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Minor iv on guitar
The minor iv borrows the iv6 from the parallel minor and goes straight to the I: iv6 for V7. It keeps the I's root and moves its other notes down by half steps into the I, a soft plagal close.
| ii–V–I (major) in B♭ | Chords |
|---|---|
| As written | Cm7 – F7 – B♭maj7 – B♭maj7 |
| Minor iv | Cm7 – E♭m6 – B♭maj7 – B♭maj7 |
As written
Four notes on four neighboring strings, the second voice from the top dropped an octave. The voices move 6 semitones in all; the largest single step is 2. Notes that moved from the chord before are in the darker color.
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Top line: E♭ – E♭ – D – D
With the minor iv
Four notes on four neighboring strings, the second voice from the top dropped an octave. The voices move 8 semitones in all; the largest single step is 2. Notes that moved from the chord before are in the darker color.
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Top line: E♭ – E♭ – D – D
In every key
| Key | As written | Minor iv |
|---|---|---|
| C | Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Cmaj7 | Dm7 – Fm6 – Cmaj7 – Cmaj7 |
| D♭ | E♭m7 – A♭7 – D♭maj7 – D♭maj7 | E♭m7 – G♭m6 – D♭maj7 – D♭maj7 |
| D | Em7 – A7 – Dmaj7 – Dmaj7 | Em7 – Gm6 – Dmaj7 – Dmaj7 |
| E♭ | Fm7 – B♭7 – E♭maj7 – E♭maj7 | Fm7 – A♭m6 – E♭maj7 – E♭maj7 |
| E | F♯m7 – B7 – Emaj7 – Emaj7 | F♯m7 – Am6 – Emaj7 – Emaj7 |
| F | Gm7 – C7 – Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 | Gm7 – B♭m6 – Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 |
| F♯ | G♯m7 – C♯7 – F♯maj7 – F♯maj7 | G♯m7 – Bm6 – F♯maj7 – F♯maj7 |
| G | Am7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 | Am7 – Cm6 – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 |
| A♭ | B♭m7 – E♭7 – A♭maj7 – A♭maj7 | B♭m7 – D♭m6 – A♭maj7 – A♭maj7 |
| A | Bm7 – E7 – Amaj7 – Amaj7 | Bm7 – Dm6 – Amaj7 – Amaj7 |
| B♭ | Cm7 – F7 – B♭maj7 – B♭maj7 | Cm7 – E♭m6 – B♭maj7 – B♭maj7 |
| B | C♯m7 – F♯7 – Bmaj7 – Bmaj7 | C♯m7 – Em6 – Bmaj7 – Bmaj7 |
In the tunes
Tune pages whose changes the app can substitute this way, with the first bar it changes.
- Giant Steps (bar 1 first)
- Autumn Leaves (bar 2 first)
- Blue Bossa (bar 10 first)
- All of Me (bar 16 first)
- Take the A Train (bar 6 first)
- Rhythm changes (bar 2 first)
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