{"id":13079,"date":"2016-04-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=13079"},"modified":"2024-10-07T18:47:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:47:26","slug":"the-harmonic-value-of-the-dominant-ninth-chord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/the-harmonic-value-of-the-dominant-ninth-chord\/","title":{"rendered":"The Harmonic Value Of The Dominant Ninth Chord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our focus in today&#8217;s lesson is on the dominant ninth chord.<\/p>\n<p>If you give me the next ten minutes [or so], you&#8217;ll discover the secret harmonic value of the dominant ninth chord, and learn how you can harmonize the major scale with it.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s take the first step by quickly reviewing the dominant ninth chord.<\/p>\n<h2>Review On The Dominant Ninth Chord<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the term <em>dominant ninth<\/em>&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The term <em>dominant<\/em> in music is the technical name of the<strong> fifth degree<\/strong> of the scale.<\/p>\n<p>The term <em>ninth<\/em> refers to an interval that encompasses <strong>nine degrees<\/strong> of any given scale.<strong> <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A <strong>chord <\/strong>is a collection of three or more related notes.<\/p>\n<p>The term <em>dominant ninth chord<\/em> refers to a chord built on the <strong>fifth degree<\/strong> of the scale, that encompasses <strong>nine degrees<\/strong> of the scale.<\/p>\n<p>In the key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the fifth degree of the scale (aka &#8211; &#8220;dominant&#8221;) is G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8220;Let&#8217;s do some chord formation here&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Starting from G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;other tones of the chord can be added in thirds &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/tertian-chords-and-the-secret-relationship-between-almost-every-chord\">tertian harmony<\/a> until a ninth is encompassed.<\/p>\n<p>G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,B,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,B,D&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nSo far, we&#8217;ve encompassed G to D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,D&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which is a fifth, let&#8217;s go on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;G, B, D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,B,D&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,B,D,F&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and A:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,B,D,F,A&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nAt this point, we&#8217;ve encompassed nine degrees of the C major scale from G to A:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,,A&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nSo, here&#8217;s the G dominant ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,B,D,F,A&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Power Of Dominant Chords<\/h2>\n<p>The dominant ninth chord is an extended dominant chord.<\/p>\n<p>Considering that the basic features of the regular dominant seventh chord can be found in the dominant ninth chord, we&#8217;ll be exploring the power of chords that belong to the dominant family.<\/p>\n<h3>The Skeleton Of Dominant Chords<\/h3>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get started by taking a look at a vital part of chords of the dominant family.<\/p>\n<p>The third and seventh tones of a chord are known as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/skeleton-in-the-chordboard\">skeleton<\/a>. According to Jermaine Griggs, <em>&#8220;The third and seventh tones of a chord are the most vital tones because most of the time, the quality of a chord depends on these tones.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0<em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Using the G dominant ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,B,D,F,A&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as a reference for all other chords of the dominant family, here are the chord tones:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>G is the root<\/p>\n<p><strong>B is the third<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>D is the fifth<\/p>\n<p><strong>F is the seventh<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A is the ninth<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The third and seventh tones of the G dominant ninth chord are B and F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,F&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;respectively. The interval formed between these two tones (B and F):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,F&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is the diminished fifth.<\/p>\n<p>The diminished fifth interval is one of the harshest interval to be discovered. Musicians several centuries ago not only avoided this interval, but labelled it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/devil-music-tritones-vs-augmented-4ths-diminished-5ths\">the devil&#8217;s interval<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This diminished fifth interval (aka &#8211; &#8220;the tritone&#8221;) is the harmonic property that chords of the dominant family have that makes them sound discordant, unpleasant, unstable, and having a tendency to resolve to a stable interval.<\/p>\n<p>Chords of the dominant family are unique because they don&#8217;t belong to the <em>major <\/em>or <em>minor <\/em>category that most chords belong to. Let&#8217;s look at their unique tonal functions before we go to the next segment.<\/p>\n<h3>The Tonal Function Of Dominant Chords<\/h3>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/note-relationships-melody-harmony\">harmony<\/a>, the strongest pull between chords is between the chord of the fifth degree (aka &#8211; the dominant chord) and the chord of the first degree (aka &#8211; &#8220;the tonic chord&#8221;), hence, what music scholars call the dominant-tonic relationship.<\/p>\n<p>In every key, whether major or minor, dominant chords have the strongest harmonic pull that <em>gravitates<\/em> towards the tonic chord.<\/p>\n<p>This pull is essential because in the concept of tonality, the goal is to create an attraction towards the tonic. This dominant-tonic relationship is what establishes a tonality or contradicts it during <em>modulation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Modulation<\/strong> in music is the change of key or tonality. While changing a key, you&#8217;ll have to contradict the key you&#8217;re in, and most of the time, the best chord that can contradict the key you&#8217;re in and also establish the new key is the dominant chord.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> Considering that the interval between the dominant and the tonic is a perfect fifth, you can resolve all chords in the dominant family to a major or minor chord whose root is a perfect fifth below the dominant chord.<\/p>\n<p>Any chord of the dominant family whose root is A, would resolve to a major or minor chord whose root is a perfect fifth below A.<\/p>\n<p>So, <em>&#8220;What note is a perfect fifth below A?&#8221; <\/em>The a<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><\/span>nswer is D.<\/p>\n<p>So, the A dominant ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,,,Cs,E,G,B,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;resolves to the D major ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,D,Cs,E,Fs,A,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>The Harmonic Value Of The Dominant Ninth Chord<\/h2>\n<p>The dominant ninth chord is an invaluable chord of the dominant family.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the unique properties of chords of the dominant family, the dominant ninth chord is outstanding because it consists of all the active tones in the key of resolution.<\/p>\n<p>The G dominant ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,B,D,F,A,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;resolves down a perfect fifth to the C major ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,B,D,E,G,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nConsequently, the key of resolution of the G dominant ninth chord is the key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nJust in case it escaped your notice, bear it in mind that the third, fifth, seventh, and ninth tones of the G dominant ninth chord (B, D, F, and A):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D,F,A&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;are the seventh, second, fourth, and sixth tones of the C major scale (B, D, F, and A):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=B,D,F,A,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which are also known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/active-tones-vs-stable-tones-major-scale\">active tones<\/a> in the key vs the tones of the tonic triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the C major triad, that are considered to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/active-tones-vs-stable-tones-major-scale\">stable tones<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;Tonic-Dominant&#8217; Harmonization<\/h2>\n<p>The dominant ninth chord can be used to harmonize the major scale.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Its active tones creates a contrast with the stable tones of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/the-tonic-chord\">tonic chord<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Alternating its tones with that of the tonic chord also enhances the sense of tonality.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The stable tones of the major scale are the chord tones of the tonic triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which are the first, third, and fifth tones of the scale respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The active tones of the major scale are the upper chord tones of the dominant ninth chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,B,D,F,A,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which are the seventh, second, fourth, and sixth tones of the major scale.<\/p>\n<h3>Harmonization Of The Major Scale<\/h3>\n<p>To harmonize the major scale using the tonic triad and the dominant ninth chord, you must be acquainted with the inversions of these chords and the notes they harmonize.<\/p>\n<h4>The Tonic Triad<\/h4>\n<p>Here are the three possible ways of playing the tonic triad in the key of C major&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>The first inversion of the C major triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,G,C,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;harmonizes the <strong>first tone<\/strong> of the C major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe second inversion of the C major triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,C,E,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;harmonizes the <strong>third tone<\/strong> of the C major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,E,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe root position of the C major triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,E,G,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;harmonizes the <strong>fifth tone<\/strong> of the C major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,G,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>The Dominant Ninth Chord<\/h4>\n<p>Although ninth chords cannot be inverted, however, due to the fact that we&#8217;re using the four upper tones of the dominant ninth chord [which for all intents and purposes is a seventh chord], we have the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/half-diminished-seventh-chord\">half-diminished seventh chord<\/a> to invert.<\/p>\n<p>In the key of C, the G dominant ninth:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,B,D,F,A,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;has the B half-diminished seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=B,D,F,A,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/part-over-root-voicings-of-seventh-chords\">upper part<\/a>. Therefore, let&#8217;s explore the inversions of the B half-diminished seventh chord and see the notes of the scale they can harmonize.<\/p>\n<p>The second inversion of the B half-diminished seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,A,B,D,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;harmonizes the <strong>second tone<\/strong> of the C major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,D,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe third inversion of the B half-diminished seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,B,D,F,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;harmonizes the <strong>fourth tone<\/strong> of the C major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,F,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe root position of the B half-diminished seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,D,F,A,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;harmonizes the <strong>sixth tone<\/strong> of the C major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,A,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/first-inversion-half-diminished-seventh-chord\">first inversion of the B half-diminished seventh chord<\/a>:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,D,F,A,B,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;harmonizes the <strong>seventh tone<\/strong> of the C major scale:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,B,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nPut together, here&#8217;s how we can harmonize the C major scale using the tonic and dominant chords&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,E,G,C,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nD:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,F,A,B,D,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nE:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,G,C,E,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nF:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,A,B,D,F,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nG:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,,C,E,G,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nA:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,B,D,F,A,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nB:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,,D,F,A,B,&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nC:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,,E,G,C&amp;color=FF6600&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> Take note of the alternation between C (the tonic) and G (the dominant) on the left hand. That&#8217;s what the &#8216;tonic-dominant&#8217; harmonization concept is all about.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>Play through these chords severally and try to listen to the contrast between active and stable tones.<\/p>\n<p>Permit me to catch my breath before sharing with you on the contrast between the dominant ninth and the dominant seventh flat ninth in another post.<\/p>\n<p>All the best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the harmonic value of the dominant ninth chord in this lesson, and how you can use it to harmonize the major 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