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Tag: CHORDS AND SCALES

  • Chord Suggestions

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    Sinister Chords – “Sinister” can be just the way one Chord Sounds on its own  – for Example Major Augmented Chords with Notes C, E, G# with an Added Major Seventh or Minor Seventh (B or Bb)  – or Minor Augmented Chords with Major Sevenths with Notes C, Eb, G#, B = Crunchy  – Notice…

  • Music Theory Lessons Level 1

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    General – Black Notes are nothing Special, just 5 more Keys/Pitches  – Going down the Piano we call Flats (named by the very next right Key with a “b”)  – Going up the Piano we call Sharps (named by the very next left Key with a “#”) – Scales have usually 7 Keys that included…

  • Music Theory Lessons Level 2

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    Review Level 1 – practice simple Major and Minor Melodies (e.g. ‚good morning to all‘ in D and then in all Keys) – start in Sharp, e.g. Major (via C) and then Flat Majors (via F) “Blocks” in Music 1) Top = Melody  2) Supported by Chords in the Middle 3) Beneath all is the…

  • Harmony Overview

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    General – Adding Extended Notes to a Basic Triad Makes No Difference to whether it´s a Major or Minor Chord, i.e. the Triad Below Still Defines the Type of Chord – when you Move Key, Ideally Move Up Not Down to Keep Energy (in Trip Hop you often Move Down) – try to think also…

  • Harmony Exercises

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    General – It is a Good Idea to Sing Up a Scale, Even in your Head and to Give a Number to Each note – this Helps to Internalize Intervals and Chords (as you Practise Tapping Out a Rhythm) – also “Bind” Simple Intervals with Known Songs Melodies (e.g. Take On Me Refrain (Aha) Starts…

  • Harmony Advanced

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    General – in Diatonic System (Western) are 3 Types of Triads = Major, Minor, Diminished – Major Triad consists of Major 3rd + Minor 3rd – Minor Triad consists of Minor 3rd + Major 3rd – Diminished Triad consists of Minor 3rd + Minor 3rd – Augmented Triad consists of Major 3rd + Major 3rd …

  • Blues Scale Overview

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    General – to Learn and Know the Blues Scale is the “Best” you can Do to Build the Foundation to Compose for any other Genre – the D Blues Scale is the Foundation with, D, F, G, Gb, A, C, D – so D to m3, 4th, Dim5, 5th, 7th, Octave  – you can Bend…