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CONTEXTUAL STUDIES 1
MUSI10193
LANGUAGES OF MUSIC
WORKBOOK
This is your Languages of Music 1.2.16 workbook. It deals with basic material, some
the same as first semester, some different. Literacy at its simplest. The workbook
needs to be filled in by everybody. Even if you are good at this stuff look at it as
revision, you cannot know this information too well.
The semester two workbook is not as big as the first semester one. You know the
drill get cracking!
If you are not strong/fast at this material, photocopy the book before you start so
that you can do it again and again.
NO LONGCUTS!
This workbook is due into the student centre by
4.00pm, Friday, October 21, the last day of
semester 2.
The
simple
guide
to
deciphering
chord
symbols
Being
able
to
decipher
chord
symbols
is
a
two
step
process.
Step
1.
Know
your
major
scales.
Major
scales
are
the
foundation
stones
of
your
musical
literacy.
You
need
to
be
able
to
recite
them.
Up
and
down.
Be
able
to
do
this
without
the
visual
aid
of
a
keyboard
or
guitar.
Be
able
to
do
this
without
having
to
think
of
a
key
signature.
Work
on
being
able
to
do
this
very
quickly.
Having
to
think
of
key
signatures
only
slows
the
process
down.
Speed
is
everything.
The
major
scale
is
the
scale
that
is
used
to
work
out
all
intervals
and
chord
types
whether,
major,
seventh
or
minor.
Minor
scales
are
not
used
to
work
out
minor
chords.
Remember
the
scale
degrees;
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
1
2
3
4
5
6
Step
2.
Understanding
the
information
contained
in
a
chord
symbol.
Chord
symbols
are
a
fantastic
invention.
They
are
used
because
they
give
a
guide
to
the
type
of
sound
or
harmony
that
a
composer
wants
to
hear
at
a
certain
place
in
the
music
while
at
the
same
time
giving
musicians
a
lot
of
freedom,
flexibility
and
artistic
licence
in
how
they
go
about
interpreting
that
guide.
If
composers
don’t
want
musicians
to
have
that
freedom
then
they
need
to
fully
write
out
their
harmony,
which
is
what
happens
in
non
–
improvised
idioms.
Chord
symbols
are
also
used
because
of
the
relative
simplicity
of
the
system.
Once
you
know
a
couple
of
guidelines
and
know
your
major
scales
it
does
become
easy.
Chord
symbols
are
not
chord
voicings.
A
chord
voicing
is
what
you
get
after
a
harmonic
instrument
player
has
interpreted
a
chord
symbol;
it
is
a
post
interpretive
event.
The
chord
symbol
is
a
pre
interpretive
event,
although
chord
symbols
are
often
used
in
analysis
in
order
to
give
a
name
retrospectively
to
sounds
that
composers
have
created.
Glossary
-‐
means
minor
+
means
to
augment
or
raise
by
a
semitone,
usually
relates
to
the
5th
degree
b
means
to
lower
by
a
semitone
o
means
diminished
o
with
a
/
through
it
means
half
diminished
a
small
triangle
means
major
7
#
means
to
raise
by
a
semitone
There
are
basically
3
chord
groups;
major
chords,
7th
chords
and
minor
chords.
It
is
important
to
know
how
to
interpret
slash
chords
and
polychords.
Major
chords
These
are
all
different
shades
or
hues
of
the
generic
C
major
sound.
Think
of
how
many
different
kinds
of
blue
there
are
within
the
generic
colour
blue.
It
doesn’t
matter
if
it
is
turquoise,
marine
blue,
aqua
etc
they
are
all
aspects
of
the
colour
blue.
C
means
the
triad,
C
E
G
C6
means
the
triad,
C
E
G
plus
the
6th
degree
of
the
scale
A
Cmaj7
means
the
triad,
C
E
G
plus
the
7th
degree
of
the
scale
B
Cmaj9
means
the
triad,
C
E
G
plus
the
7th
degree
of
the
scale
B
and
the
9th
D
Cadd9
means
the
triad,
C
E
G
plus
the
9th
(2nd)
degree
of
the
scale
D
Cmaj7#11
means
the
triad,
C
E
G
plus
the
seventh
degree
of
the
scale
B
and
the
#11
F#
Cmaj9#11
means
the
triad,
C
E
G
plus
the
7th
degree
of
the
scale
B
and
the
9th
D
and
the
#11
F#
Cmaj7#5
Same
as
a
major
7
chord
but
with
a
raised
5th
C69
means
the
triad,
CEG
plus
the
6th
degree
of
the
scale
A
and
the
9th
D
C69#11
Means
a
C69
chord
plus
an
added
#11
Seventh
chords
(unaltered)
C7
Means
the
triad
CEG
plus
the
flattened
7th
Bb
C9
C11
C13
These
three
symbols
imply
the
triad
CEG
plus
the
flattened
7th
plus
the
mentioned
extension,
the
9th,
11th
or
13th.
When
voicing
the
C11
the
9th
may
be
included
in
the
voicing
and
when
voicing
the
C13
the
9th
and
the
11th
may
be
included
in
the
voicing.
These
chords
are
named
by
their
highest
extension.
When
writing
out
the
notes
in
these
chords
you
may
leave
the
9th
and
the
11th
out
or
include
them
in
brackets
as
optional
notes.
C7sus4
Means
that
the
4th
degree
of
the
scale
replaces
the
major
3rd
in
a
C7
chord
C
F
G
Bb
C9sus4
Means
a
C7sus4
chord
plus
the
added
9th
C13sus4
Means
a
C7sus4
chord
plus
the
added
13th
Altered
7th
chords
Altered
7th
chords
may
use
combinations
of
diatonic
extensions
such
as
the
9th,
11th
and
13th,
in
combinations
with
the
altered
extensions
of
b9,
#9,
#11,
#5.
Basically
do
as
the
symbol
instructs
you
to
do.
C7#11
Means
the
triad
C
E
G
plus
the
flattened
7th
Bb
plus
the
raised
11
C9#11
Means
a
C9
voicing
plus
the
raised
11
C13#11
Means
a
C13
voicing
plus
the
raised
11
C7sus4b9
Means
a
C7sus4
chord
plus
the
added
b9th
C7b9
Means
a
C7
chord
plus
the
added
b9th
C7#9
Means
a
C7
chord
plus
the
added
raised
9th
C7+5
Means
a
C7
chord
but
with
a
raised
5th
C9+5
Means
a
C9
voicing
but
with
a
raised
5th
C7+5b9
Means
a
C7
chord
but
with
a
raised
5th
and
a
flattened
9th
C13#9
Means
a
C13
chord
but
with
a
raised
9th
C13b9
Means
a
C13
chord
but
with
a
flattened
9th
C7b5#5
Means
a
C7
chord
but
with
a
flattened
5th
and
a
raised
5th
C
E
Gb
G#
Bb
Minor
chords
Cm
Means
the
minor
triad
C
Eb
G
Cm6
Means
the
minor
triad
C
Eb
G
plus
the
added
6th
A
Cm69
Means
the
minor
triad
C
Eb
G
plus
the
added
6th
A
plus
the
9th
D
Cm
add9
Means
the
minor
triad
C
Eb
G
plus
the
added
9th
D
Cmin
maj7
Means
the
minor
triad
C
Eb
G
plus
the
added
major
7th
B
Cmin
b6
Means
the
minor
triad
C
Eb
G
plus
the
added
minor
6th
Ab
Cm7
Means
C
Eb
G
Bb
Cm9
Cm11
Cm13
These
symbols
work
the
same
as
for
the
unaltered
C7
chords
Cm7b5
Means
a
minor
7th
chord
but
with
a
flattened
5th,
C
Eb
Gb
Bb
Cdim7
Means
a
full
symmetrical
chord
built
up
of
stacked
minor
3rds,
C
Eb
Gb
A
Slash
Chords
C/D
The
diagonal
slash
means
that
you
have
Cmajor
triad
with
the
note
D
in
the
bass.
There
is
a
possibility
of
11
notes
that
can
be
placed
under
a
triad
including
the
3rd
and
the
5th,
putting
the
chord
in
1st
and
2nd
inversion
respectively.
Polychords
E7
C7
Means
that
an
entire
E7
chord
is
voiced
on
top
of
an
entire
C7
chord.
Polychords
(more
than
one
chord
at
a
time)
have
greater
clarity
when
the
two
voicings
are
kept
distinct
from
one
another.
As
they
bleed
into
one
another
it
can
start
to
sound
like
you
have
one
chord
with
extensions.
Sheet 1 Write out the notes contained in the following chords
Em Em6 Cdim7
C6 Gb9sus4 Dbm7
D# Db9 F#7#9
Fm F#9#11 E7#9
Eb9+5 A#m9 D
Eb Eb7+5 Cb7+5b9
Sheet 2 Write out the notes contained in the following chords
A#m11 Gbdim7 Eb13b9
C#7sus4 Gb7b9 B
Gm Am7 G7#11
B6 G13#11 E69#11
E13#9 A#13b9 A#
B7 G#m13 Db7#9
Gmadd9 B9 D#13
F#9+5 A6 C#7sus4b9
b9 u 4 9 u b9 b3 u b9 M3 u m3
b9 d b7 9 d 6 b3 d 5 M3 d #5
b9 u #4 9 u 4 b3 u 9 M3 u b9
b9 d M3 9 d b7 b3 d 6 M3 d 5
b9 u #5 9 u #4 b3 u 4 M3 u 9
b9 d 9 9 d M3 b3 d b7 M3 d 6
b9 u 5 9 u #5 b3 u #4 M3 u 4
b9 d 9 9 d b9 b3 d M3 M3 d b7
b9 u 6 9 u 5 b3 u #5 M3 u #4
b9 d M7 9 d 9 b3 d b9 M3 d m3
b9 u b3 9 u 6 b3 u 5 M3 u #5
b9 d 4 9 d M7 b3 d 9 M3 d b9
b9 u b7 9 u b3 b3 u 6 M3 u 5
b9 d #4 9 d 4 b3 d M7 M3 d 9
b9 u M3 9 u b7 b3 u M3 M3 u 6
b9 d #5 9 d #4 b3 d 4 M3 d M7
b9 u 9 9 u M3 b3 u b7 M3 u b3
b9 d 5 9 d #5 b3 d #4 M3 d 4
b9 u 9 9 u b9 b3 u M3 M3 u b7
b9 d 6 9 d 5 b3 d #5 M3 d #4
Intervallic Relationships up and down
4 u b7 #4 u b3 5 u 6 #5 u 5
4 d #4 #4 d 4 5 d M7 #5 d 9
4 u M3 #4 u b7 5 u b3 #5 u 6
4 d #5 #4 d 4 5 d 4 #5 d M7
4 u b9 #4 u M3 5 u b7 #5 u b3
4 d 5 #4 d #5 5 d #4 #5 d 4
4 u 9 #4 u b9 5 u M3 #5 u b7
4 d 6 #4 d 5 5 d #5 #5 d #4
4 u #4 #4 u 9 5 u b9 #5 u M3
4 d b7 #4 d 6 5 d #5 #5 d 5
4 u #4 #4 u 4 5 u 9 #5 u b9
4 d M3 #4 d b7 5 d 6 #5 d 5
4 u #5 #4 u 4 5 u 4 #5 u 9
4 d b9 #4 d M3 5 d b7 #5 d 6
4 u 5 #4 u #5 5 u #4 #5 u 4
4 d 9 #4 d b9 5 d M3 #5 d b7
4 u 6 #4 u 5 5 u #5 #5 u #4
4 d M7 #4 d 9 5 d b9 #5 d M3
4 u b3 #4 u 6 5 u #5 #5 u 5
4 d #4 #4 d M7 5 d 9 #5 d b9
Intervallic Relationships up and down
M6 u #5 b7 u #4 M7 u 4 #5 u b3
M6 d b9 b7 d M3 M7 d b7 9 d 4
M6 u 5 b7 u #5 M7 u #4 4 u b7
M6 d 9 b7 d b9 M7 d M3 b9 d #4
M6 u b7 b7 u 5 M7 u #5 M6 u M3
M6 d M7 b7 d 9 M7 d b9 #4 d #5
M6 u b3 b7 u 6 M7 u 5 M3 u b9
M6 d 4 b7 d M7 M7 d 9 b3 d 5
M6 u b7 b7 u b3 M7 u 6 b7 u 9
M6 d #4 b7 d 4 M7 d 9 5 d 6
M6 u M3 b7 u M7 M7 u b3 9 u 6
M6 d #5 b7 d #4 M7 d 4 b7 d M7
M6 u b9 b7 u M3 M7 u b7 M6 u b3
M6 d 5 b7 d #5 M7 d #4 4 d 4
M6 u 9 b7 u b9 M7 u M3 #5 u M7
M6 d 6 b7 d 5 M7 d #5 M7 d #4
M6 u 4 b7 u 9 M7 u b9 b3 u #4
M6 d b7 b7 d 6 M7 d 5 #4 d M3
M6 u #4 b7 u 4 M7 u 9 b9 u #5
M6 d M3 b7 d M7 M7 d 6 5 d b9
Intervallic Relationships up and down
#5 u 4 #5 u b9 #5 u b9 #5 u m3
9 d b7 9 d 6 9 d 5 9 d #5
4 u #4 4 u #4 4 u 9 4 u b9
b9 d M3 b9 d b7 b9 d 6 b9 d 5
M6 u #5 M6 u #4 M6 u 4 M6 u 9
#4 d 9 #4 d M3 #4 d b7 #4 d 6
M3 u 5 M3 u #5 M3 u #4 M3 u 4
b3 d 9 b3 d b9 b3 d M3 b3 d b7
b7 u 6 b7 u 5 b7 u #5 b7 u #4
5 d M7 5 d 9 5 d b9 5 d m3
9 u b3 9 u 6 9 u 5 9 u #5
b7 d 4 b7 d M7 b7 d 9 b7 d b9
M6 u b7 M6 u b3 M6 u m6 M6 u 5
4 d #4 4 d 9 4 d M7 4 d 9
#5 u M3 #5 u b7 #5 u M3 #5 u 6
M7 d #5 M7 d #4 M7 d 4 M7 d 9
b3 u 9 b3 u M3 b3 u b7 b3 u 6
#4 d 5 #4 d #5 #4 d 4 #4 d 4
b9 u 9 b9 u b9 b9 u M3 b9 u b7
5 d 6 5 d b7 5 d #5 5 d #4
Intervallic Relationships up and down
#5 u b7 #5 u b3 #5 u 6 #5 u 5
9 d #4 9 d 4 9 d M7 9 d #5
4 u M3 4 u b7 4 u b3 4 u 6
b9 d #5 b9 d 4 b9 d 4 b9 d M7
M6 u b9 M6 u M3 M6 u b7 M6 u b3
#4 d 5 #4 d #5 #4 d b7 #4 d 4
M3 u 9 M3 u b9 M3 u M3 M3 u b7
b3 d 6 b3 d 5 b3 d #5 b3 d #4
b7 u #4 b7 u 9 b7 u b9 b7 u M3
5 d b7 5 d 6 5 d #5 5 d b9
9 u #4 9 u 4 9 u 6 9 u b9
b7 d M3 b7 d M3 b7 d 6 b7 d 5
M6 u #5 M6 u 4 M6 u 4 M6 u 9
4 d b9 4 d M3 4 d b7 4 d 6
#5 u 5 #5 u #5 #5 u #4 #5 u 4
M7 d 9 M7 d b9 M7 d M3 M7 d b7
b3 u 6 b3 u 5 b3 u #5 b3 u #4
#4 d M7 #4 d 9 #4 d b9 #4 d M3
b9 u b3 b9 u 6 b9 u #5 b9 u 5
5 d #4 5 d M7 5 d 9 5 d b9
Intervallic Relationships up and down
#5 u M7 #5 u #4 #5 u 4 #5 u b3
9 d b9 9 d M3 9 d b7 9 d 4
4 u 5 4 u #5 4 u #4 4 u b7
b9 d 9 b9 d 6 b9 d M3 b9 d #4
M6 u b7 M6 u 5 M6 u #5 M6 u M3
#4 d M7 #4 d 9 #4 d b9 #4 d #5
M3 u b3 M3 u 6 M3 u 5 M3 u b9
b3 d 4 b3 d M7 b3 d 9 b3 d 5
b7 u M3 b7 u b3 b7 u 6 b7 u 9
5 d #4 5 d 4 5 d 9 5 d 6
9 u M3 9 u M7 9 u b3 9 u 6
b7 d #5 b7 d #4 b7 d 4 b7 d M7
M6 u b9 M6 u M3 M6 u b7 M6 u b3
4 d 5 4 d #5 4 d #4 4 d b7
#5 u 9 #5 u b9 #5 u M3 #5 u M7
M7 d 6 M7 d 5 M7 d #5 M7 d #4
b3 u 4 b3 u 9 b3 u b9 b3 u #4
#4 d b7 #4 d 6 #4 d 5 #4 d M3
b9 u #4 b9 u 4 b9 u 9 b9 u #5
5 d M3 5 d M7 5 d 6 5 d b9
A1 Write out the notes contained in the following scales and modes
C Ionian Db Ionian
Db lydian C# lydian
D# mixolydian D mixolydian
Gb altered F# altered
Ab dorian G# dorian
A# Aeolian A Aeolian
B phrygian Bb phrygian
C locrian Cb locrian
C lydian C# lydian
C mixolydian C# mixolydian
C altered C# altered
C dorian C# dorian
C Aeolian C# Aeolian
C phrygian C# phrygian
C locrian C# locrian
C lydian Db lydian
Db mixolydian C# mixolydian
F altered E altered
G dorian Gb dorian
Ab Aeolian G# Aeolian
A# phrygian A phrygian
B locrian Bb locrian
Db lydian D lydian
Db mixolydian D mixolydian
Db altered D altered
Db dorian D dorian
Db Aeolian D Aeolian
Db phrygian D phrygian
Db locrian D locrian
C# lydian C lydian
C mixolydian Db mixolydian
Eb altered D# altered
F# dorian F dorian
G Aeolian Gb Aeolian
Ab phrygian G# phrygian
A# locrian A locrian
D# lydian Eb lydian
D# mixolydian Eb mixolydian
D# altered Eb altered
D# dorian Eb dorian
D# Aeolian Eb Aeolian
D# phrygian Eb phrygian
D# locrian Eb locrian
Cb lydian B lydian
C# mixolydian C mixolydian
D altered Db altered
E dorian Eb dorian
F# Aeolian F Aeolian
G phrygian Gb phrygian
Ab locrian G# locrian
E lydian F lydian
E mixolydian F mixolydian
E altered F altered
E dorian F dorian
E Aeolian F Aeolian
E phrygian F phrygian
E locrian F locrian
Bb lydian A# lydian
Cb mixolydian B mixolydian
C# altered C altered
D# dorian D dorian
E Aeolian Eb Aeolian
F# phrygian F phrygian
G locrian Gb locrian
F# lydian Gb lydian
F# mixolydian Gb mixolydian
F# altered Gb altered
F# dorian Gb dorian
F# Aeolian Gb Aeolian
F# phrygian Gb phrygian
F# locrian Gb locrian
A lydian Ab lydian
Bb mixolydian A# mixolydian
Db altered C# altered
Db dorian C# dorian
D# Aeolian D Aeolian
E phrygian Eb phrygian
F# locrian F locrian
G lydian G# lydian
G mixolydian G# mixolydian
G altered G# altered
G dorian G# dorian
G Aeolian G# Aeolian
G phrygian G# phrygian
G locrian G# locrian
G# lydian G lydian
A mixolydian Ab mixolydian
C altered Cb altered
C dorian Db dorian
Db Aeolian C# Aeolian
D# phrygian D phrygian
E locrian Eb locrian
Ab lydian A lydian
Ab mixolydian A mixolydian
Ab altered A altered
Ab dorian A dorian
Ab Aeolian A Aeolian
Ab phrygian A phrygian
Ab locrian A locrian
Gb lydian F# lydian
G# mixolydian G mixolydian
B altered Bb altered
C# dorian C dorian
C Aeolian Db Aeolian
Db phrygian C# phrygian
D# locrian D locrian
A# lydian Bb lydian
A# mixolydian Bb mixolydian
A# altered Bb altered
A# dorian Bb dorian
A# Aeolian Bb Aeolian
A# phrygian Bb phrygian
A# locrian Bb locrian
F lydian E lydian
Gb mixolydian F# mixolydian
A# altered A altered
Cb dorian B dorian
C# Aeolian C Aeolian
C phrygian Db phrygian
Db locrian C# locrian
B lydian Cb lydian
B mixolydian Cb mixolydian
B altered Cb altered
B dorian Cb dorian
B Aeolian Cb Aeolian
B phrygian Cb phrygian
B locrian Cb locrian
D Ionian Db Ionian
Eb lydian D# lydian
F mixolydian E mixolydian
Ab altered G# altered
Bb dorian A# dorian
Cb Aeolian B Aeolian
C# phrygian C phrygian
C locrian Db locrian
C Ionian C# Ionian
C lydian C# lydian
C mixolydian C# mixolydian
C altered C# altered
C dorian C# dorian
C Aeolian C# Aeolian
C phrygian C# phrygian
C locrian C# locrian
C# Ionian
Db major pentatonic
D lydian
D# lydian augmented
Eb mixolydian
E mixolydian flat 6
F lydian dominant
Gb whole Tone
G altered
G# melodic minor
Ab harmonic minor
A dorian
A# dorian flat 9
Bb Aeolian
B minor pentatonic
Cb phrygian
C spanish phrygian
C# locrian
Db locrian nat 2
Db Ionian
Db major pentatonic
Db lydian
Db lydian augmented
Db mixolydian
Db mixolydian flat 6
Db lydian dominant
Db whole Tone
Db altered
Db melodic minor
Db harmonic minor
Db dorian
Db dorian flat 9
Db Aeolian
Db minor pentatonic
Db phrygian
Db spanish phrygian
Db locrian
Db locrian nat 2