In this lesson, we’ll be exploring one of the important aspects of the diminished major ninth chord.<\/p>\n
Although diminished chords are rarely used most popular music styles, you can hear a lot of them in gospel music where passing chords are used extensively in chord progressions.<\/p>\n
Before we go into our goal in today’s lesson, let”s take a closer look at the diminished major ninth chord.<\/p>\n
The diminished major ninth chord is an extended diminished chord and the toast of gospel pianists and keyboardists.<\/p>\n
Check out the the C diminished major ninth chord:
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\n…which is basically a C diminished triad:
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\n…with B and D:
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\n…which are a major seventh:
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\n…and a major ninth:
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\n…above the root (which is C):
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\nSide by side with the C major ninth chord:
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\n…the C diminished major ninth chord can be seen as a C major ninth chord with a lowered third and fifth tone.<\/p>\n
Lowering the third and fifth tones of the C major ninth chord: C diminished major ninth chord: One of the reasons why gospel musicians love the diminished major ninth chord is because it’s tritonic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Tritonic chords are chords that consist of the tritone – which is one of the fascinating elements of dominant chords.<\/p>\n If you take a closer look at the C diminished major ninth: Due to the fact that the diminished ninth chord contains the tritone, a vast majority of top piano players incorporate in the the formation of dominant chords and I’ll be showing you how they do that in the next segment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this lesson, we’ll be exploring one of the important aspects of the diminished major ninth chord. Although diminished chords are rarely used most popular music styles, you can hear a lot of them in gospel music where passing chords are used extensively in chord progressions. Before we go into our goal in today’s lesson, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,26,28],"tags":[81,171,172],"class_list":["post-899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chords-and-progressions","category-experienced-players","category-videos","tag-diminished-major-ninth-chord","tag-tritone","tag-tritonic-chords"],"yoast_head":"\n
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\n…which are E and G:
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\n…by a half step to Eb and Gb:
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\n…produces the C diminished major ninth chord:
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\n“Check Out All The Diminished Major Ninth Chords…”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nC# diminished major ninth chord:
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\nD diminished major ninth chord:
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\nD# diminished major ninth chord:
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\nE diminished major ninth chord:
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\nF diminished major ninth chord:
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\nF# diminished major ninth chord:
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\nG diminished major ninth chord:
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\nG# diminished major ninth chord:
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\nA diminished major ninth chord:
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\nBb diminished major ninth chord:
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\nB diminished major ninth chord:
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Why Gospel Musicians Love The Diminished Major Ninth Chord<\/h2>\n
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\n…(or any other diminished major ninth chord) you’ll see that the interval between its root (which is C) and its fifth (which is Gb):
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\n…is a tritone.<\/p>\nThe Application Of The Diminished Major Ninth Chord In Chord Formation<\/h2>\n
Final Words<\/h2>\n