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Re: bluenotes
On Apr 2, 11:25 pm, "Robert Riddle" <captinlo...@gmail,com > wrote:
> Are the flatted 3rd, correct?
Flatted third, fifth, and seventh.
Pt
On Apr 2, 11:25 pm, "Robert Riddle" <captinlo...@gmail,com > wrote:
> Are the flatted 3rd, correct?
Flatted third, fifth, and seventh.
Pt
Re: bluenotes
Robert Riddle wrote:
> Are the flatted 3rd, correct?
>
>
That's one of them. Another one is the b7, which immediately establishes
a tonal centre ambiguity that wants to be resolved by moving to the
chord one-fourth above (for example, C to F).
When Donovan sings Sunshine Superman in C (live version; the original
recording is in Dd), the part of the melody with the words "window
today" is an example of the sequence C-B-Bb, against a C7 chord which
contains the b7 (in this case, Bb). That's a classic example.
See how both the ordinary B and the Bb are included in this sequence?
That's typical, but not mandatory.
Now play a C chord. Emphasise the top note. Drop your pinky to the
second string, fourth fret, play that (Eb) then the third fret (D) then
remove pinky and play the C note (second string) along with the chord.
Sounds good, huh? You're using the b3 here (E being the third).
Here's sequence from Sportin' Life (recently covered by Clapton and
Cale). The first four notes of the melody are E-F-Gb-G ("I'm getting
tired"). Here the b5 (Gb) is used along with the 5 (G) to create a
another melody sequence using connected semitones.
--
Stephen
Ballina, Australia
Robert Riddle wrote:
> Are the flatted 3rd, correct?
>
>
That's one of them. Another one is the b7, which immediately establishes
a tonal centre ambiguity that wants to be resolved by moving to the
chord one-fourth above (for example, C to F).
When Donovan sings Sunshine Superman in C (live version; the original
recording is in Dd), the part of the melody with the words "window
today" is an example of the sequence C-B-Bb, against a C7 chord which
contains the b7 (in this case, Bb). That's a classic example.
See how both the ordinary B and the Bb are included in this sequence?
That's typical, but not mandatory.
Now play a C chord. Emphasise the top note. Drop your pinky to the
second string, fourth fret, play that (Eb) then the third fret (D) then
remove pinky and play the C note (second string) along with the chord.
Sounds good, huh? You're using the b3 here (E being the third).
Here's sequence from Sportin' Life (recently covered by Clapton and
Cale). The first four notes of the melody are E-F-Gb-G ("I'm getting
tired"). Here the b5 (Gb) is used along with the 5 (G) to create a
another melody sequence using connected semitones.
--
Stephen
Ballina, Australia
Re: bluenotes
Just to clarify what Pt was saying, b3, b5, b7 are considered the
"blue notes".
On first blush it looked like b3, 5, 7. But I knew what Pt was
saying, just wanted to make sure no one got confused.
Guys like BB King use specific intervals like b3 to root all the time.
They also will at times substitute the 6th for the b7.
Just to clarify what Pt was saying, b3, b5, b7 are considered the
"blue notes".
On first blush it looked like b3, 5, 7. But I knew what Pt was
saying, just wanted to make sure no one got confused.
Guys like BB King use specific intervals like b3 to root all the time.
They also will at times substitute the 6th for the b7.
