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Music Theory Basic Level |
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Posted 05/25/08 22:30 by
GuitarrrgggMan (8 posts) |
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I have downloaded and been reading through the basic level theory (which is great) and hope someone can clarify a few questions for me.
Observation 1
Page 8 "Usage" Explanation
Using the Dm7 chord as an example, it refers to A as a 3rd Minor higher then F
Question 1
I am not sure I understand the Dm7 Example:
Isn't the interval between A anf F two tones hence a 3rd, which takes me to the note on the 7th Fret / 4th String (A), please clarify what I am overlooking?
Observation 2
I thought the root note of a chord was always on the 6th(low E) or 5th (A) string.
Question 2
Why / When would I choose a differeent chord interval / Fret / String (as in the Dm7 example:- F) as a starting point to construct a chord?
Question 3
I have never quite understood the term "Diatonic", I have read several explanation but they are vague. Can anyone define where the term comes from?
Question 4
Why would I never double a 7th?
Question 5
Which program was used to create the Fretboard diagrams in the article?
Lastly
I would appreciate any help / links to explanations, that will clarify my understanding. Thanks in advance.
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Posted 05/27/08 00:39 by
GuitarrrgggMan (8 posts) |
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"Anybody Out There"
To help me?
Eowyn,
Can you answer my questions?
Thanks in advance.
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Posted 05/30/08 18:24 by
eowyn (621 posts) |
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Gee... I haven't posted here in years!
OK, here goes.
Observation 1 /Question 1:
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There is a typo in the explanation; in a Dm7 chord (D - F - A - C), the interval between F and A is a MAJOR 3rd, not a minor one.
No, the root of a chord is where you want/need to put it - it's entirely up to you.
Besides, the lowest note in a chord is not necessarily the root; in that case one speaks about "inversions".
Question 2:
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There are no rules. All depends on the movement of the bass line in the song.
Also, the choice of which strings to play depends on the effect you want: for funky rhythm stuff or reggae style rhythm, you will want to stay on the top three or four strings; for heavy power chord based rhythms the low E and A strings are best.
Question 3:
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Diatonic means "belonging to the tonality"; chromatic means "out".
The word diatonic comes from the greek and means exactly that!
Question 4:
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because a 7th is a dissonance and one normally doesn't double a dissonance.
Question 5:
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Why - Guitar Pro, of course! I just made screen shots and cut away the rest.
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Posted 05/31/08 01:36 by
GuitarrrgggMan (8 posts) |
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Thanks for the reply eowyn
You haven't posted here for years....I only came across the site last week, and found your articles interesting an informative.
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No, the root of a chord is where you want/need to put it - it's entirely up to you.
Besides, the lowest note in a chord is not necessarily the root; in that case one speaks about "inversions".
Please confirm For My Understanding
Are you saying any if the root note is not the lowest not....then the chord is considered an inversion?
Diatonic
Ahh....not sure I am any further forward undestanding this....I though it possibly meant the scale had two tonic notes in it...say an octave apart....the actual meaning you provide doesn't really help me undestand what it's all about...if you know what I mean
Chromatic
Meaning "Out"....not sure I understand this either...what I do undestand is that the notes in the scale increase / decreas by half tones (semitones)...not sure where chromatic comes into it!
What Program Was Used
I was just curious, as they are neat diagrams.
Guitar Pro looks like an excellent program...being a beginner and faced with so much information on the net, I am still working out what to get.
I came across another excellent theory link today here:
http://cnx.org/
Thanks again.
Please reply back to the questions within my posting above. I will post back here if I have any other questions in relation to your tutorials.....if thats okay with you?
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Posted 05/31/08 10:08 by
eowyn (621 posts) |
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Let's take a simple example with the A chord: A - C# - E
You can play the notes of this chord in a different order, but that will not change the fact that this is an A chord. The way you place the note in the chord is called a "voicing".
If the root note (A in this case) is the lowest note in the chord, the chord is said to be in standard position (please note that this does NOT mean that A has to be on the low A or low E string of the guitar; that's an entirely different subject altogether). If not, you have an inversion.
For example, C# - E - A is the first inversion of the A chord, and E - A - C# is the second inversion.
Please note: the root of the A chord is and remains the note A!
Diatonic/Chromatic
Yes, you are right: the western equally tempered scale consists of twelve notes separated by an equal half tone.
These twelve notes are sometimes called the "chromatic scale".
But out of this twelve notes, it is possible to define 24 seven notes scales, corresponding to the 24 major and minor tonalities (or keys).
Given a tonality, diatonic then means all the notes that are part of the key, and chromatic means all the other notes.
The words diatonic and chromatic only have meaning IN THE CONTEXT OF A GIVEN TONALITY (a hence a given scale).
Let's take the C major scale: C D E F G A B
These notes are diatonic to the C major scale; all the other notes (e.g. C#, or F#, or whatever) are chromatic. If we take the A major cale: A B C# D E F# G#
then those are the diatonic notes of A major, and any other note will be chromatic.
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Posted 05/31/08 21:35 by
GuitarrrgggMan (8 posts) |
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Thanks for the explanation Eowyn
That clears my misundestanding up,
Cheers 
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