Re: guide tones/analysis

Reed Kotler Consulting ( reed@reedkotler.com )
Thu, 12 Dec 1996 21:52:31 +0000

At 09:44 AM 12/12/96 -0500, you wrote:
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>>To me, these players are just creating melodies against the
>>background of chords and I don't see how playing 3rds and 7ths
>>is ever going to contribute to that end.
>
>
>It is the 3rd and 7th that defines the sound.
>
The 3rd and 7th define the chord sound more or less but
that has no bearing on my concept of melodic analysis.

>>For me: "It's the melody, it's the melody...."
>
>And many things may go into a melody. Clearly choosing the chord tones
>could be an aspect, wouldn't you agree?
>
I don't think melodies revolve around chords. I think they revolve
around a key.

Of course chord tones will be in the melody but so will diatonic
and chromatic non chord tones.

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