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Specific chord confusion: why the C# in Eb7 b9 13?
needing the expert help on the forum as I simply can't understand this. Following a vid, the player mentions he plays Eb7 9b 13 chord. The melody note is C, and he plays 1-3 (Eb, G) in left hand. What ...
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Piano chords with an octave in them
I rarely see people playing chords on the piano the way I learned in school, but they more often play chords with an octave in them.
For example, instead of playing C major as C E G, they play it ...
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Why is this a Gm7 chord?
I am studying some jazz piano licks and there are these inversions/variations and trying to understand how this is considered a Gm7 chords. There is no G in the chords and C which is not in a Gm7 but ...
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Intervals and Inversions
I thought I had a pretty good understanding of inversions, until I ran across this tutorial video where he plays the following "inversions"
I understand that these are close triad voicings. ...
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Completing a chord progression
I am looking to complete a chord progression of 3 chords that I try to identify first before continuing the progression. However having no theoretical background I am struggling if you could please ...
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Do the inversions of V7 always support the other 3 tones of the chord?
Since you can only use 4 notes in 4 part writing and the inversions of V7 must be complete then is it correct to say that
V65 supports ^5 ^2 and ^4
V43 supports ^7 ^4 and ^5
V42 supports ^5 ^7 and ^2
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difficulty with chord spelling and voicing in Neumeyer's Hindemith analysis
This post is in reference to David Neumeyer's The Music of Paul Hindemith.
Please refer to the third chord of m.1 in example 3.12 (below). I see this chord spelled as C E E Bb. Having said that, I ...
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Chord progression versions and categories
I'm having trouble interpreting this chord progression. For example, the three different iv chords shown: does the bass note not affect the right hand? I can see that they are only using "A-E-C&...
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How to characterize voicings of "cowboy chords" on guitar?
As set forth in the title, how might might one characterize voicings of "cowboy chords" on guitar? And is there a systematic way to characterize the voicing of these and other chords?
In the ...
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What does the chord notation X/Y ("slash chord") mean?
Questions about slash chords are frequent enough that this question was created to answer the general concerns as well as link to related or more specific questions on the topic.
Chords notated like ...
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Should the comping instrument ever double the bass player?
I was taught that when comping along with a bass player, I should (generally) avoid playing the same note as the bass. Are there times when this is desirable, recommended, or even necessary? If yes, ...
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How do inversions of extended chords work?
I am trying to understand what is the main difference between inversions and voicings, The way I see it is that the inversion will establish the lowest note on a chord, while the voicing is the ...
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What percentage of the time did Bach and others use chord inversions in chorales?
I know the frequencies of his "Normal Fundamental Harmonic Progressions" i.e., the progression of chord roots. I'd like to know the percentage of time that he used 1st or 2nd inversions in his ...
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Does every chord have inversions?
I know triads and 7ths chords have inversions, and their inversions even have names(64, 6, 65, 42, etc.)
My questions are:
Do the triads' and 7th chords' inversion names also apply to non-major ...
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Non-cadential use of 6/4 chord
I guess the 6-4 chord in common practice music is typically seen as a "cadential" 6-4, used to embellish the chords around it by means of bass arpeggiation.
In rock music, however, a I chord in ...
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Rising Fourth/Descending Fifth bass movement in inversions
I understand that the sense of resolution is strongest with the root movement of a rising fourth/descending fifth. However, is the important thing that the chords be a fourth/fifth apart (i.e. Cmaj - ...
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What should one keep in mind when writing the Neapolitan 6th chord in a chord progression?
So I have just started reading about the Neapolitan 6th, & I'm new to this topic. I know that it is generally used in its first inversion, & is often followed by chord V. Thus it is used in ...
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Arrangement of triad inversions [duplicate]
For any given triad there are six possible arrangements of the notes.
For example: CEG, CGE, GEC, GCE, ECG, EGC
Why are only three of them taken account of, ie. root, first and second inversions?
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Is it ok to write a note of the same register in two voices (SATB)?
I want to know if this is allowed when writing for SATB. The chord is D/F#. The note D is of the same register, but repeated in the Alto & Tenor voices. Is this allowed in a music theory exam?
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chord voicing with arpeggiations and inversions
This question is in two parts.
A) Assume the rules of 4-part harmony. Should the first note of an arpeggio be the one that is included in the chord for best sonority? For example, we are told, with ...
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how to identify the triad on the grand staff?
So basically, I know how to identify triad if there is only one clef, but have troubling identifying the triad when there is a grand staff. Could someone tell me how to do this and possibly give me ...
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Piano arpeggio voicing
I'm composing a piano piece and I'm trying to make the accompaniment.
I made this arpeggio and I had this thought that
the Bb/F might not be a Bb/F.
Because it's starting from the Bb.
But what if ...
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