⑤ Diatonic Chord Chart
A chart of diatonic chords.
The display can be switched to any key. You can also check the available tensions and modal scales for each chord.
[Basic Operation]
Choose any item from the dropdown lists.
The results switch automatically.
Click (tap) a chord name in the chart to hear how the chord sounds.
When "Show detailed info" is on, clicking a tension label plays "the original chord + that tension", and clicking a scale name plays the corresponding scale.
Press the "Show modal scales" button to display the modal scale corresponding to each chord.
[Highlight Any Chord Type]
Use the "Highlight any chord type" dropdown list to color all chords of the same type.
This is useful as a reference for modal interchange and modulation.
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[About Highlighting When 7 (Dominant Seventh Chord) Is Selected]
For the following reasons, "Super Locrian" and "Phrygian ♭4" are also highlighted when 7 (dominant seventh chord) is selected.
- "Super Locrian" has the same constituent notes as "Altered". Therefore, interpreted as "Altered", it can be used over a dominant seventh chord.
- "Phrygian ♭4" contains the constituent notes of a dominant seventh chord. Therefore, depending on the interpretation, it can be used over a dominant seventh chord.
◆ [Music Theory Learning Roadmap] Where Should You Start Studying Music Theory? (Japanese)
An article summarizing how to approach learning music theory.
◆ Slash Chords Explained [Inversions / UST / Hybrid Chords] (Japanese)
An article explaining the types and roles of slash chords.
◆ Substitute Chords, and the Concept of USTs and Hybrid Chords (Japanese)
An article summarizing how to think about substitute chords, USTs (upper structure triads), and hybrid chords.
[Web]
◆ Interview: Jacob Collier (Part 1) (YouTube)
◆ How to Name or Notate Quartal Chords (YouTube)
[Books]
◆ Blue Notes and Tonality: Fundamental Theory for Improvisation and Composition (Japanese)
Author: Motohiko Hamase
First edition: 1998/12/11
Publisher: Zen-On Music
Authors: Naruyoshi Kikuchi, Yoshio Otani
First edition: 2010/5/1
Publisher: Kawade Shobo Shinsha
Authors: Naruyoshi Kikuchi, Yoshio Otani
First edition: 2010/5/1
Publisher: Kawade Shobo Shinsha
◆ More! A Book for Composing Just the Way You Want (Japanese)
Author: Ken Kawamura
First edition: 2018/6/25
Publisher: Rittor Music
◆ Vaideology: Basic Music Theory for Guitar Players (Japanese edition)
Author: Steve Vai
First edition: 2019/10/17
Publisher: Shinko Music
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