Substitution Chart
Substitution Chart
Substitution Chart
II Maj/I
II7sus4 VI7sus4 III7sus4 III7 Major bebop scale from root I 6, II dim, I 6/III, IV dim, I 6/V, b VI dim, I 6/VI , VII dim
7 (Gospel) 7 7
(Maj7) 7 5
IV Maj, b III Maj, II, I b III Maj7 7 (9) C7 Dorian -7 (9, 11, nat. C7 voicings, using 13) all 7 diatonic notes from the root Minor 6 bebop Chromatic C6 scale from approaches root into each inversion of 6 (also works with extended periods of VI 7 b5 ) b III Maj7 #5 (Maj7, 9) C(Maj7) b5 (9, 11) b V Maj7 #5 7 C7 b5
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Substitution Chart Implied Original chord sound in C Incomplete C Maj or C (no third), but Maj7(9) or Maj7(9) Incomplete C major or C7 (no seventh), # but 6(9, 11) or dom. # 7(13 11) Major 6/9 C Maj Major 6/9 C Maj Maj 7 (6/9) C Maj Maj 7(9) C Maj Chromatic C Maj6 approaches into each inversion of Maj6 (also works with extended periods of VI 7) 7(9, 11, 13) C7
Implied sound Incomplete (no third), but C Maj7(9) or C (Maj7, 9) Incomplete, but C 6(9, #11) Or C7(13,# 11) C Maj 6/9 C Maj 6/9 C Maj 7(6/9) C Maj 7(9) Chromatic approaches into each inversion of C Maj6 (also works with extended periods of A7) C7(9, 11, 13) C7 (9) -7 (9, 11, nat. 13)
D/C
D7sus4 A7sus4 E7sus4 E7 Major bebop scale from C C6, Ddim, C6/E, Fdim, C6/G, Ab dim, C6/A ,Bdim F Maj, E bMaj, D, C E bMaj7 Quartal voicings from C Dorian, built on C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B b Minor bebop scale from C C6, Ddim, C 6/Eb, Fdim, C 6/G, Ab dim, C6/A ,Bdim Eb Maj7# 5 G b Maj7#5
Chromatic approaches into each inversion of C6 (also works with extended periods of A 7b 5 ) C(Maj7, 9) C7b5 (9, 11)
Guitar Chords 201 Original chord sound Dom7 b5,# 5 Dom7(b 9) Dom7 ( b9, # 9, 13) Dom7 ( b9, # 9, 13) Dom7 ( b9, # 9, 13) Dom7 ( b9, # 9, 13) Dom7 Dom7 Play this substitution III7#5 IIIdim7, Vdim7, bVIIdim7, b IIdim7 III dim(Maj7) V dim(Maj7) bVII dim(Maj7) bII dim(Maj7) Implied sound Original chord in C C7 b5,#5 C7(b9) C7 (b 9, # 9, 13) C7 ( b9, # 9, 13) C7 ( b9, # 9, 13) C7 ( b9, # 9, 13) C7 C7 Play this substitution E7#5 Edim7, Gdim7, Bbdim7, D bdim7 Edim(Maj7) or E bMaj/E Gdim(Maj7) or F #Maj/G Bb dim (Maj7) or Amaj/Bb D bdim (Maj7) or CMaj/Db B bMaj7 b5 Quartal voicings from G dorian, built on G, A, Bb, C, D, E, F CMaj/D b Implied sound C7 #5 C7( b9) C7(# 9)
75 7( b9) 7# 9
C7( b9, # 11) C7( b9, 13) C7(b 9) C7(9,13) C7 (9, 11, 13)
Dom 7( b9)
bVII Maj7 b5 Dorian voicings, using all seven diatonic notes from V I Maj/bII
C7
Dom 7(alt.) or Maj 7(#11) Dom 7 b 5, #5 Dom 7 b5, #5 Dom 7 (Gospel) Dom 7 (blues) Dom 7 Dom 7 Dom 7 Dom 7
I Maj, bVII Maj, VI, V I, b III , b III Maj III7b5 b VII Maj7#5
Incomplete (no seventh), but dom. 7 b5(b 9) 7 b5(9) 7 b5 7sus4(9,13) 7(# 9, 11)
Incomplete, but C7( b9) also Eb7( b9), Gb7( b9) , and A7( b9) Incomplete, but C7 b5(b 9) or F#Maj7( #11)/C C7 b5(9) C7 b5 C7sus4(9,13) C7(# 9, 11) C7(9) C7(9, 11,
b V7 b5 III Maj7#5
13)
C7 b5 C7 # 5( # 9)
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Guitar Chords 201 Original chord sound Dom 7 Dom 7 Dom 7 Play this substitution III Maj7 b5 bV Maj VI/ bVII Implied sound Original chord in C C7 C7 C7 Play this substitution E Maj7 b5 G b7 A/Bb Implied sound C7 #5 C7 b 5 ( b9) C7(13)
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