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele organizes progressions according to string family, position, voice leading and chord magnetism.

Volume I features the principles of voice leading applied to chord progressions. These principles are explained using chords from The Advanced Guide to Ukulele Chords &nmdash; Vol 1. Chapters with common major and minor Full Diatonic, Partial Diatonic, and Chromatic chord progressions are also included to further explore voice leading principles presented in the book.

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Table of Contents

The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele - Volume I

  • Forward
  • Introduction
  • Voice Leading Technique
    • Common Tone Location
    • Non Common Tone Location
  • Voice Leading Examples - Connecting Chords
    • Two Chord Example
    • Three Chord Example
  • How To Practice Chord Progressions
    • Written and Transposed Keys
    • Transposition Charts
  • Progressions
    • Full Diatonic Progressions
      • Major
      • Minor
    • Partial Diatonic Progressions
      • Major
      • Minor
    • Chromatic Progressions
      • Major
      • Minor
    • Common Major Progressions
    • Common Minor Progressions
    • Progressions using Upper Partial Chords
    • Progressions using Altered Chords
    • Mixed Upper Partial and Altered Chords
    • Add and Sus Chords
    • Slash Chords
  • Advanced Techniques
    • Beyond Strict Voice Leading
    • Harmonic Rhythm
  • Major & Minor Scale Harmmonized Chord Charts
    • Major Keys
    • Minor Keys

Errata

The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele - Volume I

  • 2024-04-12 NEW UPDATED and Expand Edition.
  • 6/2/2006 – Updated ISBN number to new ISBN-13 number.
  • 12/10/2004 – Fingerboard charts had mixed sharps with flats on the Natural Notes and Flats Notes charts and needed to be all flats.
  • 11/20/2004 – Page 10 The G7 chord has the wrong graphic (chord grid). Move the note from string 4 to 2 and the note one string 2 to string 4.
  • 4/1/2004 – New color cover
  • 12/26/2003 – Added a voice leading sample for two of the common progressions.
  • 12/16/2003Errata Created