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4th Chords and Quartal Harmony

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

As I have discussed in previous posts, traditional harmony/theory constructs chords in intervals of a third. There is another type of chord construction that is quite common in jazz, called “quartal harmony” or sometimes better known as “4th chords.” Quartal harmony is most commonly associated with the modal jazz of the late 1950′s and 60′s. [...]

10 Music Things To Do This Weekend

Thursday, May 27, 2010

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This weekend in the U.S. marks the Memorial Day holiday. A time to honor the men and women who serve (and have serve) our country. Along with that also usually comes an extended weekend holiday – most companies give their employees the following Monday off. What does that mean for those of us who have [...]

Chord Hacks: Chord Structures for Guitar

Monday, March 29, 2010

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What I would like to do, for the sake of this article as an introduction only, is to get you to look at the guitar for playing chords as groups of four notes. Typically your fretting hand only has four notes to work with because you only have four fingers to use. There are exceptions [...]

Inversion Excursion, Volume 1: Major Chord Inversions – by Frank Vignola (DVD)

Friday, February 26, 2010

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For many, especially the jazz players out there, having a large chord vocabulary at your disposal is an absolute must-have. Whether you’re playing solo guitar chord melodies, comping in a big band, or playing in a small ensemble, having the ability to nail the perfect chord anywhere on the fretboard is every guitar players dream. [...]

Music Theory Lesson: Chord Inversions

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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In this lesson I would like to talk about chord inversions. Chord inversions will make your music come alive in ways that playing “straight” chord voicings won’t allow.

Chord Hacks: String Group Inversions

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

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I don't know if you spent any time investigating the different string groups from my previous post, but I would like to continue exploring the string groups and how to bring some life to your chord playing.