Octatonic Triad Pairs? And Why Bruce Lee Wants You To Stop Kicking So Much
Look! Up in the sky!
It's an octatonic scale!
It's a dyad run!
It's triad pairs!
It's.......
Melodic Triads.
Yep, this whole run started with one simple major triad. But like a seed planted in the ground, watered, and tended to... it's bound to grow into something else.
Here's the basic theory going on that turned a simple A major triad into... that ^^^^
Actually first, let's talk about Bruce Lee for a second. Bruce once said that he's not afraid of a person who's practiced 10,000 different kicks once. He's afraid of a person who's practiced one kick 10,000 times. We'll come back to that in a minute. Let's pick up from the A major triad.
I'm using an A major triad over a C7 chord. There's a lot to cover, so I'm not going to explain too much about that.
I like to add a...
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Jordan Klemons
Guitarist, composer, and educator living in NYC. Former student of John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Peter Bernstein, Brad Shepik, Stefon Harris, and others. Adjunct instructor and international guest lecturer and educator.
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