Major chord - constructed using a major triad (Root, 3rd and 5th), plus major seventh. Example: CMaj7

Dominant chord - the same structure of the major chord, but moving the seventh a half-step down to a minor seventh. Example: C7

Minor chord - now using the structure of the dominant chord with the minor third. Example: Cm7

Half-diminished [...]

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Today I read a great post by Marketing genius, Seth Godin, and it really hit home with me.   With all the craziness in the economy going on, everyone seems to be making excuses for not doing this or not trying that.
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Recently I just picked up the book, Go Put Your Strengths to Work: 6 Powerful Steps to Achieve Outstanding Success,by Marcus Buckingham. The key idea of this book is to harness your strengths and make them stronger, and not to focus on getting better at where you are weak. The result of [...]

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The relationship between two pitches is called interval, and all interval is based in a Root and its relationship with any other pitch of the scale. Take a look at the interval structure of the major scale below and compare with the minor scales:
The Major Scale:

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Effectiveness is the measure of truth- The Seventh Principle of Huna
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Hi guys,
Welcome to my column. Let me introduce myself and my background, my name is Chris Horton. I’m a 25 year old guitarist, in a working band, and I play guitar for a local studio, Oasis Records. I also have worked as crew on some big name Australian acts. I got to see and set [...]

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“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.”-Mark Twain

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How do you develop strength and control in your left hand in the most optimum and efficient way? Well that’s a good question! Contrary to what some may think, pushing down the strings as hard as you can is counter productive to guitar playing. Not only can it lead to tuning problems, [...]

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