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Chorus formd

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Thu, 04/14/2011 - 04:47
jodanchudan
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If you're playing an AAA chorus form that uses a lot of 3draw, would you bend it over the IV chord and still call it AAA - or would you notate it AA1A? In any case I imagine it's better than not bending it down over the IV chord.

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Thu, 04/14/2011 - 07:17
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If a 3 draw is prominent in your "A" lick (held for a while) it will be dissonant over the IV7 Chord and may be dissonant over the V7 Chord. Our 3 draw rule is...

I7 Chord = 3 (B... 3rd of the chord)
IV7 Chord = 3' (Bb... flat-7th of the chord)
V7 Chord = 3" (A... 5th of the chord)

These changes makes for some great phrasing and a note that matches well over each chord. Your label would be A A1 A2 for a four measure lick. For a two-measure lick I call this Chord Change Chorus Form because you're changing the lick for each chord to match it's notes. In the end, call it what you want... as long as it helps you in your writing.

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