odd note groups?

[zac89]

this is more of a question really, what does using odd groups of notes, such as groups of 5s, 7s, 11s, 13s. mean? like playing at a certain tempo but playing 5 notes or soemthing? i dont understadn that. can some nice soul explain?

 

[fiqthefallen]

it's all music theory. do you know that chords are made up of scales? i can only explain to you from 5 to 7.. 9 + not too sure..

ok, from our do-re-mi, we know C major scale starts with C, then D, then E, F, G, A, B and back to see. then, there's intervals. it's basically the number of semitones between notes and scales. relating back to the C major scale: the intervals are...

C: 1st
D: Major 2nd
E: Major 3rd
F: Perfect 4th
G: Perfect 5th
A: Major 6th
B: Major 7th
C: Octave

look at your C Major chord it's made of intervals: 1st, 3rd, 5th (C, E, G)
if ya expand to a C Major 7 chord, it's made up of intervals as well: 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th (C, E, G, B)
the C power chord is made up of only 2. can be 3 if ya add one octave: 1st, 5th (C, G) or 1st, 5th, octave (C, G, C)

oh well... hoped that answered half the question u asked...

 

[fiqthefallen]

http://www.musictheory.net/

this webbie helps a lot in explaining... enjoy

 

[8fingermadness]

or are you talking about triplets, quintuplets, and the other tuplets?

 

[zac89]

yeah talking more about thoes, like triplets and all that. playing odd number of notes at a tempo

 

[8fingermadness]

I'm not the best person to advise you about theory, haha. maybe http://www.guitarworld.com/article/guitar_101_mastering_rhythm_and_syncopation_part_1 would be helpful, start from basics and build up.

 

[zac89]

hmm yeah, i'll go look that up thanks for the info fellas =)