Chord Progressions Part 13: “Enlarging the ’12 Bar Blues’ Chord Progression Through the Use of ‘Embedded Chord Subs’” Last time we learned the 12-bar blues progression — hope you have it down cold by now, as you will use it your entire musical … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part 14: “The ‘Alternating 7ths & m7th Chords’ Chord Progression” Back a few lessons we learned about the circle of keys — also called the circle of 4ths, or the circle of 5ths. Let’s take a review of that: If … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part 15: “How To Create Unlimited Original Chord Progressions Using Chord Substitutions” Chord Subs Technique #1: The “What Other Chord?” Technique The “What Other Chord?” technique is one of the best ways to create a fresh harmonization of a familiar melody. … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part 19: The “Walk On Up” Gospel Progression Last week we looked at a chord progression that is technically known as a “double plagel cadence”. A plagel cadence is a chord progression that closes a section of music with a … Continue reading →
Review time! We’ve come to the end of our first 39 weeks together, so it’s time to do some review so we can see the entire picture in context. Let me begin by asking you a question:”Why would anyone want … Continue reading →
Minor Chords Video – All 12 Minor Chords If you recall, the first week we took an airplane ride over Chordland just to get the lay of the land — the overview of the world of chords. Then in last … Continue reading →
Major Piano Chords — All 12 Major Chords If you recall, last week we took an airplane ride over Chordland just to get the lay of the land — the overview of the world of chords. Today, we are going … Continue reading →
What piano chords do I absolutely, positively have to know? Click below to hear Duane walk you through this lesson: As you probably know, there are thousands and thousands of different chords – everything from basic major chords to minor 7ths to 13ths to suspensions … Continue reading →
Flying Over Chordland Before We Land (The 48 basic piano chords times 3) Click below to hear Duane walk you through this lesson: Before we get down to the actual details of building chords, I would like to take you … Continue reading →
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