*Published: 2016-06-16* This is a follow-up post from the previous post regarding building extended chords. I will be documenting how I come up with various voicings for [A Foggy Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Foggy_Day). ## Rules of thumb - Repeating the melody an octave below is okay - Avoid the fifth in favour of other intervals (including for the melody) - Tritone subtitutions where suitable - When the melody is on the fifth Reharmonisation it is possible to change the tonic to suit a more interesting interval. ## Bar 1 ### Step 1 - Tonic and Melody Figure out the following bits: - Tonic: `F` - Chord: `Fmaj7` - Melody: `C` (the `5th`) ### Step 2 - 3rd and 7th shell voicing - 3rd: `A` - 7th: `B` ### Step 3a - Add Alterations You also need to make sure the intervals between the alteration and the melody note is suitable. See the previous blog post for suitable alterations. ### Step 3b - Consider Context #### Step 3b.1 Dominant V Any dominant 7th chords acting as the fifth of the key centre can be switched with a tritone substitution, melody allowing.