BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
3904 / 18210 · Workshop 21 — “Stella by Starlight”: Ambiguous Tonal Center, Non-Diatonic Harmony, and Hearing Function Without a Comfortable Home Key← prev⊞ allnext →

21.22Hold-one-note exercise

Pick one long melody note.

Play every chord underneath it.

For each chord, identify:

root / 3 / 5 / 7 / 9 / altered tone.

This helps you understand why the progression sounds smoother than the chord symbols suggest.