Rogine’s General Orders

For Analyzing Chord Progressions

Homework #11

Original Assignment:

Step 1: Analyze from back to front

Step 2: Label all IM7 Chords

D: IM7 IM6

IM7 IM7

IM7 IM7

Step 3: Label all V7 Chords of the key and draw arrows

D: IM7 V7 IM6 V7

IM7 V7 IM7

IM7 V7 IM7

Step 4: Label all II-7 Chords

D: IM7 II-7 V7 IM6 II-7 V7

IM7 V7 IM7

IM7 V7 IM7

Step 5: Bracket all II-7 → V7 UNDER chord symbols

D: IM7 II-7 V7 IM6 II-7 V7

IM7 V7 IM7

IM7 V7 IM7

D: IM7 #I° II-7 V7 IM6 II-7 V7

IM7 V7 IM7

IM7 V7 IM7

Step 6: Label all diminished chords

You are in achord pattern,

BABY!!

Step 7: All Chord Patterns with 4 chords MUST have a bracket ABOVE the chord symbols

D: IM7 #I° II-7 V7 IM6 II-7 V7

IM7 V7 IM7

IM7 V7 IM7

Step 8: Label all secondary dominants with arrows

D: IM7 #I° II-7 V7 IM6 II-7 V7

IM7 V7/II V7/V V7 IM7 V7/IV IV

IM7 V7 IM7

Fill in the missing chords

D: IM7 #I° II-7 V7 IM6 VI-7 II-7 V7

IM7 V7/II V7/V V7 IM7 V7/IV IV IV-7

IM7 V7 IM7