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Here’s a way to multiply your chordal vocabulary… OVERNIGHT!

by Jermaine Griggs · 4 comments

in Chords & Progressions

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ve seen several lessons on “inversions.”

For those of you who don’t know, an inversion is simply a different way to play a chord. And here’s a simple rule to remember…

The number of ways to “invert” a chord is equal to the number of notes in the chord!

Play it the way YOU want to play it: Exploring Chord Voicings!

by Jermaine Griggs · 18 comments

in Chords & Progressions

chords101picsmall.jpgSince this post about seventh chords has been resurrected from the dead by various students, I’ve decided to expound on the concept of that lesson a little more.

Basically in that post, I showed you how to spice up seventh chords by changing the way you voice them… [more]

Forget the right hand! Focus on the left…

by Jermaine Griggs · 77 comments

in Urban Styles

jon powell gk600 youtubeI get tons of e-mails everyday and from experience, I find that one of the hardest things for musicians to do is play chords on both hands.

It takes a lot of getting used to, especially when you’re used to playing chords on the right and single bass notes (or power chords like the “1″ and “5″ notes on the left).

Don’t get me wrong… this is fine if you’re a solo musician and have to hold down the chords and bass.

Cool Piano Chord Tool

by Jermaine Griggs · 3 comments

in Chords & Progressions

I have something you guys are going to like! It’s a chord finder tool. You simply tell it what chord you want to learn and it displays it right there on the screen. The best way for me to describe this is by letting you mess around with it. Click here to give it a [...]