robert kramer
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Nashville TN
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Posted 17 Apr 2010 12:17 pm |
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*** Lesson # 15 has been revised in order to study the use of chromatic intervals in more detail. ***
Lesson # 15 (Revised):
This week we will introduce chromatic sounds to our scale patterns by adding the tones outside the major scale to these scale patterns. Chromaticism can be defined as: “interspersing scales tones with non-scale tones in half step intervals.” A Chromatic interval can be defined as: “An interval for which the upper note is not in the major scale of the lower note. If the upper note is in the major scale of the lower one, the interval is a diatonic interval.”
Here are the scale tones of the C Major Scale: C – D – E – F – G – A – B - C
Here are the non-scale tones outside the C Major Scale: C# - Eb - F# - G# - Bb
We can begin to study Chromaticism by adding these non-scale tones (C#-Eb-F#-Bb) to our CM7 Scale Pattern - one at a time. (For these examples we will also include the B to C half step diatonic interval).
Here are the half step “chromatic intervals” below the tones of the CM7 Scale. *(Plus the B to C)
B to C (Root)*
C# to D (9th)
Eb to E (3rd)
F# to G (5th)
G# to A (6th or 13th)
Bb to B (7th)
Our CM7 Scale Pattern starts at the 5th fret so we will begin with the half step intervals at the 5th fret: B to C > C# to D > Eb to E. (B to C is a diatonic interval - C# to D and Eb to E are chromatic intervals)
The first diagram shows our CM7 Scale Pattern using the notes of the CM7 Scale: C – D – E – F – G – A – B – C.
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The second diagram shows the half step intervals (B - C# - Eb) leading into the C-D-E scale tones located at the 5th fret of our CM7 Scale Pattern.
(C-6th w/ knee lever lowering 3rd string C to B)
Here are examples for the B to C half step diatonic interval and the C# to D chromatic interval - 4 to 5 fret. All examples are in the key of C.
The first diagram is an exercise using the B to C half step diatonic interval – 4 to 5 fret (7th to Root).
The second diagram is an exercise using the C# to D chromatic interval - 4 to 5 fret (b9th to 9th).
**Each exercise is divided into easy to learn groups (a) – (b) – (c). For the timing of each group, the symbol > under a note indicates the first note in each group to be accented**
(C-6th w/ knee lever lowering 3rd string C to B)
Here is an example of the Eb to E chromatic interval at the 5th fret and an example combining all three of these half step intervals. All examples are in the key of C.
The first diagram is an exercise using the Eb to E half step chromatic interval - 4 to 5 fret (b3rd to 3rd).
The second diagram combines the B to C, C# to D, Eb to E half step intervals in one chromatic exercise.
**Each exercise is divided into easy to learn groups (a) – (b) – (c) - (d). For the timing of each group, the symbol > under a note indicates the first note in each group to be accented**
(C-6th w/ knee lever lowering 3rd string C to B)
Tip of the Week: These are very basic examples of Chromaticism. Try stringing these exercises together into longer scale runs. If you woodshed these half step intervals on a regular schedule, you will find chromatic notes showing up in other areas of your C-6th work. Without even thinking about it - you will start to hear yourself playing chromatics in your melody lines, your blues lines, your scales, arpeggios and steel lines. Next week, we will continue studying the chromatic intervals at each fret of our CM7 Scale Pattern - for even more chromatic combinations. |
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