by Jermaine Griggs · 10 comments
in Chords & Progressions
I promised you that I’d cover the seventh chords of the harmonic minor scale next so here we go!
First, let’s review how we came up with the triads. We started with our C harmonic minor scale (which is essentially the same as the natural minor scale except that the 7th tone is raised a half step).
by Jermaine Griggs · 5 comments
in Blues music,Jazz music
In this post, I’m going to break down the main movements in James Wrubel’s “12 Bar Blues” video lesson. If you’ve always wanted to learn how to play blues, now’s your chance!
by Jermaine Griggs · 3 comments
in Chords & Progressions,Theory
Now that you know how to build a major chord, we want to introduce you to another type of chord. If you remember, a 3-toned chord is called a “Triad.” A 4-toned chord is called a “Seventh” (what we will learn today)! A seventh (or dominant) chord is built similar to a major triad. In [...]