Tritone Lesson...

[cakinbro]

Hi. I'm now noticing that I posted this in the wrong forum earlier. So here's the tritone lesson.

Tritones are very important, especially if you have a bass player in your band. Your can utilize your left hand with tritones and continue to play chords or scale runs with your right hand.

C bass goes with E + Bb
Db bass goes with F + B
D bass goes with Gb + C
Eb bass goes with G + Db
E bass goes with Ab + D
F bass goes with A + Eb
Gb bass goes with Bb + E
G bass goes with B + F
Ab bass goes with C + Gb
A bass goes with Db + G
Bb bass goes with D + Ab
B bass goes with Eb + A
C bass goes with E + Bb
Db bass goes with F + B

RULE #1: Tritones are symmetric.

That means that E+Bb can also be played as Bb+E.

… or Gb + C can be played as C + Gb.

RULE #2: Since there are really only 6 unique tritones, each tritone
shares TWO bass notes.

For example, E+Bb / or Bb + E is used both with a “C” or “Gb” bass.

… or D + Ab / or Ab + D is used both with a “Bb” or “E” bass.

Practice these tritones with your left hand and add some chords withy your right. Practice does make perfect.

God Bless

cakinbro

[B3Wannabe]

didn't someone already post this exact thing?

[jlewis]

he stated that he posted it in the wrong room so I assume this was a repost.

Personally I'm glad he did.  I did not see the previous post and I plan on printing this one out.


jlewis

[bug]

Good post. This is my first time seeing it. Its accurate, and easy to understand. Its has no errors to confuse the reader. I would add the tritone as presented here represents the 3rd and 7th of the dominant and/or 7th chord as well as the 7th and third which is vice versa. These two note chords which are called diads, are very versatile. When we couple the root(s) to the diad, we now have a triad. The root(s) that couples with these tritone diads is a tritone away from whatever chord you are presently studying. If you play these in a chromatic(half-step or minor second) cycle down in root movement they sound good. Put the melody pitch above the triad. I'm a firm believer in melody. Harmony is good, but it needs melody. That's a marriage that's made in heaven.

[Dredakyst]

this is good stuff!!!! thank 4 posting and explaining.. this will help me greatly in understanding this area...

[bug]

I am happy I could help.  You are right HE IS........my melody at midnight, my hope for tomorrow, a lawyer in a courtroom, a doctor in a sick room, a way out of noway,king of kings, lord of lords, Every knee shall bow and every tounge confess, before this world ends. GLORY