Roman Numerals
Uppercase Roman Numerals indicate a chord function within its harmonized
scale.
Intervalic Distances
- Symbol = Interval Type
- prime or ' = Prime (same root) chord species changes
- M or Δ = Major
- m or - = Minor
- P = Perfect, used for perfect fourths or fifths
- dim or º = Diminished
- aug or + = Augmented
- tri = Tritone (+4 or b5)
Direction
- ↑ or > = UP (↑) by interval indicated. ie ↑m2, ↑P4
- ↓ or < = DOWN (↓) by interval indicated. ie ↓m2, ↓P4
Harmonic Notation
- kc = Back to the main key center or tonality of song.
- kc() = Modulation to new key center relative to main key center.ie kc(↑ P4) would be a modulation up a perfect fourth from the song's main key center.
- prime ´ = Prime Modulation, root same chord type changes
- rmi = Relative Minor Modulation relative to main key center
- pmi = Parallel Minor Modulation relative to main key center
- rma = Relative Major Modulation relative to main key center
- pma = Parallel Major Modulation relative to main key center
- TB = Turnback - This is typically one or two bars in duration and leads back to an A section or to a new section.
Common Harmonic Priniciples
cyl()
Cycle - 3 of more chords the same intervalic distance apart and the same chord species. cyl(x, y, z) x = number of chords in cycle, x = interval and ↑ or ↓ direction, y = chord type.
ie cyl(4, P4 ↓, 7th)
FD cyl()
FD cyl - Full Diatonic cycle starting on chord Y. Default is major. if not major indicate scale or mode
ie cyl(Δ, VI ↓ IV)
ie cyl(-, VI ↓ IV)
ie cyl(DOR, VI ↓ IV)
RC cyl()
RC cyl - Rhythm Changes Cycle. Default starts on III7 of key center and cycles thru 4 dominant 7th chords shortcut for cyl(4, P4 ↓, 7th). see Stompin' at the Savoy for ↑P4 RC cyl().
pi3
Picardy Third - Minor II V resolving to a major I. ie Am7b5 D7 Gmaj7
ur()
Unresolved - Typically a
that does not resolve to its I chord. Δ for major (eg Dm7 G7)
- or mi for minor (Dm7b5 G7)
/
Double Functions Chords - Setting up a modulation to new key center.
The following symbols are used to indicate form.
- :] = Repeat(s) :] or [: :] followed by
x and a number if more that the standard repeat
- a) = Rehearsal Letters. A, B, C, D, etc...
- coda =
Standard coda used in music
- D.S. =
Standard D.S. used in music
( from WidipediA:) All the Things You Are
is a song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Oscar Hammerstein II.
It was written for the musical Very Warm for May (1939), where it was
introduced by Hiram Sherman, Frances Mercer, Hollace Shaw, and Ralph Stuart. It was later featured in the film Broadway Rhythm (1944),
and was performed during the opening credits and as a recurring
theme for the romantic comedy A Letter for Evie (1945). The song ranked in the top
five of the Record Buying Guide of Billboard, a pre-retail listing which surveyed
primarily the jukebox industry. Recordings by Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, and
Frankie Masters propelled the song during its initial popularity.
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