Use of 9ths, 13ths in chord progressions
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 17 posts since 5 Jul, 2007 from Melb
Scary indeed!!!
I have to "work" now so I'll print that off and get into it at home.
One quick question though: There are a few scales in there I've never heard of before i.e. Mela Sadvidhamargini & Mela Vakulabharanam
Could you possibly post these in TTSTTTS format for me? Or direct me to a relevant link?
Thanks heaps Nuffink.
I have to "work" now so I'll print that off and get into it at home.
One quick question though: There are a few scales in there I've never heard of before i.e. Mela Sadvidhamargini & Mela Vakulabharanam
Could you possibly post these in TTSTTTS format for me? Or direct me to a relevant link?
Thanks heaps Nuffink.
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- KVRAF
- 6519 posts since 13 Mar, 2002 from UK
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- KVRAF
- 6519 posts since 13 Mar, 2002 from UK
Ok, the best I can do is to point you at Marc Sabatella's site for a list of the most common chord scales and Scaleopiafor some exotics.
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- KVRAF
- 8389 posts since 11 Apr, 2003 from back on the hillside again - but now with a garden!
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- KVRian
- 1227 posts since 10 Oct, 2004
My Introduction to Chromatic Harmony may contain some info.poopcola wrote:Can anyone enlighten me (or direct me to a link) on how to use 9ths, 13ths, etc in progressions.
I'm interested to know if they need particular preparation and resolution or if the notes can be used as embellishments as the chord is being played.
Thanks in advance...
21/12/2012
Unfamiliar words can be looked up in my Glossary of musical terms.
Also check out my Introduction to Music Theory.
Also check out my Introduction to Music Theory.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 17 posts since 5 Jul, 2007 from Melb
Thanks for the links nuffink, some very juicy stuff indeed. I've been wondering about how to use accidentals/non scale tones for a while now and that was just what I needed.
Cheers

Cheers
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- KVRist
- 210 posts since 20 Oct, 2003
Those notes are sometimes referred to as "unresolved tensions". You don't need to resolve them and they can be used at will to embellish chords to make them sound fuller or more suspenseful. Which notes you use depends basically on the melody played on top of them. It's generally not a good idea to use tensions that conflict with the melody's tonality, although not even that is a fixed rule or anything.poopcola wrote:Can anyone enlighten me (or direct me to a link) on how to use 9ths, 13ths, etc in progressions.
I'm interested to know if they need particular preparation and resolution or if the notes can be used as embellishments as the chord is being played.


