Traditional teaching methodologies of jazz and other popular music usually focus on homophonic improvisation. We propose a revision and adaptation of the tonal harmony theory by SCHOENBERG (1999, 2004) to create a basis for analysis, realization and composition of lead sheets. In this comprehensive paper, (1) Tonal Concepts (Monotonality, Root Progressions, Substitution, Transformation of Chords, Regions and their relations), (2) Tonal Functions (Tonal, General and Vagrant Chords/ Multiple Function) and (3) Tonal Contexts (Interchangeability of Major and Minor, Enriched Cadence, Expanded Tonality, Fluctuating Tonality, Suspended Tonality) from the analysis based on schoenberguian tonal harmony are adapted and used through symbols, theories and practices of popular music, illustrated with examples from two songs from Calendário do Som by Hermeto Pascoal: 9 de agosto de 1996 (PASCOAL, 2000a) and 14 de novembro de 1996 (PASCOAL, 2000b).
tonal theory of Arnold Schoenberg; harmony of Hermeto Pascoal; Brazilian popular music; lead sheet realization
