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A few words before diving into the tables below -
     1. It is evidently preferable to choose the dispositions in such a way as to remain in the same range.
          The high range options are in the first table and the medium range options in the second.
     2. Within each swing theantecedent should precede theconsequent,
           M7777beforeM6666andM3333beforeM4444.
     3. The COUNTER Swing is moreantecedent-oriented than the DOMINANT Swing,
          and its corresponding cells should precede the others (M7777beforeM3333andM6666beforeM4444).
     4. TheM7777is thus the mostantecedent-oriented, and theM4444the mostconsequent-oriented,
          producing an ideal pair which we will see before proceeding to the tables.

M77774444SP
with both theM7777 Sand theM4444 Pin the high (original) range
nc77774444sp

M77774444PS
with both theM7777 Pand theM4444 Sin the medium (lower) range
nc77774444ps

The Tables

WithM7777, as the mostantecedent-oriented, at the beginning,
          andM4444, as the mostconsequent-oriented, at the end,
     two solutions are possible -M7777 6666 3333 4444andM7777 3333 6666 4444.
           M7777 6666 3333 4444hasM6666 4444at the next larger level,
               and this chord pattern is aconsequent and not an entity.
                    Nevertheless, thisM64pattern is used as an entity in some songs,
                         such asThis Land Is Your LandandOn Top Of Old Smokey.
           M7777 3333 6666 4444hasM3333 4444at the next larger level,
               and thisM34chord pattern is an entity, as we well know,
                    being possibly more frequently used than any other.

Try them out and see what you think - all the chord patterns in the tables are active.
     As a matter of fact, nothing prevents you from trying out any combination you please.
          You might enjoyM7777 3333 7777 4444,
               in which the repeat of theM7777gives this pattern a particuliarly melodic quality.
                     M7374is the chord pattern ofOld Folks At Home.

For a vocal performance, these high dispositions should be transposed a fifth lower, in F.

M7777s

M3333p

M6666s

M4444p

For a vocal performance, these low dispositions are in a good range as they are, in C.

M7777p

M3333s

M6666p

M4444s

Enjoy ! and remember that all these examples were produced by purely "mechanical" means,
without the intervention of human intuition, creativity, or talent.

The Game

Description
1. In the top line one finds the 4 Chord Progressions, in their preferential order.
2. Then follow 8 different Performance Dispositions -
     the first 4 in theHigh Range and the next 4 in theLow Range -
          in each case, one finds a version with -
               theComplete Harmony, with chords 5-6-7-8 an exact repetition of chords 1-2-3-4,
                    where there are only tetrads and no rhythmic structure whatever,
               a CanonicBeginning, changing chords 1-2-3,
                    producing anantecedent,
               a CadentialEnding, changing chord 8,
                    producing aconsequent,
               both a CanonicBeginning and a CadentialEnding,
                    producing arhythmic entity,ac.
          Chords 4-5-6-7 remain unchanged.

Chord Pattern

Performance Disposition

M7777

M3333

M6666

M4444

High Range

Complete Harmony

M7777HC

M3333HC

M6666HC

M4444HC

High Range

CanonicBeginning

M7777HB

M3333HB

M6666HB

M4444HB

High Range

CadentialEnding

M7777HE

M3333HE

M6666HE

M4444HE

High Range
CanonicBeginning
CadentialEnding

M7777HBE

M3333HBE

M6666HBE

M4444HBE

Low Range

Complete Harmony

M7777LC

M3333LC

M6666LC

M4444LC

Low Range

CanonicBeginning

M7777LB

M3333LB

M6666LB

M4444LB

Low Range

CadentialEnding

M7777LE

M3333LE

M6666LE

M4444LE

Low Range
CanonicBeginning
CadentialEnding

M7777LBE

M3333LBE

M6666LBE

M4444LBE

Tips and Hints
1. Despite the preferential order of the Chord Patterns,
     they can be performed in any order if only to see how they sound.
2. It is a good idea to get used to the sound of the different Performance Dispositions -
     theComplete Harmony is easy to recognize because chords 5-6-7-8 are an exact repeat of chords 1-2-3-4,
     the CanonicBeginning is also easy to recognize because the voices come in one at a time,
     but the CadentialEnd is not as easy to spot.
          Try playing theCand theEversions, one after the other, listening closely to the last chord,
          also try playing theBand theBEversions, one after the other, listening closely to the last chord,
               and you will soon clearly perceive the difference.
3. You might like to try theMI-MI-MAform by using the following Performance Dispositions -
      BE,BE,B,E, composed of 2 short entities followed by a longer one.


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