“Couching” minor seconds between more traditionally consonant intervals like you’ve shown is something I’ve always loved and works really well when you’re only trying to add a little spice to your harmony.
I've always utilized minor 2nd intervals as "one note" that can sound jarring, or soothing based on where you place it. Somehow, having a minor 2nd in the middle range of chords adds something to it that neither of the two notes alone do.
Such beautiful ideas. I remember vividly first hearing about these dissonant voicings with intentional minor 9s and minor 2nds in your first interview with Jacob. That changed my path as a composer and arranger. Thank you June!
Took me back to music school arranging class and teacher would say minor 9ths were a "Train wreck". Students would bring in their charts for the band to play and you could see everyone cringe when they heard unintended minor 9th within voicing. Teacher would get up tell whatever instrument which note to change and now the chart sounded good. That was in the days before computers and we wrote charts with pencil and paper so some mistakes you didn't know of until the chart was played by the band.
Don't know if this is related, but do a normal triad (ie. C E G) and add the 4th under the 5th (ie. C E *F* G). It adds a dissonance I really like. Same with adding a 2nd under the 3rd to a normal minor triad (ie. C *D* Eb G). I'm not very smart when it comes to music theory but can someone explain what this is and why it sounds good? (also adding the 4th to a triad in the lydian mode also has this good dissonance too. so C E *F#* G it would be)
One of the biggest misconception in music is that the most dissonant intervals are the hardest to use The minor 9th and tritone are supposedly more dissonant, yet it's much more difficult to find a place for minor 2nds Great video, and great examples!
I prefer my m2’s in the middle of a 5th sandwich when possible. cebcg aebcg aefc Both the m2s and P5s are comparatively uncommon but they are also so different from each other that together, well, that’s a beautiful sandwich!
Might just be me but I don’t think we should teach kids that minorb6 is a thing. It might be a b13 but a b6 is always gonna make it sound like a maj7 chord in first inversion.
The second chord of the James Bond theme is a minorb6, and it's hard for me to hear the root of this chord as anything other than the root of the minorb6. It definitely doesn't sound like an inverted chord - to me, at least. 6th chords are highly subjective to the notes around them, and I've heard people claim that they hear every sixth chord as an inverted chord (not sure if I believe them, though).
“Couching” minor seconds between more traditionally consonant intervals like you’ve shown is something I’ve always loved and works really well when you’re only trying to add a little spice to your harmony.
The perfect interval doesn't exi ...
June Lee is like all the other music scholars... Only far more briliant!
0:20 I am so excited that this chord works! I guess, you could also consider it a *Dmaj7* over a *C* triad?
Or a C13b9#11add2 ?
I've always utilized minor 2nd intervals as "one note" that can sound jarring, or soothing based on where you place it. Somehow, having a minor 2nd in the middle range of chords adds something to it that neither of the two notes alone do.
Such beautiful ideas. I remember vividly first hearing about these dissonant voicings with intentional minor 9s and minor 2nds in your first interview with Jacob. That changed my path as a composer and arranger. Thank you June!
I always knew that over maj7 chords b9 fits, you just clarified this as #15 thanks sooo much!
dude a BULB went off in my head hearing that F-13
Thank you June Lee!
Omg June Lee welcome back!! ❤
Loved this do more of these friend!
please continue the harmony with june series!
Took me back to music school arranging class and teacher would say minor 9ths were a "Train wreck". Students would bring in their charts for the band to play and you could see everyone cringe when they heard unintended minor 9th within voicing. Teacher would get up tell whatever instrument which note to change and now the chart sounded good.
That was in the days before computers and we wrote charts with pencil and paper so some mistakes you didn't know of until the chart was played by the band.
Don't know if this is related, but do a normal triad (ie. C E G) and add the 4th under the 5th (ie. C E *F* G). It adds a dissonance I really like. Same with adding a 2nd under the 3rd to a normal minor triad (ie. C *D* Eb G).
I'm not very smart when it comes to music theory but can someone explain what this is and why it sounds good?
(also adding the 4th to a triad in the lydian mode also has this good dissonance too. so C E *F#* G it would be)
Just reading the title I can feel my iq expanding
I’ve always called minor chords with the b6 aeolian chords for lack of a better name. They have a wonderfully dark and brooding sound to them.
One of the biggest misconception in music is that the most dissonant intervals are the hardest to use
The minor 9th and tritone are supposedly more dissonant, yet it's much more difficult to find a place for minor 2nds
Great video, and great examples!
you're back!!!
I prefer my m2’s in the middle of a 5th sandwich when possible.
cebcg
aebcg
aefc
Both the m2s and P5s are comparatively uncommon but they are also so different from each other that together, well, that’s a beautiful sandwich!
sounds FUNKY
it’d be sick if you did a breakdown of more intervals. this is a lot easier to take in than the jacob collier stuff
What about major-add4 chords?
Awesome
Nice short lesson
Go june
Might just be me but I don’t think we should teach kids that minorb6 is a thing. It might be a b13 but a b6 is always gonna make it sound like a maj7 chord in first inversion.
The second chord of the James Bond theme is a minorb6, and it's hard for me to hear the root of this chord as anything other than the root of the minorb6. It definitely doesn't sound like an inverted chord - to me, at least. 6th chords are highly subjective to the notes around them, and I've heard people claim that they hear every sixth chord as an inverted chord (not sure if I believe them, though).
yeah
June Lee is just like all the other music scholars. Only far more brilliant! 👨🎓
Good point
but what about dominant chords!!!!!!
I always love tastefully voiced minor 2nds very yummy
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