In this online classroom, I’m going to share a few exercises that you can literally start implementing in your practice routines immediately! Keep in mind that these exercises can also be used as slow progressions or warm-up pieces. They follow the classic circle of fifths pattern and will not only help you to memorize [...]
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Exploring Fancy Chords and Progressions!
I get tons of e-mails asking me how to spice up old chord progressions. So this month, I will introduce a couple of “spicy” progressions that you can play in the place of classic progressions like “2-5-1′s” or “6-2-5-1′s!” I will start by giving you a basic way to play the progression. I will then [...]
The “7-3-6-2-5-1″ Progression and How to Use It!
Let’s get right to work with this month’s online classroom. In the past, I’ve given you one-fingered bass notes to play on your left hand. In this lesson, I will give you three-fingered left hand voicings so that you’ll get used to playing “bigger” chords. These progressions will also be in the key of Db [...]
How to Add Bigger “3-6-2-5-1″ Progressions to your Songs!
The “3-6-2-5-1″ progression is common in gospel music and creates a distinct sound. In this month’s classroom lesson, I am going to share with you a few of my favorite “3-6-2-5-1″ progressions and how to use them in your gospel music. Like every other progression we’ve learned, this one simply adds on to the “6-2-5-1″ [...]
The incredible power of “6-2-5-1″ chord progressions in gospel songs!
By now, I doubt I need to go over the individual scale tones and corresponding chords, as we’ve covered these basic fundamentals in the last two month’s of lessons. If you haven’t read January and February’s newsletter, scroll above to get the link to the newsletter archives, where you can view all 2004 newsletters. Meanwhile, [...]
What’s Scales Got To Do With It?
So far, you should know: –how to build a major scale –how to build a minor scale –how to build a major chord –how to build a minor chord –how to play a basic 12-bar blues Today, we will focus on scales and chords: As you know, chords are created from scales. For example, in [...]
