Diatonic Chord Construction

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Diatonic Chord Construction; Music Theory
Topic Started: Jul 2 2006, 05:22 PM (432 Views)
username	Jul 2 2006, 05:22 PM Post #1
I'm special like that. Posts: 1,079 Group: Members Member #1 Joined: June 28, 2006 Gender: Male	Chord Construction (Continued): The Meaning Of 'Diatonic' And What It Does: 'Diatonic' means that in a 7 tone scale, such as the major scale, you use each note (A-G, with a sharp or flat) only once. That’s why you don’t see C major scale as C D Fb F G A B B#. Diatonic also means you follow the formula. In a °7 chord the formula is 1 b3 b5 bb7. The tones (in C) are C Eb Gb Bbb. That is diatonic. You don’t have C D# F# A, because that doesn’t follow the formula. Sure, it has the same sound and you can't tell the difference without knowing, but it helps you organize tones, and help you figure out a chord or a scale without having much trouble. Diatonic In Chords: As explained above, diatonic formulas apply to chords. If it says 1 3 5, then you're using the 1, 3 and the 5, not the 1, 3 and the bb6. Chords are given specific formulas for a reason! So use 'em. It'll help you out down the road and organize your thoughts. Diatonic In Scales: Yes! It's everywhere! You look at the scale formula (Again, the formula is there for a reason), say its 1 b3 #5 b7 (random) then you have (in C) C Eb G# Bb, not C D# G# A#, or any of the like. There for a reason. Using diatonic in scales is very important when trying to make your own scales, and finding out what one is. As you can tell from this section, I'm a fan of diatonic stuff. You should be too E# And B# Do Exist!: C'mon, you couldn’t have though they didn’t exist. They are perfectly valid notes, and are common place in scales. When you were reading the Co5 part and wondered what I was doing with the E# and B#... Well, they are used for diatonic purposes. Take the C# major scale for example: C# D# E# F# G# A# B# C#. You can’t put C# D# F F# G# A# C C#, because it is not diatonic! Finding Out What Chords Are In What Key. I'm going to expand on 'diatonic' here. Diatonic can also mean that a specific piece fits into one key exactly. Example, a song that uses the notes A F# G E C fits diatonically into the key of Em, or G major. Read through that lesson as it explains this section to a great extent, but since I actually have to do something, here is a list of universal formulas for chords and extensions. This is what you get if you go through that lesson all the way. In the key of C: Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7 Bm7b5 And beyond... Cmaj9 Dm9 Em7(b9) Fmaj9 G9 Am9 Bm7(b5, b9) Further: Cmaj11 Dm11 Em11(b9) Fmaj9(#11) G11 Am11 Bm11(b5, b9) And to 13ths! Cmaj13 Dm13 Em11(b9, b13) Fmaj13(#11) G13 Am13 Bm11(b5, b9, b13) -idk



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