Chords for The Flatted Fifth - The Devil's Interval
Tempo:
103.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
Eb
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm the Flatted Fifth.
This is Colin Daniel from RiffNinja.com. I'm the Flatted Fifth.
The Flatted Fifth man, the Devil's Chord, the Devil's Interval.
Now if you lived long
enough ago they'd have hung you for playing that.
Alright, it's pretty simple actually.
Used a lot in a lot of different ways.
I can't really say it can only be used one way, but
we'll give you some examples here and show you how it works and hopefully you'll connect
with that.
I'm just going to take it in one key for now, but there's many keys that you
can apply this to.
And I'll show you a little recognizable riff that I'm sure you'll recognize
that have the Flatted Fifth in it.
This is A pentatonic minor.
[A] [Am] Just the blues scale.
[A] And in my earlier lessons I was talking about a chromatic pass note between the 4 and 5.
So that's 1, [E] 3, 4, 5.
Well that chromatic pass note between the [C] 4 and 5, that blues
note that you hear in [Abm] blues, that [A]
[E] chromatic pass note is the infamous Flatted Fifth.
It
just depends on how you look at that.
For example what [A] I'm going to say is technically
to be correct, the Flatted Fifth is played off the 5th.
So you'd have to go 1, [Eb] 5, Flatted
Fifth.
[A] That would be technically a Flatted Fifth because of the direction I'm going [Eb] in.
It's [E] very dark of course.
[A]
But I'll use the Flatted Fifth like I'll go, [Eb]
[A] you know.
I would
still consider that Flatted Fifth because I'm going, so octave, [Eb] there's my [D] Flatted Fifth,
pass through to [C] the 4, [A] 3rd and then tonic, right?
[N] So the Flatted Fifth is a note that's
not in key and it's a very, what they call dissonant note.
It creates tension.
And it's
used a lot in a lot of songs.
[Em] [C]
[N] [B] [E]
[D] [E]
Flatted Fifth in that too.
They're all over the place.
[A] [E] More [Em] Flatted Fifth in the key of E.
[E]
[A] [Em] More Flatted Fifth.
It can be used in chord and
single note.
Right now I've been giving you more of the single note thing.
But say this
is definitely Flatted Fifth right [Bb] here.
[Ab]
That's really harsh.
I wonder if you recognize where
that comes from.
So the Flatted Fifth is the fifth note, [Bb] the perfect fifth interval
in whatever key you're in.
Lower to semitone and it's used for effect.
It's used to get
a distinct [B] harmonic pull.
[A]
[Am] That's a Flatted [Eb] Fifth too.
[E] [A]
[Am] [Eb] Flatted [Ab] Fifth, man.
There's lots
you can do [D] with it.
[Eb]
[Am] [N] It gives you a certain darkness to your scale.
So have fun experimenting
with the Flatted Fifth.
Tear it up.
This is Colin Daniel from riffninja.com. Play it loud
and have fun.
We'll talk to you soon.
Take care.
This is Colin Daniel from RiffNinja.com. I'm the Flatted Fifth.
The Flatted Fifth man, the Devil's Chord, the Devil's Interval.
Now if you lived long
enough ago they'd have hung you for playing that.
Alright, it's pretty simple actually.
Used a lot in a lot of different ways.
I can't really say it can only be used one way, but
we'll give you some examples here and show you how it works and hopefully you'll connect
with that.
I'm just going to take it in one key for now, but there's many keys that you
can apply this to.
And I'll show you a little recognizable riff that I'm sure you'll recognize
that have the Flatted Fifth in it.
This is A pentatonic minor.
[A] [Am] Just the blues scale.
[A] And in my earlier lessons I was talking about a chromatic pass note between the 4 and 5.
So that's 1, [E] 3, 4, 5.
Well that chromatic pass note between the [C] 4 and 5, that blues
note that you hear in [Abm] blues, that [A]
[E] chromatic pass note is the infamous Flatted Fifth.
It
just depends on how you look at that.
For example what [A] I'm going to say is technically
to be correct, the Flatted Fifth is played off the 5th.
So you'd have to go 1, [Eb] 5, Flatted
Fifth.
[A] That would be technically a Flatted Fifth because of the direction I'm going [Eb] in.
It's [E] very dark of course.
[A]
But I'll use the Flatted Fifth like I'll go, [Eb]
[A] you know.
I would
still consider that Flatted Fifth because I'm going, so octave, [Eb] there's my [D] Flatted Fifth,
pass through to [C] the 4, [A] 3rd and then tonic, right?
[N] So the Flatted Fifth is a note that's
not in key and it's a very, what they call dissonant note.
It creates tension.
And it's
used a lot in a lot of songs.
[Em] [C]
[N] [B] [E]
[D] [E]
Flatted Fifth in that too.
They're all over the place.
[A] [E] More [Em] Flatted Fifth in the key of E.
[E]
[A] [Em] More Flatted Fifth.
It can be used in chord and
single note.
Right now I've been giving you more of the single note thing.
But say this
is definitely Flatted Fifth right [Bb] here.
[Ab]
That's really harsh.
I wonder if you recognize where
that comes from.
So the Flatted Fifth is the fifth note, [Bb] the perfect fifth interval
in whatever key you're in.
Lower to semitone and it's used for effect.
It's used to get
a distinct [B] harmonic pull.
[A]
[Am] That's a Flatted [Eb] Fifth too.
[E] [A]
[Am] [Eb] Flatted [Ab] Fifth, man.
There's lots
you can do [D] with it.
[Eb]
[Am] [N] It gives you a certain darkness to your scale.
So have fun experimenting
with the Flatted Fifth.
Tear it up.
This is Colin Daniel from riffninja.com. Play it loud
and have fun.
We'll talk to you soon.
Take care.
Key:
A
E
Eb
Am
C
A
E
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm the Flatted Fifth.
This is Colin Daniel from RiffNinja.com. I'm the Flatted Fifth.
_ The Flatted Fifth man, the Devil's Chord, the Devil's Interval.
Now if you lived long
enough ago they'd have hung you for playing that.
Alright, it's pretty simple actually.
Used a lot in a lot of different ways.
I can't really say it can only be used one way, _ but
we'll give you some examples here and show you how it works and hopefully you'll connect
with that.
I'm just going to take it in one key for now, but there's many keys that you
can apply this to.
_ And I'll show you a little recognizable riff that I'm sure you'll recognize
that have the Flatted Fifth in it.
_ _ This is A _ pentatonic minor.
_ [A] _ [Am] Just the blues scale.
[A] _ _ _ And in my earlier lessons I was talking about a chromatic pass note between the 4 and 5.
_ _ _ _ _ So that's 1, [E] 3, 4, 5.
Well that chromatic pass note between the [C] 4 and 5, that blues
note that you hear in [Abm] blues, that [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ chromatic pass note is the infamous Flatted Fifth.
It
just depends on how you look at that.
For example what [A] I'm going to say is technically
to be correct, the Flatted Fifth is played off the 5th.
So you'd have to go 1, [Eb] 5, Flatted
Fifth.
[A] _ _ _ That would be technically a Flatted Fifth because of the direction _ I'm going [Eb] in.
It's [E] very dark of course.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But I'll use the Flatted Fifth like I'll go, [Eb] _
_ [A] _ _ you know. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I would
still consider that Flatted Fifth _ because I'm going, _ so octave, _ [Eb] there's my [D] Flatted Fifth,
pass through to [C] the 4, [A] 3rd and then tonic, right?
[N] So the Flatted Fifth is a note that's
not in key and it's a very, what they call dissonant note.
It creates tension.
And it's
used a lot in a lot of songs.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Flatted Fifth in that too.
_ They're all over the place. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ More [Em] Flatted Fifth in the key of E.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ More Flatted Fifth.
It can be used in chord and
single note.
Right now I've been giving you more of the single note thing.
But say this
is definitely Flatted Fifth right [Bb] here. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
That's really harsh.
I wonder if you recognize where
that comes from. _ _
So the Flatted Fifth is the fifth note, [Bb] the perfect fifth interval
in whatever key you're in.
Lower to semitone and it's used for effect.
It's used to get
a distinct [B] harmonic pull.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ That's a Flatted [Eb] Fifth too.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [Eb] _ _ _ Flatted [Ab] Fifth, man.
There's lots
you can do [D] with it.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Am] _ _ [N] It gives you a certain darkness to your scale.
So have fun experimenting
with the Flatted Fifth.
Tear it up.
This is Colin Daniel from riffninja.com. Play it loud
_ and have fun.
We'll talk to you soon.
Take care. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm the Flatted Fifth.
This is Colin Daniel from RiffNinja.com. I'm the Flatted Fifth.
_ The Flatted Fifth man, the Devil's Chord, the Devil's Interval.
Now if you lived long
enough ago they'd have hung you for playing that.
Alright, it's pretty simple actually.
Used a lot in a lot of different ways.
I can't really say it can only be used one way, _ but
we'll give you some examples here and show you how it works and hopefully you'll connect
with that.
I'm just going to take it in one key for now, but there's many keys that you
can apply this to.
_ And I'll show you a little recognizable riff that I'm sure you'll recognize
that have the Flatted Fifth in it.
_ _ This is A _ pentatonic minor.
_ [A] _ [Am] Just the blues scale.
[A] _ _ _ And in my earlier lessons I was talking about a chromatic pass note between the 4 and 5.
_ _ _ _ _ So that's 1, [E] 3, 4, 5.
Well that chromatic pass note between the [C] 4 and 5, that blues
note that you hear in [Abm] blues, that [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ chromatic pass note is the infamous Flatted Fifth.
It
just depends on how you look at that.
For example what [A] I'm going to say is technically
to be correct, the Flatted Fifth is played off the 5th.
So you'd have to go 1, [Eb] 5, Flatted
Fifth.
[A] _ _ _ That would be technically a Flatted Fifth because of the direction _ I'm going [Eb] in.
It's [E] very dark of course.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ But I'll use the Flatted Fifth like I'll go, [Eb] _
_ [A] _ _ you know. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I would
still consider that Flatted Fifth _ because I'm going, _ so octave, _ [Eb] there's my [D] Flatted Fifth,
pass through to [C] the 4, [A] 3rd and then tonic, right?
[N] So the Flatted Fifth is a note that's
not in key and it's a very, what they call dissonant note.
It creates tension.
And it's
used a lot in a lot of songs.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
Flatted Fifth in that too.
_ They're all over the place. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ More [Em] Flatted Fifth in the key of E.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ [Em] _ _ More Flatted Fifth.
It can be used in chord and
single note.
Right now I've been giving you more of the single note thing.
But say this
is definitely Flatted Fifth right [Bb] here. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab]
That's really harsh.
I wonder if you recognize where
that comes from. _ _
So the Flatted Fifth is the fifth note, [Bb] the perfect fifth interval
in whatever key you're in.
Lower to semitone and it's used for effect.
It's used to get
a distinct [B] harmonic pull.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ That's a Flatted [Eb] Fifth too.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ [Eb] _ _ _ Flatted [Ab] Fifth, man.
There's lots
you can do [D] with it.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Am] _ _ [N] It gives you a certain darkness to your scale.
So have fun experimenting
with the Flatted Fifth.
Tear it up.
This is Colin Daniel from riffninja.com. Play it loud
_ and have fun.
We'll talk to you soon.
Take care. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _