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Inthislesson,wellbeexploringanotherwaytovoiceminorninthchords.
Therearediversewaysofvoicingtheminorninthchord.Wevecoveredsomeoftheminthepastandwellstillstudyalotmoreoftheminsubsequentlessons.
Therearesomanyreasonswhypeopleshyawayfromninthchords.Whilesomepeopleconsiderthemtobeharmonicallycomplex,othersfindthemchallengingtoplay
becauseoftheirwidth.
Attention:Thewidthofachordisdeterminedbythenumberofnotesitencompasses.Ninthchordsencompassninenotesofthescaleandexceedthecompassofan
octave.Consequently,theyareconsideredtohavealargewidththatanaveragehumanhandmayfindchallengingtoplay.
Ifyoubelongtothelatterschool[thatfindninthchordschallengingduetotheirsize],thislessonisforyou.Wellbemakingtheminorninthchordeasiertoplayusinga
techniqueknowntomusicscholarsasthepartoverrootvoicingtechnique.
Butbeforewegetintoallthat,letsdoareviewontheminorninthchord.

AQuickReviewOnTheMinorNinthChord
Achordisacollectionofrelatednotesthatareplayedorsoundedtogether.
Usinganyscale,youcanformachordinintervalsofseconds,thirds,fourths,andfifths.

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UsingtheAnaturalminorscale:

wecanformchordsinseconds:

thirds:

fourths:

andevenfifths:

However,theformationofchordsisusuallydoneinintervalsofthirds,followingstricttraditionalguidelinestochordformation.Chordsformedinintervalsofthirdsare
associatedwithtertianharmony.

So,WhatAreNinthChords?
Ninthchordsaresimplychordswhosewidthencompassninedegreesofanygivenscale.
Forexample,usingtheAnaturalminorscale:

youcanformaninthchordbystackingnotesinintervalsofthirdsuntilninedegreesofthescaleisencompassed.
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Heresapracticalexample
StartingfromA:

athirdfromAisE:

athirdfromAC:

isE:

.athirdfromACE:

isG:

Atthispoint,weveencompassedAtoG:

whichisjustaseventh.WellhavetoaddanotherthirdtoACEG:
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AthirdfromACEG:

isB:

FromAtoB:

encompassesninedegreesoftheAnaturalminorscale,therefore,ACEGB:

isaminorninthchord:

Ifyoutransposetheminorninthchordtootherkeys,youllhavetheseminorninthchords
Cminorninthchord:

C#minorninthchord:
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Dminorninthchord:

Ebminorninthchord:

Herearetherestofthem

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Beforewegetintothepartoverrootvoicingoftheminorninthchordthatwejustcovered,permitmetoreviewtheconceptofvoicing.

ThePartOverRootVoicingTechnique
Thepartoverrootvoicingtechniqueisoneoftheseveralvoicingtechniquesthateveryseriouspianistmustbeacquaintedwith.Butwaitaminute!Whatisvoicing?

AShortReviewOnTheConceptOfVoicing
Voicingisconcernedwiththeconsiderationofthenotesofachordasvoicesorvoiceparts.
Inachoir,thereareusuallyfourvoiceparts
Soprano(thefirstvoice)
Alto(thesecondvoice)
Tenor(thethirdvoice)
Bass(thefourthvoice)
Theconsiderationofchordtonesasvoicessoprano,alto,tenor,andbassiscalledvoicing.
Voicingfocusesontherearrangementofthesevoicesandthereareavarietyofvoicingtechniquesoutthere,rangingfromtheskeletonvoicingtechnique[thatwecovered
inapreviouspost],tothedrop2voicingtechnique,andlotsmore.
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Intodayslessonwellbemakingthepartoverrootvoicingtechniqueourfocus.Hereswhatthepartoverrootvoicingtechniqueisallabout
Thepartoverrootvoicingtechniquefocusesontheisolationoftherootofachordfromotherchordtones.Theremainingchordtonesareconsidered
differentlyasapart.
Letsvoice[orrearrange]theAminorninthchord:

usingthepartoverrootvoicingtechnique.
Ourdutyhereistoisolatethebassnotefromtherestofthechord.
IsolatingA:

fromtheAminorninthchord:

producesitspartoverrootvoicing,whichconsistsofitsroot(A):

andapart(theCmajorseventhchord):

Inanutshell,theCmajorseventhchord[thepart]overA[theroot]:

producesanoverallAminorninthchord:

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Nowthatwevecoveredthebasicsofthepartoverrootvoicingoftheminorninthchord,letsgoonastepfurtherbyexploringhowthepartoverrootvoicingof
minorninthchordsareformed.

TwoEasyStepsToTheFormationOfThePartOverRootVoicingOfTheMinorNinthChord
Therearesomanywaystoformthepartoverrootvoicingoftheminorninthchord,rangingfromthesimplesttothemostcomplicated.Butinthislesson,Illbe
showingyouhowtoformtheminorninthchordintwoeasysteps.
Checkitout
Step1Determinetherootoftheminorninthchord
Step2Gotothethirddegreeoftheminorscaleandformamajorseventhchord.
Letsputthesestepstoworkintheformationoftheminorninthchordusingthepartoverrootvoicingtechnique.
FormationOfTheBMinorNinthChord
Step1Determinetherootoftheminorninthchord.
TherootofthechordisB:

Step2Gotothethirddegreeoftheminorscaleandformamajorseventhchord.
ThethirddegreeoftheBminorscale:

isD:

consequently,theDmajorseventhchord:

Altogether,theDmajorseventhchordoverBonthebass:

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producesthepartoverrootvoicingoftheBminorninthchord.
Suggestedreading:TheMajorSeventhChord.
FormationOfTheGMinorNinthChord
Step1Determinetherootoftheminorninthchord.
TherootofthechordisG:

Step2Gotothethirddegreeoftheminorscaleandformamajorseventhchord.
ThethirddegreeoftheGminorscale:

isBb:

consequently,theBbmajorseventhchord:

Altogether,theBbmajorseventhchordoverGonthebass:

producesthepartoverrootvoicingoftheGminorninthchord.
Formationoftheminorninthchordusingthepartoverrootvoicingtechniquedoesntgetanyeasierthanthis.Followingthesameprocedure,youcanformtheminor
ninthchordonalltwelvekeys.
Attention:Themajorseventhchordistheupperstructureoftheminorninthchord.So,thatsanotherpracticalapplicationofthemajorseventhchordthatwellcover
thoroughlyinsubsequentlessons.
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FinalWords
Aknowledgeofthepartoverrootvoicingoftheminorninthchordisessentialbecausetheisolationofthebassnotefromtherestofthechordtones,leavestheright
handwithonlyfournotes.Thismakesiteasyforanyonetoplaytheminorninthchord.
Inadditiontothethat,youllalsohaveanideaofrootlessvoicings.
HeresHowRootlessVoicingsAreFormed
Playingachordwithoutitsrootnoteproducesitsrootlessvoicing.
KnowingthattheCmajorseventhchordoverAonthebass:

producestheAminorninthchord,theCmajorseventhchord:

canbeseenastherootlessvoicingoftheAminorninthchord:

Wejustbeganourstudyonthepartoverrootvoicingtechnique.Inasubsequentlesson,wellexplorehowtoplaythe251chordprogressionusingthisvoicing
technique.
Untilthen,allthebest!

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