Tension & Release (PART 2)

In the second part of this lesson, Richard Barrett asks you to lend your ears to the sounds of the silver screen for real-life context

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In the second part of this series discussing the creation and resolution of tension in harmony, we're getting more into altered chords. An altered chord is one that contains notes from outside its scale of origin ~ chords such as as\9 or #5 are frequently seen examples of this. What the example chord