A Progression Map for A Minor

Bº G º
#
D #º 7
B F#m7b5

B
Bº7
E
7,b9,b13,sus
7,b9

E C+ Am Em7b5
7,b9
C º7 Gm7b5

C#º7 F Dm C
Eº7
m7b5
F 7,9,b9
6,M7 m6/b6,

A Dm B
b
Am/C
m7/b6

7,b9
D
m6,m7,
m9
D #º 7 G
Bº B
#º
F#m7b5

B7,b9 E
7,b9,b13,sus Dm7
F7
F
Am/E
D #º 7

Am
G
9

Dm/A + = aug, º = dim, º7 = dim7

2,sus E/A Chords in italics have been respelled:
F7 = F(aug6)

Suggestions for Use

1 - Begin with the blue boxes. Start at Am. Jump to another blue area. Follow the arrows back. (Example: Am-Dm-E-Am)
2 - Start with any blue box. Create a 3 or 4-chord progression by following the arrows. (Examples: Bº-E-Am or F-Dm-Bº-E)
3 - You may jump to a green location at any time. When you do, there is a tendency to follow the arrows back toward the blue locations.
4 - If two locations have the same name, you may switch from one to the other. This gives more options for choosing the next chord.
5 - The arrows point to the entire location, not just the left or right option, but some options may work better than others. The arrows
indicate strong, natural-sounding progressions. For interest, sometimes go opposite the direction of the arrows.

The expression X/Y indicates chord X with scale note Y in the bass.

Copyright 2018 Stephen Mugglin

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