Using Strong Inner Melodic Movement to Guide Your Chord Progressions
When it comes to writing chord progressions, it’s easy to get caught up in the harmony and forget about the melody. However, incorporating strong inner melodic movement can take your chord progressions to the next level and make them more memorable. In this article, we’ll discuss some tips and tricks for writing chord progressions with…
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Using the Circle of Fifths To Understand Key Signatures and Learn the Fretboard
Part of an acoustic guitar, guitar fretboard with strings on a black background with highlights. Intro: Learning the fretboard When learning guitar, many people learn chords, their favorite riffs, or even scale boxes and shapes, but continue to struggle with being able to name the notes that they are playing. Why does this matter? Shapes,…
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The Ultimate Guide to the Circle of Fifths: How to Master Key Signatures, Chord Progressions, and Musical Harmony
The circle of fifths is a helpful tool for understanding music theory. It is a visual representation of the 12 notes of the chromatic scale, and the relationships between them. By looking at the circle of fifths, you can better understand how key centers work, which in turn will help you understand how chords are…