TromboneModule VI Chords & Degrees

Module VI

Chords & Degrees

Arpeggios on a monophonic instrument. Outline any chord using only the positions you choose.

root

quality

B♭ major

B♭,R
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
D3
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
F5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

A trombone plays one note at a time, so chords live as arpeggios — you outline the harmony by moving through its tones. Each degree is colour-coded: root, third, fifth, seventh. Learn to hear and place these and you can imply any chord on a single slide.