"In music theory, the circle of fifths (or circle of fourths) shows the relationships among the twelve tones of the chromatic scale, their corresponding key signatures, and the associated major and minor keys. More specifically, it is a geometrical representation of relationships among the 12 pitch classes of the chromatic scale in pitch class space. Musicians and composers use the circle of fifths to understand and describe those relationships. The circle's design is helpful in composing and harmonizing melodies, building chords, and moving to different keys within a composition."
Tony's Chords Ableton Session File is just a container for many midi clips organized around the circle of fifths. An author uses it as a reference and a compositional aid. Every note's major and minor key are described by the I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII and VIII chords that are grouped under it's heading. The chords grouped under each heading all sound good in that track's key.
Why is it so useful ? Well, in Ableton you can preview midi clips of one project and drag & drop them to another (ie. the one you're working at), you can map the chords to your midi controller - so it's quite intuitive and it can help those who are not so musically skilled ;)
ps. The Video quality is not the best one, but at least you'll get an idea how to use this session file.
Download: Tony's Chords Session File for Ableton Live
3 comments:
thanks man, was searching for chords tutorial, i hope this will be helpful :]
you're welcome ;)
i dont see the m9 and 13th chords in the file.
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