Omnibus progression

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The omnibus progression is a sequence of chords which effectively divides the octave into 4 equal parts. Smooth chromatic voice leading lends a lyrical quality to this progression, resulting in its presence in much of the repertoire, including Brahms Opus 116, no. 3.

This progression features a fully chromatic descending octave in the bass, and chromatic ascending tetrachords in the soprano, tenor and alto and again finally soprano to complete the structure (other voicings are possible).

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The chord structure is as follows:

| V7 | p6/4 | applied 4/2 of III7 | III7 | p6/4 | applied 4/2 of bII7 | bII7 | p6/4 | applied 4/2 of bVII7 | bVII7 | p6/4 | applied 4/2 of V7 |

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