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Major chords on bass guitar
So I've been playing the bass for about a year and a half, I play most nights and play with friends as often as I can. Until now I have only played songs I can get tab for, and spend time learning it ...
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Usage of Melodic Minor instead of Harmonic Minor on Secondary Dominant
Recently I watched this video which discusses secondary dominants and specifically for the case of A II - V - I in the key of C.
They play a secondary dominant for the II chord, so they are playing an ...
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Music theory: scale/chord relationships and filler notes
In music theory they teach you there are scales are there are chords, and I am having a hard time really solidifying their relationship(s). What I am getting confused with is the chord progression/...
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Whole-step technique for figuring out jazz scales?
I was watching a tutorial on how this guy finds scales to play on top of jazz chords. And I was wondering if this a good method to use, and if not how do I know which scales to improvise on chords. Do ...
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Associating chords with scales
In the following video, at 34:30, Joe Pass suggests practicing scales by choosing a high note, playing a chord below that note, then play "the scale" from the root of the chord to the chosen note:
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