Anthology of Chromatic Harmony

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This page serves as an open-source anthology of musical examples containing diatonic and chromatic harmonies. Contributions for all types of music are welcome. At a minimum, each contribution must specify the precise location of occurrence. Further, every effort should be made to find a reliable source for each contribution. You may place a "vote of no confidence" in a contribution by reformatting the entry using italics. Italics indicate that an entry may be unreliable. Votes of no confidence will be periodically reviewed, and if deemed to be erroneous, will be moved to the discussion tab of this page before being deleted.

Secondary dominants Edit

V/2
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
"Don't Stop Me Now"	Queen	Verse	"in ecstacy"	F: gm D7 gm	^[1]
"My way"	Frank Sinatra	Verse	"The final curtain"	D Dmaj7 D7 B7 em7	^[2]
"Tears in Heaven"	Eric Clapton	Chorus	"Carry on"	A: F# Bm E7 A

V/3
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
"Bastard"	Ben Folds	Verse	"ties and suit"	em: D G D G D G

V/4
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
"Baby it's cold outside"	Frank Loesser	Verse	"I'll hold your hands"	C: gm7 C7 F
"Desperado"	The Eagles	Verse	"Why don't you..."	G: G G7 C	^[3]
"Don't Stop Me Now"	Queen	Verse	"turning inside out"	F: F F7 Bb	^[4]
"Don't Think Twice It's Alright"	Bob Dylan	Verse	"At the break of dawn"	E: E E7 A	^[5]
"Hey Jude"	The Beatles	End of Verse	"Make it better..."	F: F F7 Bb	^[6]
"Lady Godiva"	Peter and Gordon	Verse	"Hangin down around"	G: G G7 A7 D7
"Lucille"	"Little Richard"	Bridge	"I asked her friends"	C: C C7
"My way"	Frank Sinatra	Verse	"So I face"	D Dmaj7 D7 B7 em7	^[7]
"The Ballad of John and Yoko"	The Beatles	Verse	"The man in the Mac"	E: E E7 A	^[8]
"You Never Give Me Your Money"	The Beatles	Verse	"Pay No Rent..."	C-E-a-C7-F-G-C	^[9]

V/5
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
"Lady Godiva"	Peter and Gordon	Verse	"Knees"	G: G G7 A7 D7
"Saturday in the Park"	Chicago	Intro & Verse	"In the Park"	am7 D9 G11 C	^[10]
"That's Life"	Frank Sinatra	Verse	"When I'm back on top"	G: em A7 D G

V/6
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
"Creep"	Radiohead	Verse	"Couldn't look you in the eye..."	G-B7-C-Cm	^[11]
"Desperado"	The Eagles	Verse	"Things that are pleasin'"	G: G B7 Em7
"Honest Songs"	Noah Gundersen	Chorus	"And the sound it makes"	G: B7 em C G
"That's Life"	Frank Sinatra	Verse	"All the people say"	G: G B7 em

V/b7
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Secondary leading tone chords Edit

vii°/2
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

vii°/3
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

vii°/4
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

vii°/5
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

vii°/6
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
"Lucky	Jason Mraz	End of verse	"When life gets hard..."	dm7 G G#° am

vii°/b7
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Borrowed chords Edit

I (Picardy third)
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
"And I Love Her"	The Beatles	Final Chord		gm-F-gm-D	^[12]

i (borrowed minor tonic)
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

ii°
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

bIII
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

iv
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
"My way"	Frank Sinatra	Verse	"Each and every highway"	D D7 G Gm	^[13]

iv7
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

v
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
"Tears in Heaven"	Eric Clapton	Chorus	"And carry on"	A: Em F#

bVI
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

vi°
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

bVII
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Modulations Edit

Common Chord
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Common Tone
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Chromatic
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Chromatic 3rd
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
"Tears in Heaven"	Eric Clapton	After 2nd Chorus	"Time can bring you down"	A: C G/B

Direct
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Sequential
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Pump up modulation ("Truck driver's gear change")
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Neapolitan chords Edit

Neapolitan 6th
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Augmented sixth chords Edit

German +6
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation
Oh! Darling"	The Beatles	Bridge	"Fell down and..."	A: E7 F7 E7	^[14]

French +6
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

Italian +6
Song	Performer/Composer	Approximate Location	Lyric Marker	Chordal Context	Citation

[1] ttp://www.queensongs.info/the-book/songwriting-analyses/no-synth-era/jazz/dont-stop-me-now.html

[2] ttp://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/frank-sinatra/my-way

[3] ttps://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/common-chord-progressions/33

[4] ttp://www.queensongs.info/the-book/songwriting-analyses/no-synth-era/jazz/dont-stop-me-now.html

[5] ttp://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/secondary-dominants/

[6] ttp://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/hj.shtml

[7] ttp://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/frank-sinatra/my-way

[8] ttp://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/tbojay.shtml

[9] ttp://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/yngmym.shtml

[10] ttp://www.angelfire.com/fl4/moneychords/circleprogressions.html

[11] ttp://forum.emusictheory.com/read.php?5,2444,2445

[12] ttp://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/ailh.shtml

[13] ttp://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/view/frank-sinatra/my-way

[14] ttp://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/od.shtml

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