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The Application Of The Octave Shrinking Technique In Chord Formation

Who else wants to know how the octave shrinking technique can be applied? Find out in this lesson.

Figured Bass 102: Figuration of Keyboard Style Triads

In this lesson, you’ll earn how to distinguish root position chords from first and second inversion using the figuration of triads.

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Triads vs Seventh Chords

In this post, we’ll be looking at triads vs seventh chords, side-by-side, and revealing the distinct features of each of them.

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Harmonic Upgrades: Graduating From Triads To Sevenths

For anyone serious about improving their chordal vocabulary and sound, this lesson is about upgrading triads to sevenths in all inversions.

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[NEW SERIES] “16 Chords In 16 Weeks!”

To kick off 2016 the right way, we’re starting a new free series teaching you 16 chords in 16 weeks, including pdf cheat sheets, a quick guide to remember chords, over 2016 exercises to retain chords, and more!

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

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!

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Anyone else want to learn another easy way to classify chords?

Most people just classify chords by name and chord quality (major vs minor, augmented vs diminished). But today, I want to show you another world. Here’s how to think of chords by the number of notes they contain. This will be short and to the point.