In this guitar lesson I am going over a scale that is widely used in the jazz and fusion circles and creates quite a distinctive sound. Actually…it is not a single scale, but two. The two scales are very similar and in my opinion this is something that can create some confusion. These two diminished… Continue reading How to use the Diminished Scale Pt 1
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Basic Music Theory for Beginners Pt 2:on Guitar, Practical Application.
Basic theory knowledge pt 2: on Guitar! Let’s now go back to the basic theory post (quite successful over 10k views just the day I posted!) , and let’s see how things apply to guitar…just read the explanatins in red and watch the videos! Let’s start again: The natural sounds are: English C D E F… Continue reading Basic Music Theory for Beginners Pt 2:on Guitar, Practical Application.
Herbie Hancock, Susan Tedeschi, Vinnie Colaiuta, Derek Trucks – Space Captain
Wow, I don’t think this needs words… Herbie Hancock – piano Derek Trucks – slide guitar Susan Tedeschi – lead / backup vocals Oteil Burbridge – bass, backup vocals Kofi Burbridge – organ, backup vocals Mike Mattison – backup vocals Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Basic Music Theory for Beginners
Basic theory knowledge What follows is just a brief summary of basic theory and harmony necessary to understand practical applications on your instrument. The natural sounds are: English C D E F G A B You might also find in some books the name of these notes in Italian (nothing to do with ‘solfege’!) Do,Re,Mi,Fa,Sol,La,Si… Continue reading Basic Music Theory for Beginners
Triad Pairs – Examples
Just a few examples from the triad pairs video: http://www.TrueGuitarist.com/triad-combinations-also-known-as-triad-pairs/
Triad Combinations (also known as Triad Pairs)
You can get quite a modern sound by alternating and combining major and minor triads. In the video I use variuos combinations like C minor and D major that touch different degrees of the key of the moment. Try different combinations and write down those that sound more interesting to your ears. You can find… Continue reading Triad Combinations (also known as Triad Pairs)
Tritone Substitution/Passing Chords
Very simple concept widely used in jazz ( but good for other styles). Like shown in the video, G7 and Db7 are two chords a tritone away (tritone=6 semitones) that share the same 3rd and 7th. G7= G B D F Db=Db F Ab B as you see the notes B and F are common… Continue reading Tritone Substitution/Passing Chords
Recycling melodic material
Recycling melodic material is a concept that you can apply to many different situations. Here we will see how to change a melodic line and how to adapt this line (with some harmonic knowledge) to other chords. 1) This is our original melodic line, a D minor ‘jazzy’ kind of phrase. 2) The first thing… Continue reading Recycling melodic material
Getting into the studio by Guy Gardner
This is a guest post: by Guy Gardner. Gifted jazz pianist and author, Guy’s début recording as a leader is ‘Emma’s Dream’ with Bassist Jeff Clyne and Drummer Trevor Tomkins, featuring original material. ‘New Directions’ will be available later on this year. You can find more about him @ www.GuyGardner.co.uk It’s a cold November morning, and we’ve… Continue reading Getting into the studio by Guy Gardner
Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Jazz and blues Guitar Backing tracks
When learning songs, I always suggest using a simple metronome or, best of all, getting together with some other musicians, to keep yourself motivated and focused…but when you cannot do that, this is a great site that has a great variety of guitar backing tracks for you to learn some jazz-rock, fusion, jazz and blues… Continue reading Jazz-Rock, Fusion, Jazz and blues Guitar Backing tracks