Honestly, I don't know the theory behind tritones. When I play them, I know what I want to hear. Once you have mastered tritones, you see that you form them over a major chord in your right hand. In most cases, the major chord is a 2nd inversion major chord.
Examples:
This tritone passage:
FB/EADb (FB/A major, 2nd inversion)
EBb/EbAbC (EBb/Ab major, 2nd inversion)
You can use that chord in 3 different keys, C#, Eb, and Ab, it just depends on where you're going or what you want to do with it
1st Example: C#
In C#, most of the time when you play FB/EADb, EBb/EbAbC, you are going to the III (F) with a chord like FCEb/AbCEbAb
2nd Example: Eb
In Eb, when you play the same tritone passage, you most likely are going to go to the II (F) with a chord afterwards like EbGAbC/EbAbC (Ab major 7th, 2nd inversion/Ab major 2nd inversion). What I did there, I played the major 7th chord in my Left Hand, and the major chord in my right crossed over what I was playing in my left. Theoritically, that is not correct, but in my style of playing, it works :lol: :lol:
3rd Example: Ab
In Ab, the same exact rule applies like it did in example 2. Except the numbers changed on us. Instead of going to the II which was F, in Ab, you will end up on the VI (F), same thing, but different numbers and you end with the same chord EbGAbC/EbAbC.
I hope that helped a bit. That's one of my secret and that right there, not many people are willing to show and explain. Practice these gold nuggets
cakinbro
