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Hello Guys ! In the last columns, we
studied all possible chords derivated from natural minor and harmonic
minor scales. This month, we will learn the chords derivated from
melodic minor scale (also called jazz minor). There is something important
to understand about this scale: the seventh degree (altered), is not
useful for half-diminished chords. It´s common to use this scale
over chords that has the following tensions : 9m/9+/11+ and 13m. As
you can see, the example 1 shows the possible chords from melodic
minor (Just like we mentioned last month, we will just talk about
tetrads, since triads are already implicit in this way). Natural minor/ harmonic minor/ melodic minor chords and scales
As an exercise, should be very interesting to build this scale table
in all minor tones. This way, will be more easy for you to understand
the relations between all scales and chords. In most times, these
scales are not applied just like we can see in this table, and some
of these chords showed here are not caractheristic from tonal music,
being more used as passing chords, just like the VII degree from melodic
minor scale. Some of this scales can also be used in other types of
dominant chords, just like mixolidian 11+ or altered. We should also
remember that, in a musical analysis, sometimes you can find different
improvising possibilities for the same harmony. And, for a better
understanding of the real use use of all these elements, we will need
to study a few more things that that we will talk about in the next
columns. Doubts? Suggestions? Comments? Send an e-mail to ivan@venegasmusic.com
. See you !
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