Tagged with 'harmony'
Advanced Arpeggio Theory Fret board Exercise For Guitarists
Advanced Arpeggio Theory Fret board Exercise Pick any random note on the low E string Then from that note, figure out: Which four dominant 7th chords have that note. Play the dominant 7 arpeggio fingering (from that note) for each one of those dominant 7 chords. Which four maj7 chords have that note. Play the … Advanced Arpeggio Theory Fret board Exercise For Guitarists
Answers To A Student’s Questions About The Harmonic Series
Questions People Have About The Harmonic Series. These questions came from my close friend and guitar student Pascal after he read my blog about the harmonic series, which you can read here: The Harmonic Series & Its Implications on Composition. I wanted to post these questions here for anybody else who is interested in learning … Answers To A Student’s Questions About The Harmonic Series
The Harmonic Tensions
Some Quick Basic Chord Theory. As we discussed in previous blogs, chords are built stacking 3rd intervals. A 3rd interval is a 3-letter distance. From C to E is a 3rd (CDE = 123), from E to G is a 3rd (EFG). These 3 notes (C E G) combined form a C chord. This is … The Harmonic Tensions
Modal Interchange Chords in Major
Beef Up Your Chord Progressions With Modal Interchange Chords “Modal Interchange” is a harmonic technique in which you borrow chords from parallel scales. This allows you to add new harmonic colors in addition to the 7 chords of the key you are writing in. Parallel scales are scales that start on the same root. Examples: … Modal Interchange Chords in Major
Fun With Secondary Dominants
The Theory of Secondary Dominants The 5th chord in a scale always wants to resolve to the first chord in a scale. For example: ||: C | Am | Dm | G7 :|| C || 7th chords (as in: “G7) are also called “dominant chords”. V7 in the scale is called “the dominant chord) because … Fun With Secondary Dominants
