Acceptable Harmonies

Reharm Chord Weak Harmony Strong Harmony Jazz Harmony Unacceptable Harmony
C G E B D F# A Db D# F Ab A#
C∆7 1 5 3 7 9 #11 13 b9 #9 11 b13 #13
C G Eb Bb D F A Db E F# Ab B
C-7 1 5 b3 b7 9 11 13 b9 b11 #11 b13 7

Reharm Chord Weak Harmony Strong Harmony Jazz Harmony Unacceptable Harmony
C G E Bb Db D D# F# Ab A F B
C7 1 5 3 b7 b9 9 #9 #11 b13 13 11 7

Possible Chords for Reharmonisation (Maj, min & V7)

Melody Note Maj Chords G= min Chords G= V7 Chords G=
EbMaj7 3 Em7 b3 Eb7 3
AbMaj7 7 Am7 b7 A7 b7
FMaj9 9 Fm9 9 F#7 b9
DbMaj7#11 #11 Dm11 11 F7 9
BbMaj13 13 Bbm13 13 E7 #9
Db7 #11
B7 b13
G Bb7 13

Melody Note Maj Chords Ab = min Chords Ab = V7 Chords Ab =

EMaj7 3 Fm7 b3 E7 3
AMaj7 7 Bbm7 b7 Bb7 b7
GbMaj9 9 Gbm9 9 G7 b9
DMaj7#11 #11 Ebm11 11 Gb7 9
BMaj13 13 Bm13 13 F7 #9
D7 #11

Ab
 C7 b13
Ab B7 13

Melody Note Maj Chords A= min Chords A= V7 Chords A=

FMaj7 3 Gbm7 b3 F7 3
BbMaj7 7 Bm7 b7 B7 b7
GMaj9 9 Gm9 9 Ab7 b9
EbMaj7#11 #11 Em11 11 G7 9
CMaj13 13 Cm13 13 Gb7 #9
Eb7 #11
Db7 b13
A C7 13

Melody Note Maj Chords Bb = min Chords Bb = V7 Chords Bb =

GbMaj7 3 Gm7 b3 Gb7 3
BMaj7 7 Cm7 b7 C7 b7
AbMaj9 9 Abm9 9 A7 b9
EMaj7#11 #11 Fm11 11 Ab7 9
DbMaj13 13 Dbm13 13 G7 #9
E7 #11
D7 b13
Bb Db7 13

Melody Note Maj Chords B= min Chords B= V7 Chords B=

GMaj7 3 Abm7 b3 G7 3
CMaj7 7 Dbm7 b7 Db7 b7
AMaj9 9 Am9 9 Bb7 b9
FMaj7#11 #11 Gbm11 11 A7 9
DMaj13 13 Dm13 13 Ab7 #9
F7 #11
Eb7 b13
B
 B D7 13

Melody Note Maj Chords C= min Chords C= V7 Chords C=

AbMaj7 3 Am7 b3 Ab7 3
DbMaj7 7 Dm7 b7 D7 b7
BbMaj9 9 Bbm9 9 B7 b9
GbMaj7#11 #11 Gm11 11 Bb7 9
EbMaj13 13 Ebm13 13 A7 #9
Gb7 #11
E7 b13
C Eb7 13

Melody Note Maj Chords Db = min Chords Db = V7 Chords Db =

AMaj7 3 Bbm7 b3 A7 3
DMaj7 7 Ebm7 b7 Eb7 b7
BMaj9 9 Bm9 9 C7 b9
GMaj7#11 #11 Abm11 11 B7 9
EMaj13 13 Em13 13 Bb7 #9
G7 #11
F7 b13
Db E7 13

Melody Note Maj Chords D= min Chords D= V7 Chords D=

BbMaj7 3 Bm7 b3 Bb7 3
EbMaj7 7 Em7 b7 E7 b7
CMaj9 9 Cm9 9 Db7 b9
AbMaj7#11 #11 Am11 11 C7 9
FMaj13 13 Fm13 13 B7 #9
Ab7 #11
Gb7 b13
D F7 13
Melody Note Maj Chords Eb = min Chords Eb = V7 Chords Eb =
BMaj7 3 Cm7 b3 B7 3
EMaj7 7 Fm7 b7 F7 b7
DbMaj9 9 Dbm9 9 D7 b9
AMaj7#11 #11 Bbm11 11 Db7 9
GbMaj13 13 Gbm13 13 C7 #9
A7 #11
G7 b13
Eb Gb7 13

Melody Note Maj Chords E= min Chords E= V7 Chords E=

CMaj7 3 Dbm7 b3 C7 3
FMaj7 7 Gbm7 b7 Gb7 b7
DMaj9 9 Dm9 9 Eb7 b9
BbMaj7#11 #11 Bm11 11 D7 9
GMaj13 13 Gm13 13 Db7 #9
Bb7 #11
Ab7 b13
E G7 13

Melody Note Maj Chords F= min Chords F= V7 Chords F=

DbMaj7 3 Dm7 b3 Db7 3
GbMaj7 7 Gm7 b7 G7 b7
EbMaj9 9 Ebm9 9 E7 b9
BMaj7#11 #11 Cm11 11 Eb7 9
AbMaj13 13 Abm13 13 D7 #9
B7 #11
A7 b13
F Ab7 13
Melody Note Maj Chords Gb = min Chords Gb = V7 Chords Gb =
DMaj7 3 Ebm7 b3 D7 3
GMaj7 7 Abm7 b7 Ab7 b7
EMaj9 9 Em9 9 F7 b9
CMaj7#11 #11 Dbm11 11 E7 9
AMaj13 13 Am13 13 Eb7 #9
C7 #11
Bb7 b13
Gb A7 13

Other Chords
Reharm Chord Weak Harmony Strong Harmony Jazz Harmony
C Eb Bb Gb
C-7b5 1 b3 b7 b5
C E Bb G#
C7#5 1 3 b7 #5
C G Eb B
C-∆7 1 5 b3 7
C G F Bb D
C9sus 1 5 11 b7 9
C G F Bb Db
Csusb9 1 5 11 b7 b9
C G Eb Ab
C-b6 1 5 b3 b6