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Circle of Fifths explained

Maybe you have heard of the concept of the “Circle of Fifths” before?   It sounds like it will be a pretty ominous and daunting topic, doesn’t it? I will try to simplify and make it useful here.   <<::>> Sorry, you must be an officially registered FJi member to view

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Circle of Fifths Loop Track

Here’s a cool loop track that takes you all the way around the Circle of Fifths, each five notes away from the one before. Why is this a useful study? The Five (V) to One (I) cadence, or chord movement as been a dominant motion in music for the

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Taking it Outside in Jazz

If Country music’s format is to play as “in” as possible… meaning the right notes at the right time, then Jazz’s format is to purposefully take it “outside” the key or scale that is under it, stretching it, creating tension, and then releasing it by bringing it back… or not!

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V7b9 Chord Substitution

The V7b9 (“five-seven-flat-nine” or “dominant-seven-flat-nine” or 1-3-5-b7-b9) chord is not really a full substitution of the whole chord with another, but this time, more simply just an addition to a chord, with the flatted ninth of the chord’s key added to your scale while improvising …whether that note is

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III7-VI7-II7-V7-I Exercises

 This is the famous chord progression that is in a Rhythm Changes bridge.  I will, for study purposes, stretch them out to four bars each, to give you time to “explore” various practice techniques on each chord.  I provide them in all 15 keys below (all natural notes, and up

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Loop Tracks

 Fiddle Jam Institute Jam-Along Loop Tracks Fiddle Jam Institute Student Looptrack A5 There’s one of these in every key available to enrolled “All Access Pass” members.  Great for improvisation and intonation practice! Join now!  Compare memberships here. <<::>>  Fiddle Jam Institute Jam-Along Loop Tracks  Check out

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