Helpful Resources
Getting Started - The Basics!
Building Your Chord Vocabulary
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Major Triads and Inversions (4:27)
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Left Hand Options (5:41)
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Practicing Inversions and Using the Sustain Pedal (3:11)
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The 3 Primary Chords in Most Songs
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Practicing the 3 Primary Chords in All 12 Keys (4:17)
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How to Play Songs Using Major Triads (3:58)
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Minor Triads and Inversions (4:54)
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How to Play Songs Using Major and Minor Triads (8:46)
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How to Harmonize Melodies Using Triads
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Add 2 Chords, Sus2, and Sus4 Triads (6:35)
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Intro to Quartal or 4th Voicings (13:02)
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Augmented Triads (4:15)
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Diminished Triads (8:20)
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Major and Minor 7th Chords (11:59)
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Applying Major and Minor 7th Chords (3:26)
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Dominant 7th Chords (3:48)
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Diminished 7th Chords (6:26)
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Half Diminished Chords (minor 7 flat 5) (12:17)
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Practice Exercise #1 (To Help You Start Playing Songs in Any & Every Key) (4:56)
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Practice Exercise #2 (To Help You Start Playing Songs in Any & Every Key) (3:49)
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Fillers to Make Your Playing More Interesting (21:45)
Fishers of Men: The Secrets to Learning Songs by Ear - (Example: I Give Myself Away - William McDowell)
Common Chord Progressions
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Descending Stepwise Progression (17:18)
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6-7-1 progression (simple movement) (11:52)
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Introduction to the Circle of 5ths/4ths
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Circular Progression: 5-1-4 (10:17)
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Circular Progressions: 2-5-1 (11:25)
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Circular Progression: 7-3-6 (11:57)
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Circular Progression: 3-6-2 (9:18)
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Major 2-5-1 progressions vs. Minor 2-5-1 progressions
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1-6-2-5-1 progression
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Practice Exercise for Circular Progressions in All 12 Keys
Common Extended Chords in Gospel Music
Ear Training - Coming Soon!
Correct Fingering for Major Scales: 1 Octave
