Re: [Harp-L] 3rds and 7ths in All The Things You Are (effortless jazz harmonica)

[Winslow Yerxa <winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx>]

When chords progress by moving down a fifth to get to the next chord root, the 
full diminished 7th chord rarely occurs. 

What happens more often is the "half diminished" chord, which has a minor 3rd, 
diminished fifth (i.e, a diminished triad) and a minor 7th. This chord is more 
commonly called the minor 7-flat 5 chord, an awkward but unambiguous description 
of its component parts. 

The 3rd and 7th of the  half-diminished chord are the same as a minor 7th chord 
and would resolve to the next chord in the same way. 
 Winslow Yerxa
Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5
Harmonica instructor, The Jazzschool for Music Study and Performance
Resident expert, bluesharmonica.com
Columnist, harmonicasessions.com




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From: The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, February 16, 2011 12:12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] 3rds and 7ths in All The Things You Are (effortless jazz 
harmonica)

now you are getting into the more advanced realm. flatted minor seventh is a 
double flat.


the idea is to inspire people to delve into this stuff without throwing a lot at 
them so that they are not overwhelmed.


Start with the basics and build from there.


What about minor third, flatted minor seventh as in a Fully diminished
chord?  Is that seventh not in this family because you can also think
of it as a sixth?







-----Original Message-----
From: michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
To: The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>
Cc: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, Feb 16, 2011 7:23 am
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] 3rds and 7ths in All The Things You Are (effortless jazz 
harmonica)


What about minor third, flatted minor seventh as in a Fully diminished
chord?  Is that seventh not in this family because you can also think
of it as a sixth?
Michael Rubin
Michaelrubinharmonica.com

On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:17 AM, The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> The 3rd and 7th scale degrees are the most important notes outlining the 
chord. There are 4 permutations and anyone interested in furthering their music 
knowledge may start here to begin a solid understanding of chord theory.
>
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> major 3rd major 7th    Major 7th chord
> minor 3rd major 7th    Minor/Major 7th chord (not used as much as the others)
> minor 3rd minor 7th    Minor 7th chord
> major 3rd minor 7th    Dominant 7th chord
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> keyboard players need only play these 2 notes to define the chord. The tonic 
and fifth are not necessary.
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> It is good to begin here before starting to tackle sus chords and other more 
"hip" voicings, etc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wim Dijkgraaf <w.dijkgraaf@xxxxxx>
> To: harp-l <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wed, Feb 16, 2011 5:37 am
> Subject: [Harp-L] 3rds and 7ths in All The Things You Are (effortless jazz 
harmonica)
>
>
> Hi (jazz) harmonica "students",
>
> I just added some sheet music for you to make it more easy to learn the 3rds 
and
> 7ths.
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> You'll find the page at: 
>http://www.effortlessharmonica.com/blog/tunes/jazz-standards/all-the-things-you-are/
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> It's a 3 page .pdf file for you to download:
> - page 1: chord symbols with 3rds only
> - page 2: chord symbols with 7ths only
> - page 3: chords symbols with 3rds and 7ths to show you how these chord tones
> resolve from one bar to the next
>
> Have fun with it,
>
> Wim
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