Adding to yesterday's list of triads, here are some more simple triads in the key of Eb major, replacing the (major or minor) third note with either a suspended 2nd or suspended 4th:
Isus2. Ebsus2 (Eb-F-Bb)
I. Eb major (Eb-G-Bb)
Isus4. Ebsus4 (Eb-Ab-Bb)
iisus2. Fsus2 (F-G-C)
ii. Fm (F-Ab-C)
iisus4. Fsus4 (F-Bb-C)
iii. Gm (G-Bb-D)
iiisus4. Gsus4 (G-C-D)
IVsus2. Absus2 (Ab-Bb-Eb)
IV. Ab major (Ab-C-Eb)
Vsus2. Bbsus2 (Bb-C-F)
V. Bb major (Bb-D-F)
Vsus4. Bbsus4 (Bb-Eb-F)
visus2. Csus2 (C-D-G)
vi. Cm (C-Eb-G)
visus4. Csus4 (C-F-G)
vii(b5). Ddim (D-F-Ab)
vii(b5)sus4. D(b5)sus4 (D-G-Ab)
To spice up your chord progressions, use a suspended 2nd or suspended 4th instead of or in addition to the basic major and minor chords.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Eb Chord Progressions: Suspended Triads
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Sunday, August 3, 2008
Eb Chord Progressions: Basic Triads
If you remember from previous entries, the Eb major scale consists of the Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, and D notes. This scale will relate directly to the simple triads (that is, three-note chords made of the root, major/minor third, and diminished/perfect fifth notes) in the key of Eb major (please refer to this website or elsewhere for more information):
I. Eb major (made of the Eb, G, and Bb notes);
ii. F minor (F, Ab, and C notes);
iii. G minor (G, Bb, and D notes);
IV. Ab major (Ab, C, and Eb notes);
V. Bb major (Bb, D, and F notes);
vi. C minor (C, Eb, and G notes); and
vii(b5). D diminished (D, F, and Ab notes).
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