Comments on: About Tritones (from Getting Inside Harmony 2) http://advisors.berkleemusicblogs.com/?p=29 some insight into the Berkleemusic advisor team Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:49:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael Moyes http://advisors.berkleemusicblogs.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-1012 Michael Moyes Fri, 16 Apr 2010 16:34:21 +0000 http://advisors.berkleemusicblogs.com/?p=29#comment-1012 Hi Guo, I am sorry for the delay in responding. A Tritone would not fall under the category of #2 or #6. I actually tend to think of these as flat 3rds or flat 7ths instead which are minor 3rd and minor/dominant seventh intervals respectively. The Tritone interval is always going to be a #4 or a b5. You are right about the use of a tritone substitution. Often times they are used to "render a distinguished feeling of harmony". They are also very effective at creating tension while not screwing up the harmonic structure of a piece. Jazz pianists use them all the time in their solos. -Michael Hi Guo,

I am sorry for the delay in responding. A Tritone would not fall under the category of #2 or #6. I actually tend to think of these as flat 3rds or flat 7ths instead which are minor 3rd and minor/dominant seventh intervals respectively. The Tritone interval is always going to be a #4 or a b5.

You are right about the use of a tritone substitution. Often times they are used to “render a distinguished feeling of harmony”. They are also very effective at creating tension while not screwing up the harmonic structure of a piece. Jazz pianists use them all the time in their solos.

-Michael

]]> By: Guo Qu http://advisors.berkleemusicblogs.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-876 Guo Qu Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:59:29 +0000 http://advisors.berkleemusicblogs.com/?p=29#comment-876 Hi Michael, Thanks for your reference about tritones. I cannot help to wonder if this interval can be understood as a #2 note(or chord made with #2&#6,or sth else) in riffs involving genres like nu-metal, hardcore-rock...it's truely sounds "evil". I have no ideal about how the substitution mentioned works for...modulation?or merely rendering a distinguished feeling of harmony? Sorry for my literal chaos. Cheers, Guo Qu Hi Michael,
Thanks for your reference about tritones.
I cannot help to wonder if this interval can be understood as a #2 note(or chord made with #2&#6,or sth else) in riffs involving genres like nu-metal, hardcore-rock…it’s truely sounds “evil”.

I have no ideal about how the substitution mentioned works for…modulation?or merely rendering a distinguished feeling of harmony?

Sorry for my literal chaos.
Cheers,
Guo Qu

]]> By: Michael Moyes http://advisors.berkleemusicblogs.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-846 Michael Moyes Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:45:40 +0000 http://advisors.berkleemusicblogs.com/?p=29#comment-846 Hi Cam, The Purple Haze tritone is indeed in the intro and it is between the Bass and Guitar lines. It isn't a tritone substitution which I illustrated in my audio example; however it is a perfect example of the tritone interval. Sorry it took me so long to respond to your question! Take care, Michael Hi Cam,

The Purple Haze tritone is indeed in the intro and it is between the Bass and Guitar lines. It isn’t a tritone substitution which I illustrated in my audio example; however it is a perfect example of the tritone interval. Sorry it took me so long to respond to your question!

Take care,
Michael

]]> By: Cam MacInnes http://advisors.berkleemusicblogs.com/?p=29&cpage=1#comment-789 Cam MacInnes Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:08:55 +0000 http://advisors.berkleemusicblogs.com/?p=29#comment-789 is the reference to Purple Haze having a tritone substitution the first 2 bars of the intro to the song before the riff? If so that is what I have always heard. The notes Bb and octave Bb over the bass guitar doing E to octave E. Cheers, Cam is the reference to Purple Haze having a tritone substitution the first 2 bars of the intro to the song before the riff? If so that is what I have always heard. The notes Bb and octave Bb over the bass guitar doing E to octave E.
Cheers,
Cam

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