Lesson Two
Lesson Two • Respelling Chords and Scales Part II As discussed in the previous lesson, using one chord voicing for several different chord types reduces the number of voicings one […]
RECORDINGS
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Etude from Jazz Guitar Structures on YouTube
And here’s an etude from Jazz Guitar Structures played by a random bi-pedal, sapient human on YouTube, not moi.
Chord of the Week 17
Another chord for a rainy day. Notice that only two notes are different from the previous week’s voicing. This is one of those sus chords that also has the third. […]
Lesson One
Lesson One • Respelling Chords/Scales One way to keep the amount of material that has to be memorized manageable is to learn to use the same thing in different ways. […]
Chord of the Week 16
What would Spring be without a little rain? Let’s face it, all sunshine and no clouds would get boring after say, six or seven years. And then there’s the whole […]
Chord of the Week 15
At this exact moment, you may be thinking “How often do you see the chord symbol Ma 7 +4+5? Not that often. So I’ll just have to use this chord […]
Chord of the Week 14
Finally, a G13 voicing with a whole step between the 9th and 3rd. And in keeping with the latest fad on Chord of the Week, a root on the bottom. […]
Chord of the Week 13
The latest addition in the “Big Sound” series, using an open string to create a nifty (did I really say “nifty”?) half step on top. Plus, if you act now, […]
Chord of the Week 12
New for Spring, a five-note chord with open strings! While it is not as moveable as most of the chords in this collection, sometimes you need a big sound to […]
Chord of the Week 11
t took a while longer than usual, but the 3/14/04 chord has finally resolved. In this case to a very interesting (at least I think so) Major chord that has […]
Chord of the Week 10
Want bland and uninteresting? You’ll have to look elsewhere. Here are three powerful, extra crispy notes. Powerful because they can also be used for G7, Db7 and E7. Crispy because […]
Chord of the Week 09
Finally, a dominant chord that’s just a dominant chord! This one is especially useful because it’s hard to find a super-hip voicing for a dominant with the 7th on top. […]
Chord of the Week 08
Since last week’s voicing was soooooo indeterminate, I decided to keep the ball rolling in that direction—another isitasusorjustadominant chord. It’s all that and more! How about F Maj7+4? D-13? Another […]