This DEFINED How I Think About Chord Progressions

Published 2024-04-29
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All Comments (17)
  • @cml0001
    oh man, 0:26 - 0:33 is an absolutely tremendous riff. that whole jam was spectacular. we need an album where you just shred these legato jams for an hour
  • Excellent video - the basics of chordal analysis so necessary for working out a song.
  • @neal_laugman
    Very simple put. You can really go places as the comment below pointed out with barrowed chords and modulation. Good job John!
  • @picksalot1
    I agree 100%, and this is what I do as well, and the Nashville System brings greater clarity and flexibility than the Classical System. Specifically, in the Nashville System, a song in a minor key uses the number "6" as the Tonic, whereas the Classical System uses a "i minor". The Nashville Numby System is superior for Chord Progressions, and is far easier to learn, taking only a few minutes, if that.
  • @TheGuitarBling
    Great video John. I always love when you breakdown how you play. Do you aim to hit certain notes in the major scale depending on the chord that underneath. Example, are they're certain notes you like playing over a 5 chord or other chords?
  • @GuitarsOK
    The PRS sounds good! Are you using the coils split on the intro? Sounds like it. Good episode. (As usual)
  • @worthmoremusic
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  • @nedludd3641
    Sting once said that he cut his teeth as a bass guitarist in a geriatric blues pub band in the North-East. The old guy at the front would gesture three fingers to the floor and everyone instantly knew which key and they all sorta followed his lead. I suspect they were doing kinda what you're talking about here maybe?
  • @johndelacruz11
    Lovely. Chord progression plays a major part in learning and song writing. Didn’t know you were a Greenday fan mate? Cheers! 🍻
  • This is something I have taught my students for years. Once you understand how these progressions work, you’ll understand that the overwhelming majority of songs are based on one of about a dozen (or fewer) themes. Armed with that bit of information, if you know what key a song is in you can quickly jump right in and play along. I actually love finding myself on a stage playing a song I don’t know and trying to make it look like I know what I’m doing.
  • @jonblake7871
    Nice job, thanks. Are you using Boss wireless in the gig footage?
  • @rigelloar7474
    Are you nuts? "This chord we don't need to worry about". This chord you're leaving out (F#m7b5) is the most versatile of the lot, also functioning as Am6, D9, B7b9sus4, Ab7#5b9, and C6#11. No other chord type has this many ( SIX ) different uses! To leave it out, is INSANE! WTF dude?