Creep chord progression

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- Lesson 26 -
Chord Progressions Part Seven
'The 'Creep' Chord Progression'



A couple lessons ago we learned the most obvious chord progression of all:
The 'Oh Duh' Chord Progression
1. If there are 3 primary chords in a key -- I, IV, and V -- and there are;
2. And since most songs start and end on the I chord -- and they do;
3. Then the obvious conclusion is that there are only two possibilities for the next chord -- the V chord or the IV chord;
4. So if the melody note is part of the V chord, then the chord is probably the V chord. (Duh!) If the melody is not part of the V chord, then the chord is probably the IV chord. (Duh!)


Just to briefly review, here they are again -- the 3 most used chords -- the primary chords -- in each major key:

This time we're going to learn the 'creep' chord progression, using those diminished 7th chords we learned back a few lessons ago. I call it the 'creep' because the chords creep up gradually until you arrive at a stable chord, then the song goes elsewhere."

Musical form

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- Lesson 25 -

Chord Progressions Part Six
'What You Need To Know About Musical Form'



Chord progressions come in sections, like one room in a house. You can put several different rooms together to make a big house, or you can live in a one room house. Just like people. In most 3rd world countries people live in one room houses -- which means, of course, that much of the world lives in one-room houses.

Those of us who live in the West generally live in multi-room houses.

But there are also musical houses -- we call them songs -- that are built out of several different rooms -- several different chord progressions. Some of them, like mansions and castles, go on and on and get quite involved.

But most songs are like many modest houses -- they have 2 or 3 rooms, sometimes 4 -- built using 2 or 3 or 4 different chord progressions.
Each 'room' in a musical house is called a theme, or a 'motif'. The first theme is always called 'A'. The next theme is called 'B', the next theme is called 'C', and so on. Most songs only have 2 or 3 "

Oh Duh chord progression

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- Lesson 24 -
Chord Progressions Part Five:
'The 'Oh Duh!' Chord Progression'


I think we have laid the foundation for understanding chord progressions now. We have covered chords from basic triads to extended, altered, suspended, and slash chords. We have learned how the circle of keys works in both major and minor keys. And we have learned how to tell what key a song is in when there are flats in the key signature, when there are sharps in the key signature, and when there is neither.
So let's begin learning some of the most used chord progressions -- the progressions that happen over and over and over again in song after song after song.
The first progression we will consider I have labeled the 'Oh Duh!' chord progression. When my daughter, Kendra, was in junior high school, she and her friends used to use that term a lot. Whenever I said something overly obvious, she would say 'Oh Duh!' -- meaning, of course, that whatever I said was so painfully obvious that it really didn't need to be said at all.
And that's exactly what this chord progression is -- "

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How To Read Guitar Tab

08/03/05
by Steve Bishop
How To Read Guitar Tab

Here is a step by step guide to reading guitar tablature. Tablature is generally simple to read, and is also simple to write.

You start out with 6 lines which correspond to the string of the instrument. The top line is the highest pitch string, and the bottom line is the lowest pitch string. Below is a blank TAB with the string names at the left.

E----------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------

Numbers are written on the lines to show you where to fret the string with your left hand. If a zero is written on a line, this means you need to play the open string. Like standard musical notation, you read f"

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Drums are as old as humankind. Its structure consists of a hollow metal body over which stretched membrane is fitted. Drums produce sound when membrane is strike by the rounded wooden sticks. Different tuning keys or pegs are also used to tighten or loosen the membrane to get special tones. The vibrations of the membrane produce the sound when they struck.
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Gain as much information about drum quality as you can, before you purchase a drum kit. There are certain things which you must consider before choosing a right drum for yourself.
Buying your first drum set can be menacing and confusing but there are a few basic things to understand which can make it easier. The standard drum set package is made of the following parts:
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Cymbals are considered separate and a standard package is:
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Drums Hardware
The hardware includes other accessories like the bass drum pedal and hi hat stand, the snare and cymbal stands and the mount for the tom toms. Mostly, they are easily available in fine quality but there are definite differences in the durability and ease of use from one manufacturer to another. It is usually divided into single and double braced categories and double braced is very sturdy.
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Cornets -- cousin of the trumpet family

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History of The Cornet
The cornet was developed in late 1500�s by an instrument known as post horn. With the addition of valves to post horn, a new instrument was made with the name of cornet. In late 1900�s, it was replaced by the trumpet. Cornet was very much used in jazz bands and became the most popular musical instrument in 1920. Now-a-days, this musical instrument is generally used in school and military bands. Difference between the sounds of cornets and trumpets is not a great deal.
Best Cornet for Beginners
Cornet is proved to be a good musical instrument for beginners. This instrument is handy as compared to trumpet. Cornet is more popular among small children. Your selection of a musical instrument should depend on where you would like to play the instrument. Well known musical bands like Brass bands uses cornet.
Hold the cornet in front of you with its mouthpiece to your lips and the bell directly forward. The valves are operated by the right hand and left hand provides the support. Cornet is a very simple instrument to start with, but high puff is required. So, it is not good for children less than 11 years old.
Difference between Trumpet and Cornet
The trumpet, similar to the cornet, is an orchestral instrument. The basic difference between a cornet and a trumpet is that cornet has a conical bore, on the other hand trumpet has a cylindrical bore. The sound produced by the cornet is softer and sweeter with a little more agile whereas the sound generated by the trumpet is hard and bright.
For a novice, it is really hard to find the difference between the two instruments."

Sharp key signatures

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- Week 23 -
Chord Progressions Part Four
'How To Tell What Key You Are In
When You Have Sharps (#) In The Key Signature!'



If you're going to be able to know what chord progressions are likely in each key, you obviously need to know how to find the key of a song quickly -- correct?
Here's how to instantly find what key you are in when there are sharps in the key signature of a song:
You know that the flats in any key signature always occur in the same order - BEADGCF.
Sharps also occur in the same order -- except that order is BACKWARDS from the order of the flats. Instead of BEADGCF, the order of the sharps is:
F C G D A E B


They always occur in that order in a key signature. You can memorize them by saying the flats backward, or make up a silly saying of some kind such as Fat Cats Go Down Alleys Eating Bologna.
All you do to find the key is:
Go up 1/2 step from the last sharp = that IS the key


And you already know that if you have no flats or sharps in the key "

Flat key signatures

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- Week 22 -

Chord Progressions Part Three:
'How To Tell What Key You Are In
When You Have Flats (b) In The Key Signature!'


If you're going to be able to know what chord progressions are likely in each key, you obviously need to know how to find the key of a song quickly -- correct?
Here's how to instantly find what key you are in when there are flats in the key signature of a song:
Did you know that the flats in any key signature always occur in the same order? Once you know that order, you will never again wonder 'Which notes are flat in this song?'

They always occur in this order in any key signature:
B E A D G C F



Notice that the first four flats spell the word 'BEAD'. You can remember the last 3 flats by making up some silly saying such as 'Go Catch Fish' or any similar phrase that grabs your fancy.

So if there is one flat in the key signature, what is it?

Right. Bb.

If there are two flats in the key signature, they are what?
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Circle of keys - minor

Circle of keys - minor: "
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- Week 21 -

Chord Progressions Part Two:
The Circle of Minor Keys


Last week we looked at the 'circle of 4ths' or the 'circle of 5ths', they are the same thing as the 'circle of keys'. It just depends on whether you're moving clockwise or counter-clockwise around the circle. All the major keys that you can play in -- 12 of 'em -- are listed in this circle:

Major Keys: C F Bb Eb Ab Db Gb B E A D G

But there are also 12 minor keys in which songs can be written, so there must also be a circle of minor keys. It's not as well known as the circle of major keys, but it works the same way. Here it is:



It works the same way as the major circle of keys, with one exception:
When figuring the 3 most likely chords in any key, you still look left and look right, but because of the fact that most songs written in the western hemisphere use the harmonic minor scale instead of the natural minor scale (which is much too involved to get into here -- if you want to know about that in det"