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9th Chords And Beyond « Music Theory Forum

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Music theory and guitar fretboard concepts. 9th Chords And Beyond. Moving beyond 7th chords,. We enter the huge, shimmering, full-orchestra sounding world of 9th chords. Simply put, 9th chords are extensions of 7th chords. In fact, there is a corresponding 9th chord for each of the three types of 7th chords:. Here is the structure for major 9th chords:. C E G B D = Cma9. 2 15 2 1.5 = Major 9th structure. A brief intro to chord substitution is in order. E G B = Emi. E G B D = Emi7. Cma7 = C E G B. For now...

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Future Topics « Music Theory Forum

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Music theory and guitar fretboard concepts. Just can’t wait to see what’s coming next? Here’s a partial list of upcoming Music Theory Forum. Topics that should get the juices flowing:. Chord substitution and re-harmonization. Using backward cycles for composition and re-arranging. Tri-tone chord substitution principles. Applying the diminished chord substitution principle against all chord types. The difference between chord inversions and re-voicing. Breaking out of ruts and patterns in your solos.

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Guitar Fingerboard Basics: Part I « Music Theory Forum

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Music theory and guitar fretboard concepts. Guitar Fingerboard Basics: Part I. Just the facts ma’am. Dragnet sergeant Joe Friday was famous for cutting to the facts, which is exactly what we intend here in this, our first post exclusively for Guitarist. So grab your favorite axe, here we go. The most important three facts regarding the guitar fingerboard:. Did I mention the guitar was repetitious? The key to mastering the guitar fingerboard is to harness its repetitious nature to work in your favor.

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Suspended Chords Resolved « Music Theory Forum

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Music theory and guitar fretboard concepts. Commonly referred to as “Sus” chords, these unique sounding chords have enriched compositions of every music genre for as long as music has been around. There are three types of Suspended (Sus) chords:. The one thing all these chords have in common: no major 3rd interval is present. While the Sus 4 and 7th Sus 4 replace the 3rd with the 4th, the Sus 2 does not. Instead, Sus 2 chords replace the 3rd with a 2:. Gsus = G C D. 25 1 = structure for Sus chord. Eleven...

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Beyond Triads: Seventh Chords « Music Theory Forum

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Music theory and guitar fretboard concepts. Beyond Triads: Seventh Chords. Before indulging ourselves into the tasty world of seventh chords, let’s review how we got here:. The diatonic major scale is made up of a specific sequence of half-step and whole-step intervals. Every diatonic major scale has the exact same sequence of half-steps and whole-steps. Other than C, all keys are either sharp or flat – never both. Chords come from scales – by selecting every other note. Again, we learned that chords alw...

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Seeing Chord Patterns In Songs « Music Theory Forum

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Music theory and guitar fretboard concepts. Seeing Chord Patterns In Songs. It’s time to apply our knowledge of chord patterns to real life songs. In our previous blog, we learned that chords appear in the same sequence, regardless of which key we are in. That sequence is:. I IImi IIImi IV V VImi VIImib5. Applied to the key of C we get:. I IImi IIImi IV V VImi VIImi-5 C Dmi Emi F G Ami Bmi-5. This song is in the key of C. The pattern is one / five / four / one – the C. Being the “ one. 8221; chord, the G.

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Diatonic Blues Rap « Music Theory Forum

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Music theory and guitar fretboard concepts. Basic Scales and Keys. Woke up this mornin' with the pillow on my head twisted up sheets, had me trapped in the bed Just kept thinkin' 'bout that music theory blog poundin' in my brain - lost in a fog Kept repeatin' that pattern, again and again would it ever stop? I didn't know when! Whole-whole-half, whole-whole-whole-half it's all I could udder, like a momma and her calf Whole-whole-half, whole-whole-whole-half made no sense, just made me want to laugh!

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