• Exposed: Four Exotic Substitutes Of The 2-Chord In The Major Key

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    In this lesson, you’ll discover 4 substitutes of the 2-chord that advanced players spice up their chord progressions with.

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    Chord Substitution: 9 Substitutes For The 1-Chord In The Major Key

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    There are substitutes for the 1-chord in the major key and we’re covering them in this lesson.

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    Top Secret: The “3-5-7-9” Principle Of Chord Substitution

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    Explode your chord progressions using the “3-5-7-9” principle of chord substitution.

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    Introduction To Chord Quality Substitution

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    Get a basic introduction to chord quality substitution in this lesson.

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    5 Fanciful Chords That Can Replace Chord 1 At The End Of A Song

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    We’re exploring chord substitution in this lesson and you’ll learn 5 fanciful chords that can replace the tonic chord in a song.

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    The secret to inspiring your own flavorful altered chords!

    pianomansmall.jpgI 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…

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