Tag: ear training
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The Dominant Seventh Wants to Go Somewhere
Guitarists learn the dominant 7th as a chord shape. It’s actually an engine.
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Learn to Hear the Melody
A lead sheet tells you what the melody is. Your ear is what makes it yours.
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Intervals Are Sounds, Not Fret Distances
Ask a guitarist what a minor third is, and you will most likely hear: three frets. That’s correct in the same way that “turn left at the stop sign” is a correct description of where your house is. It tells you how to get there, but it doesn’t tell you what’s there when you arrive.…