
Omitting the fifth in chords… Why?
I have a few Quora answers for you today. The first one is for guitarists, but highly relevant for us bassists, as well. Guitarists/Pianists omitting

I have a few Quora answers for you today. The first one is for guitarists, but highly relevant for us bassists, as well. Guitarists/Pianists omitting

Scroll down to watch the video Thinking Inside the Box: Upper Structure Pentatonics If you have been following me for a while or if you

Hi Ari,On page 36 of your book “Music Theory for the Bass Player“, there are two interesting statements about minor and major thirds. When repeating

When I hear a great song I feel compelled to “decode” it What makes it sound cool? What’s up with these chords and why are other

Well, there is this triangle… There is a running gag between me and the singer/bandleader of a favorite project I am in, Generation Esmeralda. Let’s

Seems like Quora liked my answer on the phrygian characteristic last week, because I got similar request today, this time for: The characteristic of Dorian!

Scroll down and click the Quora link to watch the videos: A Quoran requested my answer to the question: What are the characteristics of Phrygian?

A Quoran asked about the difference between major and minor scales… I tried to put myself into the shoes of someone who would ask this

I refer to this video lesson on the Whole Tone Scale regularly in my lessons As one YouTube commenter stated: “I always found little use

You have all heard the advice… Create a major scale with the formula WWHWWWH – which of course stands for whole step – whole step
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