Music Theory - Tri-tones

Fundamentals for Understanding Tri-tones
Tri-tone and Tri-tone Substitution
Tri-tone Left Hand Voicing
Distance between Root and Raised 4th

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• performing
• arts
• piano
• tri-tones
• music
• concepts
• theory
• harmony
• gospel

[AIKevorkian]

I remember a music theory teacher in college that said "people could be tried and executed for using a tritone in their music"! Obviously this was old Catholic Church thinking the tritone was "evil" sounding, when it is simply 1/2 of an octave. Ironically, the Dominant 7th chord (which contains a tritone) is one of the Church's early chord discoveries beyond the basic Church mode triads (except for that Locrian one, oh God! It has a tritone!)

[larrylgray2]

Hey, @pianomanize, retarded is a description for those who are truly mentally/ developmentally retarded, not retard. Thy are fine people, just a little different and maybe not so blessed as someone like yourself. So how'ze about a little respect, anymore than you would use the "n" word. I really hate to see it thrown around by rude, ignorant people such as yourself.

[deeroks1]

good stuff!. subscribed.

[webbbyte]

Good information sir!!!

[jakongo2001]

Very nice... thank you for your videos. What would help me a lot regarding tritone substitutions is a demonstration of their use in a simple song like Blessed Assurance or Amazing Grace... Thanks

[Tenorcapacity121]

@AIKevorkian haha, my teacher said the same thing!

[johnny102marvin]

You are an excellent teacher. Please make some more videos about Gospel piano, especially soul gospel piano.

[ljguitar91]

@pianomanize Please tell me how you got to that conclusion..

[zeeman1080]

your vid would be more helpfull if we could see the keyboard properly, and not your face. we can hear your we don't need to see you.