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Arpeggios
- Thread starter bassist15
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- Dec 13, 1999
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- Chuck Sher publishes my book, WALKING BASSICS:The Fundamentals of Jazz Bass Playing.
There are 4 kinds of triads
major
minor
augmented
diminished
that are all put together in the same way.
MAJOR - 1 3 5 (in the key of Cmajor this can be the tonic C E G)
MINOR - 1 b3 5 (with C as the root C Eb G)
AUGMENTED - 1 3 #5 (with C as the root C E G#)
DIMINISHED - 1 b3 b5 (with C as the ROOT C Eb Gb)
There are 7 kinds of 4 part chords that are all put together the same way.
Major 7th (C E G B)
minor 7th (C Eb G Bb)
Dominant 7th (C E G Bb)
augmented 7th (C E G# Bb)
tonic minor (minor major 7th) (C Eb G B)
half diminished (C Eb Gb B)
mediant (C Eb Gb Bb)
Instead of looking for a chart of all of them, look at how they are put together and do it yourself, using a different note for the root until you go through all 12 possibilities for root note.
You'll also want to look at practicing the inversions in closed position(1 3 5/ 3 5 1/ 5 1 3) and open position ( 1 5 3/ 3 1 5/ 5 3 1). A good way is to pick the root first and go through all triad permutations, then 1st inverson, then 2nd inversion.
EXAMPLE: with C as the Root
C E G C Eb G C E G C E G#
then go through all inversions
C E G E G C G C E
C Eb G Eb G C G C Eb etc.
major
minor
augmented
diminished
that are all put together in the same way.
MAJOR - 1 3 5 (in the key of Cmajor this can be the tonic C E G)
MINOR - 1 b3 5 (with C as the root C Eb G)
AUGMENTED - 1 3 #5 (with C as the root C E G#)
DIMINISHED - 1 b3 b5 (with C as the ROOT C Eb Gb)
There are 7 kinds of 4 part chords that are all put together the same way.
Major 7th (C E G B)
minor 7th (C Eb G Bb)
Dominant 7th (C E G Bb)
augmented 7th (C E G# Bb)
tonic minor (minor major 7th) (C Eb G B)
half diminished (C Eb Gb B)
mediant (C Eb Gb Bb)
Instead of looking for a chart of all of them, look at how they are put together and do it yourself, using a different note for the root until you go through all 12 possibilities for root note.
You'll also want to look at practicing the inversions in closed position(1 3 5/ 3 5 1/ 5 1 3) and open position ( 1 5 3/ 3 1 5/ 5 3 1). A good way is to pick the root first and go through all triad permutations, then 1st inverson, then 2nd inversion.
EXAMPLE: with C as the Root
C E G C Eb G C E G C E G#
then go through all inversions
C E G E G C G C E
C Eb G Eb G C G C Eb etc.
- May 30, 2000
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Ed Fuqua said:
One correction:
half diminished should be (C Eb Gb Bb)
Some additions:
diminshed 7th (C Eb Gb Bbb)
Major 7th b5 (C E Gb B)
Major 7th #5(C E G# B)
Minor 7th #5(C Eb G# Bb)
Dominant 7th b5(C E Gb Bb)
Dominant 7th #5(C E G# Bb)
* C Eb Gb B
I've heard it called diminished with a raised 7th
One correction on the link you did provide(thanks by the way,good link,but)....
The diminished chord should be notate xo7 or dim7 and be spell 1-b3-b5 AND bb7 not 6 even if it means the same note. It's kind of weird spelling a seventh chord with the sixth.
SB
The diminished chord should be notate xo7 or dim7 and be spell 1-b3-b5 AND bb7 not 6 even if it means the same note. It's kind of weird spelling a seventh chord with the sixth.
SB
