2978 / 18210 · Workshop 11 — “Body and Soul”: Chromatic Harmony, Delayed Resolution, and Hearing the Melody as the Top Voice of the Chords← prev⊞ allnext →
11.1First principle: chromatic harmony must still have direction
If you simply add:
- altered dominants
- diminished chords
- tritone substitutions
- chromatic bass notes
the result can become colorful but directionless.
So for every chromatic chord, ask:
Where is it going?
That question is more important than the chord’s label.