Re: [Harp-L] Minor II V I

[icemanle@xxxxxxx]

Start to explore diminished scales (half-tone, whole tone) here. Starting on "D", go up 1/2 tone, then whole tone, then 1/2 tone. Scale ends up with nine note choices, and within these choices lives Dm7b5 exactly. 


This scale is fun to use over a lot of V chords.


Please don't stress over learning all the scales that work over all the chords. A chord creates a "color" background upon which you paint note choices. Every note choice is a good one. As Miles Davis once said, "If you choose a note that sounds "wrong", it will be perceived as right or wrong depending on the next note you play" (not those exact words, but that exact sentiment).


Your Force of Will can make any note sound right in any situation. Seek to strengthen your force of will.

During the Dm7b5, Eb, F#, A and B sound good to me.






-----Original Message-----
From: michael rubin <michaelrubinharmonica@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Ronald Burton <aussierwb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Harp-L <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Jan 8, 2010 6:49 pm
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Minor II V I


After an afternoon of exploring, I have come up with these sounds thatdo not make sense with my understanding of the theory:During the Dm7b5, Eb, F#, A and B sound good to me.During the G7Alt D and F# sound good, as well as the C alreadydiscussed.  C# Sounds bad.During the CmMaj7 Ab, F# and Bb sound good.Any clues as to why?  Thanks for all of your help so far.Thanks,Michael RubinMichaelrubinharmonica.comOn 1/8/10, Ronald Burton <aussierwb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:>> Winslow...couldn'thave said it better if I was an MIT Engineering grad.  I've got a harp tuned something like this....never use it>>>> Ron B>> > Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 13:22:03 -0800> > From: winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: RE: [Harp-L] Minor II V I> > To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx> >> > Here are the spellings of the chords:> >> > D minor 7 flat 5: D F Ab C> >  (this type of chord is also called half-diminished 7ths)> >> > G alt: G Cb F Bb Eb Ab Db> >  (Ab melodic minor scale voiced in 4ths)> >> > C minor major 7: C Eb G B> >> > You may be thinking of a G suspended (aka sus4) chord, which would contain a C.> >> > An alt chord does contain an augmented 5th, yet it is not the same as an augmented chord, as it's not based on a triad structure. Instead it states the scale in a stack of 4th intervals (which is why you see C-flat intead of B in the G alt chord).> >> > Winslow> >> > Winslow Yerxa> >> > Author, Harmonica For Dummies ISBN 978-0-470-33729-5> >> > --- On Fri, 1/8/10, Ronald Burton <aussierwb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> >> > Do you mean G-Augmented with the seventh of G with an augmented 7th> >> > The first chord would have a C instead of the B> >> > arp-l> >> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org> > Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx> > http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l>> _________________________________________________________________> Hotmail: Powerful Free email with security by Microsoft.> http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390710/direct/01/_______________________________________________> Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.org> Harp-L@xxxxxxxxxx> http://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l>_______________________________________________Harp-L is sponsored by SPAH, http://www.spah.orgHarp-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx://harp-l.org/mailman/listinfo/harp-l