Same thing happens in "Michelle". Same thing happens in "This Masquerade". Same thing happens in some versions of "Summertime". www.guitarforsongwrit...
Yeah. Otis Redding and Steve Cropper wrote it. As I understand it, Otis played guitar with an open tuning and was just making major barre chords up &a...
Yep, it's in G all right. The opening bass line establishes the G tonality. The bridge section is I, V and IV in G . Much of the music coming out of S...
It's in G, so that answers half my question. I just want to know how other people think about these things since I'm hitting another wall and can't ge...
This is a perfect example of how modes complicate something very simple. ALL of these chords are in the key of G. ALL of the chords are completely con...
You don't have to know every piece of music that was ever written to know what is a common modulating technique and what isn't.Being old and experienc...
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most 7,9,11 and 13 chords are just dressed up dominant seventh chords and are used to introduce the 1 chord. Not always, just usually.
meant to say "demonic shred" chords.
I've got to agree with Serickso , augmented and diminic-shed chords are not usually used to modulate in popular music. By popular I mean rock,blues,po...
It would be good to go to a college where there are both (A) a music industry and (B) a flourishing live music scene. That pretty much narrows it down...
"A far more knowledgable guitarist than I am once told me that dim chords are almost never used in major keys. It's always (99% of the time) the V7 i...
especially if you end on a G.
For a perfect example of this all too common confusion, see the next post, " My friend plays Bb way too much". www.guitarforsongwriters.c...