Going Modal! The Money Note (Part 2)
- Jay EuDaly
- Jan 12, 2022
- 2 min read
Last month we did Part 1 of The Money Note - the latest lesson in our continuing series on modes, and how I think about them. The “money note” in a melody is a note that is particularly strong, definitive &/or resolved-feeling in relation to the chord being played under it. The money note is usually played on a strong beat &/or it is stressed dynamically in the line, or it is the final note in a phrase, i.e. a resolution. This lesson is for those who can tolerate a little more complexity. It concerns how to think modally when soloing over a diatonic chord progression rather than a single chord. The trick is to be able to visualize the money notes of each chord in the progression within a single mode. So here ya go:
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