Chords for Triad Pair exercises on Cantaloupe Island (advanced)

[Bb] Hi, in this video I'm going to demonstrate some exercises from a PDF I have prepared
of the triad system over the harmony of Herbie [Fm] Hancock's Cantaloupe [Cm] Island.
_ [Fm] _
_ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
[Fm] _ _ This classic song has three chords F minor 7, D [F] flat 7 and D [Dm] minor sus.
Over each chord I'm going
to choose different pairs of triads [Fm] to bring out if you like different sound emotions, some happier
and some darker.
Also I'm going to demonstrate the triads in groups of 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 in eighth
notes triplets and sixteenths.
This is great fun as some of these odd groups create very interesting
cross rhythms.
Over the first chord F minor 7 I'm going to be superimposing if you like triads of B
flat and A flat major.
This gives a muscular optimistic sound I suppose as both triads are
Over _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ the D flat 7 I'm going to be playing A flat minor and B flat minor which give a
mixolydian [Db] flavor.
This [Abm] sound by the way is heard on Miles Davis's Freddy the Freeloader.
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ [D] And over the D minor sus I'm going to use F and G major triads when I'm feeling happier and also
sometimes D minor and E [Dm] minor for a more serious somber sound.
[G] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
In the following demo which is
included in the pdf I'm going to mix up the shapes of the triads so each time the chord changes I'm
going to demonstrate a new grouping but be faithful to the notes of the triads I have chosen
as I believe triads have some kind of innate cohesion that sound robust and understandable.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [E] _ [Cm] _ [Bm] _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [D] _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ Zigzag [Abm] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Bbm] in _
[Abm] _ [Bbm] _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [C] _
[Dm] sixteenths still _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] keeping good groups [Bb] of three but now [Fm] with variation [Cm] in the line
direction amongst other things.
[Fm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ [F] Now fill the [Abm] canvas
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ [Db] a _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] little less rigid
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ the _ [Fm] next example [C] feature _ [F] is [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ [B] _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] less square [Abm] increments _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] keeping with [Bb] groups of four this [Fm] time though
[Cm] varying the velocity of the [Bb] notes
[Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] 16th _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ [Db] a little less [C] intense
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ now [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] we move the groups of [Bb] five which create interesting [Fm]
accents [C] especially when played [B] in triplets
[Db] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ now with [Abm] said triplets [Db] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm]
keeping with [Cm] five now but groups of two [Bb] and _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Cm] three
_ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] triplets
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ more _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Db] _ [Dm] energy
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm]
the _ [C] _ [F] next one [Bb] features groups of [Fm]
six which is [Cm] especially clear [Cm] _ [B] _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ here
_ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
[Abm] _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [Bbm] entering [Abm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] early
[Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F]
[Fm] five
next [Cm] groups of seven [Bb] two [Fm]
two and [Cm] three
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ triplets
[F] _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Abm] more _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
_ practice _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Fm] needed on that for sure [Cm] _ to [Bb] finish [Fm] nice and squarely [Cm] groups of eight
_ _ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Abm] not so squarely
[Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ afterward [Ab] _ _ _
_ once these tries have been assimilated you can do anything you like you need not play
them rigidly they are there to explore and to use as raw creative _ material last instructions
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