Results tagged “F” from From The Composer's Chair

C major scale = C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C     (no sharps or flats)

C major (3 note) family of chords

C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major,  A minor, B diminished,

I               ii            iii         IV             V           vi            viio

C major (4 note) family of chords

C maj7,   Dm7,      Em7,        Fmaj7,      G7,       Am7,     Bm7b5,

Imaj7      ii7           iii7          IV maj7      V7        vi7         viiØ7

(the dominant seventh chord (G7 in the key of C major) is the chord

that defines the key were in - more on this later.)

G major scale = G, A, B, C, D, E, F#, G   (one sharp F#)

G major (3 note) family of chords

G major, A minor, B minor, C major, D major, E minor, F# diminished,

I               ii         iii           IV           V            vi             viio

G major (4 note) family of chords

G maj7,   Am7,      Bm7,       Cmaj7,      D7,       Em7,    F#m7b5,

Imaj7       ii7          iii7         IV maj7     V7         vi7        viiØ7

D major scale = D, E, F#, G, A, B, C#, D    (two sharps F#, C#)

D major (3 note) family of chords

D major, E minor, F# minor, G major, A major, B minor,  C# diminished,

I             ii           iii           IV          V           vi             viio

D major (4 note) family of chords

D maj7,  Em7,     F#m7,     Gmaj7,      A7,        Bm7,    C#m7b5,

Imaj7      ii7        iii7         IV maj7      V7          vi7        viiØ7

A major scale = A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#, A   (three sharps F#, C#, G#)

A major (3 note) family of chords

A major, B minor, C# minor, D major,  E major,  F# minor, G# diminished,

I            ii             iii          IV            V           vi               viio

A major (4 note) family of chords

A maj7,   Bm7,     C#m7,      Dmaj7,     E7,       F#m7,    G#m7b5,

Imaj7       ii7         iii7          IV maj7    V7         vi7          viiØ7

E major scale = E, F#, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E   ( four sharps F#, C#, G#, D#)

E major (3 note) family of chords

E major, F# minor, G# minor, A major, B major,  C# minor, D# diminished,

I            ii            iii            IV           V            vi              viio

E major (4 note) family of chords

E maj7,  F#m7,     G#m7,      Amaj7,      B7,       C#m7,    D#m7b5,

Imaj7      ii7          iii7         IV maj7      V7          vi7          viiØ7

B major scale = B, C#, D#, E, F#, G#, A#, B   (five sharps F#, C#, G#, D#, A#)

B major (3 note) family of chords

B major, C# minor, D# minor, E major, F# major, G# minor,  A# diminished,

I                ii           iii            IV           V              vi                viio

B major (4 note) family of chords

Bmaj7,  C#m7,     D#m7,      Emaj7,       F#7,        G#m7,         A#m7b5,

Imaj7     ii7          iii7          IV maj7       V7           vi7               viiØ7

F# major scale = F#, G#, A#, B, C#, D#, E#, F# (six sharps F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#)

F# major (3 note) family of chords

F# major, G# minor, A# minor, B major, C# major, D# minor, E# diminished,

I              ii             iii            IV            V           vi            viio

F# major (4 note) family of chords

F# maj7,  G#m7,     A#m7,        Bmaj7,       C#7,       D#m7,    E#m7b5,

Imaj7         ii7          iii7           IV maj7       V7           vi7         viiØ7

C# major scale = C#, D#, E#, F#, G#, A#, B#, C#  (seven sharps F#, C#, G#, D#, A#, E#, B#)

C# major (3 note) family of chords

C# major, D# minor, E# minor,  F# major, G# major,  A# minor, B# diminished,

I              ii              iii            IV           V              vi               viio

C# major (4 note) family of chords

C# maj7,  D#m7,     E#m7,      F#maj7,       G#7,         A#m7,     B#m7b5,

Imaj7        ii7         iii7           IV maj7         V7            vi7           viiØ7

Assignment memorize all the family of chords for each of the circle of fifths.

Then record (or have a friend play) these common major scale chord progressions 5 to 10 minutes for each key. Then live (or on another track) play the major scale for each key. Do this for all of the seven keys. Play the major scales first using quarter then eighth notes.

Start about 100 BPM.

1. I //// IV //// V ////  IV ////

2. ii //// V //// I ////

3. ii //// V //// I //// vi ////

4. I //// V //// vi //// IV ////                                                           

(also experiment substituting the four note chords for the three note chords) 

 Later create at least 4 to 6 of your own progressions for each major scale key.

A Slash Chord tells you which one of the notes within the chord will be the lowest tone that is played in that chord.

In the first examples C major is the slash chord. C major = C - E - G

C/C  C  the C note is the lowest tone in chord

This is a C major chord with C as the lowest tone

This is usually not indicated because it is assumed to be the lowest tone. 

C/E   the E note is the lowest tone in the chord

This is a C major first inversion

C/G  the G note is the lowest tone in chord

This is a C major second inversion

C/B  the B note is the lowest tone in chord

This is a C major seventh third inversion

C/D  the D note is the lowest tone in chord

This is a C major ninth fourth inversion

Now look at this using the key of C# major:

C#/E#   the E# note is the lowest tone in the chord

This is a C# major first inversion

C#/G#  the G# note is the lowest tone in chord

This is a C# major second inversion

C#/B#  the B note is the lowest tone in chord

This is a C# major seventh third inversion

(Now do this for all other thirteen keys -

G, D, A, E, B, F# - Circle of Fifth's

F, Bb, E, Ab, Db, Gb, Cb - Circle of Fourths).

Now look at this using the key of C minor.

In the following examples C minor is the chord above the lowest tone. C minor = C -Eb- G

Cm/Eb   the Eb note is the lowest tone in the chord

This is a C minor first inversion

Cm/G  the G note is the lowest tone in chord

This is a C minor second inversion

Cm maj7/B  the B note is the lowest tone in chord

This is a C minor major seventh third inversion

Cm/D  the D note is the lowest tone in chord

This is a C minor ninth fourth inversion

You can pick any note in a chord to be a slash chord. Many times this technique is used to move scale wise or chromaticly in the lowest tone:

"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin:

Am/A - Am maj 7/G# - Am7/G - Bm7/F# - F maj 7 /F. This is a chromatic scale descending from A, G#, G, F#, F.

A is the root of A minor, G# is the major seventh of A minor, G is the flat seventh of A minor, F# is the fifth of Bm7, F is the root of Fmaj7.

"In Waltz For Debby" by Bill Evans & Gene Lees

A7/G - D7/F# - G7/F - C7/E - F7/Eb - Bb6/D - Gm7b5/Db - C7/C - C7/Bb - Am7/A.

Again a chromatic scale descending from G to A.

G is the flat seventh of A7, F# is the third of D7, F is the flat seventh of G7, E is the third of C7, Eb is the flat seventh of F7, D is the third of Bb6, Db is the flat fifth of Gm7b5, C is the root of C7, Br is the flat seventh of C7, A is the root of Am7.

Any chord can be made into a slash chord by simply adding whatever note after the slash sign.