Free Backing Track – ‘7thHappiness’ This track is a 60’s style pop song with a descending feel to it. Written for melodic guitar lead rather than endless finger noodling this jam track will make you think harder. Using 7th chords this backing track is nice to play along to with chords as well as lead […]
Tag: scales
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 […]
Writing A Bass Line – Primer
So you’re here, looking for the answer? Same as it ever was, these are just ideas, musings if you will. All music and writing is subjective – it’s personal and down to individual taste. But as always with practice gettting what you want will get easier with time spent exercising your compositional brain. As with […]