cragginshred
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Target notes make everything flow better and aide in transition ideas as opposed to 'meandering' right? How have you learned to target 5ths and 3rds to make ideas flow better and invoke feel and inspiration?
This, if you target 3rds and 5ths all night nobody will remember a note you play.I tend to be of the opinion that you get more interesting colours by targeting
notes that DON"T make up the traditional triad of a majour or minour chord.
Give me the flat 6ths and flat 7ths. Give me the passing notes. Give me the
chromatic walk up to a 5th, or a bend of a 4th up an whole step to the 5.![]()
I have learned it buy coming up with exercises surrounding them, and apply them on chord changes of tunes…in time.Target notes make everything flow better and aide in transition ideas as opposed to 'meandering' right? How have you learned to target 5ths and 3rds to make ideas flow better and invoke feel and inspiration?
Man, I was just thinking the same exact thing! I couldn't say which notes it is, especially if the underlying chords are changing, but I go for anything that creates some tension, then I listen to go for a note that helps it resolve.I tend to be of the opinion that you get more interesting colours by targeting
notes that DON"T make up the traditional triad of a majour or minour chord.
Give me the flat 6ths and flat 7ths. Give me the passing notes. Give me the
chromatic walk up to a 5th, or a bend of a 4th up an whole step to the 5.![]()
Or just play it a half step below. Really adds tension. If you hold it for a few bars it can even make the listener feel uncomfortable, which is the primary goal.One simple trick to get into this is to slide into the chord tones from a half step below...
I need a video!! I'm such a visual dude. Be great to have some examples and backing tracks to try it over. Know of any YT lessons.I have learned it buy coming up with exercises surrounding them, and apply them on chord changes of tunes…in time.
Is important to not practice it in isolation of one chord…simply cause that’s not real life application.
Those exercises can be a lot of things…1235 1235 of every chord…or play a scale note up from the chord note, chromatic underneath it, into the chord note.
Or play chord note, chromatic under it, back to the chord note.
Simply play games with them, try to make musical sounds, but dont judge it as being art or not. You are building skills, and you are learning your ears to hear the chord notes and the tension the notes around them give. It WILL rise like a pheonix somewhere in your playing….someday![]()