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Jazz Theory Flashcards

1
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perfect intervals : chord…

A

1,4,5,8,

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perfect intervals : on staff paper it looks like…or …

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line to space or space to line

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perfect intervals : when inverting they.. a …turns into a … and a … turns into a …

A

stay perfect,
4 turns into a 5th
and a 5th turns into a 4th

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4
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a major 3rd is a ____ than a perfect 4th

A

a half step smaller

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5
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perfect 4th = __ half steps

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5

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perfect 5th =_ half steps

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7

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Harmonic Minor: has a raised ___

A

7th

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Harmonic Minor: when to use it: most common application is…

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over a minor V chord in the minor key progressions

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Harmonic Minor: when to use it: when harmonizing the …scale ( the 5 chord is naturally…)

A

natural minor scale

a minor chord

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10
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Harmonic Minor: when to use it: if using a _____ instead of a _____ in a ____ ( contains a…. )

A

if using a major V instead of a minor v in a minor chord , switch to using Harmonic minor ( contains a Major 3rd )

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11
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Harmonic Minor: when to use it: adds…

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spice over Major V chord

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12
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Harmonic Minor: when to use it: ( in Major key, playing the relative minor you can still

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play the harmonic minor over the Major V

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Why use Harmonic minor?: Mediant function in Major keys: the 3rd chord naturally occurs as a ____ in a major scale

A

minor

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14
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Why use Harmonic minor?: Mediant function in Major keys: Major 3 and minor 5 are ____

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related somehow

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15
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Why use Harmonic minor?: Mediant function in Major keys: in s major chord with modified 3rd chord play harmonic minor on the Major keys ……

A

relative minor root

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16
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Why use Harmonic minor?: Pure Harmonic use: player over …

A

Tonic minor

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17
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Why use Harmonic minor?:

  • do not hold Harmonic minor over ___
  • because _____
A
  • 7th

- minor 7th of the chord will clash with the major 7 of the harmonic minor

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18
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When to use Harmonic minor:

- Switch from natural to Harmonic minor over the ____ chord in ___ keys

A
  • Major V

- minor keys

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19
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When to use Harmonic minor:

use Harmonic minor over a ___chord (except ___ chords to give a minor/major 7th color

A

minor

minor 7th

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20
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Major intervals : wh formula:

A

wwhwwwh

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21
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Melodic minor scale: raised 6 and 7 by a ___ ( ____ only) use ___ descending

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semitone
ascending
natural minor

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22
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Melodic minor scale: In ____ music use it ascend and descending

A

Jazz

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23
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Natural minor whole/half step formula:

A

whwwhww

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24
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Modes of Major scale: chord quality of Ionian =

A

Major

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25
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Modes of Major scale: chord quality of Dorian =

A

minor #6th

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26
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Modes of Major scale: chord quality of Phrygian=

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minor flat 2nd

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27
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Modes of Major scale: chord quality of Lydian=

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Major sharp 4

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28
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Modes of Major scale: chord quality of mixolydian

A

Dominant 7 or major flat 7

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29
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Aeolian

A

minor

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30
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Locrian

A

1/2 diminished or minor flat 9 and flat 5

31
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Modes of Major scale: chord tone/semitone formula of Ionian

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Modes of Major scale: chord tone/semitone formula of Dorian

33
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Modes of Major scale: chord tone/semitone formula of Phrygian

34
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Modes of Major scale: chord tone/semitone formula of Lydian

35
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Modes of Major scale: chord tone/semitone formula of Mixolydian

36
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Modes of Major scale: chord tone/semitone formula of Aeolian

37
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Modes of Major scale: chord tone/semitone formula of Locrian

38
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Chromatic scale: on a ledger line it is no more than….notes per ledger line

A
  • no more than two notes per ledger line
39
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Chromatic scale formula

40
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whole tone scale: - is “—-“ … … describe

A

magical, mysterious, dreamy

41
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whole tone scale: formula

42
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Pentatonic Major:

penta means…

43
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Pentatonic Major: formula

A

T,T,T+S, T, T+S

44
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Pentatonic Major: to make a major pentatonic scale just take a ….scale and skip the … and …

A

take a major scale and skip the 4th and 7 th

45
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Pentatonic Major: to make a major pentatonic scale just play the ….. of a — scale

A

1 2 3 5 and 6

major

46
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minor Pentatonic scale formula ( tone semitone)

A

T+S, T , T, T+ S , T

47
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Major blues scale: take a major scale and play….

A

1,2,b3,3,5,6

48
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Major blues scale: tone/semitone formula=

A

T,S,S,T+S,T,T+S

49
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Minor Blues scale: take the minor scale and play …

A

1,b3,4,b5,5,b7

50
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Jazz Scale: in jazz most chords are…

51
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Jazz Scale: the trick is to make chordal tones …

A

agree to sound consonant

52
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Jazz Scale: in major, minor. or dominant the notes of ____ have to agree but the ____can be a semitone different ( in between notes can be flat, sharp , or natural)

A

1-3-5-(and 7th)

2-4-6

53
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Jazz Chords: Major triad

54
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Jazz Chords: minor triad

55
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Jazz Chords:: Major 6th

56
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Jazz Chords:minor 6th chord

57
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Jazz Chords: Dominant 7th chord:

58
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Jazz Chords:Major 7th chord

59
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Jazz Chords: minor 7th chord

60
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Jazz Chords: minor 7th + flatted 5th

A

1-3b-5b-7b

61
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Jazz Chords:Diminished chord=

62
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Jazz Chords:Diminished 7th chord:

A

1-3b-5b-7bb

63
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Jazz Chords:augmented chord

64
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Jazz Chords:augmented 7th chord:

65
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Jazz Chords:suspended 4th chord

66
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Jazz Chords: 7th suspended 4th chord

67
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Jazz Chords:Dominant 9th chord

A

1-3-5-7b-9

68
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extended take….to play

69
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Jazz Chords: Dominant 9th chord

A

1-3-5-7b-9

70
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Jazz Chords:minor 9th

A

1-3b-5-7b-9

71
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Jazz Chords: Major 9th

72
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Jazz Chords:7th chord with flattened 9th

A

1-3-5-7b-9b

73
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Jazz Chords:7 chord with sharp 9th:

A

1-3-5-7b-9#

74
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Jazz Chords:6 added 9th chord

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