In this post we take a quick look at the basics of secondary dominant chords in jazz music theory. …
Tag: Music Theory
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. …
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 contains some mnemonics to help get started reading music (staff notation) for the guitar by helping you to learn the note names. …
This article covers the basics of Pentatonic Superimposition for guitar, a simple technique for adding colour to your improvisation over IIm7 chords. …
The circle of fifths has become increasingly useful to me over the past couple of years. The cycle is well documented so I’m not going to bother with a description …