| LearnJazzPiano.com archives: scales over 9-6-5 chords | |
| quartal -- 06/08/2004, 09:11:41 -- #4816 | |
| besides pentatonic scales what other scales sound good over 9-6-5 chords? | |
| Mike -- 06/08/2004, 10:08:11 -- #4817 | |
| all the scales that are available on any major chord. 5 is always assumed in a chord spelling. So I assuming then you are meaning to refer to a 69 chord. The favorite chord of most pianists. | |
| smg -- 06/08/2004, 10:39:05 -- #4818 | |
| This link is to a site where scale/chord relationships are dealt with in detail-http://www.chrisjuergensen.com/lessons.htm?ID=1047 | |
| smg -- 06/08/2004, 10:39:51 -- #4819 | |
| BTW like Mike I'm wondering what you mean by 9-6-5.... | |
| quartal -- 06/08/2004, 10:59:24 -- #4822 | |
| i meant using the 9th the 6th and the 5th scale tones to outline a chord.. | |
| smg -- 06/08/2004, 11:03:25 -- #4823 | |
| Give me an example of the voicing,using this kind of system- LH xxx RH xxxx | |
| quartal -- 06/08/2004, 17:19:42 -- #4836 | |
| i meant 6-9-5 chords-- so for c i would play a-d-g- in left hand...so what scales go over that besides c pentatonic and c minor that are interesting? | |
| albetan -- 06/08/2004, 19:01:34 -- #4837 | |
| You may play any scales against quartals. Look for 3 notes containing 1, 3, 5, 7. 9. 11. or 13. Voicings for C: D G C (9, 5, 1) E A D (3, 13, 9) A D G (13, 9, 5) B E A (7, 3, 13) Voicings for G7: F B E (7, 3, 13) here no perfect quartal, a diatonic quartal. Voicings for Dm7 G C F (11, 7, 3) containing 7 and 3. Voicings for Cm: D G C (9, 5, 1) F Bb Eb (11, 7, 3) G C F (5, 1, 11) A D G (13, 9, 5) For Cm6: Eb A D (3, 13, 9) Here no perfect quartal | |
| Mike -- 06/08/2004, 19:04:51 -- #4838 | |
| smg I never refered to a 6-9-5 chord although I did promote the 69 chord. It is my contention that there is no such thing as a 6-9-5 chord as 5 is always assummed in a chord unless the chord symbol says otherwise as in for example a minor 7 b5 chord which specifies a flatted 5th instead of a 5th. | |
| Mike -- 06/08/2004, 19:07:08 -- #4839 | |
| 6 and 9 are merely tensions available on any major chord so the chord scales available for improvisation on such a chord are the same as for any major chord ie, major scale, lydian scale, major pentatonic etc. | |
| 7 -- 06/08/2004, 22:58:50 -- #4843 | |
| ` 695 is a quartal voicing. Consonant with a 695 are the upper root quartal extension and the lower 3rd and maj7 quartal extensions. (Extending the quartals any further results in an F# on the bottom and an F on the top). This produces the following six note quartal megascale: 7 3 6 9 5 1 rearranged we have: 1 2 3 5 6 7 Big surpise huh? 7 | |
| Mike -- 06/09/2004, 00:17:22 -- #4844 | |
| So if I understand correctly then ... The original question more correctly would have been put: besides pentatonic scales what other scales sound good over 9-6-5 VOICINGS? In which case my answer would be the same. All the scales that sound good over a Major chord of any type will sound good because a 9-6-5 is simply one way of voicing a major chord. | |
| quartal -- 06/09/2004, 07:21:02 -- #4849 | |
| Yes that is a better way to phrase it. Thanks for the info! | |
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