Triads can be used in many different ways, so a thorough understanding of them all over the neck is extremely functional. By learning how to move vertically and horizontally over the neck within a …
Strengthening Time Feel | Swing 16th Notes lesson & practice workout
Rhythm is the foundation of music, and if we actively focus on the way our rhythm feels when we play, we can make a lasting impact on the way our playing sounds. In this lesson and practice …
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Exploring Chords #2 | Minor 7 Voicings & Variations Strings 1-4
Expanding my chord vocabulary over the years has been extremely rewarding. I think of harmony as a fluid set of patterns; chords are not always the same when they share the same name. Each different …
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Exploring Chords | Major 7 Voicings strings 1-4
Exploring the notes within the scale that surround the chord voicings we know can provide us with a multitude of variations on those chords. Using these variations you can create more interesting …
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Music Theory | 10 Types of 7th Chords
Here is a quick tour of 10 different types of 7th chords. I demonstrate them using single string arpeggios, because I find that it is easier to understand the intervals that make up different chords …
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Quick Lick | Combining 16th Notes & Triplets | Bb Dorian
This is the first video in a new series of "quick licks", short lines created to help practice a specific concept. In this first installment I demonstrate a line or lick based on the B flat dorian …
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