Chord Change Anchor 678 by Rockmaster
How to Change Chords with Chord Change Anchor 678
Chord Change Anchor 678 by Rockmaster
Every diatonic chord will also contain the 6th, or 7th, or 8th note of the scale and can also be used as anchors.
We will call this Chord Change Anchor 678.
If there are non-diatonic chords the 7th and b7th may also be present.
The II IV VI chords are anchored from the 6th scale step.
The III V VII chords are anchored from the 7th scale step.
The I chord is anchored from the 8th scale step.
The IV and VI chords contain two anchor notes (6th and 8th) and can also be anchored from the 8th scale step.
Example 11
In example 11a the key is D major and the anchor notes are B (6), C# (7), D (8) and are at the bottom of all the chords.
Chord Change Formula 2