Lesson Four
Lesson Four • Picking Adjacent Strings Part Deux Major and minor triad arpeggios can be used to great effect in solos in a variety of ways. They lend themselves to […]
Lesson Three
Lesson Three • Picking Adjacent Strings One of the things that hangs people up technically is playing on adjacent strings. It’s much easier to play phrases that contain two notes […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chord of the Week 07
This week I thought we’d break out a Dominant chord with an ambiguous quality. Is it a sus4 or just a plain old 7th? It’s both. Since it sounds so […]
Chord of the Week 06
The following chord is the not so beautiful (but beautiful) voicing for a C Maj 7 or A-7. In the case of C major, it is not always easy to […]
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