Piano Chord Progressions: Tri-Tone Chord SubstitutionThe mysterious "tri-tone substitution" has puzzled musicians down through the years. I used it for 20 years without knowing the name of it -- I called it "half-step slides from above". It adds interest to your piano playing and chord progressions by substitution the chord that is a tri-tone away from the root of the V7 chord.
Millions of people play the piano, but few understand chords and chord progressions. It's a shame, because it's not rocket science or brain surgery, plus its a lot of fun to really understand what you are playing on the piano.
One of the best ways to make an interesting chord substitution is to use 1/2 step slides. Substitute the chord that is 1/2 step above the target chord before you arrive at that chord.
Unless you went to a music school or had an unusually good piano teacher, you may not have been exposed to tetrachords. They are 4-note scales with a definite formula that form the basis of our diatonic scales (normal 8 note major scales)
You can make wonderful sounds on the piano like a music box by playing high on the keyboard and using something like an Alberti bass in your left hand while playing the melody in your right hand.
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The modal scales are used in fusion music as well as other places. This included the Dorian Mode, the Phrygian Mode, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian, and Ionian modes.
By using the primary chords in any given key, the blues can be played by most any piano player. The blues is an American art form that usually follows a pattern such as the 12-bar blues, made of the I chord, the IV chord, and the V chord, but almost always with 7ths included in each chord.
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