Fundamentals
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Fundamentals Content
107 Courses
780 Lessons
190 Smartsheets
Half Steps Going Up: Blocked & Broken
Clockwise Around the Circle of 5ths: Blocked & Broken
Counter-Clockwise Around the Circle of 5ths: Blocked & Broken
Master your Dominant 7th chords with 17 exercises to easily play them all. We'll explore each chord from multiple angles, including the Circle of 5ths, chromatically, with inversions, & progressions.
Most Common Dominant 7 Progressions
B7, C#7, F#7, & "Little Biggle Band"
Eb7, Ab7, Bb7, & "Downtown Funk"
A7, D7, E7, & "Rollin' Along"
C7, F7, G7, & "Jesse's Blues"
4 Ways to Build a Dominant 7 Chord, Chord Shapes, Chord Symbols
In this comprehensive course on Dominant 7 Chords, you'll learn how to build Dominant 7 Chords, the Chord Symbols, all 12 Dominant 7 Chords, 4 tunes to practice them with, & the most common Dominant 7 progressions.
Transpose Melody & Chords to G
Transpose Melody & Chords to Bb
F Diatonic 7th Chord Reference, Harmonic Analysis
Yan's Hideaway Melody & Chords, F Scale Reference, Melodic Analysis
Learn how to quickly & easily transpose a lead sheet to any key! With the Number Chart method, we analyze a lead sheet, "convert" it to numbers, and apply it to 2 new keys.
F Diatonic 7th Chords, Chords Transposed to F
F Scale Reference, Melody Transposed to F
C Diatonic 7th Chords Reference, Harmonic Analysis
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