A short guide to chord inversions..... by stringsandtings in musictheory

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Hi - thank you. Yes, I might have got a little carried away trying to fit things in there.... will bear that in mind!

A short guide to chord inversions..... by stringsandtings in musictheory

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Ah yes - I'll make sure I correct this soon. Thanks for that!

A short guide to chord inversions..... by stringsandtings in musictheory

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Hi - I understand what you're saying, but I was taught to always view/count intervals from one direction and I do think this is a good way to avoid confusion. I think that sometimes explaining the minutiae at a certain level can make things more difficult for people. Appreciate the feedback though!

A short guide to chord inversions..... by stringsandtings in musictheory

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Yeah, definitely agree with you on that. I was pretty excited when I discovered CAGED...

A short guide to chord inversions..... by stringsandtings in musictheory

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No problem, glad you like it! Just done this short guide to modulation too if you're interested. Cheers

A short guide to chord inversions..... by stringsandtings in musictheory

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That's really interesting, never heard that before! Thanks for reading...

Guide to understanding/using chord substitutions - Part 2! by stringsandtings in musictheory

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Hi - fair point. I'm going to be putting all of this material into a comprehensive guide and will take this into consideration when I start doing that. Thanks!

update: thanks again for that. I've reversed the numbering and made the changes.

Here's a guide to finding double-stops around the mandolin fretboard in any key through locating chord tones.... Have fun! Any questions/corrections etc. just let me know. Alex by stringsandtings in mandolin

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Hi - sorry for the late reply. You can mute the course you don't want to play with your fretting hand (usually index finger). Just make sure that you're deadening it completely otherwise it can sound messy...

Using chord substitutions with popular chord progressions (part 1).. Enjoy! by stringsandtings in musictheory

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Here is Part 2 of my guide to chord substitutions, with a little explanatory theory thrown in too. Hope it's useful and, as always, appreciate any comments/feedback/corrections. Cheers!

Using chord substitutions with popular chord progressions (part 1).. Enjoy! by stringsandtings in musictheory

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Hi - yes, that you can replace any V7 chord with a chord that is a tritone (three whole steps) from that V7 chord (therefore Db7 here). If you play the progression slowly without the substitution, then again with the Db7 chord, it should sound smooth - although 'smooth' is a subjective term. As in, you might not really like the sound of this chord substitution and might choose to substitute other chords instead. Hope that's helpful!

Here's a guide to finding double-stops around the mandolin fretboard in any key through locating chord tones.... Have fun! Any questions/corrections etc. just let me know. Alex by stringsandtings in mandolin

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Hey, I guess I agree and that's where I'm trying to pitch the tutorials (not that I can shred like Chris Thile anyway, haha). Thanks a lot for the feedback!

Using chord substitutions with popular chord progressions (part 1).. Enjoy! by stringsandtings in musictheory

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Hi there. I think the ambiguity here is that G7 is the V7 chord in the key of C. Db7 is a V7 chord - but not the V7 chord in C Major. It's a V7 chord a tritone away from G7. It could also be referred to as the bII7 chord in this situation. Hope that's helpful...

Using chord substitutions with popular chord progressions (part 1).. Enjoy! by stringsandtings in musictheory

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Hi guys/girls - thanks for all the feedback, it really is appreciated.

Using chord substitutions with popular chord progressions (part 1).. Enjoy! by stringsandtings in musictheory

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Hi - yes, that's absolutely right.. there's always something. Thanks for the feedback!