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
My Beef… Many theory books teach the cycle of fifths without the crucial explanations of Why?, and then they list the “order of flats and
Got a request to answer how symmetric scales and major scales are differing Fun one, with sound samples! For bass players in particular, symmetric scales are
One-finger-per-fret or not? Almost every week I get questions about the one-finger-per-fret system of fingering. Why am I using it and advocating for it in most
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PORA – The Powerful Practice Accelerator Dr. Randy Kertz invited me some time ago to contribute to his monthly blog on ISB. He was particularly interested
When I see questions like this I love to jump in. There is someone trying to piece it together on their own, typically using some
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