Stop Moving Every Note: STEPWISE Voice Leading Makes Am7 to D7 Effortless

Ajouté : 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]So, on A-7, if I move along the circle of fifth, I'm going to have a D7 chord.

[00:00:05]If I play a D7 chord and then try to make every single voice move as little as possible, what happens is this. The A-7 chord has the notes A, C, E, G. The D7 chord, which is the next chord in the circle of fifth to while we are still in the key of G, has the notes D, F sharp, A, and C. So, A and C are in common and the other two notes just require a stepwise movement. So, from here >> [music] >> I'm just going here.