Pitch Axis - Think Outside The Box
In our first installment of Think Outside The Box, We looked at adding additional chords to keys to give us more options. In this article we are going to be using multiple keys in one song (sometimes even one riff!) to give a more interesting sound.
Jazz Rhythm part 2 - Inversions & 6th Chords
Most Jazz players are given a simple chord chart, and are expected to fill in how exactly to play it themselves. While you can just use the 7th chord shapes from part 1, using inversions of chords can be a way to fill out your chord progressions in a more interest fashion
Minor & Diminished Modes - Modal Music Part 4
Today we wrap up our 4-part series looking at the 7 modes of the diatonic scale. Today we are covering the two modes with a minor tonality: The Dorian and Phrygian modes, and the one diminished mode, the Locarian. We’ll then take a look at how you can use the 7 modes together in your [...]
Jazz Guitar Rhythm
Jazz music offers a wealth of inspiration for any musician. Many popular artists like John Mayer incorporate jazz stylings into their music. Today we’re going to be taking a look at some basic chord shapes and rhythmic techniques to get you started playing jazz guitar.
The Major Scale - Modal Music part 1
We previously talked about the major and minor scales, their construction, and the theory behind them. Today we are going to take a closer look at how to apply this scale to our playing. This post is the first talking about the seven modes of the major scale, so we’ll also take a look at [...]
