R&B MIDI Chord Collection

The origins of R&B are truly in the ´40s and ´50s when the name – Rhythm and Blues – really applied to the music.
In the late ´70s, however, a new breed of R&B began to emerge that incorporated elements of disco, soul, hip-hop, electronic music and the original R&B.
Over the years, this genre has developed into a smooth, jazzy, beat driven style that has found mass appeal.
In this pack, we have taken a sampling of R&B from the 1980s up until the present day.
Various kinds of seventh chords, as well as ninths, appear frequently – these give R&B its jazzy flavour.
Modal chords are quite common, especially in major keys.
There is a chord that is commonly seen in R&B called a dominant 11th, also known as a dominant 7 sus4.
This chord is commonly notated like this: C11 or C7sus4.
It can appear in many places but it is most frequently used as a substitute for the V chord, meaning its root will be the 5th degree of the scale.
In terms of extended chords, maj7, [weiterlesen…]