Harmonic Mechanisms for Guitar
I’ve been away from this blog for an extended hiatus. Since I’ve been away I have been practicing the guitar regularly. Below is a rough (incomplete) outline of a section of Van Eps’s Harmonic Mechanisms I am working on. My impression is that the end result of these exercises should be to be able to keep melodic lines moving within a harmonic context.
It’s all about moving lines baby!
George Van Eps, Harmonic Mechanisms for Guitar, Super and Sub Series: 160-256
- 1st inversion triads: 166-222
- Major
- Upper voice super: 166-68
- Middle voice super: 169-71
- Lower voice super: 172-74
- Upper voice sub: 176-78
- Middle voice sub: 179-81
- Lower voice sub: 182-84
- Harmonic minor
- Upper voice super: 187-89
- Middle voice super: 190-92
- Lower voice super: 193-95
- Upper voice sub: 196-98
- Middle voice sub: 199-201
- Lower voice sub: 202-04
- Melodic minor
- Upper voice super: 205-07
- Middle voice super: 208-10
- Lower voice super: 211-13
- Upper voice sub: 214-16
- Middle voice sub: 217-19
- Lower voice sub: 220-22
- 2nd inversion triads: 223-38
- Major
- Upper voice super: 224
- Middle voice super: 225
- Lower voice super: 226
- Upper voice sub: 227
- Middle voice sub: 227
- Lower voice sub: 228
- Harmonic minor
- Upper voice super: 229
- Middle voice super: 229-30
- Lower voice super: 230-31
- Upper voice sub: 232
- Middle voice sub: 232
- Lower voice sub: 233
- Melodic minor
- Upper voice super: 234-35
- Middle voice super: 235
- Lower voice super: 236
- Upper voice sub: 237
- Middle voice sub: 237
- Lower voice sub: 238
- Root position triads: 239-43
- Major
- Upper voice super: 241
- Middle voice super: 241
- Lower voice super: 241
- Upper voice sub: 242
- Middle voice sub: 242
- Lower voice sub: 242
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Harmonic minor
- Melodic minor
- Open voiced triads: 244-48
- NOTE: Van Eps only writes out C major and C harmonic minor for super and sub. Transpose to all other keys and for melodic minor
- Multi-voice movement: 249-56