Highlighting the 11th degree of the arpeggio of the tonic harmonic mix brings forth the ultra cool "minor 11 tonic environment." Here are the pitches. Example 1.
| scale degrees | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| C natural min. pitches | C | D | Eb | F | G | Ab | Bb | C |
| arpeggio degrees | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| C min. arpeggio pitches | C | Eb | G | Bb | D | F | Ab | C |
Here are few voicings of the tonic minor 11 chord, creating it's own unique creative environment. Example 2.
| tonic minor 11th chord |
Cool huh, sort of floats along yes? What happened to the tonal gravity? Here is different voicing of the tonic minor 11th in action at a slower tempo. Example 3.
Getting a sense of the suspended or "epic" quality of the 11th? Read through the essential jazz standard "Maiden Voyage" by Herbie Hancock and absorb his beautiful ideas in the minor 11 environment. Alterations to 11 in regards to the minor 7 chord type? No, it's pretty much diatonically constant. Against the minor third of the minor triad, there is little dissonance with natural 11.
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