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Posted By: wysiwyg
21-Jan-05 - 05:51 AM
Thread Name: Basic Music Theory Question
Subject: RE: Basic Music Theory Question
So, using MTed's info:
Tonic is the first scale step-- Supertonic is the second Mediant is the third SubDominant is the fourth Dominant is the fifth Submediant is the sixth Subtonic is the seventh
So in terms of I, IV, and V, that's this:
In the Key of C--the Chords are:
I Tonic: C major SuperTonic: D minor Mediant; Eminor IV SubDominant: F major V Dominant: G or G7 SuperTonic: A minor SubTonic: B diminished
Three chord major key songs, are often C-F-G7--which is Tonic Subdominant and Dominant--[I, IV, V]
And by Stu's "sounds crap" method:
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Chord Search Help From: s&r - PM Date: 13 Apr 04 - 02:54 AM
crude way of finding chords that work
1. Find the key (usually the last note, or the one that the tune feels happy to finish on).
2. Play the major chord (I) on that note.
3. Sing the song slowly while playing the chord - when it sounds crap, play the V chord - continue till that sounds crap, and change back to I
4. When both sound crap, try the IV chord
this works crudely for songs that aren't minor or modal. It won't give the best chords but it will give you practice at finding them.