RNB CHords
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- KVRer
- 4 posts since 7 May, 2024
what are some suggestions for some dark rnb chord progressions or scales in the style of brent faiyaz
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- KVRAF
- 16778 posts since 8 Mar, 2005 from Utrecht, Holland
Never heard of. Listened to one song: pistachios.
It's only two simple minor chords. A beginner should be able to figure it out.
The mood comes from the playing & production.
Another song: Upset feet. (side note: how to get your feet upset?
One minor 79 chord, which is a stack of minor third intervals: D F A C E.
Sampled and transposed.
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- KVRer
- 27 posts since 12 Jul, 2024
A lot of R&B has roots in jazz harmony, so it would wise to pick up a jazz theory book - you don't have to be an expert jazz player, but knowing the basics will really help
In short, a lot of it is 6th and 7th chords, and extensions (9ths and 13ths)
If you're coming from rock, it's substituting the following:
major triad = major 7th with a 9th
example: C major (C E G) becomes a Cmaj7/9 (C E G B D)
sometimes you can substitute the 7th for a 6th (C E G A D)
minor triad = minor 7th with a 9th
example: D minor (D F A) becomes a Dm7/9 (D F A C E)
(you could substitute the 7th for the 6th but that more typical in jazz and not much in R&B)
V chord = dominant 7th with a 13th
example: in rock in the key of C, it would be the G chord, or the turnaround chord, whatever you want to call it)
G major (G B D) becomes G7/13 (G B D F E)
(there's a whole category of chords you could substitute for the V or dominant in jazz, but in R&B the most common is the 13th)
Also, the key thing is rhythm (easier to show in person than to type it out)
Last thing: just like in jazz, oftentimes you can skip the 5th or play it rootless
(example: Cmaj7/9 can be played as C E B D, or rootless as E B D if there's a bassline that is playing the root)
But in terms of harmony, that's the main difference between chordal harmony you hear in rock, vs R&B -- it's all in the 7ths and extensions (9ths and 13ths)
In short, a lot of it is 6th and 7th chords, and extensions (9ths and 13ths)
If you're coming from rock, it's substituting the following:
major triad = major 7th with a 9th
example: C major (C E G) becomes a Cmaj7/9 (C E G B D)
sometimes you can substitute the 7th for a 6th (C E G A D)
minor triad = minor 7th with a 9th
example: D minor (D F A) becomes a Dm7/9 (D F A C E)
(you could substitute the 7th for the 6th but that more typical in jazz and not much in R&B)
V chord = dominant 7th with a 13th
example: in rock in the key of C, it would be the G chord, or the turnaround chord, whatever you want to call it)
G major (G B D) becomes G7/13 (G B D F E)
(there's a whole category of chords you could substitute for the V or dominant in jazz, but in R&B the most common is the 13th)
Also, the key thing is rhythm (easier to show in person than to type it out)
Last thing: just like in jazz, oftentimes you can skip the 5th or play it rootless
(example: Cmaj7/9 can be played as C E B D, or rootless as E B D if there's a bassline that is playing the root)
But in terms of harmony, that's the main difference between chordal harmony you hear in rock, vs R&B -- it's all in the 7ths and extensions (9ths and 13ths)
