The idea of “primary chords” is not new around here. I talked about them in this past lesson, over here, and even here.
But today, I want to talk about just how powerful primary chords are.
primary chords
How to take advantage of the power and versatility of primary chords
The Secret To Primary And Secondary Chords
After last week’s e-mail, I received the most replies ever.
Here’s another one I think will really help you (VERY IMPORTANT
STRATEGIES BELOW).It’s from a gentleman named Mark.
***Comment From Mark H.***
Hi Jermaine,
Last week’s e-mail was totally awesome! This number system
stuff is quite new to me but you’ve totally made it plain. You
certainly have a knack for breaking stuff down and I want to
thank you for taking the time to do this.
On one of your blog posts, you talked about primary and
secondary chords. You also talked about how each tone of the
scale has its own chord that is usually played.
Here’s an awesome explanation of primary chords
I don’t normally do this but I’ve found an awesome explanation of primary chords and I’d like to share it with you.
You can find it by clicking here.
If you’ve ever wondered why they’re called “primary chords” and what makes them so special, this article will definitely shed some light on the subject.
Until next time —
Here’s an awesome explanation of primary chords
I don’t normally do this but I’ve found an awesome explanation of primary chords and I’d like to share it with you.
You can find it by clicking here.
If you’ve ever wondered why they’re called “primary chords” and what makes them so special, this article will definitely shed some light on the subject.
Until next time —
Who else wants to know the secret behind primary and secondary chords?
I’ve gotten a lot of e-mails about primary and secondary chords so I wanted to take this time to explain them.
Every key has what we call “primary” chords and “secondary” chords. You may already know the primary chords…
The secret to inspiring your own flavorful altered chords!
I promised yesterday to show you something else you could do with the 3-chord in “Amazing Grace.” As you learned on Thursday, substituting major for minor can sound much better at times. It doesn’t work all the time but it’s usually worth a try. If it sounds worse, you just revert back to using minor… it’s that simple!
The reason it works is because it’s sort of operating like a 5-chord temporarily…
Here’s a quick way to add even more spice to your songs
Today, we’ll continue to use the circle of fifths to create even bigger chord progressions that are sure to spice up our songs! We’ve certainly come a long way since Wednesday’s lesson on primary chords. And after this post, you’ll be one step closer to picking out these common circular progressions in your favorite songs, guaranteed!
It’s a numbers game! Discover how to crack the code…
(If you haven’t read Wednesday’s and Thursday’s post, it’d be a good idea to start there as this lesson continues with what we’ve already learned…)
Today, we’re going to keep exploring the number system and circle of fifths and see what else we can do to spice up the primary chords we already know.
Now you can finally make the numbers work for you!
Yesterday, we talked about the primary chords of a scale. We established that the 1, 4 and 5 are the most important degrees of any scale and that you can pretty much play tons of songs with these chords. In fact, you can play most songs with just these chords.
But now, I want to take it a step further and show you how to get those other tones of the scale working for you.
How to play songs with just two chords and still sound good
Today, I want to slow down and go the other direction.
I wanna talk to my straight beginners in this post! I want to give you guys some hope that if you know just two chords, you can actually sit around the piano or keyboard and have fun with your kids…
