4-Part Block Harmonization

1. Types of melody tones

Abv.

Name

Characteristics

Harmonization

CT

Chord tone

(see #2 below)

given chord

DA

Diatonic approach tone

passing and neighbor tones;

short duration (eighth-note);
diatonic to scale

o7 (root is melody note)

CA

Chromatic approach tone

passing and neighbor tones;

short duration (eighth-note);
not diatonic to scale

parallel to next chord

NC

Non-chord, non-approach tone

approaches or leaves CT by leap; given chord; delete the

longer duration (> eighth-note); chord tone below the NC
chord extension (9, 11, 13)

DR

Delayed resolution

diatonic or chromatic;
approaches CT by step from
above and below

DC

Double chromatic approach tone 2 chromatic notes in same

direction move to CT

each note as individual

DA or CA
both notes parallel to
next chord

2. Melody tones and chord types

Scales

CT

DA

CA

DA or NC

CA or NC

_ l l b b b b l
l===================
&
l #
l
l
C
asc. melodic minor
ll===================
&
b_ l
l b b b b b l
l
l
l
C
b l l
mixolydian ll===================
&
l
l b b b b l
_
l
C
dorian l
l===================
& b b_ l
l b b b b l
l
l
l
C
b
locrian ll===================
& b b _ l b l l b
l
l
l
C+
b l l
l
#
===================
l
&
l #
l b b
l
whole-tone
_
l
C
whole-half dimin. ll===================
& b b _ l
l b b l b l
l
C6

major

m6

m7

o7

Delayed Resolutions

Double chromatic approach tones

C7
#
b

b
========================
& b # l
l
! # l #
l
C6

CA CA
\_DR_/

DA CA
\_DR_/

CA DA
\_DR_/

\_DC_/

\_DC_/

3. Miscellaneous melodic substitutions

Dominant 7th chords - 9th for root, 13th for 5th, b9 for root (if followed by tonic chord)
DA - diatonic passing chords for diminished chords

4. Example of harmonizations

b #
.
J
b

l&
========================
l
l

l
l NC - - - - D R - - - - CT NC CA CT l
CT
D
CA
CT
NC
CT
b b
...
l
l b
l

l========================
& __ b n #_
b_
lb
_ 3 _ l

Bb
Bb

.
b J
l b n b l
l&
========================
l
l NC NC CA CT
l
NC
CT - - - - D R - - - - CT
DA
CT
l
... b j # n 3 l # # n n # n b l
l========================
& .
b _ n l b b_ n n _ b _ _ b _ b l

G
Db

l&
========================
l
l
l
l NC
l
CT
CA
CT
NC
CA
CT
NC
NC
b b b n
l
l
b b b

l========================
& # _
l
l

G
C
F

b
n

l&
========================
l .
l
CT - - - - - - D R - - - - - - CT
NC
CA
CT
l
l
l

ll========================
ll .
ll
b n
& b b n # 3 b b_
_
___
___ ..
F6

C m7

m6

m7

F7