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Triad Fingerstyle Study in D major w/ two patterns Summertime chords? with Chet Baker

Let’s talk about the circle of 5ths Also let’s start Miles Davis version of Summertime; actually let’s try Chet Baker Review the 5th and 6th string 7th chord shapes

Intro to 7th chords Assignment No. 4 – the five 7th chords with the root on the 5th basic progression using I-ii-iii-IV

Think about songs for chords More with three note chords

Assignment No. 3 – Figure out the chords in the key of D major using the three note chord shapes

I’d like to better understand why certain chords sound good together and why others sound broken. Additionally, I’d like to learn what formulas exist to produce variations like the chords that have ‘sus’, ‘aug’, ‘7’, etc in their names.

Make a list of songs Assignment No. 2 – scale sequences

Make a list of songs Scale sequences Scale shape

Assignment No. 1 – 16 th note rhythms at quarter note equal 90 More about modes next time