All 970 Lessons

A glossary of common music terms. Common and not so common music terms. Knowing the language and terms used with music aides in your own understanding when exploring your music potential.

Open position Gm chord and its movable form and variations.

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for the song: "Go Down, Moses".

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for the song: "Go, Tell It On The Mountain".

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for the song: "Go Down, Good Day Sunshine".

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for the song: "Good Morning To All".

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for the song: "Good Night".

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for the song: "Good Night Ladies".

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for the song: "Goodnight, Irene".

This is a guest lesson/article by internationally renowned jazz guitarist and educator Chuck Anderson. Normally, we think of fingering as a technical subject. Using a good and efficient fingering makes sense. It should make anything that you play easier and more dependable.

The "Guitarele, guilele" is a tenor body sized ukulele with additional stow strings, five and size. Tuned A D G C E A. This is the same tuning as the top four strings of C tuning with a low G with an added A and D.. Also the same tuning as a standard tuned guitar an a capo at the fifth fret (A D G C E A).

Fingerboard reference chart of natural, sharp, and flats note names for six-string guitar in standard tuning (E A D G B E).

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for the song: "Happy Together".

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for the song: "Happy Trails".

Harmonic Analysis (RMA) Worksheet for the song: "Hard Times Come Again No More".

Harmonic Analysis (HA) is the process of determining the root movement of chords within a chord progression, the chord types that are used as well as identifying tonal centers. This root movement can be determined and categorized using one of six harmonic principles and the harmonized chord charts referenced in the lessons.

A "Substitution" is when a chord replaces or is used in addition to an existing chord. Chords can have an active or passive quality to them. Active chords tend to be restless and want to move on to other chords. Passive chords tend to offer a feeling of rest and resolution. This cycle of active and passive chords are what gives chord progressions their feeling of movement.

Harmonic Analysis is the understanding of the functional sequence of chords. It is the process used to analyze the harmonic structure of a progression, song, or composition. This analysis is then used to make scale selections for improvisation and chord substitution. This lesson covers the Chromatic harmonic principle.

Common chord progression are simply the sequence of chords that contiounly show up in various styles of music and common keys.

Common harmonic sequences and their analysis with scale choices.