BlogHide Resteemsamericanmose (31)in piano • 7 years agoJazz Progression In Eb majorCheck out this 7-3-6 chord progression and add it up to your chords Key Ebmaj Legend: Lh/Rh 7 chord - [Dmin11 or Fmaj9add6] - DAD/FGCF 3 chord - [G7b9] - GDF/AbBDG 6 chord - [Cmin11 or…americanmose (31)in tutorial • 7 years agoRootless Chords TutorialAs the name implies, "Rootless" means there's no root in the chord. Rootless chords are chords without the root present. It is believe that every chord can be seen as a rootless form of another…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoFormation of minor triadsMINOR TRIAD Minor triads are triads with the b3 note [Pronounce flat 3] What Is this b3 note ? To understand the b3 note, you first need to know your major scale. Let's take C major scale as…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoHalf-steps and Whole-steps Lesson in MusicHALF-STEP AND WHOLE-STEP Half-Step Half-step is the smallest interval in western musical scale. To get the half step from any note, just move up or down to the next note. Eg. A half step…americanmose (31)in piano • 7 years agoFormation of altered (extensions) chords EXPLAINEDWe have been on a long series for some time now. You now understand what Triads and sevenths chords are. Don't be scared of the 9th, 11th, and 13th chords. They are all added to the 7th chord.…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoFormation of Augmented ChordsFormation of Augmented Chords Why diminish is to reduce to augment is to increase. Augmented triad had its formula as 1-3-#5 It is also called Major sharp 5 [maj#5] Since 1-3-5 is the formula…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoRules of Added NotesRULES FOR ADDED NOTES "The rule for adding a note is that the note proceeding it is missing" Take that rule to heart. You can learn and unlearn from this Okay; So a chord such as…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoPiano Lessons: 1-4 Walk-up Piano Movement #21-2-3-4 chord progression for Intermediate keyboardist Its a little bit stretchy Please activate your Octopus fingers 😉 Legend: Lh/Rh Key Cmaj 1>CGCD/EGCE 2>DBbCD/FBbCF 3>…americanmose (31)in piano • 7 years agoHow to use tritones in music Lesson 4If you read through that first part, you would know what a Tritone is and what a tritone voicing is. You would also know the 6 unique tritone pairs and you would also know some of the types of…americanmose (31)in piano • 7 years agoHow to use tritones in music Lesson 3We have looked at how to use major, minor and augmented triads, and major 7th tetrads on the RH and the tritone on the LH as the base in voicing certain dominant chords. Today, we'll look at the…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoHow to use tritones in music Lesson 2Last time we looked at tritones and how to voice and use them in a progression, especially as passing and approach chords. We considered using major triads over a tritone pair. We mentioned that we…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoHow to use tritones in music Lesson 1A tritone is the division of an octave into 2 equal parts, and is measured as an interval between a note and its diminished 5th i.e. 1-b5. This interval is one of the most dissonant sounds…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoFormation of tritones (in depth) Second LessonWe are continuing from where we stopped last time, analyzing how a tritone and ditone voicings are based on quartal harmony. Let's look at a ditone voicing by first asking what a ditone is. A…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoFormation of tritones (in depth) First LessonLet's touch the ditone voicing of chords, but before that, let's try to understand why these voicings are overly in use now in western music, especially Jazz and Gospels. First, let's consider the…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoFormation of major triads and tritones (tutorial)Good day everyone. Hope our day is coming up well. We started considering tritones and tritone voicings again because a lot of folks still seem not to get around it. The RH chords to go along…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoPiano Lessons: 1-4 Walk-up Piano MovementHere is just a basic 1-4 walk-up movement in the key of C for the beginners in the house. . Left hand // Right hand C C // G C E (C maj) D D // F Bb D ( Bbmaj/ D) E E // G C E ( C /…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoFormation of chord inversions (tutorial)The chords are based on scale degrees. If you look at the C Major scale you get: C D E F G A B C The major chord takes the root, the major third, and the fifth, or the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes from…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoFormation of a major triadMajor triad: C (root): I E (third): III G (fifth): V Triads can be sounded with any note at it's bass. This is called Triad Inversion. Example inversion for the Major triad:…americanmose (31)in music • 7 years agoPiano Lessons For Beginners: MINOR SEVENTH CHORDSPiano Lessons For Beginners: MINOR SEVENTH CHORDS Minor 7 chords had its formula as 1-b3-5-b7 Therefore C minor 7 chord will be C-Eb-G-Bb F minor 7 chord will be F-Ab-C-Eb What about…americanmose (31)in piano • 7 years agoPiano Lessons For Beginners: MAJOR SEVENTH CHORDPiano Lessons For Beginners: MAJOR SEVENTH CHORD Before we go into this; let's talk about Octave. In case you're hearing it for the first time. An Octave comprises of eight notes[Oct means…