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Like Onepersonlikesthis.Bethefirstofyourfriends.
Inthenext15minutesorso,Illbeshowingyoustepbystep,howtoformalteredchordsusingtriads.
Alteredchordsareextendeddominantchordsthatarecommonlyusedbyintermediateandadvancedplayersandtheffectiveinharmonyespeciallywhenresolvingto
minorchords.
Thebenefitsofknowingalteredchordsareendlessandthatswhyamtakinganadvantageofthisopportunitytosharewithyouonemoreeasierwaytoformaltered
chordswhicharebiggerchordsusingmajorandminortriadswhicharesmallerchords.
Letsgetstartedwiththislessonbytakingalookattriads.
WhatAreTriads?
Atriadissimplyachordofthreenotes.Achordisacollectionofthreeormorerelatedpitches.Sowhateverisgonnabecalledachordinmusic,hasatleastthreenotes.
Andtriadsarechordsofthreenotes,meaningthat,triadsaretheleastintheclassofchords.
Therearebiggerchordslikesevenths,ninthsandsoonbuttriadsaretheprimitivechordsthebasicchordstructures.Atriadcanbeformedbystackingthreenotes.
Butthedistancebetweenthetriadsthatwearetalkingaboutinthislessonisthirds.
Soeventhoughyoucanstacknotesinseconds,inthecaseofCDE:
infourths,inthecaseofBGC:
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.andeveninfifths,inthecaseofCGD:
ourinterestinthislessonisontriadsthatthedistancebetweensuccessivetonesareinthirds(akatertianharmony.)
Sowellbelookingattriadsinthislessonandwellbeusingmajorandminortriads.Soinamoment,letstakealookatmajorandminortriads.
Amajortriadisatriadofamajorquality.Inmusic,thetermsmajororminorandsometimesaugmentedanddiminishedareusedtoqualifyideas,whetherscales,
intervals,chords,chordprogression.
Thetermmajortriadisusedtoqualityachordwhosenotesarerelatedtothefirst,thirdandfifthtonesofanygivenmajorscale.SoifIplaythethefirst,thirdandfifth
tonesofanygivenmajorscaleinthekeyboard,Iwillbeformingthemajortriad.
Forexample,inthekeyofC:
wherethereisCEandG:
arethefirst,thirdandfifthtonesoftheCmajorscale:
CEG:
istheCmajortriad.
Sousinganyothergivenmajorscaleyoucanformthemajortriadbystackingthefirst,thirdandfifthtones.
Foryourreference,herearethemajortriadsinotherkeys
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Cmajortriad:
Dflatmajortriad:
Dmajortriad:
Eflatmajortriad:
Emajortriad:
Fmajortriad:
Gflatmajortriad:
Gmajortriad:
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Aflatmajortriad:
Amajortriad:
Bflatmajortriad:
Bmajortriad:
Havingcoveredmajortriads,letstakealookatminortriads
Minortriadsaretriadsthathaveaminorquality.Theyareprettymuchthetriadformedfromthefirst,thirdandfifthtonesofanaturalminorscale.Usinganynatural
minorscale,youcanformtheminortriadbystackingthefirst,thirdandfifthtones.
IntheDminorscale:
wherethefirst,thirdandfifthtonesareDFA:
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stackingDFAtogether:
producestheDminortriad.
Herearetheminortriadsinalltwelvekeys
Cminortriad:
Csharpminortriad:
Dminortriad:
Dsharpminortriad:
Eminortriad:
Fminortriad:
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Fsharpminortriad:
Gminortriad:
Gsharpminortriad:
Aminortriad:
Bflatminortriad:
Bminortriad:
Nowthatyouknowthetriads,wearegoodtogo,wearereadytoexplorealteredchordsinthislesson,wearereadytoformalteredchordswiththesemajorandminor
triadsthatwevecovered.
Butbeforewedothat,letstakealookatalteredchords.Sowhatarealteredchords?.
AShortNoteOnAlteredChords
Alteredchordsarechordsthatbelongtothedominantchordfamilychordsthatareformedonthefifthdegree.Theyareknowntosounddissonantanddiscordant,and
theyareknowntohaveasenseofresolution.Sowhenchordsofthedominantfamilyareplayed,theytendtoresolvetomorestablechords
Alteredchordsarechordsofthedominantfamilybuttheyaresaidtobealteredbecauseafewchordtonesareraisedorlowered.Soinsimpleterms,alteredchordsare
chordsthatitspitchesorchordtonesthataremodifiedtomakethemadaptabletoarelatedorforeignkey.
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Forinstance,theCdominantchord:
whichconsistsoftheCEGandBbtones
canbealteredbyraisingthefifth:
orloweringthefifth:
andalsobyraisingtheninth:
orloweringtheninth:
Alteredchordsaredominantchordsthatcontainchromatictones.Sotheresalittletwistinthefifthwhichcanberaisedorlowered,andalsoontheninthwhichcanbe
raisedorlowered.
Sothereisnoparticularalteredchord,eventhoughthecommonalteredchordthatcanbeusedisthe
Dom7#5#9:
butthereotherclassesofalteredchords.
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Dom7#5b9:
Dom7b5b9:
andsoon.
Alteredchordsareusefulinmusicbecausetheyresolvetominorchords.
TheCdom7chord:
resolvestotheFmajor:
orminorchord:
ButforastrongerresolutiontotheFminorchord:
usingaCalteredchord:
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soundsawholelotbetter.
Takealookatthisprogression
A36chordprogressioninthekeyofAb:
thethirdandthesixthtonesareC:
andF:
respectively.
SousingtheCalteredchord:
whichistheCdom7#5#9
andresolvingtoFmin11chord:
doyouseehowthatsounded?
Itsoundedverybeautiful.RathergoingtotheFmin11chordwiththeCdom7chord.
Nowthatwevetalkedaboutalteredchord,letstakethisstudytothenextlevelbytakingalookattheformationofalteredchordusingtriads.
TheFormationOfAlteredChordsUsingTriads
Oneofthemostimportantthingstonesofachordareitsthirdsandsevenths.Notjustforalteredchords,butchordsofallclassesmajorchords,minorchords,dominant
chords,diminishedchords,thirdsareseventhbecauseaccordingtoJermaineGriggs,theygiveusanideaoftheoverallqualityofthechord.
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NowtakingalookattheCdominantchord:
itsthirdandseventhwhichareCandBb:
underscoresitsbasicqualitywhichisadominantchord.
Ifthisskeletonwhichisathirdandaseventhisplayedonthelefthand,thisgivesusroomtoplayupperstructurechordsontherighthand.
Thesechordsarecalledupperstructurebecausetheyareplayedoverthebasicdominantstructurewhichistheskeleton.Sowearehavingtheupperstructuretriads,and
inthiscase,wellbeusingmajorandminortriads.
Soletstakealookatupperstructuremajortriads.
UpperStructureMajorTriads
Upperstructuremajortriadsaremajortriadsthatcanbeplayedoveradominantseventhskeletontoformanalteredchord,andIllbegivingyoutwooftheminthis
lesson
#1Themajortriadbuiltovertheflatfive.
InthekeyofC:
yourb5isGb:
soplayingaGbmajortriad:
overC:
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producesanalteredchord.
Specificallythisalteredchordisthedom7b5b9.
#2Themajortriadbuiltuptheflatsix.
TheflatsixdegreeinthekeyofC:
isAb:
..soplayinganAbmajortriad:
overtheCdom7skeletonvoicing:
thisproducesCdom7#5#9chord.
Youcanaswelltransposethisvoicingtoothertwelvekeys.
UpperStructureMinorTriads
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Hello,I'mChukuOnyemachi(aka"Dr.Pokey")amusicologist,pianist,author,clinicianandNigerian.InspiredbymyrolemodelJermaineGriggs,
IstartedteachingmusiciansinmyneighborhoodinApril2005.Today,I'mprivilegedtoworkasamusicconsultantandcontentcreatorwith
HearandPlayMusicGroupsharingmywealthofknowledgewiththousandsofmusiciansacrosstheworld.
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