Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Bi-Tonal Arpeggios Part III

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This is similar to Polytonal Chords I - IV see
Polytonal Chords



This technique allows you to create a bigger tension chord by playing two different chords in a row arpeggio style. Remember to play low to high in tone - starting with the low tones on the left to the higher tones going right.
The following examples are melodic minor arpeggios created from the C melodic minor scale. (Jazz melodic minor - ascending and descending same notes)

Number positions are the same for all fifteen keys.


C melodic minor note names = C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B, C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B, C

C melodic minor scale numbers = 1/R, 2, b3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8/R, 9, b10,11, 12, 13, 14, 15/R


C minor major seventh - C, Eb, G, B
D minor seventh - D, F, A, C
Together = C, Eb, G, B, D, F, A, C = C minor major thirteenth or Cm maj13
Number formula = R, b3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 13th


F dominant seventh - F, A, C, Eb
G dominant seventh - G, B, D, F
Together = F, A, C, Eb, G, B, D, F = F dominant nine add sharp eleventh and thirteenth or
F9/#11/13
Number formula = R, 3rd, 5th, b7th, 9th, #11th, 13th


C minor major seventh - C, Eb, G, B
G seventh - F, G, B, D third inversion
Together = C, Eb, G, B, F, G, B, D = C minor major ninth add eleventh or Cm maj9/11
Number formula = R, b3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 11th


F major sharp eleventh - F, A, B
F dominant seventh - C, Eb, F, A second inversion
Together = F, A, B, C, Eb, F, A = F dominant seventh add sharp eleventh or F7/#11
Number formula = R, 3rd, 5th, b7th, #11th





Assignment: Record each of these chords (last chord given in each example) - using quarter note strums for five to ten minutes. Then using quarter then eighth notes on another track or with a friend - play the bi-tonal arpeggio up in tone then down in tone.



Now transpose these to each position (register) of your instrument, then to all 15 keys.





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