Blues Cliché
c d d# e
e f f# g
g g# a bb
combining these lines in thirds provides a great deal of fodder for tricksterism (as well as interesting passing chords):
e f f# g
c d d# e
g g# a bb
e f f# g
it is also possible (yet less common) to combine them in fifths
g g# a bb
c d d# e
and the motion can go up or down
g gb f e
e eb d c
bb a ab g
g gb f e
add into this equation that all the thirds can also be inverted into 6ths (and fifths into fourths, of course), and you have a total of 12 4-step motions that are all consonant, interesting and kosher over the underlying 7th chord.
this seems to be similar to a c.e.s.h. (chromatic embellishment of static harmony, ex: | cm cm/b | cm7/bb cm6/a |), but in this case the harmony doesn't seem to me to actually be static since those interior motions effectively construct valid passing chords.
my question is: is there a commonly accepted name for this set of "tricks" other than "that blues thang".
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