Rogine’s General Orders
For Analyzing Chord Progressions
Homework #11
Original Assignment:
Step 1: Analyze from back to front
Step 2: Label all IM7 Chords
D: IM7 IM6
IM7 IM7
IM7 IM7
Step 3: Label all V7 Chords of the key and draw arrows
D: IM7 V7 IM6 V7
IM7 V7 IM7
IM7 V7 IM7
Step 4: Label all II-7 Chords
D: IM7 II-7 V7 IM6 II-7 V7
IM7 V7 IM7
IM7 V7 IM7
Step 5: Bracket all II-7 → V7 UNDER chord symbols
D: IM7 II-7 V7 IM6 II-7 V7
IM7 V7 IM7
IM7 V7 IM7
D: IM7 #I° II-7 V7 IM6 II-7 V7
IM7 V7 IM7
IM7 V7 IM7
Step 6: Label all diminished chords
You are in achord pattern,
BABY!!
Step 7: All Chord Patterns with 4 chords MUST have a bracket ABOVE the chord symbols
D: IM7 #I° II-7 V7 IM6 II-7 V7
IM7 V7 IM7
IM7 V7 IM7
Step 8: Label all secondary dominants with arrows
D: IM7 #I° II-7 V7 IM6 II-7 V7
IM7 V7/II V7/V V7 IM7 V7/IV IV
IM7 V7 IM7
Fill in the missing chords
D: IM7 #I° II-7 V7 IM6 VI-7 II-7 V7
IM7 V7/II V7/V V7 IM7 V7/IV IV IV-7
IM7 V7 IM7