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Voice Leading Part XI

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Vince Lauria

on July 18, 2010 6:57 PM | Permalink

This also applies to minor keys (also all modes).

The next examples are with C Harmonic Minor.

Normal Progression:

Find common tone and move other voices scale wise.

First examples will all be in C harmonic minor (4 note chords) using Normal Progressions:

Descending chord progressions. (notes are written lowest tone on left to highest tone on right)

These chords are all created from the C Harmonic Minor Scale: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C.

C, Eb, G, B (C minor major seventh)

B, D, F, G (G dominant seventh - first inversion)

Ab, C, Eb, F (F minor seventh - first inversion)

G, Ab, C, Eb (Ab major seventh - third inversion)

Eb, G, B, C (C minor major seventh - first inversion)

imaj7, V7, iv7, VImaj7, imaj7 progression.

G, C, Eb, B (C minor major seventh - second inversion)

F, B, D, G (G dominant seventh - third inversion)

F, Ab, C, D (D minor seventh flat fifth - first inversion)

Eb, F, Ab, C (F minor seventh - fourth inversion)

C, Eb, G, C (C minor)

imaj7, V7, ii7b5, iv7, i progression.

F, Ab, C, Eb (F minor seventh)

Eb, G, B, C (C minor major seventh - first inversion)

D, F, G, B (G dominant seventh - second inversion)

C, D, F, Ab (D minor seventh flat fifth - third inversion)

B, D, F, G (G dominant seventh - first inversion)

G, B, C, Eb (C minor major seventh - second inversion)

iv, imaj7, V7, ii7b5, V7, imaj7 progression.

C, G, B, Eb (C minor major seventh)

B, F, G, D (G dominant seventh - first inversion)

B, D, F, Ab (B diminished seventh)

Ab, C, Eb, G (Ab major seventh)

F, B, D, G (G seventh - third inversion)

Eb, G, C, G (C minor)

imaj7, V7, viio7, VImaj7, V7, i progression.

D, F, Ab, C (D minor seventh flat fifth)

C, Eb, G, C (C minor major seventh)

B, D, F, Ab (B diminished seventh)

G, B, D, F (G dominant seventh)

F, Ab, C, Eb (F minor seventh)

Eb, G, B, D (Eb maj7 augmented)

D, F, Ab, C (D minor seventh flat fifth) octave below first

C, Eb, G, B, C (C minor major seventh)

ii7b5, imaj7, viio7, V7, iv7, IIImaj7+, ii7b5, imaj7 progression.

G, C, Eb, B (C minor major seventh - second inversion)

F, B, D, G (G dominant seventh - third inversion)

F, Ab, C, Eb (F minor seventh)

Eb, G, B, C (C minor major seventh - first inversion)

imaj7, V7, iv7, imaj7 progression.

Eb, G, C, B (C minor major seventh - first inversion)

D, F, B, G (G dominant seventh - second inversion)

C, D, Ab, F, (D minor seventh flat fifth - third inversion)

Ab, C, F, Eb (F minor seventh - first inversion)

G, B, Eb, C (C minor major seventh - second inversion)

imaj7, V7, ii7b5, iv7, imaj7 progression.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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Voice Leading Part X

By

Vince Lauria

on July 16, 2010 6:55 PM | Permalink

This also applies to minor keys (also all modes).

The next examples are with C Harmonic Minor.

Normal Progression:

Find common tone and move other voices scale wise.

First examples will all be in C harmonic minor (4 note chords) using Normal Progressions:

Ascending chord progressions. (notes are written lowest tone on left to highest tone on right)

These chords are all created from the C Harmonic Minor Scale: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C.

C, Eb, G, B (C minor major seventh)

C, F, Ab, Eb (F minor seventh - second inversion)

D, G, B, F (G dominant seventh - second inversion)

Eb, B, C, G (C minor major seventh - first inversion)

imaj7, iv7, V7, imaj7 progression.

Eb, B, G, C (C minor major seventh - first inversion)

F, C, Eb, Ab (F minor seventh)

F, D, G, B (G dominant - third inversion)

G, Eb, B, C (C minor seventh - second inversion)

imaj7, iv7, V7, imaj7 progression.

C, G, B, Eb (C minor major seventh)

D, G, B, F (G dominant seventh - second inversion)

Eb, B, C, G (C minor major seventh - first inversion)

F, B, D, G (G dominant seventh - third inversion)

G, C, Eb, B (C minor major seventh - second inversion)

imaj7, V7, imaj7, V7, imaj7 progression.

Eb, B, C, G (C minor major seventh - first inversion)

F, B, D, G (G dominant seventh - third inversion)

Ab, C, Eb, G (Ab major seventh)

Ab, Eb, F, C (F minor seventh - first inversion)

imaj7, V7, VImaj7, iv7, progression.

F, Ab, C, Eb (F minor seventh)

Ab, C, Eb, G (Ab major seventh)

Ab, D, F, C, (D minor seventh flat fifth - second inversion)

B, F, G, D (G dominant seventh - first inversion)

C, G, B, Eb (C minor major seventh - first inversion)

iv7, VImaj7, iim7b5, V7, imaj7 progression.

C, Eb, G, B (C minor major seventh)

C, F, Ab, Eb (F minor seventh - second inversion)

D, Ab, C, F (D minor seventh flat fifth)

F, B, D, G (G dominant seventh - third inversion)

G, D, Eb, B (Eb major seventh augmented - first inversion)

G, Eb, Ab, C (Ab major seventh - third inversion)

Ab, C, F, Eb (F minor seventh - first inversion)

C, Eb, G, B (C minor major seventh)

i maj7, iv7, ii7b5, V7, IIImaj7+, VImaj7, iv7, imaj7 progression.

C, G, B, Eb (C minor major seventh)

Eb, Ab, C, G (Ab major seventh - second inversion)

F, C, D, Ab (D minor seventh flat fifth - first inversion)

Ab, D, F, B (B diminished seventh flat fifth - third inversion)

B, D, G, Eb (E major seventh augmented - second inversion)

C, Eb, B, G (C minor major seventh)

Eb, F, C, Ab (F minor seventh fourth - first inversion)

F, C, D, Ab (D minor seventh flat fifth - first inversion)

G, D, F, B (G dominant seventh)

C, E, G, B (C minor)

imaj7, VImaj7, ii7b5, viio7, III7+, imaj7, iv7, iim7b5, V7, i progression.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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Voice Leading Part IX

By

Vince Lauria

on July 14, 2010 8:07 AM | Permalink

This also applies to minor keys (also all modes).

The next examples are with C Harmonic Minor.

Normal Progression:

Find common tone and move other voices scale wise.

First examples will all be in C harmonic minor (3 note chords) using Normal Progressions:

Descending chord progressions. (notes are written lowest tone on left to highest tone on right)

These chords are all created from the C Harmonic Minor Scale: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C.

C, Eb, G (C minor)

B, D, G (G major - first inversion)

Ab, C, F (F minor - first inversion)

Ab, C, Eb (Ab major)

G, B, D (G major)

Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)

I, V, iv, VI, V, i progression.

G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)

G, B, D (G major)

F, Ab, D (D diminished - first inversion)

F, Ab, C (F minor)

Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)

I, V, ii, IV, i progression.

F, Ab, C (F minor)

Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)

D, G, B (G major - second inversion)

D, F, Ab (D diminished)

C, F, Ab (F minor - second inversion)

C, Eb, G (C minor)

iv, i, V, iio, iv, i progression.

C, Eb, G (C minor)

B, D, G (G major - first inversion)

B, D, F (B diminished)

Ab, D, F (D diminished - second inversion)

G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)

i, V, viio, iio, i progression.

D, F, Ab (D diminished)

C, Eb, Ab (Ab major - first inversion)

B, Eb, G (Eb augmented - second inversion)

B, D, G (G major - first inversion)

Ab, C, F (F minor - first inversion)

G, B, D (G major)

iio, VI, III+, V, iv, V progression.

G, C, Eb (C minor - second inversion)

G, B, D (G major)

F, Ab, C (F minor)

Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)

i, V, iv, i progression.

Eb, G, C (C minor - first inversion)

D, G, B (G major - second inversion)

D, F, Ab (D diminished)

C, F, Ab (F minor - second inversion)

C, E, G (C minor)

i, V, iio, iv, i progression.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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Polytonal Chords Part III

By

Vince Lauria

on May 10, 2010 7:40 AM | Permalink

This perspective also works for all the other scales and modes previously covered (see archives bottom of this page).

Lets go back to the C Harmonic Minor Family of Chords - using four note chords (every other note in a group of four notes)

C minor major 7th = R, b3rd, 5th, 7th C, Eb, G, B - two chords lie within the C minor major 7th chord.

C, Eb, G = C minor and Eb, G, B = Eb augmented.

(So the Bass player could play the C note, the keyboard could play C minor chord (C, Eb, G) and the guitar could play Eb augmented minor (Eb, G, B) across the neck to solo or make melodies arpeggio style).

Now lets look at all the other diatonic created family of chords for C Harmonic Minor and apply the polytonal approach:

D minor 7th b5 = R, b3rd, b5th, b7th D, F, Ab, C

D, F, Ab = D diminished and F, Ab, C = F minor

Eb major 7th sharp 5 = R, b3rd, #5th, 7th Eb, G, B, D

Eb, G, B = E minor and G, B, D = G major

F minor 7th = R, b3rd, 5th, 7th F, Ab, C, Eb

F, Ab, C = F minor and Ab, C, Eb = Ab major.

G dominant 7th = R, 3rd, 5th, b7th G, B, D, F

G, B, D = G major and B, D, F = B diminished.

Ab major 7th = R, 3rd, 5th, 7th Ab, C, Eb, G

Ab, C, Eb = Ab major and C, Eb, G = C minor

B diminished 7th = R, b3rd, b5th, bb7th (6) B, D, F, Ab

B, D, F = B diminished and D, F, Ab = D diminished

Assignment: Record each of these chords - using quarter note strums for five to ten minutes. Then using quarter then eighth notes on another track or with a friend play the first, then second polytonal chord up and back arpeggio style. Later combine the scale (harmonic minor) with the arpeggio for more interesting sounds.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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Dominant Seventh Chord - Arpeggios - Functioning Part VIII

By

Vince Lauria

on April 24, 2010 8:20 AM | Permalink

Now we will revisit the diatonic dominant seventh chords for C Harmonic Minor and play them as an arpeggio.

An arpeggio is to play the notes that belong to one chord, in sequence going up or down in tone. Arpeggio is from Italian meaning "to play on a harp".

The natural tension tones from harmonic minor for the G dominant seventh are: G7, G7b9, G7/b9/11, G11/b9/b13.

G, Ab, B, C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B, C, D, Eb, F, G

R, b2, 3, 4, 5, b6, b7, 8, b9, 10, 11,12,b13, b7, 1/8/R

G7 = R, 3, 5, b7 = G, B, D, F

Gb9 = R, 3, 5, b7, b9 = G, B, D, F, Ab

G11b9 = R, 3, 5, b7, b9, 11, = G, B, D, F, Ab, C

G11/b9/b13 = R, 3, 5, b7, b9, 11,b13 = G, B, D, F, Ab, C, Eb

The scale used is C harmonic Minor.

Assignment: Record this progression in all keys and play the appropriate minor scale (shown) using quarter then eighth notes on another track or with a friend. Also on the dominant seventh chord play the given arpeggio up then down in tone.

i, VI maj7, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of C harmonic minor: Cm // Abmaj7 // Dm7b5 // G7b9 //// ////

G7 = R, 3, 5, b7 = G, B, D, F play up G, B, D, F, down D, B, G

G7/b9 = R, 3, 5, b7, 9 = G, B, D, F, A play up G, B, D, F, Ab, down F, D, B, G

G7/b9/11 = R, 3, 5, b7, 9, 11, = G, B, D, F, A, C play up G, B, D, F, Ab, C, down Ab, F, D, B, G

G11/b9/b13 = R, 3, 5, b7, 9, 11, 13 = G, B, D, F, A, C, E play up G, B, D, F, A, C, E, down C, A, F, D, B, G

Now play the dominant seventh chord and all its natural tensions arpeggio style. Do this for each key.

i, VI, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of C# harmonic minor: C#m //A#maj7 // D#m7b5 // G#7b9 //

i, VI, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of D harmonic minor: Dm // Bbmaj7 // Em7b5 // A7b9 //

i, VI, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of Eb harmonic minor: Ebm // Bmaj7 // Fm7b5 // Bb7b9 //

i, VI, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of E harmonic minor: Em // Cmaj7 // F#m7b5 // B7b9 //

i, VI, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of F harmonic minor: Fm // Dbmaj7 // Gm7b5 // C7b9 //

i, VI, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of F# harmonic minor: F#m // Dmaj7 // G#m7b5 // C#7b9 //

i, VI, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of G harmonic minor: Gm // Ebmaj7 // Am7b5 // D7b9 //

i, VI, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of Ab harmonic minor: Abm //Emaj7 // Bbm7b5 // D#7b9 //

i, VI, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of A harmonic minor: Am // Fmaj7 // Bm7b5 // E7b9 //

i, VI, ii7b5 , V7b9 in the key of Bb harmonic minor: Bbm // Gbmaj7// Cm7b5 // F7b9 //

C# Db same note different name (enharmonic) also D# Eb, F# Gb, G# Ab, A# Bb.

Now record (or have a friend play) these progressions in all fifteen keys using all diatonic dominant natural extensions.

Also do the progressions at a very slow tempo to hear tension and release of chords. Start at 50 BPM. Then increase by 10 BPM every cycle of fifteen keys.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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13 = G,
3,
5,
9,
9 = G,
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A,
A play up G,
Ab,
B,
C,
C play up G,
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Dominant Seventh Chord - Functioning Part II

By

Vince Lauria

on April 11, 2010 9:16 AM | Permalink

The natural tension tones for G dominant seventh are: G7, G9, G11, G13.

G7 = R, 3, 5, b7 = G, B, D, F

G9 = R, 3, 5, b7, 9 = G, B, D, F, A

G11 = R, 3, 5, b7, 9, 11, = G, B, D, F, A, C

G13 = R, 3, 5, b7, 9, 11, 13 = G, B, D, F, A, C, E

The scale used is C Major.

Assignment: Record this progression in all keys and play the appropriate major scale (shown) using quarter then eighth notes on another track or with a friend.

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of C major: C maj //// Am //// Dm //// G7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of G major: G maj //// Em //// Am //// D7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of D major: D maj //// Bm //// Em //// A7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of A major: A maj //// F#m //// Bm //// E7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of E major: E maj //// C#m //// F#m //// B7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of B major: B maj //// G#m //// C#m //// F#7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of F# major: F# maj //// D#m //// G#m //// C#7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of C# major: C# maj //// A#m //// D#m //// G#7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of F major: F maj //// Dm //// Gm //// C7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of Bb major: Bb maj //// Gm //// Cm //// F7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of Eb major: Eb maj //// Cm //// Fm //// Bb7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of Ab major: Ab maj //// Fm //// Bbm //// Eb7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of Db major: Db maj //// Bbm //// Ebm //// Ab7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of Gb major: Gb maj //// Ebm //// Abm //// Db7 ////

I, vi, ii , V7 in the key of Cb major: Cb maj //// Abm //// Dbm //// Gb7 ////

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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Circle of fifths and their family of chords.

By

Vince Lauria

on March 12, 2010 11:13 AM | Permalink

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.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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A,
A minor,
Am7,
B,
B diminished,
Bm7b5,
C (no sharps or flats) C major (3 note) family of chords C major,
C major scale = C,
D,
D minor,
Dm7,
E,
E minor,
Em7,
F,
F major,
Fmaj7,
G,
G major,
G7,
I ii iii IV V vi viio C major (4 note) family of chords C maj7,
Imaj7 ii7 iii7 IV maj7 V7 vi7 viiØ7

Slash Chords

By

Vince Lauria

on March 5, 2010 6:22 AM | Permalink

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

C#/D# the D note is the lowest tone in chord
This is a C# major ninth fourth 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.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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The Whole Tone Scale - Dominant Seventh Sharp Five Chord

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Vince Lauria

on February 2, 2010 9:03 AM | Permalink

The Whole Tone Scale is another symmetrical scale. Repeating intervals of whole steps.

(the diminished scale is repeating intervals of whole and half steps)

C whole tone scale is: C, D, E, F#, G#, A#, C

Notice it is a six note scale.

It only has two keys C and C#.

C# whole tone scale is: C#, D#, F, G, A, B.

This scale is mostly used over the dominant seventh sharp fifth or dominant seventh flat fifth chords:

Example using C as root C7#5 or C7b5.

Other chords from harmonizing scale the whole tone scale:

C augmented (C+, C#5) = C, E, G#

C maj #11, = C, E, F#

C maj #11/9 = C, E, F#, D

C7 (no fifth) = C, E, Bb (A#)

C7#5 = C, E, Bb(A#), G#

C7b5 = C, E, Bb, F#

C7#5/#11 = C, E, Bb,G#, F#

C9 (no fifth) = C, E, Bb, D

C9#5 = C, E, Bb, D, G#

C9b5 = C, E, Bb, D, Gb

C9/#11 = C, E, Bb, D, F#

Gb F#, Bb A#, F# Gb, (enharmonic) same note.

Also a common soloing technique is to play the whole tone scale one half step (fret) down in tone from the root of a minor or minor seventh chord.

Record C minor then play B whole tone scale against it. This is called outside or altered playing. (More on this in later lessons)

C minor seventh = C, Eb, G, Bb

B whole tone scale = B, C#, D#, E#, G, A, B

The notes of the B whole tone scale produce the following tensions =

B = major 7th

C# = flat 9th

D# = sharp 9th

E# = 4th (11th)

G = 5th

A = 6th (13th)

Now record (or have a friend play) each of the above chords for five minutes each and live (or on another track) play the C and B whole tone scales using quarter then eighth notes.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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Bb,
Bb (A#) C7#5 = C,
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The Blues Scale!

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Vince Lauria

on September 1, 2009 8:32 PM | Permalink

One of the most commonly used scales in music besides the Major Scale is the Blues Scale.

Today lets learn it - then later I will show you ways to apply it.

First most scales are seven notes in a certain interval formula. What that means is out of the twelve notes in our musical system we usually use just seven of the twelve.

(an interval is the distance between any two notes - more on this later)

First lets review the number formula for a Major Scale:

R/1, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th/R or octave

The notes in the key of C would be:

C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C

The Blues Scale number formulas is:

R1, b3rd, 4th, b5th, 5th, b7th, 8th/R or octave.

The notes in the key of C would be:

C, Eb, F, Gb, G, Bb, C

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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String groups for guitar part 4

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Vince Lauria

on August 29, 2009 9:57 AM | Permalink

C major on the D, A, and low thick E string.

3rd fret low E, 3rd fret A string, 2nd fret D string

8th fret low E string, 7th fret A string, 5th fret D string

12th fret low E string, 10th fret A string, 10th fret D string

15th fret low E string, 15th fret A string, 14th fret D string - this is one octave above first example.

This completes the four string groups for the C major chord. Once you learn all the positions and note names for each chord across neck, then do this same process for the other most common chords: C minor,C diminished, C augmented. (Music Chord Theory 101, Music Chord Theory part two)

Then start to do in other key:, D, E ,F ,G ,A ,B.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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String groups for guitar part 1

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Vince Lauria

on August 24, 2009 10:21 AM | Permalink

There are four main string groups for guitar.

They are: E,B,G - B,G,D - G,D,A - D,A,E.

When you view the guitar neck into sections it makes it easier to understand.

Also you will see how other chord types are created.

Starting with a (triad) 3 note C major chord at the first fret of the guitar on the

E-B-G stings lets start and progress up to the neck.

1) Open thin E string, C note first fret B string and open G string

2) Then 3rd fret thin E string, 5th fret B string and 5th fret G string

3) Then 8th fret thin E string, 8th fret B string, 9th fret G string.

4) Then 12th fret thin E string, 13th fret B string and 12th fret G string -

this is one octave above first example.

If you have followed this correctly you will have four three note chords

starting at the 1st fret and ending at the to 13th fret.

Practice playing these up and back the neck - also memorize the note names for each position of the C major chord.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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Using chords with scale notes to solo

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Vince Lauria

on August 21, 2009 4:02 PM | Permalink

Today lets look at one of the most common ways to solo over or with chords. Referencing our last lesson - use the C major pentatonic scale with the C major family of chords.

Using the chords from "Let It Be" try playing this scale using quarter notes.

A quarter notes is the length of one click or beat.

Always start at a slow tempo like 50 BPM (Fifty beats per minute).

Here are the notes for C major pentatonic = C, D, E, G, A,

then all notes repeat in octaves. (A octave is an interval bounded by two pitches with the same pitch names and the higher of whose frequencies is twice the lower).

The number formula is = R, 2, 3, 5, 6 with the notes in the key of C major:

R =C, 2=D, 3=E, 5=G, 6=A

Her are all the notes in C major with their corresponding number relationships.

C = R

D = 2

E = 3

F = 4

G = 5

A = 6

B = 7

C = 8 or octave or R

Remember to learn this scale in all possible octaves and or positions.

Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.

Vince Lauria Sun and Earth Music

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