Sawdust Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I've developed a few assumptions about harmony, I'm not sure if any of them are correct and I wanted to make sure they are before going any further with anything that makes heavy use of it. * Progressions in major 1sts and perfect 5ths are strong both down and up: I to VIIm, I to II, I to IV, I to V 5ths are the strongest of the two, and everything else is weak and should as much as possible not be used. * Dissonent chords add flavor if you get rid of them fast enough with a good resolution I to VII(diminished) to VI * There's a technique in jazz and classical music where you sound the chord a semitone away from the one you're trying to get to before moving to it. I to III to IV If it acctually exists, what's it called? * You can put any note on top as long as the bass is either the root note or the third, or the fifth if it's a 6,7,9 etc. chord, anything else would confuse the listener. * Third and lower intervals have a higher presence in the bass but tend to be a bit heavy on the ear and the lowest two notes in a chord should have an interval of at least a fifth, this doesn't count for diads. Is that correct?, is there something I'm missing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegord Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Hey sawdust, let me see if I can help you with that. * There's a technique in jazz and classical music where you sound the chord a semitone away from the one you're trying to get to before moving to it. I to III to IV If it acctually exists, what's it called? First of all, III to IV is a diatonic approach. Considering you are using a major or mixlydian mode, it would be semitonal, but it's still a diatonic approach. There is a technique though, using accidental notes this time, to make an approach by semitones, either using as root the note that is a semitone before, or using the one that is a semitone after the chord you are moving to. If it's a semitone before, you should use a diminished chord as a link between the two diatonic chords. i.e. I - #I Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawdust Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 Well, I hope I've been helpful! See you on the forum, cheers! Acctually you've been very helpful, thanks for that =). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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