Woah... please, let's avoid name calling! Mr. Smith is certainly not dumb but prone to hyperbole at times. I just don't think terms like "better," "more advanced," etc., apply for the reasons I gave...
Don't recall that tune but Somewhere Over the Rainbow does that too.
First two notes of Norah Jones "Don't Know Why" are a major 7th and then a descending Maj.7 chord arpeggio (7-5-3-1).
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My 2 cents: I have tried a lot of ear training in different sauces
Ear master pro: good but not great
Complete ear trainer: 5 euro smartphone app that is a game changer. try it.
^ Good God no. I hate tippy taps.
2nd no drummer and proceeding with the gigs as is. If you eventually find a good replacement then cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzlYSCiRCqA
ok..the scale/mode thing can be very confusing when your just learning jazz basics.
Strong suggestion:..dont worry about modes for now..
Learn the chords in the major scale and how they work...
I'd suggest getting a backing track. IRealPro is very useful. Then try it every which way and figure out which notes you like.
As far as theory goes, the tune starts in Cm. Like a minor blues, it...
So a "songwriter" is someone that write lyrics, like Homer the ancient Greek? or Lil' Wayne the rapper perhaps?
-Where's the subsection for poetry? Composition is about music, no?
We've got a...
You want to know and be able to use both. The diatonic notes to the key center; and what scales you can use over a chord that would fit the chord and context, but would contain outside notes from...
Both. Shell voicings are most commonly played on the E D and G strings, or the A D and G. R73, and R37 respectively. When you get to a voicing with the root on the A string, you can swap out the root...
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F Dorian and C Aeolian contain the same notes. Wherever you read to do that over the tune (or any other) go ahead and close the tab.
A mode also can start on any note, it’s about...
Looking for a "jazz box"
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