Chord Substitution

[Correlli]

A subject that never comes up, and something that I've been working on lately. I flogged these examples out of the The Guitar Handbook by Ralph Denyer. I find them very useful - you might too.

+ = Augmented
o = Diminished
# = sharp
b = flat


Substituting Minor 7th and Dominant 11th Chords
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Original Progression      
C  /  /  / |  F  /  /  / |  G7  /  /  /  |  C  /  /  / ||

Subsitution
C  /  /  / |  F  /  /  / |  Dm7 /  G7 /  |  C  /  /  / ||

C  /  /  / |  F  /  /  / |  G11 /  G7 /  |  C  /  /  / ||

C  /  C7 / |  F  / Dm7 / |  G11 /  G7 /  |  C  /  /  / ||


Extending and Altering Dominant Chords
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Original Progression
C    /    /    /    |    F    /    /    /   ||

Subsitution
C    /    C7+9 /    |    F7   /    /    /   ||

C    /    C7b9 /    |    F7   /    /    /   ||

C    /    C7+5 /    |    F9   /    /    /   ||


Original Progression
C    /    /    /    |    B    /    /    /   ||

Subsitution
C7+9 /    /    /    |    B7   /    /    /   ||

C7b9 /    /    /    |    B9   /    /    /   ||

C7+5 /    /    /    |    B6   /    /    /   ||

C7b5 /    /    /    |    B6   /    /    /   ||


Inserting New Dominant Chords
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Original Progression
G    /    /    /    |    C    /    /    /   ||

Subsitution
G7   /    C#9  /    |    C7+9 /    /    /   ||

G7   /   C#7+9 /    |    C7   /    /    /   ||

Original Progression
G    /    /    /    |    Gb   /    /    /   ||

Subsitution
G7   /    Db7  /    |    Gb7  /    /    /   ||

G7   /    Db9  /    |    Gb6  /    /    /   ||


Substituting Minor Passing Chords
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Original Progression
C    /    /    /    |    F    /    /    /   ||

Subsitution
C    /    Dm   /    |    Em   /    F    /   ||

C    /    Am   /    |    Dm   /    F    /   ||

C    /    Am   /    |    Em   /    F    /   ||


Substituting Diminished 7th Chords
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Original Progression
C    /    /    /    |    G    /    /    /   ||

Subsitution
C    /    Go   /    |    G7   /    /    /   ||

C    /    Gbo  /    |    G7   /    /    /   ||

C    /    Abo  /    |    G7   /    /    /   ||

Original Progression
C    /    /    /    |    Dm   /    /    /    |    Em   /    /    /   |    
Dm   /    G7   /    |    C    /    /    /    ||

Substitution
C    /    C#o  /    |    Dm7  /    D#o  /    |    Em7  /    Ebo  /   |    
Dm7b5 /   G7   /    |    C    /    /    /    ||

Original Progression
G    /    /    /    |    Am   /    /    /    |    Bm   /    /    /   |    
Am   /    D7   /    |    G    /    /    /    ||

Substitution
G    /    G#o  /    |    Am7  /    A#o  /    |    Bm7  /    Bbo  /   |    
Am   /    D7   /    |    G    /    /    /    ||


Choosing a Different Chord For Every Beat
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Original Progression
C    /    /    /    |    F    /    /    /   ||

Substitution
C    C6   C7   C9   |    F    /    /    /   ||

C    C+   C6   C7   |    F    /    /    /   ||

[emjazz]

cool.