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Here is a question that came in from Chris Myhre: Flat 9, flat 5, flat 7th... this stuff is confusing --- and for that matter the ADD 9, ADD 5, ADD 6, and the #9, #5 as well. I guess I should also throw in the half-diminished chords, whatever those are. I'm still trying to figure it out. It all sounds beautiful but it seems that a #9 would be a minor note and a flat 7th is still just a regular 7th. It's hard to understand why the notation has to be so complicated. Maybe things will become more apparent as I go along and learn more. Anyway, I hope to understand more of this as I go along and I appreciate what you have done. God bless, ----------------- Hi Chris, Thanks for your question...
Jun 23rd, 2009
Question posted to blogquestion@hearandplay.com by Deborah Teel: "Thank you Jermaine. Of course if you can answer the question, and I'm sure you can, please feel free. The question is "how do I identify the chord progression in any song?" I learned how to play "the organ" very differently, but hearandplay has helped me tremendously. The number system has just opened a whole new..." [click title to read more]
Apr 20th, 2009
Yes, I'm back! (I'll explain why I've been gone so long in a subsequent post but please come through and comment to let me know you're still anxious about hearing from me... even though I've been gone for a couple of months. I apologize.) (By the way, thanks for all your support. You have been tremendously supportive on our radio show, the new gospel music training center, our various product launches, etc. I appreciate you). Well, since I've been helping out with e-mails lately (to make sure we keep response times under 1 day), I've had an epiphany. Why not take a question a day from the REAL e-mails that come in and elaborate on them? It makes it easier on me because I'm answering that e-mail anyway --- now I can simply format it, expand it a little further, and post it on the blog for all to see. Works for you?
Apr 17th, 2009
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