Piano scales and chords

I've recently set out to learn more on the theory of music, and try come a little bit more musical other than technical, and i stumble upon this. may be of use to some people

http://www.pianoworld.com/fun/vpc/piano_chords.htm

 

Nice cheers dude


http://www.scales-chords.com/ is hella useful too, particularly the scale finder.

 

i use and app called theory calculator on my phone. handy app.
nice to know music theory but dont get too stuck in.

 

its worth learning them, makes it easier to jam over a loop and come up with some nice bits!

 

http://www.ageofthewheel.com/2010/11/circle-of-fifths-chord-resource-in.html



I've got my own version of the Ableton session with a lot more exotic scales and tension 9, 11, & 13 chords added. But either way that has been a significant helper in my production workflow.

 

You forgot to mention absynth

 

u mad?


Plus, I don't have a superfast workflow with Absynth; usually takes a bit of skullduggery to get what I want out of it. But it just works so well that's why I recommend it a lot. And anything to do with chords and scales usually happens pre-synthesis so it'd be a little bit redundant to start listing great plug-ins that aren't relevant. If you were looking for a recommendation from me that's relevant to the topic I had I'd go with these:

1. The Ableton Live session thing I just posted (I'm pretty sure I saw someone that had the same kind of rig goin in FL, but don't quote me)
2. Xfer Records Chtulhu: really nice chord generator/arpeggiator; definitely worth a look if you're in the market for that sort of device

 

Learning chords and scales really helped me a few years ago. Knowing about the relative major or minor is great for changing the mood. A relative minor is a minor third below the 1st note of the major scale you're playing.