Kev Awmpuia’s 
 

Chord Chronicles 
 

VOLUME - II 
27th March, 2019 
   

 
 

(SAMPLE READING COPY)  

 

   

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BOOK MOTIFF 
Now that you have finished reading the first volume, I have a strong feeling we are 
getting some place already. Volume - I focuses on making the reader rehearse on 
the basics of music theory particularly on chords while Volume - II will hopefully 
give a thorough breakdown of music chord theories upto the intermediate level. 
What is unique about this book particularly is its aim to make the reader 
understand the essential theories of music in their own vernacular languages 
with a very simple and straightforward technique of explaination.  

(Every topic is summarised for sample copy)  

CHORD PROGRESSIONS 
We had already study how to build Triad chords (3 note chords) & Tetra Chords (4 
note chords). But now we need to arrange these chords to make a song structure, 
these arrangement of chords is called Chord Progressions. 

Chord progressions are notated in roman numerals such as I - IV - V which is the 

most common in contemporary music.  

When C is the Tonal Centre (Doh is C)  

I which signifies First Chord which is C, IV signifies 4th (F), V signifies 5th (G) so on  

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CHORD EXTENSIONS 
How do you build a Gmb7#9 chord?  

Firstly, it stands for G minor Flat 7 sharp 9 so it basically means two notes are 
added in a G Minor chord which is b7 & #9.  

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Lets break it down,  

Notes in G minor are G Bb D, added b7 degree will be E, #9 degree will be A#. 

Now it is completed.  

Literally, you can breakdown any given chord no matter how complex it seems 
(refer to Volume I book for chord degrees)  

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RELATIVE MINORS 
Any given Major chord has their own relative minors. We will study how to trace 
relative minors for their consecutive majors.  

I bet you have already heard the CIRCLE of FIFTHS, if you do not know, there's 
nothing to worry because we will be studying it in details.  

Lets count the sixth degree of C note, C, D, E, F, G A… So it is A! Hence the 

relative minor of C chord will be A minor. Simple isnt it?  

Similarly check out other for chords.  

for G, the sixth degree is E, therefore G major chord’s relative minor is E minor!  

It works out for every chord out there!  

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And many more! 

 

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