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timbre

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the quality of the sound or tone of the instrument

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interval

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the distance between two pitches

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unison interval

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0

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major 2nd interval

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1 whole step (2 half steps)

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major 3rd interval

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2 whole steps (4 half steps)

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Perfect fourth interval

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2.5 whole steps (5 half steps)

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Perfect 5th interval

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3.5 whole steps (7 half steps)

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major 6th interval

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4.5 whole steps (9 half steps)

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major 7th interval

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5.5 whole steps (11 half steps)

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Octave interval

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6 whole steps (12 half steps)

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enharmonic

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same pitch but represented differently depending on context e.g. A# and Bb, C# and Db

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Simple Intervals

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those contained within one octave

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melodic interval

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pitches played separately e.g. arpeggio

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harmonic interval

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pitches played together e.g. chord

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consonance and dissonance ordering of intervals

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(More Consonance) (more dissonance)

Unison > octave > 5th> maj 3rd > maj 6th&raquo_space; 4th&raquo_space; maj 2nd > maj. 7th

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Perfect Intervals

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Unison, 4th, 5th, octave

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Imperfect Intervals

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  • major/minor intervals

- 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th

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minor interval

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flat/half step below

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diatonic scale

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a scale containing 7 degrees

5 whole steps, 2 half steps

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augmented and diminished

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augmented: up a half step
diminished: down a half step

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tritone

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augmented 4th / diminished 5th

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triad

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three note chord (i.e. played harmonically)

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Diminished triad

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1-b3-b5

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augmented triad

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1-3-#5

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chord tones vs. non-chord tones
chord tones: the scale pithces of the chord - sound harmonious played over the chord non-chord tones: the scale pitches not in the chord - create tension, e.g. sus2, sus4, 6th - tend to want to resolve to the nearest chord tone
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resolution
- motion of pitch from tension to rest - half steps pull harder than whole steps - resolving up is a leading tone - resolving down is a leaning tone
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conjunct vs. disjunct motion
conjunct: moving through scale stepwise disjunct: skipping scale tones
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chromatic scale
scale where each interval is a half step
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Standard Tuning Intervals
E-A-D-G-B-e 4th-4th-4th-maj 3rd-4th any pattern that crosses the 2nd sting ascending is up a half step any pattern that crosses the 2nd string descending is down a half step
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chord voicing
the ordering of the tones within a chord
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compound intervals
intervals greater than an octave e.g. 9th (octave + 2nd), 11th (octave + 4th), 13th (octave + 6th)
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seventh chord types
dominant 7th / '7th chord': 1-3-5-b7 minor 7th: 1-b3-5-b7 major 7th: 1-3-5-7 minor major 7th: 1-b3-5-7 the major/minor 7ths are from the major and minor scales. the dominant and m(maj7) are a mix.
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Modes
- same notes but different root - called displaced or relative scales (from the key/ major / ionian) 1. Ionian 2. Dorian 3. Phrygian 4. Lydian 5. mixolydian 6. Aeolian (relative/natural minor) 7. Locrian
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Parallel Modes
have the same roots but different notes | e.g. A ionian and A Dorian
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circle of fifths
- arranges the key signatures in fifths - adjacent keys are most similar, differ by one sharp/flat (i.e. one note different) (0 sharps flats) C G D A E B Gb/F# (6 sharps/flats) Db Ab Eb Bb F (1 flat)
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Key
- defines a set of notes. - in musical notation defined relative to c major by added sharps/flats - does not define root/tonal centre
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Seventh Chords Major Pattern
Imaj7, iim7, iiim7, IVmaj7, V7, vim7, vii07
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basic major chord resolutions
V7-I > IV-V-I > V-I > IV-I
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basic minor resolutions
increase strength of minor progression resolutions by changing v-i to V-i (harmonic minor) or iv-v-i to IV-V-i (melodic minor)
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Inversion Forms
First Inversion: 3rd in the bass | Second Inversion: 5th in the bass
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Riffs
- short, repeated phrase - often vamps on a single implied chord (corresponding to the most important pitches) - common riff structures: AAAA, ABAB, ABAC, AAAB
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Advanced Resolutions
``` vii0 - I V7b9 - I vii07 - I bII7 - I vii7b5 - I ```
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complementary intervals
- intervals that add up to an octave - inverting one of the intervals makes that other e.g. maj 2nd and minor 7th inverted maj 3rd = minor 6th
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parallel harmony
when the harmony part plays the same part as the original but maintaining a specific scale degree separation
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Diminished 7th arppegio
1-b3-b5-bb7 each note is seperated by a minor 3rd no clear root pulls strongly to the tonic, half a step above
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Diminished Scales
Whole-Half = 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7 (alternate whole then half) Half-Whole = 1 b2 b3 b5 5 6 b7 (alternate half then whole) octatonic scales
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Whole tone scale
1 2 3 #4 #5 b7 each degree is seperated by a whole step, i.e. each interval is a whole step hexatonic scale atonal, no tonal centre
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9th Chords
9 = 1 3 5 b7 9 (4 stacked thirds) maj 9 = 1 3 5 7 9 m9 = 1 b3 5 b7 9 add9 = 1 3 5 9
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Extended Chords
9ths (octave + 2) 11ths (octave + 4) 13ths (octave + 6)
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Diminished 7th
1-b3-b5-bb7 - each pitch is equidistant apart (3 semitones) - no definite root - arpeggio is the same over each pitch (repeats every 3 frets) - pulls towards chords that have a root a semitone away
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Diminished Scales
Whole-half scale: starting with whole tone alternate with semitone half-whole scale: starting with half-tone, alternate with whole tone (both are octatonic scales)
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whole tone scale
Scale that contains only whole tone intervals
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half diminished 7th
1 b3 b5 b7 also called m7b5
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hybrid scales
scales formed by combining the pitches of two smaller scales
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playing extended chords
- always includes named pitch - usually drop the 5th - Generally keep the colour notes (root, 3, 7) others can be dropped - root can be dropped if in bass line
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playing chords with 11ths
- avoid clash of 11th and 3rd by replacing 3rd with 5th/9th - maj 11th chords generally sound better with #11 to avoid tritone between 7th and 11th - generally drop 11th when playing dominant or major 13th (to avoid clash with 3rd), alternatively play 13#11
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Altered chords
dominant 7th chords with altered 5th/9th | e.g. E7b9, E7#5#9
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minor 2nd interval
1 semitone / fret
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minor 3rd interval
3 semitones / frets
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minor 6th interval
8 semitones / frets
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minor 7th interval
10 semitones / frets

Music Theory for Guitar (3 decks)

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