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  2. Coltrane changes - Wikipedia

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    Coltrane developed this modified chord progression for "Countdown", which is much more complex. At its core, "Countdown" is a variation of "Tune Up", [ 13 ] but the harmonic substitutions occur rapidly and trick the listener into thinking that they are listening to a completely unrelated tune.

  3. Chord progression - Wikipedia

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    In a musical composition, a chord progression or harmonic progression (informally chord changes, used as a plural) is a succession of chords. Chord progressions are the foundation of harmony in Western musical tradition from the common practice era of Classical music to the 21st century. Chord progressions are the foundation of popular music ...

  4. '50s progression - Wikipedia

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    A '50s progression in C. The '50s progression (also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, [1][2] the doo-wop progression[3]: 204 and the " ice cream changes " [4]) is a chord progression and turnaround used in Western popular music. The progression, represented in Roman numeral analysis, is I–vi–IV–V.

  5. Giant Steps (composition) - Wikipedia

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    Giant Steps (composition) " Giant Steps " is a jazz composition by American saxophonist John Coltrane. [1] It was first recorded in 1959 and released on the 1960 album Giant Steps. [2] The composition features a cyclic chord pattern that has come to be known as Coltrane changes. The composition has become a jazz standard, covered by many ...

  6. I–V–vi–IV progression - Wikipedia

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    The I–V–vi–IV progression is a common chord progression popular across several genres of music. It uses the I , V , vi , and IV chords of a musical scale . For example, in the key of C major , this progression would be C–G–Am–F. [ 1 ] Rotations include:

  7. Neo-Riemannian theory - Wikipedia

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    Neo-Riemannian theory is a loose collection of ideas present in the writings of music theorists such as David Lewin, Brian Hyer, Richard Cohn, and Henry Klumpenhouwer. What binds these ideas is a central commitment to relating harmonies directly to each other, without necessary reference to a tonic.

  8. Jazz harmony - Wikipedia

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    Jazz harmony is the theory and practice of how chords are used in jazz music. Jazz bears certain similarities to other practices in the tradition of Western harmony, such as many chord progressions, and the incorporation of the major and minor scales as a basis for chordal construction. In jazz, chords are often arranged vertically in major or ...

  9. vi–ii–V–I - Wikipedia

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    A I–vi–ii–V chord progression in C major. [5] I−vi−ii−V is one of the most common chord progressions in jazz. [5] The progression is often used [6] as a turnaround, occurring as the last two bars of a chorus or section. [7] The I−vi−ii−V chord progression occurs as a two-bar pattern in the A section of the rhythm changes, [8 ...