Major & Minor

** This page is under development: See the harmony page in the NYU Theory Anthology for a more extensive list of examples for transcription .

Examples for dictation practice incorporating different types of diatonic and chromatic sequences.

Skips between 1, 3, 5

Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II, "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning," mm. 48–64

From Oklahoma (1943)

Carly Rae Jepsen, "Call Me Maybe"

From Kiss (2011), words and music by Carly Rae Jepsen, Josh Ramsay, Tavish Crowe

Paula Maust, Expanding the Music Theory Canon: Sequences
Diverse Music Theory Examples: Diatonic Sequences, Chromatic Sequences
Music By Women: Explore the Database (Click on the Harmonic Progression Filter on the left and select Sequences.)

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