Published:
2013-07-08
Updated:
2016-12-24
Learning Ukulele with Curt
Improvising Using Major Triads Plus Flat Seventh
Building on the Major Triad Arpeggios - Plus One for Creating Melodic Solos lesson you can add a b7 to a major triad for a 4-part Seventh chord. With chord tones, the notes of a chord playing a predominant role in writing melodies and in improvised melodies. The triad plus one additional note is a great melodic device for creating melodies - either written or improvised.
Author(s): Curt Sheller Publisher: Curt Sheller Publications Code: UL107triMaj-7th
Main Category: Improvisation Main Instrument: Ukulele
Subjects: Chords
2016-12-24
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Building on the Major Triad Arpeggios - Plus One for Creating Melodic Solos lesson you can add a b7 to a major triad for a 4-part Seventh chord. With chord tones, the notes of a chord playing a predominant role in writing melodies and in improvised melodies. The triad plus one additional note is a great melodic device for creating melodies - either written or improvised.
With chord tones, the notes of a chord playing a predominant role in writing melodies and in improvised melodies. The triad plus one additional note is a great melodic device for creating melodies — either written or improvised.
A triad contains three notes. A triad is the foundation of our western harmony, the chords, and chord progressions. A triad is at the heart of our more contemporary 4-part, 5-part, and beyond chords. A triad IS the chord tones / arpeggio of a chord and main component of improvisation – outlining a chord.
For a major triad these notes are the first, third and fifth (1 3 5) of it's corresponding major scale with the same root.
For C major the notes are C E G. By adding the flat seventh (♭7), Bb you have created a C7 chord for C E G B♭ (1 3 5 b7) This is a 4-part chord, often referred to as a Dominant Seventh chord.
Every Finger, Every String — Explore these starting on any finger any string.
Using the fingering principles from my book The Six Secrets of Ukulele Fingering allows you to explore scales, arpeggios, intervals and sequences starting on every finger-every string, creating multiple pathways through any single note passage.
Note: This is a lot of work — but well worth the investment in exploring the possibilities.