It’s been said “small hinges swing big doors” and it’s true. Today’s strategy is so simple and concise, yet it will be very valuable to you.
So with that said, here’s a simple alteration you can make to spice up minor chords and sound like you’ve been playing for years. When a pro hears you do this, you automatically get brownie points…
Today’s lesson is real important because it puts together all the stuff we’ve learned in the past few posts. If you haven’t read them, now may be a good time.
This audio lesson gives you a nice little recap and way to apply this altered scale to real chord progressions and songs! Check it out…
Lately, we’ve been talking about power chords, tritones, and substitutions.
Today, I want to show you how to use tritones and minor chords to form crazy-sounding dominant ninth chords.
Our last radio show was awesome! We took several callers, gave away tons of prizes, and delved into some more music theory concepts!
One of our callers had a question about a particular altered chord and I spent some time unraveling it with her. In this post, I just want to take some time to review what I told her on the air. I think this will be extremely helpful for people in the same situation.
Her question had to do with playing a C diminished 7 chord over F bass. She wanted to know what type of chord it was. So we broke it down…
Wait! I know you’re thinking… “whoa, big words.”
But let me assure you that this concept is very easy to understand. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Perhaps you’ve seen these words thrown around forums. Well, I’m finally going to demystify tritone substitutions for you…
Ok, so you’re experienced. Maybe you’re an expert sight reader or you’ve been playing by ear for several years. One thing is for certain…
You’re reading this page so you definitely want to learn more or get to an even higher level in your playing! There are a couple of things (out of many) that separate one musician from another…
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