What is the Tritone substitution? #chordprogression #piano #musictheory #reharmonization

[XxImaFunGuyxX]

That was such an easy-to-understand way of teaching tritone subs! Thank you!

[bistro]

that was the single most easy explanation of the tritone sub, i was never able to grasp it but it was so simple all along. thank you!

[IntrepidFox]

What helped me understand it a bit more is the fact that the original chord (the V7) and it’s tritone substitute have their 3 and 7 swapped around.

The G7 has B (3) and F (b7), where the Db7 has F (3) and B (b7).

Since it’s generally the 3 and 7 determining most of the “quality” of the chord, this allows for a relatively seamless substitution.

Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, I’m not a pro, just soaking up theory and trying to apply it in practice.

[jishudebnath]

never seen such good explainer like u, want class from u

[jake_ams]

Thanks again for breaking down these things to the root and showing it clearly. How nice :)))

5b is now clear :-)

also from the other side from F it’s like the C+ but inverted? But using the aug inverted leads to this crunchiness of a semitone because of tension?

[ntandolugwazi]

As a nobody let me try rephrase, musicians call a tritone a tritone because it is 3/ tri tones or 6 half steps or halfway to the octave.

[lucasr]

The Db chord shouldn't be a dominant 7? (Db - F - Ab - Cb). Db b5 b7 sounds good but every example I've seen of tritone substitution changes for another dominant 7 chord, not just the bass note.

[Bashanvibe]

Give the resolve more life by making it a Dom7 chord and to the Maj7

[brianwarner]

youtube needed another video on how to play a Tritone Substitution?