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Diatonic Chord Functions

18m · Harmony&Improvisation · 23 Jul 05:14

  • why triads pull your ear in one direction or another
  • the 1 chord, the root, the center of the key
  • The 5 chord, the dominant, pulls your ear strongly toward the 1 chord
  • The 4 chord, particularly the 4 to the 5 chord
  • The 2 chord to the 5 chord
  • The 1 to the 6 chord
  • a peek into chord extension and where we are headed

 

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- Triads - major, minor, diminished, augmented 

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Modes Test 2

- Similar test but sped up and simplified 

- Spell a chord to the 7th, name one possible mode and its parent key 

 

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Modes Test 1

Section 1 - spell the arpeggio or chord type to the 7th, state the possible mode and the possible parent keys 

Section 2 - name the parent key for each of the stated modes 

Section 3 - name the 1, 6, 2, and 5 chords for each of the stated keys 

 

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Modes Wrap Up 2

  • Using the parent key of each mode starting on the D note, use the 4 and 5 chords of the parent key as your easy start for improvisation.
  • Listen as Doub walks you through the process of finding these, and the neat sounds that come out of this trick.
  • Get ready for the modes test next!

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Modes Wrap Up

- What to expect in the Modes Test, what to prepare for

- Some tips and tricks on other ways to think through the modes

- Review/Overview of all modes of major 

- Using A as the starting note for each mode of major, Doub helps you understand how to find the parent key by using the WWhWWWh definition of a scale 

 

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