MODULATION: PIVOT

CHORDS
APPLICATIONS OF THE HARMONIC WHEEL
CONTENTS
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1 The Modulation consists in changing
fo! one "e# to anothe$
2 To %o that& it is co!!on to 'se a Pivot
Chord& (hich is a cho% that )e*ongs to
)oth +e#s& an% then the ne( +e# is
a,!e% )# a Cadence& (hich !a#
consist& si!-*#& in the cho%s V. I$
3 In this -esentation& an e/-*anation is
gi0en on ho( to o)tain the -i0ot cho%s
)et(een t(o +e#s& 'sing the Ha!onic
Whee*$
4 Fo the sa+e of si!-*icit#& on*# consonant
-i0ot cho%s ae consi%ee%& that is& Ma1o
o !ino$
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CHORDS OF A 2IVEN "E3
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1 E0e# Ma1o o nat'a* !ino +e# contains
4 consonant cho%s: 5 Ma1o an% 5 !ino$
2 On the Ha!onic Whee*& these 4 cho%s
ae insi%e a c'0e% ectang*e an% the#
ae -*ace% ta+ing into acco'nt thei
a,nit#$
3 Fo e/a!-*e& in the C Ma1o 6 A !ino
+e# these 4 cho%s a--ea in the
fo**o(ing aange!ent:
D!A! E!
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CHORDS OF A 2IVEN "E3
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1 Re!e!)e that the sca*e tonic is
in%icate% (ith an% the est of the
notes (ith $
2 Ta%itiona**#& the !o%'*ation is st'%ie%
(ith the ai% of the c#c*e of 7fths& (hee
the +e#s ae sote% acco%ing to thei
+e# signat'es$
3 On its o(n& the Ha!onic Whee* is a
!'ch !oe co!-*ete e-esentation
than a c#c*e of 7fths& since it gi0es a
-anoa!ic 0ie( of cho%s an% +e#s& as
(e** as the e/isting e*ationshi-s a!ong
the!$
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO 2
MA8OR
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1 S'--ose that (e !o%'*ate fo! C
Ma1o to 2 Ma1o an% (ant to +no(
the -i0ot cho%s& that is& the cho%s
co!!on to )oth +e#s$
2 The co!!on -actice is to +ee- to
the fo**o(ing -oce%'e:
1) To (ite the notes of the C Ma1o
sca*e an% s'-ei!-ose 9 thi%s
on each of the!$
2) To %o the sa!e (ith the 2 Ma1o
sca*e& )'t stating this sca*e (ith
note C$
3) To 7n% the cho%s co!!on to the
t(o +e#s$
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO 2
MA8OR
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Cho%s of C Ma1o an% 2 Ma1o:
1 No(& (e ha0e to
see (hich of these
cho%s ae
co!!on to the
t(o +e#s$
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO 2
MA8OR
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Cho%s co!!on to C Ma1o an% 2
Ma1o:
C E! 2 A!
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO 2
MA8OR
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1 Ho(e0e& the Ha!onic Whee* gi0es 's a
!'ch !oe si!-*e -oce%'e$
2 On it& (e o)se0e that tonic 2 is -*ace%
one -osition a(a# to the ight of tonic C&
so the cho%s of 2 Ma1o (i** a*so )e one
-osition a(a# to the ight of those of C
Ma1o$
3 In the ne/t 7g'es& the C Ma1o sca*e
has )een e-esente% in %a+ )*'e& (hi*e
2 Ma1o sca*e has )een e-esente% in
*ight )*'e$ Ra-i%*#& (e see that the -i0ot
cho%s ae: A! C E! 2$
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO 2
MA8OR
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MA8OR
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO D
MA8OR
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1 If (e no( (ant to !o%'*ate fo! C
Ma1o to D Ma1o& (e again ha0e t(o
-oce%'es:
1 The co!!on one& (hich consists in
(iting the t(o sca*es& s'-ei!-osing
thi%s an% co!-aing the es'*ting
cho%s$
2 :# !eans of the Ha!onic Whee*& )#
si!-*# o)se0ing that tonic D is -*ace%
t(o -ositions a(a# to the ight of tonic
C& so the cho%s of D Ma1o (i** a*so )e
t(o -ositions a(a# to the ight of those
of C Ma1o$
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO D
MA8OR
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Co!!on -oce%'e:
1 No(& (e ha0e to
see (hich of these
cho%s ae
co!!on to the
t(o +e#s$
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO D
MA8OR
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Cho%s co!!on to C Ma1o an% D
Ma1o:
E! 2
1 With the Ha!onic Whee*& it is !'ch
si!-*e:
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MA8OR
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MODULATION TOWARDS THE
FLATS
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1 Let 's no( see t(o e/a!-*es of
!o%'*ation to(a%s the ;at egion& )#
'sing the Ha!onic Whee*:
1 Mo%'*ation fo! C Ma1o to F Ma1o$ In
the ne/t t(o 7g'es& it is c*ea*# seen
that the -i0ot cho%s ae: D! F A! C$
2 Mo%'*ation fo! C Ma1o to : b Ma1o$
As can )e seen in the 7g'e fo**o(ing
the -e0io's ones& the -i0ot cho%s
ae: D! F$
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO F
MA8OR
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO F
MA8OR
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MODUL$ C MA8OR TO : b
MA8OR
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MODUL$ D b MA8OR TO :
MA8OR
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Fina**#& *et 's consi%e a !oe
co!-*icate% e/a!-*e:

the !o%'*ation
fo! D b Ma1o to : Ma1o$
1 As can )e seen in the ne/t 7g'e&
7n%ing the -i0ot cho%s (ith the
ta%itiona* !etho% is not eas# at a**$
2 Ho(e0e& (e a-i%*# 7n% the so*'tion )#
'sing the
Ha!onic Whee*:
E

b! 2

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MODUL$ D b MA8OR TO :
MA8OR
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Ta%itiona* -oce%'e:
1 Fin%ing the -i0ot
cho%s in this
e-esentation is
not eas# at a**$ :'t
in the Ha!onic
Whee*& it is:
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MA8OR
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FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
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1 A%%itiona**#& the Ha!onic Whee* a**o(s
's to easi*# chec+ that <if t(o +e#s ae
!oe than 9 acci%enta*s a-at& thee is
not an# consonant -i0ot cho%=$ This is
(hat occ's& fo instance& (hen going
fo! C Ma1o to A Ma1o o to E b Ma1o$
2 This state!ent& ho(e0e& is %i,c'*t to
-o0e )# (iting cho%s on a sta>$
3 In these cases& (e nee% othe -oce%'es
to !o%'*ate$ Fo e/a!-*e& 'sing the
Nea-o*itan si/th cho%& a*tee% sca*es&
%ece-ti0e ca%ences& etc$
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FINAL CONSIDERATIONS
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1 A** these !o%'*ation -oce%'es
coes-on% to the so ca**e% Diatonic
Mo%'*ation$
2 :'t thee e/ist& in a%%ition& the so
ca**e% Cho!atic an% Enha!onic
!o%'*ations$
3 As the ha!onic an% !e*o%ic !ino
sca*es ae a*so e-esente% on the
Ha!onic Whee*& an% the e*ationshi-s
)et(een cho%s an% +e#s ae a*(a#s
sho(n as (e**& the 'se of the Ha!onic
Whee* !a+es it !'ch easie to st'%# an#
+in% of !o%'*ation$
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