quantumleap
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No Mishap. The nature of the scale.
When building your chords, however, you should be using the Harmonic minor scale or borrowing from the tonic major scale.
E harmonic minor EF#GABCD#E
Chords:
Emin | F#dim | GAug .| Amin | B dom | C Maj | D#dim |
EGB .| F#AC .| GBD# .| ACE .| BD#F# | CEG ..| D#F#A |
i . .| iib5 .| III#5 | iv . | V . . | bVI . | viib5 |
E major EF#G#ABC#D#E
Chords:
E . .| F#min | G#min .| A . .| B dom | C#min | D#dim |
EG#B | F#AC# | G#BD# .| AC#E | BD#F# | C#EG# | D#F#A |
I . .| ii . .| iii . .| IV . | V . . | vi . .| viib5 |
If you are using the melodic minor scale both ascending and descending then you are using what is known as the Jazz minor scale.
This brings a new approach to harmonisation and a new set of chords yet again.
E jazz minor EF#GABC#D#E
Chords:
E . .| F#min | GAug .| A . .| B dom | C#dim | D#dim |
EG#B | F#AC# | GBD# .| AC#E | BD#F# | C#EG .| D#F#A |
I . .| ii . .| III#5 | IV . | V . . | vib5 .| viib5 |
In the end though, you can borrow chords from anywhere to make the harmony you want. just as you can borrow individual notes from anywhere to make the melodic flow that you want.
Thank you, sir!
So, according to what you're saying, I'm going to need to use Diminished and Augmented chords...I wouldn't have even considered that really, mostly because I've not had a clue as to how/when/why to implement those types of chords. I guess in this case, they are obviously needed...but how would I be able to determine that? Like I said, I'll pick a note, and make that my scale..Major or Minor depending on what I want at the time...And thats it..I always pick major chords or minor chords...because I never really knew when to use other types.
Im still a beginner at this, so I find sometimes the simplest things to be confusing.. like when you say to use the harmonic minor scale, or the tonic major to build my chords.. For what I've gathered so far, its good to keep your notes within scale.. but if I'm using E F# G A B C# D#.... some notes in the harmonic/tonic major aren't there... it kinda confuses me as to what I'm supposed to do when "borrowing", or how to know to even do it.. unless I completely stick to E Melodic Minor ascending/descending and use the E Jazz Minor scale you noted..Alot of unfamiliar chords there tho lol
I feel like the answer is right in front of me...well, it kinda is..lmao but I just don't understand it 100% yet.
Thanks bandcoach, your help is always greatly appreciated