Is there a common labeling system for tritone substitutions?

1. How do you notate a tritone substitution?
2. What can you play over tritone substitution?
3. How do I get the tritone sub?
4. What is a tritone substitution chord in piano?

How do you notate a tritone substitution?

The tritone substitution can be performed by exchanging a dominant seventh chord for another dominant seven chord which is a tritone away from it. For example, in the key of C major one can use D♭⁷ instead of G⁷. (D♭ is a tritone away from G).

What can you play over tritone substitution?

Tritone Pentatonic Lick

Another scale you can play over tritone substitutions is the major pentatonic scale or the major blues scale.

How do I get the tritone sub?

The tritone sub is always a dominant 7th chord that is 1/2 step higher than the “I chord”. In the key of C major, “C major” would be your I chord. 1/2 step higher would be the note 'C#' or 'Db' (same note). Therefore the “tritone sub” for the key of C major would be the Db7 chord.

What is a tritone substitution chord in piano?

A tritone substitution is the process of replacing one dominant 7th chord with another dominant 7th chord located a tritone away from the original. ... So we can replace the G7 chord with a Db7 chord, resulting in a progression that reads Dmin7 – Db7 – Cmaj7.