9 Passing Chords

B  maj9 C  m7 E  maj9
1.- Chromatic Passing Chords
B m9 C m9 D m7 D9

 
              
     



            
       

B  maj9 C  m11 C m11 E  m11 D m9 E maj9 E  maj 9


             
   

5

          

                  


   

B  maj9 E  m11 F m7 E  maj9


B m11 C m11 D m9

        
            
9

         

               

     

B  maj9 C  m11 C m9 C  m7 D m7 E maj 9 E  maj9

    

             
13

      

                  


    

B  maj9 F maj7 (  11) C m11 C  7sus F m11 E 9

6
D m11

    
            
17

    

     
      
  

2 Passing Chords

B 2 C  sus C  sus E 9
6
B 7sus C m11 D m11

    
            
21

   
   
          

B  maj9 C  7sus E  7sus E  maj9 F  7sus E  maj13

   
C m11 D m11 E 7sus

  
              
25

   
 
    
          
 

B C  dim E 9
2. Diminished Passing Chord
6
B dim Cm D m7


     
29

  
      

       
   

B  maj9 C  dim7 E 9
6


B dim7 C m9 D m11

   
        
33

 
   
       
       
  


 
B dim7 B dim7(11 b13)


extensions

   
37

  
 

  
9 11 b13 7

 
1 b3 b5 6
 Passing Chords 3
40
              


   


B2 E  maj7 C  dim7 E 9
          
6

 
B dim7 D m7 D dim7


   
42

       
    
   
  

2b. Diminished scale

  
46

  (   )  (  H) 
C diminished scale half - whole


W


W W
W
H
H H

B B  13 E 2
3. Secundary Dominant Passing Chord
G7 Cm A7 D m7

     
 
55

 
         

           
      
 
B G7 C m7 A 7 (  9) D m7 B9 E  maj9

  
     
59

      
      

            

     
 B 9 B  13 (  9) E9
4 Passing Chords
A 7(  9)
6 6
G 7alt C m11 D m7


   
63

           

         

    
  
     
 

B  maj9 D 9 E  13 E9
4. Tritone Substitution
6
C m9 D m7 E9

  
              
67

      

              
  
  
B 2 D 9 E 9 E 9
6
C m9 D m7 E7


             
71

        

      
    
    
   
  
5. ii-V-I as Passing Chords

B  maj9 D m7 G7 Cm E m7 (  5 )A 7( 11) Dm F 9sus B 7 E2


         
75

            

      
     
 
  
   
B D m7 G 13(  9) C m7 E m7(  5)A 7( 11) Dm F 9sus B  9 E  maj9

        
   
79

                
 
  
 
           

       

 Passing Chords 5
6. Backdoor Progression Passing Chords (IVm - bVII - I)

E  maj9 A  m9 D 9 E 9
6


       
83

  
   
   
   

B 2 C m9 D m7 A  m11/G  D  7(  5)/F E 2

  
    
85

        



          

  

B 2 E  m7 A  7/E  B /D

 
      
89

 

        

 
7. Parallel Motion Passing Chords

A  m11 B  m11

  
F m11 G m11 C m11

  
       
91


 
  
   


A 7(  9)/G B  7(  9)/A  B 7(  9)/A C 7( 9)/B  C  7( 9)/B D 7( 9)/C E  7(  9)/D  E 7( 9)/D

     
   
         
   
93

 

                
 

6 Passing Chords

   
8. Using the melody

  

101

A  maj7/E  D m11(  5) E  maj9 E6 E  maj7(13) G  9/E  B  2/F

 
6

     
    
103

      

     
 
    


B7 E  maj9 E6 G  9 (#11) B 2

 
6


F m9

  

     
106

 
 
 
        
  

   
     
109

E m11(  5) A  maj9/E  B  13 ( 11) D m11(  5) E 9

6


G 7alt/F

  
         
111

     

     
      
   

E m11(  5) A  maj9/E  B  13( 11) E 9

6


G 7alt/F E7

  
      

113

     


     
      

    
 
 Passing Chords 7

B 2 G  dim7 F dim7 E  dim7 D dim7 D m11/C C m A  dim7A/G F dim7 E dim7 

9. Cory's Special Passing Chords

      

         
                     
  
 
115

  

  
        
 
A dim7 B /A  G  dim7 F dim7 C m13/E  E  2 D m7/E A /E  B 2

E m11/D D m

   
  
117

         
            

  
      
   