Harmonizing the Diminished Scale

harmonizing the diminished scale from Barry Harris

Cº7 q = 100 B7

Piano

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Cº7

    

    

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D7

  

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Cº7

    

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F7

Cº7

  

   

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A¨7

     

                                        

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13

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   

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D7/C A¨7/C F7/C Dº7/A¨ ¼

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             harmonize with one of the other three dominants in any voicing,

choose one of the four dominants. Leave out the 5th.

except for the B note in the melody - use dim7

                        

F7/A D7/C A¨7/C F7/E¨ D7 A¨7/G¨ F7 Dº7

                       

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                     F7/E¨ D7/F© A¨7/G¨ F7

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 and then go to a 2-5-1.     

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How to do a 2-5-1 or something 25 like it in the mode? first list mi 7th chords.

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                                

D‹7 F‹7 G©‹7 B‹7

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D7 F7 A¨7

F‹7 G©‹7 B‹7

D‹7 F‹7 G©‹7 B‹7

D7 F7

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B7

DØ7 FØ7 G©Ø7 BØ7

D7

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F7

A¨7

B7

                   A¨7 B7

DØ7 FØ7 G©Ø7 BØ7

                                                        

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DØ7

FØ7

G©Ø7

 

BØ7

               

   

        

                                  

41

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D‹7

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37

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                     

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                                                     

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