Music Theory
An understanding chord/scale relationships is vital to becoming a better lead guitarist. In the following lessons you will be guided through a series of lessons to assist you in obtaining a good working knowledge of music theory.
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- Music Theory Lesson Nine
The Harmonized Scale In 7ths
In the last lesson we talked about how to build seventh chords. In this lesson we will harmonize the major scale in 7th chords.scale.
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Building Chords In 7ths Using The Major Scale
Now that we have learned how to build triads, harmonize the major scale and analyze chord progressions it’s time to move onto the next step…building 7th chords. Seventh chords consist of four notes. Why are they called 7th chords? Because we are adding in the 7th note […]
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Analyzing Chord Progressions
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In the last lesson we talked about the harmonized scale. In this lesson we will put that knowledge to use and learn how to analyze chord progressions. Being able to analyze a chord progression is the key factor in determining which scale to choose when soloing. Use the reference guide as we work […] - Music Theory Lesson Six
The Harmonized Scale
In the last lesson we talked about how to build triads. In this lesson we will learn about the harmonized scale. What is the harmonized scale? It’s simply taking a scale and building a chord on each note of the scale.
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Building Chords Using The Major Scale
Now that we have intervals under our belt it’s time to move onto to chord construction. Chords are built in 3rds which is every other note in the scale. The most basic chord is called a triad which has three different notes. There are four basic types of triads…major, minor, […]
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