What to Know About the Sixteenth Note
Dumdumdumdum, ratatatatat, you likely know the sound of a sixteenth note. You just don’t know that you know it. Music theory comes with its own complex lexicon of dedicated jargon. You might not know what you’re reading about until you hear an example. Then the lights go on and you realize “Oh, so that’s what […]
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A Simple Guide to Learning the E7 Chord on a Piano
Piano chords aren’t just triads. More complex variations add extra depth to your playing. A seventh chord, for example, uses the triad plus the lowered seventh interval. These chords help a melody progress smoothly from one tonal base to another. For example, a dominant E7 chord will make a smooth progression to an A chord […]
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A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the G Minor Scale
Western music makes use of 24 keys, 12 of the major and 12 minor. We generally categorize major keys as bright and happy, while minor keys are associated with unhappiness and gloom. All major and minor keys are based on their corresponding scales. The key of g minor, then, derives from the g minor scale. […]
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What is the G7 Chord?
If you’re learning the piano, you need to know dominant chords and their variants. The reason that you have to understand these chords is the fact that variants are typically transitions toward different chords. If you want to have any songwriting ability, you’ll need to know how chords change and move toward one another. An […]
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