Dom7 Resolutions PDF
Dom7 Resolutions PDF
Dom7 Resolutions PDF
One of the most important things a improvisor has to learn is how to resolve a line or an idea. It
could be argued that you can play anything as long as you resolve it properly. One of the
strongest resolutions you will find is the 'V7 to I' progression example: "C7 to F."
With these exercises I've compiled some strong melodic resolutions for the student to practice
and learn in all 12 keys. These ideas can be used anytime you have a dominant 7th chord
resolving to a Major chord a 5th away. You can also use these ideas if the dominant 7th chord
moves to another dominant 7th chord a 5th away, example: D7 to G7.
The ideas should be practiced with a metronome with the target tempo being 240 bpm. Start
slow!!! Play the written idea then transpose it to fit the next chord. If you have never transposed
before, use the chord tones to help you find the notes in the new key, example: The first idea
starts on the 5th of the G7chord then goes to the 7th, to the 6th, back to the 5th then jumps to the
root, then the 7th to the 6th, back to the 5th and lands on the root of the C major chord. The more
you transpose the easier it will become. Every idea or lick you learn should be taken through all
12 keys. You'll find that you favor playing certain things in certain keys but you shouldn't be
limited to only playing and idea in 1 key.
The majority of these ideas are just 1 bar in length and can also be thought of as being a short 'iiV7-I' idea. Once you've learned the idea try to incorporate it as a part of your improvised line not
just a 'lick' unto itself. Try to play a line that leads into the idea and continues out of the idea.
Enjoy...
Charles McNeal
Dominant 7 Resolutions
G7
&c
b7
b7
#7
#7
E7
A7
C7
F7
b7
B7
D7
13
19
G7
25
&
#7
G7
27
F7
b7
B7
A7
33
b7
#7
E7
&
39
D7
C7
b7
C7
45
&
51
G7
b7
#7
E7
G7
F7
b7
#7
B7
A7
D7
#7
56
62
68
74
b #
&
G7
77
#7
A7
-2-
b7
B7
C7
&
b7
#7
#7
D7
E7
F7
83
89
95
&
G7
b7
#7
101
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
107
113
E7
119
G7
125
-3-
b b
&
G7
b7
#7
127
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
133
139
E7
145
G7
151
b # n
G7
&
#7
153
F7
b7
B7
A7
#7
E7
b7
159
165
-4-
D7
C7
b7
&
171
G7
& b n
b7
#7
177
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
183
189
E7
195
G7
201
&
b7
b n
G7
203
B7
#7
A7
C7
209
-5-
#7
D7
b7
&
215
E7
F7
#7
221
G7
& #
b7
227
b b
b7
#7
A7
C7
F7
b7
B7
D7
#7
233
239
E7
245
G7
251
&
253
b b #
G7
F7
b7
-6-
#7
B7
A7
&
b7
259
#7
C7
E7
265
D7
b7
271
&
b7
277
G7
#
E
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
#7
283
289
E7
295
G7
301
-7-
&
303
G7
# n
E7
#7
b7
F7
D7
C7
B7
A7
b7
#7
309
315
b7
321
G7
& # n
b7
#7
327
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
333
339
E7
345
-8-
G7
&
351
G7
C7
F7
b b n b b
#
&
353
b7
b7
#7
#7
B7
E7
A7
D7
b7
358
364
370
G7
376
G7
& b n # n
b7
379
B7
#7
A7
C7
385
-9-
#7
D7
b7
&
391
E7
F7
#7
397
&
b7
403
G7
C7
b7
#7
F7
b7
B7
A7
D7
b n b n b b
F7
#7
409
415
E7
421
G7
427
&
429
G7
b7
- 10 -
#7
B7
A7
&
b7
D7
434
#7
E7
C7
440
b7
446
452
G7
&
b7
453
b b
C
b7
#7
A7
C7
F7
b7
B7
D7
#7
459
465
E7
471
- 11 -
G7
&
477
&
#7
b
b
G7
479
F7
b7
B7
A7
#7
E7
C7
b7
485
491
D7
b7
497
b b b
&
G7
b7
b7
#7
#7
503
C7
F7
b7
B7
509
515
- 12 -
E7
A7
D7
&
521
G7
527
G7
# n
&
b7
#7
529
#7
A7
B7
C7
D7
b7
F7
#7
535
541
E7
547
&
#7
553
b #
G7
B7
F7
b7
A7
559
- 13 -
b7
#7
E7
&
b7
565
D7
C7
C7
571
G7
& # # # # n
b
b7
#7
E7
G7
577
F7
b7
#7
B7
A7
D7
b7
582
588
594
600
G7
& # b b
603
#7
A7
- 14 -
b7
B7
C7
&
#7
b7
#7
D7
F7
609
615
E7
621
&
G7
b7
#7
627
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
633
639
E7
645
G7
651
- 15 -
&
653
G7
#7
F7
b7
D7
C7
B7
A7
E7
#7
b7
659
665
b7
671
&
b7
677
G7
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
#7
683
689
E7
695
- 16 -
G7
&
701
&
G7
b7
b
C
703
#7
A7
B7
C7
D7
b7
F7
#7
#7
709
715
E7
721
# b b
G7
&
b7
b7
#7
#7
727
C7
F7
b7
B7
733
739
- 17 -
E7
A7
D7
&
745
G7
751
G7
& #
b7
#7
753
b7
#7
A7
C7
F7
b7
B7
D7
759
765
E7
771
G7
777
G7
& #
779
C7
F7
- 18 -
b7
b7
b7
&
#7
785
#7
B7
A7
D7
791
E7
797
G7
803
&
b
b n b b
G7
#7
b7
D7
805
F7
b7
B7
A7
#7
E7
C7
810
816
b7
822
- 19 -
&
828
G7
& b b
b7
#7
829
#7
A7
B7
C7
D7
b7
F7
#7
835
841
E7
847
&
G7
b7
#7
853
C7
b7
#7
F7
b7
B7
859
865
- 20 -
E7
A7
D7
&
871
G7
877
&
b7
879
G7
# b n b
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
#7
885
891
E7
897
G7
903
&
905
G7
#7
A7
- 21 -
b7
B7
C7
&
#7
b7
#7
D7
F7
911
917
E7
923
&
G7
929
E7
#7
b7
F7
D7
C7
B7
A7
b7
#7
935
941
b7
947
&
953
G7
# b n b
C7
F7
- 22 -
b7
b7
b7
&
#7
959
#7
B7
A7
D7
965
E7
971
G7
977
&
#7
G7
979
F7
b7
B7
A7
E7
D7
b7
#7
985
991
C7
b7
997
- 23 -
G7
& b # n #
b7
b7
#7
#7
E7
A7
G7
C7
F7
b7
B7
D7
#7
b b b n b
b
&
G7
A7
b7
B7
C7
#7
D7
b7
- 24 -
E7
F7
#7
&
G7
b
#
&
B
b7
#7
E7
G7
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
G7
# n
&
B
E7
#7
F7
b7
D7
- 25 -
#7
C7
B7
&
E
b7
A7
b7
G7
b b
&
B
b7
#7
E7
G7
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
- 26 -
G7
& b b n b
b b
#7
b7
D7
B7
A7
#7
E7
C7
F7
b7
b7
&
# b b
G7
#7
#7
F7
b7
B7
A7
E7
D7
- 27 -
C7
b7
b7
&
D
&
G7
# b
b7
b7
#7
#7
E7
A7
G7
C7
F7
b7
B7
D7
&
G7
F7
b7
- 28 -
#7
B7
A7
&
b7
D7
#7
C7
E7
b7
&
b7
G7
#7
E7
G7
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
- 29 -
&
b n
G7
E7
#7
b7
F7
D7
C7
B7
A7
b7
#7
b7
&
G7
b b
C
b7
b7
#7
#7
E7
A7
C7
F7
b7
B7
D7
- 30 -
G7
&
&
# b n b
G7
#7
A7
B7
C7
b7
#7
D7
b7
E7
F7
#7
G7
&
B
b7
b b
E
b7
C7
F7
b7
- 31 -
#7
#7
B7
&
E7
G7
A7
D7
&
b b b b
G7
#7
#7
C7
F7
b7
B7
A7
E7
D7
b7
b7
- 32 -
&
B
b7
G7
b b b
E
#7
E7
G7
b7
#7
A7
C7
F7
b7
B7
D7
G7
&
B
b7
#7
b7
#7
C7
F7
b7
B7
- 33 -
E7
A7
D7
&
G7
G7
&
#7
b7
D7
F7
b7
B7
A7
#7
E7
C7
b7
G7
& #
B
b7
b
C
C7
F7
*play pick up
b7
b7
- 34 -
#7
#7
B7
&
E
E7
G7
A7
D7
&
G7
b7
#7
E7
#7
A7
B7
C7
D7
b7
F7
#7
G7
C7
F7
b b
&
- 35 -
b7
b7
b7
&
#7
E7
G7
#7
B7
A7
D7
G7
&
3
#7
#7
C7
F7
b7
B7
A7
E7
D7
b7
b7
- 36 -
b b b n
&
G7
#7
b7
D7
F7
b7
B7
A7
#7
E7
C7
b7
b b
&
G7
#7
b7
F7
b7
B7
A7
#7
E7
- 37 -
D7
C7
b7
&
G7
&
B
b7
#7
E7
G7
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
G7
&
B
b7
b b
E
C7
b7
F7
b7
- 38 -
#7
#7
B7
&
E7
G7
A7
D7
&
b n b n
G7
E7
#7
b7
F7
D7
C7
B7
A7
b7
#7
b7
&
G7
C7
F7
- 39 -
b7
b7
b7
&
#7
E7
G7
#7
B7
A7
D7
G7
# n
&
B
b7
#7
A7
B7
C7
#7
D7
b7
E7
F7
#7
- 40 -
&
B
b7
G7
#7
E7
G7
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
G7
& b b
B
b7
#7
b7
#7
C7
F7
b7
B7
- 41 -
E7
A7
D7
&
G7
&
b b
G7
b n b
#7
b7
D7
B7
A7
#7
E7
C7
F7
b7
b7
# # n #
&
G7
C7
F7
- 42 -
b7
b7
b7
&
#7
E7
G7
#7
B7
A7
D7
G7
&
C
#7
b7
D7
F7
b7
B7
A7
#7
E7
C7
b7
- 43 -
G7
&
B
b7
#7
E7
G7
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
&
b7
#7
G7
# n
E
C7
b7
#7
F7
b7
B7
- 44 -
E7
A7
D7
&
G7
&
G7
#7
b7
D7
F7
b7
B7
A7
#7
E7
C7
b7
G7
& # n
A
#7
F7
b7
B7
A7
- 45 -
b7
#7
E7
&
A
D7
C7
b7
b7
G7
&
b
b
#7
b7
D7
F7
B7
A7
#7
E7
C7
b7
&
#7
G7
#
F
F7
b7
b b
B7
A7
- 46 -
b7
#7
E7
&
D7
C7
b7
G7
&
C
#7
b7
D7
F7
b7
B7
A7
#7
E7
C7
F7
b7
A7
G7
b n b n b b
&
A
#7
b7
B7
- 47 -
b7
#7
E7
&
A
D7
C7
b7
&
b7
G7
#7
E7
G7
C7
b7
#7
A7
F7
b7
B7
D7
- 48 -
G7
& # b
E7
#7
b7
b7
#7
F7
D7
C7
B7
A7
b7
&
b7
G7
# n
E
#7
E7
b7
#7
A7
C7
F7
b7
B7
D7
- 49 -
G7
&
G7
& b n
B
b7
b
E
#7
E7
G7
b7
#7
A7
C7
F7
b7
B7
D7
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