Part I.

Neo soul foundations: triads and chord scales

Major triads - close position

1. Close position C major triads on all string sets

˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙
V ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙
˙˙ ˙ ˙
2nd inversion root 1st inversion root 1st inversion 2nd inversion

0 5 9
2 5 10 2 5 10
3 7 10 3 7 10
3 8 12

˙˙ ˙˙ ˙˙
˙˙ ˙˙ ˙
V ˙˙˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙
1st inversion 2nd inversion root 2nd inversion root 1st inversion

0 3 8
1 5 8 1 5 8
0 5 9 0 5 9
2 5 10

2. a) Cycle of 4ths
4th
C
F G
Bb D

Eb A

Ab E

Db B
F# / Gb
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b) Major triads around the cycle of 4ths on all string sets

C F
b b b b
B E A D
V˙ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ b ˙˙ ˙
˙˙ ˙ b ˙˙ b b ˙˙ ˙ b ˙˙

2 3 3 5 6 6
3 3 5 6 6 8
3 5 6 6 8 9

b
G B E A D G
# ˙˙ ˙ ˙˙
V b b b ˙˙˙ # # n ˙˙˙ # ˙˙˙ ˙ # ˙˙ ˙

8 9 9 11 12 12
9 9 11 12 12 14
9 11 12 12 14 15

b b b b
C F B E A D

˙˙ b ˙˙ b˙ b ˙˙˙ b ˙˙
V ˙˙ ˙ b ˙˙ ˙
˙ ˙

0 2 3 3 5 6
2 3 3 5 6 6
3 3 5 6 6 8

b
G B E A D G
˙ # ˙˙ ˙˙
b˙
V b b ˙˙ n # # ˙˙˙ # ˙˙ # ˙˙˙ ˙ ˙

6 8 9 9 11 12
8 9 9 11 12 12
9 9 11 12 12 14
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b b b b
C F B E A D

b ˙˙˙ b b ˙˙˙ ˙ b ˙˙˙

V ˙˙˙ ˙˙
˙ b ˙˙

1 1 3 4 4 6
0 2 3 3 5 6
2 3 3 5 6 6

b
G B E A D G
˙ # ˙˙˙ ˙˙
b b b ˙˙˙ # n # ˙˙˙ # ˙˙
˙ # ˙˙ ˙
V

7 7 9 10 10 12
6 8 9 9 11 12
8 9 9 11 12 12

b b b b
C F B E A D
˙˙ ˙ ˙ b ˙˙ ˙
˙ b ˙˙ b b ˙˙ b ˙˙
V ˙˙ ˙ ˙

0 1 1 3 4 4
1 1 3 4 4 6
0 2 3 3 5 6

b
G B E A
˙ ˙˙
D G
b b b ˙˙˙ # ˙˙
# # n ˙˙˙ # ˙˙˙ ˙ # ˙˙ ˙
V

6 7 7 9 10 10
7 7 9 10 10 12
6 8 9 9 11 12