Episode 430 - "Chord Progressions 101"

 

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Demystifying chord progressions is on the menu for this episode! Starting with a recap of scale degrees and chord-building, Bing demonstrates how to read chord progressions using Roman numerals, builds short as well as long progressions and explains the concepts of re-voicing and chord leading.

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Episode 429 - "Roots and Shapes"

 

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Music theory studies continue with a look at ways to memorize the DAD fretboard and name the three chord shapes using note placement and an understanding of major and minor chord characteristics.

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Episode 428 - "Majoring In Minors"

 

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Continuing on from the last episode, Bing gets into the ii, iii, vi and vii° chords with a look at how to build them, where to find them and how to use them. Bonus info on the suspended 2 and 4 chord alteration.

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Episode 427 - "I, IV and V For Victory"

 

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Bing demonstrates the theory behind the I, IV and V chords and shows how to use the major scale to discover what note are inside each chord.

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