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Here’s my go-to practice routine for tackling altered dominant chords—especially those spicy #5/#9 voicings—and the diminished whole-tone scale (aka the 7th mode of the melodic minor). These sounds ...

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In this video, I walk through my personal routine for practicing altered dominant chords, especially rootless voicings for #5/#9—and the diminished whole-tone scale (a.k.a. the 7th mode of the melodic ...

When you’re looking at the conventions for chord naming, it’s easy to become confused around sus, add and altered chords. Here we aim to demystify some of this by taking a closer look at what an ‘add’ ...