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Circle Of Fifths Part 2: Uses
2nd video about the Circle Of Fifths, this time focusing on it’s uses within songwriting. For reference, I've included the diagram below again. Part 1 can be found here.
Circle Of Fifths Part 1: Creation
In this lesson I examine how the Circle Of Fifths is created, and offer some ways to commit it to memory. Below is a printable image of the Co5s, I strongly encourage you to print it out and put it somewhere you spend ages looking - above your bed, next to a bathroom mirror, etc. … Continue reading Circle Of Fifths Part 1: Creation
Standard Chord Progressions 2 – The II V I
In Jazz we like to say that each chord plays a particular role within a scale. The job of the I chord is pretty clear - it’s what we want to hear the most, no matter what comes before it we need this to feel satisfied at the end of a piece. The V, (or … Continue reading Standard Chord Progressions 2 – The II V I
Chord Inversions 1 – Intro
Remember back when your teacher, (possibly me), told you that the deepest pitch in a chord should be its root note? Yeah, that was a lie. Sorry. It’s a good general rule though, because we like to hear root notes in the bass of a chord. Using other notes … Continue reading Chord Inversions 1 – Intro
The Locrian Mode
(Occasionally spelt “Lochrian” by awkward people) The modern Locrian is interesting. It exists more as a theoretical entity, but derived just the same as the other modes. It’s very seldom used in music, as there’s not much in it that listeners want to hear, but it does exist and can be applied nonetheless. Moreover, if … Continue reading The Locrian Mode
The Mixolydian Mode
Mixolydian is the fifth mode of the Major Scale. It's often referred to as the Dominant Scale, because it is built upon the 5th degree of the major scale. That’s also where we get the name for Dominant chords, which are a major triad with a flattened 7. And that’s all there is to it, if we take … Continue reading The Mixolydian Mode
The Lydian Mode
Welcome back to the modes, today we’re focusing on Lydian, the fourth mode of the Major scale. Lydian is essentially a major scale so we’ll start off with that formula, this time in F. R 2 3 4 5 6 7 F G A Bb … Continue reading The Lydian Mode
The Phrygian Mode
Today we’re looking at the 3rd mode of the Major Scale - the Phrygian Mode. Phrygian is a minor scale, so lets start with that formula. Here’s E Minor R 2 m3 4 5 m6 m7 E F# G A B C D The … Continue reading The Phrygian Mode
The Dorian Mode
In this lesson I’m going to go over the 2nd mode of the Major Scale: The Dorian Mode. The Dorian mode most closely resembles the Natural Minor Scale, so we’ll start with that, here is the D Natural Minor Scale. R 2 m3 4 5 m6 m7 D E … Continue reading The Dorian Mode
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