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chrisj
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Re: Best Chord Dictionary- Encyclopedia?

A dictionary is useless because it doesn't show you when to use this or that voicing. You see, what voicing you choose, depends on what came before an...

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Re: ii v i progressions

Yes, it transposes fine. It is a somewhat common trick, Scott Henderson showed it to me years ago. Think up a 5th from the ii chord for a ii-V-I, in o...

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Re: ii v i progressions

Better yet is a A minor pentatonic over the Dmin7 chord, Bb minor pentatonic over the G7 chord and B minor pentatonic scale over the Cmaj7 chord. The ...

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Re: The Dorian Note

Yes, that's about right. Make it easy on yourself and let your ears become familiar with the sound first. Play a D dorian scale over a Dmin7 - G7 prog...

14 years ago
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Re: The Dorian Note

Sorry, got a little sidetracked...No, D minor as a key is something different than D dorian. Let's look at a D minor chord from two perspectives. You'...

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Re: The Dorian Note

We'll just have to agree to somewhat disagree and that's ok with me because as I said, it's music, not brain surgery. But:"The ii chord does not conta...

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Re: The Dorian Note

I have to disagree on a few points here as well. Granted, this is music not rocket science but I'll clarify a few things."The ii chord does not contai...

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Re: The Dorian Note

You have to be weary of the, as you say, "dorian note." You of course are correct, that the note is the major 6th. But you also have to understand tha...

14 years ago