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- How do you use non-diatonic chords?
- What are non-diatonic chords?
- What is a non-diatonic interval?
- What are diatonic chords used for?
How do you use non-diatonic chords?
Non-diatonic chords are often used as passing chords. In its most basic form this may simply be a chord that is one fret above or below a diatonic chord. This gives a temporary 'wrong' sound with an unexpected twist that's quickly resolved when the next diatonic chord is heard.
What are non-diatonic chords?
Non-Diatonic refers to any notes or chords that are not native to the key. Most songs of any complexity will have chords that are non-diatonic. A chord can be non-diatonic by structure or by context.
What is a non-diatonic interval?
A diatonic interval is an interval formed by two notes of a diatonic scale. A chromatic interval is a non-diatonic interval formed by two notes of a chromatic scale.
What are diatonic chords used for?
Diatonic chords are the chords that are derived from the notes of a key. You should think of diatonic chords as a family of chords all tied to one another by the notes of a key. They all sort of share the same gene pool. We've established that each key contains seven different notes.
