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Inthislesson,wearegoingtobelearningaboutthepartoverrootvoicingsofthemajorninthchord.
Ninthchordsareextended.Consequently,mostpeoplefinditdifficulttoplayninthchordswithonehandbecauseofitssize.However,withthisvoicing
technique,youlllearnhowtomakethemajorninthchordeasiertoplay.
Letsgetstartedbyreviewingthemajorninthchord.

WhatIsAMajorNinthChord?
Achordisacollectionofrelatednotesthataresoundedtogether.Usinganyscale,youcanformachordinseconds:

thirds:

fourths:
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andevenfifths:

However,takenotethatthetraditionalprincipletochordformationisinthirds(akatertianharmony.)
Ninthchordsaresimplychordsthatspanninedegreesofanygivenscalethatarerelatedbythetraditionaltertianharmony.
Forinstance,ifweareusingtheCmajorscale:

youcanformaninthchordbystackingthirdsuntilyouencompassninedegreesoftheCmajorscale.
Checkitout
StartingfromC:

athirdfromCisE:

athirdfromCEisG:

.athirdfromCEGisB:
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athirdfromCEGBisD:

Atthispoint,weveencompassedninedegreesoftheCmajorscalefromCtoD:

andherewearewiththeCmajorninthchord:

anextendedchord.

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Beforewegetintothepartoverrootvoicingofthemajorninthchordthatwejustcovered,permitmetoreviewtheconceptofvoicing.

AShortReviewOnTheConceptOfVoicing
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Voicingistheconsiderationofthenotesofachordasvoicesorvoiceparts.
Ifyouhavebeenaroundmusiciansoratleastinchurchforawhile,youprobablywouldhavecomeacrossthefollowingvoiceparts:
Soprano
Alto
Tenor
Bass
Sopranoisthehighestvoicepart,followedbythealto,thenthetenorvoice,followedbythebass(thelowestvoice.)Theconsiderationofchordtonesas
voicessoprano,alto,tenor,andbassiscalledvoicing.
Therearevarietyofvoicingtechniquesoutthere,rangingfromtheskeletonvoicingtechniquethatwecoveredinapreviouspost,drop2voicingandso
manymorebutintodayspostwewillbecoveringthepartoverrootvoicingofthemajorninthchord.
Letmegiveyouabasicideaofwhatapartoverrootvoicingtechniqueis.

ThePartOverRootVoicingTechnique
Thepartoverrootvoicingtechniqueisolatestherootofachordfromotherchordtones.Theremainingchordtonesareconsideredasadifferentchord.A
verygoodexampleistheCmajorninthchord:

whichcanberearrangedusingthepartoverrootvoicingtechniquebyisolatingthebassnotefromtherestofthechord.
IsolatingCfromtheCmajorninthchordproducesitspartoverrootvoicing,whichconsistsofitsroot(C):

andapart(theEminorseventhchord):

Simplyput,theEminorseventhchord[thepart]overC[theroot]:

producesanoverallCmajorninthchord:

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Letsdoalittlemorestudyontheformationofthepartoverrootvoicingofthemajorninthchord.

FormationOfThePartOverRootVoicingOfTheMajorNinthChord
Therearesomanywaystoformthepartoverrootvoicingofthemajorninthchord,rangingfromthesimplesttothemostcomplicated.Butinthislesson,
Illbeshowingyouhowtoformthemajorninthchordintwosimplesteps.
Checkitout
Step1Determinetherootofthemajorninthchord
Step2Gotothethirddegreeofthemajorscaleandformaminorseventhchord.
Letsputthesestepstoworkintheformationofthemajorninthchordusingthepartoverrootvoicingtechnique.
FormationOfTheDMajorNinthChord
Step1Determinetherootofthemajorninthchord.
TherootofthechordisD:

Step2Gotothethirddegreeofthemajorscaleandformaminorseventhchord.
ThethirddegreeoftheDmajorscale:

isF#:

consequently,theF#minorseventhchord:

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Altogether,theF#minorseventhchordoverDonthebass:

producesthepartoverrootvoicingoftheDmajorninthchord.
FormationOfTheAbMajorNinthChord
Step1Determinetherootofthemajorninthchord.
TherootofthechordisAb:

Step2Gotothethirddegreeofthemajorscaleandformaminorseventhchord.
ThethirddegreeoftheAbmajorscale:

isC:

consequently,theCminorseventhchord:

Altogether,theCminorseventhchordoverAbonthebass:
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producesthepartoverrootvoicingoftheAbmajorninthchord.
Followingthesameprocedure,youcanformthepartoverrootvoicingofthemajorninthchordonallthekeys.
Attention:Ifyouarelookingforonesubtlewayofputtingtheminorseventhchordtowork,searchnofurther.Theminorseventhchordistheupper
structureofthemajorninthchord.Welldelveintothisinsubsequentposts.

FinalWords
Themajorninthchordisanextendedchordthatencompassesninescaledegreesandtherearentsomanypeopleouttherewhocanbeabletoplaythe
majorninthchordwithonehand.
Thatswhyaknowledgeofthepartoverrootvoicingofthemajorninthchordisessentialbecausetheisolationofthebassnotefromtherestofthechord
tones,leavestherighthandwithonlyfournotes.
Also,ifyouhaveanideaofpartoverrootvoicings,youcanalsoplaytherootlessvoicingsofmajorninthchords.Howarerootlessvoicingsformed?
Playingachordwithoutitsrootnoteproducesitsrootlessvoicing.
KnowingthattheEminorseventhchordoverConthebass:

producestheCmajorninthchord,theEminorseventhchord:

canbeseenastherootlessvoicingoftheCmajorninthchord:

ImgoingtoseeyouinanotherpostwhereIllbeshowingyoutheapplicationofthepartoverrootvoicingofthemajorninthchordin251progressions.
Untilthen,allthebest!

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Hello,I'mChukuOnyemachi(aka"Dr.Pokey")amusicologist,pianist,author,clinicianandNigerian.Inspiredbymyrolemodel
JermaineGriggs,IstartedteachingmusiciansinmyneighborhoodinApril2005.Today,I'mprivilegedtoworkasamusicconsultant
andcontentcreatorwithHearandPlayMusicGroupsharingwhatIknowwiththousandsofmusiciansacrosstheworld.

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