How to Harmonize a Major Scale - Music Theory
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Date: 2022-03-28
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UDKOX
Even though the tips may be great, without a theory background feels like learning them by heart. Which I personally hate, thus, some questions:
- 3:45 : -It doesn't work when going I ii iii at the beginning-. Why not?
- 4:00 : You play a off-scale note that doesn't sound right to me. Maybe because you stopped and talked. Would have sound like a tension-release if played all together? Could you develop on this?
In overall it looks like you take chords from the C minor scale. Played like you did, doesn't sound right, could you tell me a progression that would sound good so that I can try it myself?
Thank you.
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Even though the tips may be great, without a theory background feels like learning them by heart. Which I personally hate, thus, some questions:
- 3:45 : -It doesn't work when going I ii iii at the beginning-. Why not?
- 4:00 : You play a off-scale note that doesn't sound right to me. Maybe because you stopped and talked. Would have sound like a tension-release if played all together? Could you develop on this?
In overall it looks like you take chords from the C minor scale. Played like you did, doesn't sound right, could you tell me a progression that would sound good so that I can try it myself?
Thank you.
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Ilovetosingem
Hi Gareth. A simple thing like a scale made wonderful. 4:39 Add in an extra note, played together the A and G this would be a C6 or Am7 if taken from the Amb or VIb point of view, with the C in the bass. I hope you can understand what I'm saying. Also. The passing note is not played together. Is that correct what you played. Have I got that right. Just great, especially with the notes being played, it starts to penetrate. Thanks again and keep safe you and yours.
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Hi Gareth. A simple thing like a scale made wonderful. 4:39 Add in an extra note, played together the A and G this would be a C6 or Am7 if taken from the Amb or VIb point of view, with the C in the bass. I hope you can understand what I'm saying. Also. The passing note is not played together. Is that correct what you played. Have I got that right. Just great, especially with the notes being played, it starts to penetrate. Thanks again and keep safe you and yours.
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Pratik
Another question if you may.....for the first note C, C major chord is used where C is the root note, same goes for F which is harmonized using F major or the IV chord which has F in its Root position....using similar logic why doesn't using G major or the V chord sound correct when used over the G note? Is there a reason why we used the I chord which has G as the 5th note to harmonize the G note?
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Another question if you may.....for the first note C, C major chord is used where C is the root note, same goes for F which is harmonized using F major or the IV chord which has F in its Root position....using similar logic why doesn't using G major or the V chord sound correct when used over the G note? Is there a reason why we used the I chord which has G as the 5th note to harmonize the G note?
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Dr.
Thanks, for spending time to explain this to me. You are right, I need to expose myself to these other scales.
Are you saying though that you can't create a chord progression using an harmonic minor scale, using the augmented and diminished chords without incorporating other scales?
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Thanks, for spending time to explain this to me. You are right, I need to expose myself to these other scales.
Are you saying though that you can't create a chord progression using an harmonic minor scale, using the augmented and diminished chords without incorporating other scales?
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Luciano
Thank you for making this! One quick question though--from what scale are you grabbing the diminished 7th chord from? I have only a rough/beginner's understanding of theory so I was thinking the 7th chord in CMaj would have a root of B, or if in FMaj it would have a root of E.
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Thank you for making this! One quick question though--from what scale are you grabbing the diminished 7th chord from? I have only a rough/beginner's understanding of theory so I was thinking the 7th chord in CMaj would have a root of B, or if in FMaj it would have a root of E.
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Authentic
from the comments I can already see that the topic of harmonisation is a really complex and interesting subject which can be thoroughly and extensively discussed .
there is a lot of space for creativity , and it's generally really interesting !
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from the comments I can already see that the topic of harmonisation is a really complex and interesting subject which can be thoroughly and extensively discussed .
there is a lot of space for creativity , and it's generally really interesting !
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Joe
4:18 You use a diminished 7th chord, which usually sounds horrible to me, but that sounded perfect right there. What's the theory behind how to appropriately use diminished 7th chords to actually sound good?
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4:18 You use a diminished 7th chord, which usually sounds horrible to me, but that sounded perfect right there. What's the theory behind how to appropriately use diminished 7th chords to actually sound good?
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Auth
Gareth is creative in his use of triad chords. He uses 4 note chords only occasionally. Jazz musicians use 4 note chords more frequently and even larger chords. What is the advantage of each approach?
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Gareth is creative in his use of triad chords. He uses 4 note chords only occasionally. Jazz musicians use 4 note chords more frequently and even larger chords. What is the advantage of each approach?
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Dr.
Please could you do this in the Bb minor scale. Trying to make sense of all the augmented and diminished chords are difficult, unless you keep to the natural minor scale and don't raise the seventh.
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Please could you do this in the Bb minor scale. Trying to make sense of all the augmented and diminished chords are difficult, unless you keep to the natural minor scale and don't raise the seventh.
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