Chord Change Anchor 567 by Rockmaster
How to Change Chords with Chord Change Anchor 567
Chord Change Anchor 567
Every diatonic chord will also contain the 5th, or 6th, or 7th note of the scale and can also be used as anchors.
We will call this Chord Change Anchor 567.
If there are non-diatonic chords the b5 and #5 and b7 may also be present.
Example 7
In example 7a the key is B major and the anchor notes are F# (5), G (#5), G# (6), A# (7) and are at the bottom of all the chords.
In example 7b the key is B major and the anchor notes are F# (5), G# (6), A# (7) and are at the bottom of all the chords.
Play O Holy Night
In example 7c the key is D major and the anchor notes are A (5), B (6), C# (7) and are at the bottom of all the chords.
Play Feliz Navidad
In example 7d the key is Bb major and the anchor notes are F (5), G (6), A (7) and are at the bottom of all the chords.
Play Ave Maria Bb
In example 7e the key is Ab major and the anchor notes are Eb (5), F (6), G (7) and are at the bottom of all the chords.
Play Ave Maria Ab
In example 7f the key is C major and the anchor notes are G (5), A (6), B (7), G# (#5) and are at the bottom of all the chords
Play I Left My Heart In San Francisco
In example 7g the key is C major and the anchor notes are G (5), A (6), B (7) and are at the bottom of all the chords. The piece also contains non-diatonic chords, so there is F# (Gb the b5th).
Play Moon River
Example 8
The principles also apply to minor keys.In example 8a the key is F minor and the anchor notes are
C (5), Db (6), Eb (7) and are at the bottom of all the chords.
Note: You could also think 345 of the relative major (Ab).
Play This Masquerade