Theory and Improv
Sus2, Sus4, Sus7 or just plain Sus? I’m in Suspense!
Ah, sus chords! Sus means suspended – what we are suspending here is the third of the chord, so a sus2 or sus4 chord is
Ari
September 19, 2017
Ah, sus chords! Sus means suspended – what we are suspending here is the third of the chord, so a sus2 or sus4 chord is
Let’s talk melodic minor for a second. It is a beautiful scale. What is it? It is the natural minor scale (AKA the sixth mode
Adapting The Patterns for Four-, Five-, Six-string Basses – Surprisingly Easy and Not What you Might Think I have been getting a few emails lately
White keys, black keys… Got a question, wrote an answer. This is a very fundamental one on black keys on the piano, but nonetheless important
Tritone Tricks – using ’em for big effect on the bass I got a question about the tritone. What is it and what can it do for
What to use – over a blues – when you are tired of blues scales… I got a question in about scales to use for
E# – Maybe not so Sharp? Got a question, here is my answer. The short answer is, well sort of: musicians would know what to
Well, yes, BUT: there is a crucial difference to understand…. and that difference lies in chord functions. It is all in how notes relate to
I just saw another heartbreaking question from someone who is troubled by their ears: I have trouble taking a bass line off the recording. Am
Enharmonically Speaking a #11 and a b5 are the same… What this means is that a #11 and a b5 lead you to the same