A Progression Map for C Minor

Dº Bº F #º 7
D Am7b5

D
Dº7
G
7,b9,b13,sus
7,b9

G Eb+ Cmb Gm7b5

7,b9
E º7 Bbm7b5

Eº7 Ab Fm Eb
Gº7
m7b5
Ab 7,9,b9
6,M7 m6/b6,

C Fm D
b
Cm/Eb
m7/b6

7,b9
F
m6,m7,
m9

Am7b5
F #º 7 Dº BDº
D7,b9 G
7,b9,b13,sus Fm7
Ab7
Ab
Cm/G
F #º 7

Cm
Bb
9

Fm/C + = aug, º = dim, º7 = dim7

2,sus G/C Chords in italics have been respelled:
Ab7 = Ab(aug6)

Suggestions for Use

1 - Begin with the blue boxes. Start at Cm. Jump to another blue area. Follow the arrows back. (Example: Cm-Fm-G-Cm)
2 - Start with any blue box. Create a 3 or 4-chord progression by following the arrows. (Examples: Dº-G-Cm or Ab-Fm-Dº-G)
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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