Continued form part 1… In the previous article I stated that in order to understand intervals and their importance we need to listen to them. In order to create a better feeling for the sound we also need to correlate that with playing. Below are pictures and tab describing how to play the major 2nd […]
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Theory: Working with Intervals (part 1)
Hopefully you have a working knowledge of theory, if not I will try and keep this as simple as possible. This article is an expansion of the previous article, The Major Scale and Intervals. I’m going to use Sonars piano roll and staff views, the piano roll will fit the same with Reaper, Cubase and […]
Key Signatures – How to learn
One way to learn your key signatures is this: Key Signatures with Sharps Take the Cmajor Scale – it has no sharps or flats, C D E F G A B C Count up five degrees of the scale to G Start the scale from G, G A B C D E F G – […]
Basics of chords – Triads, Modes and Spellings
Learning how chords are constructed will lead to a better understanding of how to construct melody and bass lines. This article will explainn what a chord spelling is. What a triad is and how to work chords out. Below is an article covering the major scale and intervals. The Major Scale and Intervals As with […]
Curtis Mayfield
Woke up this sunday morning with an itch to scratch, that itch was Curtis Mayfields, ‘Superfly’ pounding in my head. So today has been Curtis Mayfiled Day so far and will be for the rest of the day. Curtis Mayfield