• A Quick Follow-Up To “Approach Chords”

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    After writing about Approach Chords the other day, I received a request for more of these types of chords. Recall the definition of approach chords – In music, an approach chord is a chord one half-step higher or lower than the goal (aka – place you’re going to), and especially helpful in turnarounds and chord […]

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    “If You Think You Can or Cannot, You’re Right”

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    I learned a long time ago that nothing is hard and nothing is easy. Everything is relative. Playing in one key is not more difficult than the other. If you’re a gospel player, Ab may come easy to you because there are an overwhelming amount of songs written in that key. If you’re classically-trained, you […]

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    How Would You Like 3 Free Gospel Video Lessons?

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    If you’re a gospel musician or dream of becoming one, I have a treat for you today. At GospelMusicTraining.com, we’ve taken 3 videos out of our vast 300-hour library of gospel lessons and posted them absolutely free. All you gotta do is head over to GospelMusicTraining.com, fill out the form that says, “3 Free Gospel Lessons,” […]

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    The “Minor Chord Test” To Finding The Key Of Any Song

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    In my free lessons, the first concept I cover is “Finding The Key Of A Song.” Without a doubt, it is the #1 skill needed to start playing by ear. Not the only… but one of the foundational skills because if you can’t start your song-learning process by finding the key, you’ve started on the […]

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    Using Approach Chords To Spice Up Your Sound!

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    In music, an approach chord is a chord one half-step higher or lower than the goal (aka – place you’re going to), and especially helpful in turnarounds and chord progressions that move in fourths.

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    How To Play Almost Any Chord With Two Fingers

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    In most chords, only two fingers really matter. And the truth is: You can get rid of all the other tones in your chord, keeping only these two notes and your chord will still sound great. What are those tones? Answer: The 3rd and 7th degrees of your chord. Let me explain. Major 7th chords […]

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    Introducing Music’s Favorite Motion

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    If you take inventory of all the songs you know and analyze what your left-hand bass is doing, you’ll undoubtedly discover that most movements are that of fourth intervals. A perfect fourth to be exact. What is a perfect fourth interval? The easiest way is to think of it is the 4th tone of any […]

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