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Jazz Chord Substitution Part Six

Substitutions for the tonic major, subdominant seventh and tying the chords together in a 12 bar format. Please share and subscribe if you find these useful.

Fraud

Fraud was inspired by an individual who let everyone down and in the process found themselves lost and alone. A danceable pop song with an angry message. Soaring, powerful vocal delivery from Elizabeth Storms.
Lyrics and Music: Lorne K. Hemmerling and Elizabeth Storms
Sequencing, arrangement, production, mixing and mastering: Lorne K. Hemmerling
Vocals: Elizabeth Storms

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Time Has Gone

'Time Has Gone' is a throwback to the sixties. Laid back with latin percussion and a very folky groove, it is about love lost in a cheerful context. Reminds one of a summer day.

Music and lyrics: Lorne K. Hemmerling and Elizabeth Storms

Guitar. arrangement, sequencing: Lorne K. Hemmerling

Vocals: Elizabeth Storms

Mixing and mastering: Doug Wright, Village West Productions, Toronto ON Canada. 

Learning Blues Guitar

I have been teaching guitar professionally since 1992, when Don’t Fret Guitar Instruction was established. Over the years, I have taught countless students (beginners to advanced) how to play or improve their chops. Past students include four members of PROTEST THE HERO.

With this book, my goal is to relate the scales with chords and rhythms as opposed to just learning solos or licks and having no idea how to apply them. Good rhythm playing and knowledge is crucial to good soloing and vice versa. This comes through understanding the relationship between chords and scales. This book provides that important foundation.

The book is unique in the fact that each chapter is based around a different key signature and an open (contains unfretted notes), pattern of the pentatonic scale. There are five chapters covering the key signatures of E, A, D, G and C, and the five open ‘box patterns’ (scale patterns) of the pentatonic scale. Eventually all the box patterns are covered, from the open strings to the fifteenth fret.There is no endless scale practice or useless licks to learn. Instead, each chapter begins with a chord progression, moves into various rhythm patterns derived from the chord progression, and then culminates with solos based on the scale and key covered. These solos tie in with the chord progression and rhythm patterns to form a complete lesson for each chapter.The book is progressive. Upon completion, the student will have a solid foundation in blues guitar, and will understand the rhythm, lead connection.The book is best studied from beginning to end, without slighting any material. All theory is explained in the simplest terms. There are fretboard diagrams for the scales, chord grids, and photos of hand positions as well as videos posted on YouTube to aid in the learning process.

It is best, but not necessary, to have a knowledge of barre and open chord shapes before beginning this course. All the chords have fretboard grids associated with them. 

Good luck and have fun. Music is a celebration. 

Enjoy!

Lorne K. Hemmerling