What else do you use major and minor seconds for?

Sherman Willden · From: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

I use seconds in the ninth cord and within scale runs. What else are major and minor seconds good for?

thank you in advance
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Jody Cameron · From: Angleton, TX,, USA

A minor second is an inverted Maj.7 interval, so it can be used to voice a Maj. 7 chord. I use it a lot by raising the middle F# to G# on the E9 tuning, then also engaging the B to C# raise and the G# to A raise (typical AB pedals), this yields a nice pedals down Maj.7 chord. Smile

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Mike Perlowin · From: Los Angeles CA

I once had a very nasty and obnoxious next door neighbor who played trumpet with the L.A. Philharmonic.(Side note: The violist in my trio, who also played in the orchestra, knows the guy and says he a real unmentionable body part.) His attitude toward me was "I play with the L.A. Philharmonic, you play in bars. I'm important and you're insignificant."

This guy would practice without a mute with the windows open, so all the neighbors would be "treated" to hearing him play scales and passages from whatever pieces the orchestra was playing.

I asked him politely to please either close the windows or play with a mute. He basically told me to do something to myself that's anatomically impossible.

So, One day while he was once again practicing with the windows open, I opened MY window facing his place, put the amp next to it, and set one of those 2 string E-bows to play the 2nd and 4th strings. (I was still tuning the 2nd string to D# at the time.) I turned the amp up loud, and left the house for 5 minutes while the minor second was blaring at the guy. When I came back I turned the amp off.

From that time on until the guy moved away, he would practice with the windows closed.

I think that was an excellent way to use the minor second. Don't you agree? Mr. Green

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Bob Hoffnar · From: Austin, Tx

Check out Buddy Emmons playing the kick off to "Touch My Heart" Also look into the intervals John Hughey uses regularly. The steel parts to Look at us and Lost in a Feeling are packed with major and minor seconds. One of the main things that gives the pedalsteel its musical versatility is the way it can sound pure and pretty playing intervals that would sound dissonant on other instruments.

Another great example of major and minor 2nds is all those great double stop licks that Hal Rugg and Weldon Myrick play using strings 1 through 4.

Good E9 playing is all about major and minor 2nds !
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Kevin Hatton · From: Buffalo, N.Y.

Mike, thats a beautiful thing.

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