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The best way to add non-diatonic chords to a chord progression is by using a common note from the diatonic chord into the non-diatonic chord, which smoothes an otherwise abrupt change. ... The first type is built from a root note that's in the scale, but one or more of the other notes in the chord are not in the scale.
What are non diatonic scales?
Non diatonic scales
- Harmonic minor scale – As they don't have two semitones and five tones.
- Chromatic scales – As they have more than seven notes all of which are semitones apart.
- Whole tone scales – As they have six notes all of which are tones apart.
- Pentatonic scales – As they have five notes with no semitone intervals.
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.
