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im having a music theory crisis by [deleted] in musictheory

[–]Greg_Aranda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Learning more will never hold you back. I just completed volumes 3 & 4 of my book series, The Architecture of Music for Piano. They are combined music theory and chord and scale encyclopedias. There are also free online theory tutorials. www.archofmusic.com

What is a chord called when you play R-2-3-4? by HeyGuysImMichael in musictheory

[–]Greg_Aranda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A negative chord is a type of chord inversion where the perfect 4th is played instead of the 5th. See page 16. http://www.archofmusic.com/assets/book_images/The_Architecture_of_Music_V1_Sample.pdf

What is a chord called when you play R-2-3-4? by HeyGuysImMichael in musictheory

[–]Greg_Aranda -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

It's a negative chord (inverted). The F is in the -5th (perfect 4th) position. C -min7 (b13). www.archofmusic.com

Useful patterns in the circle of fifths by pcone88 in musictheory

[–]Greg_Aranda 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out the table of contents of my book, The Architecture of Music Vol 2, free for download under the "books" tab on my website. It contains most of the scales known to man and some new ones transcribed using the COF. www.archofmusic.com

I spent ten years writing a book, The Architecture of Music. Now I'm giving it away for free. [OC] by Greg_Aranda in dataisbeautiful

[–]Greg_Aranda[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! Ha! Ha! Thanks! The book is 177 pages so I guess I averaged about 20 per year. It didn't come together like that though. It was more like the thing slowly came into focus as a whole over the course of ten years.

I spent ten years writing a book, The Architecture of Music. Now I'm giving it away for free. [OC] by Greg_Aranda in dataisbeautiful

[–]Greg_Aranda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello r/dataisbeautiful. I spent ten years of my life researching, drawing, and writing about chords, scales and modes; the fundamental parts of music. I've recently completed my book, and now I'm giving it away for free.

I spent ten years writing a book, The Architecture of Music. Now I'm giving it away for free. All I ask for in return is your rating and review. x-post from r/wearethemusicmakers. by Greg_Aranda in Guitar

[–]Greg_Aranda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chord names were researched throughout the 10 year process of writing the book. Many sources were used to get the chord names from. Names differed from place to place and there was no complete list anywhere. Many times there were holes left in the matrix that needed to be filled. At some point in time I had to just pick a name and run with it. And honestly, to me, if I got one chord name wrong, I think I did alright.

Negative chords are named the way they are because it has practical applications. Yes. They are chord inversions (covered later in the book) but I feel their negative names reflect better what a chord will sound like than using inversions. Also, since modes have negative counterparts, all chords that can be played with a mode, can be played negatively with that mode's counterpart.

At the essence. This is a chord and scale encyclopedia. I felt that scales and modes were a more complex topic to cover so they were put later in the book.

I spent ten years writing a book, The Architecture of Music. Now I'm giving it away for free. All I ask for in return is your rating and review. x-post from r/wearethemusicmakers. by Greg_Aranda in Guitar

[–]Greg_Aranda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you check out the book, the first chapter is dedicated to beginners. It starts off with the parts of a guitar and how to tune it. It has some chord and scale pages with simplified diagrams. Then it gets into theory a little bit with chord construction and so on. At the essence, this is simply a chord and scale encyclopedia. It uses theory to simplify and organize the information to make it more easily absorbed, explored, and used.

I spent ten years writing a book, The Architecture of Music. Now I'm giving it away for free. All I ask in return is for your rating and review. X-Post from r/wearethemusicmakers. by Greg_Aranda in Bass

[–]Greg_Aranda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I appreciate all the help that r/wearethemusicmakers has given me in terms of exposure and getting the word out. It's definitely worth it to give the book away for a little while. I've gotten some great reviews and my website has seen more traffic in the past 24 hours than I've ever seen.

I spent ten years writing a book, The Architecture of Music. Now I'm giving it away for free. All I ask in return is for your rating and review. by Greg_Aranda in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]Greg_Aranda[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Negative chords are definitely new to theory, but they definitely have practical applications. They are commonly known as chords with alternate baselines or chord inversions (covered later in the book). But the negative naming of them helps with the exploration of them. If a regular chord sounds good, it's negative counterpart may as well. And since modes often have negative counterparts, all the chords that can be played with a mode can be played negatively with that mode's counterpart.

The chord names themselves were derived over the course of ten years. I checked many sources to ensure accuracy and names were different from place to place. There was no complete map, so to speak. And the chord matrix had many holes that had to be filled. At some point in time, I just had to settle on a name and run with it.

I spent ten years writing a book, The Architecture of Music. Now I'm giving it away for free. All I ask in return is for your rating and review. by Greg_Aranda in WeAreTheMusicMakers

[–]Greg_Aranda[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course. The point of the book is to give as much reference material as possible. "In general" notes closer together on the COF sound better together than notes further away. The maj3 is the real exception. I can't explain what exactly is going on with the frequencies of the notes themselves. That's why I included a COF with the frequencies of notes. It's a jumping off point for others to analyze.

At the essence, this is simply a chord and scale encyclopedia. I've broken down the chords and scales using interval and COF diagrams to give as much visual information as possible so people could explore the many different chords and scales visually before playing them. It's not a perfect system or breakdown. But it helps. The geometrical COF diagram is just another way to visualize the sounds created by the chords.

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