Diatonic Tetrad Harmony

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Connect the 7th chords to the degrees of the major scale. Adding the 7th gives the triads the character of jazz and soul, and learning to find them in different shapes builds a toolkit that covers over 90% of modern music.

Why

  • The 7th adds color to every diatonic chord

  • Knowing which 7th chord belongs to each degree is a powerful skill

  • Each 7th chord contains and connects two of the key's triads

  • The dominant 7th is the only one with a tritone, and its pull toward the root creates a strong sense of resolution

The path

  1. Build Tetrads
  2. Tetrad Inversions
  3. Pick Tetrad Roots
  4. Pick Tetrads
  5. Build Triads & Tetrads
  6. Build Triad & Tetrad Inversions
  7. Pick Triad & Tetrad Roots
  8. Pick Triads & Tetrads

On the instrument

Tetrads in the Major ScaleTriads in the Major Scale