| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3280 |
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My first introduction to this was in a Satriani songbook. I'm a little
fuzzy on their description, but it seems to be an interesting concept.
If anyone has a layman's description, I'd love to hear it. In the mean
time, I'll enter their definition.
Mike
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2196.1 | Pitch Axis diagram | HAVASU::HEISER | kwah yttik ym yub | Wed May 08 1991 21:15 | 43 |
Amaj7 Lydian
Amaj7/6 Lydian
Bsus4 Mixolydian
A5(#11) Lydian
(E Major family)
E F# G# A B C# D# E
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|
(Dmadd4) | (Csus4)
(Asus4) | Bbsus4
E(b9) Dmadd4
Dm6 ----------- A ---------- A�
Csus4 (G Minor family)
(A Minor family) | G A Bb C D Eb F F# G
A B C D E F G G# A | ^
^ | |
| | harmonic
harmonic | minor
minor |
|
A B C# D E F# G A
(A Dominant family)
Asus4
A7sus4
A7
(Bsus4)
"The figure above demonstrates the Pitch Axis principle. Each chord has
some relationship to the central pitch - A. The organization of chords
into a family or group of related harmonic materials is essential to
create order and identity within the Pitch Axis system. Chords which
appear in more than one family are in parenthesis and, in the case of
the two minor families (A minor and G minor), both the Aeolian mode
(natural minor) and the harmonic minor scale have been combined to
avoid redundancy and confusion. Note that the basic chordal types -
major, minor and dominant, are all represented in example."
I'm still not clear on this. This is all the information they give on
it other than to mention that Satriani uses it on "Satch Boogie" (the
tap-on bridge section), the melody for "Surfing with the Alien", and
the opening chords for "Lords of Karma".
Mike
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