This post contains a discussion about how we create strong root movement in music. We also examine the minor ii-V-i progression in Jazz. …
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Following on from Triad chord library (Part 1) here is part 2, covering strings 2 to 4. Other posts in this series can be found here. A quick reminder about triad …
This post contains exercises for guitar to practise scales using 7th intervals rather than note by note. …
In this article I explore the basics of chord families (also known as harmonic functions) and their use to create forward motion in music. The Tonic, Subdominant and Dominant families are discussed and some examples provided in G major for the guitar. …
This post covers an approach to deriving drop 2 chord voicings for guitar by taking a starting chord - such a s a major 7 - and changing one interval at a time to create fingerings for dominant 7, minor 7 and minor 7b5. …
Please take a look at the previous post Diatonic 11th Arpeggios for a discussion about how these arpeggio shapes came about. Basically they are based on an approach created by Rusty Cooley in his …