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

[The Iceman <icemanle@xxxxxxx>]

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.


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




keyboard players need only play these 2 notes to define the chord. The tonic and fifth are not necessary.


It is good to begin here before starting to tackle sus chords and other more "hip" voicings, etc.





-----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.

You'll find the page at: http://www.effortlessharmonica.com/blog/tunes/jazz-standards/all-the-things-you-are/

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