Ascending Augmented Progressions (I-I+-I6-I7)

"Inserting the "C+" (common tone substitution), the "C6" (embellishment), and the "C7" (chord quality change) in the "C" one-chord progression creates the "C-C+-C6-C7" ascending augmented propression a shown below One-chord progression: Ascending Augmented: |C / C / |C / C / |

|C / C+ / |C6 / C7 / |

!n e"ample o# this type o# pedal point is the opening $erse progression to %hitney &ouston's ()*6 hit The Greatest Love Of All +he bo" below shows other e"amples o# this type o# pedal point ,otice that the "C-C+-C6-C+" pedal point has a middle $oice line that mo$es both up and down +he "C-C+-C6" and "C-C+" e"amples are #urther $ariations (omitted chords) o# this type o# pedal point " (-"cerpt #rom Chord Progressions For Songwriters . /001 by 2ichard 3 4cott)

C C+ C6 C7

(You've Got To) Accentuate The Positive chorus (Standard - 1944), Because verse (Dave Clark Five - 1964), Laughing verse (Guess ho 1969), Love Will Keep Us Together chorus (Ca!tain " #ennille - 197$), and Stand Tall verse (%urton Cu&&in's - 1976) a!"e This Ti#e verse ((ro& )Ca*aret) - 1966) and Losing verse ((ro& )Follies) - 1971) ! ind

C C+ C6 C9 C C+ C6 C+

Louise + section ((ro& ),nnocents -( .aris) - 19/9), atch a$er + section (Standard - 1964), and (%ust Li$e) Starting &ver verse (0ohn 1ennon - 1923) ! Li)e verse (Stevie onder - 1962) Ba"! *old &n To e verse (5ddie 6one7 - 1972)

C C+ C6 C4o7 'or &nce (n C C+ -

5uitarists should be able to easily play typical ascending augmented progression chord changes in the most commonly used 6eys 7elow are the chord #ingerings I li6e #or $arious ascending augmented progressions Laughing verse: ! 8 "07699 !+ 8 "07669 !6 8 "07679 !7 8 "076*9 :ma;7 8 ""0679 :m7 8 ""0969 C<m7 8 "=6=9= - 8 0//(00 The Greatest Love Of All verse: - 8 0//(00 -+ 8 01/((" -6 + 8 0/"(/" -7 8 0/"(1" ! 8 "0///" !+ 8 "01//" !6 8 "0=//" !+ 8 "01//" Stand Tall verse:

5 8 1"0001 5+ 8 1"(001 56 8 1"/001 57 8 1"1001 Cma;7 8 "1/000 Cm 8 "199=1 58 1/0001 C8 01/0(0 Maybe This Time verse: C 8 "1/0(0 C+ 8 "1/((" C6 8 "1//(" C) 8 "1/110 > 8 ""1/(( >+ 8 ""1//( :m 8 ""0/1( ><o7 8 ""(/(/ !s with learning any new progression, you should study it by playing it in all twel$e 6eys !lso, try substituting the ascending augmented progression where a ?I@ chord is used #or two or more bars