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tritone substitutions

This trick will spice up your dominant chord progressions… instantly!

by Jermaine Griggs · 10 comments

in Chords & Progressions

chile-small.jpgWow, the last 4 posts have been crazy! On Thursday, I introduced you to the power chord’s little cousin, “tritone.”

Then on Friday, we talked about tritone substitutions with 2-5-1 chord progressions.

Just yesterday, we took it a step further and applied tritone substitutions to 6-2-5-1 chord progressions. And today, I want to show you how to use the technique in other situations…

Here’s a method that’s helping musicians swap out dull chords for exciting ones!

by Jermaine Griggs · 19 comments

in Chords & Progressions

On Friday, I introduced “tritone substitutions.” And by now, you should be a pro at substituting one dominant chord for another.

What’s the trick? It’s simple. Just figure out what’s a tritone up or down (you’ll land on the same note) from where you’re currently at — then just play that dominant chord instead of your original one… [more]