Mixing Chords And Licks Parts 1&2.mov

http://www.facebook.com/StevieSnacks - two quick lessons that I uploaded to the StevieSnacks facebook page a few weeks ago. The topic is on mixing chords with licks as you solo. Be sure to visit the Facebook page and become a fan to see these videos as they come out!

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[Danml1984]

A major 7 chord has 1 3 5 7. From a major scale. A dominant 7 chord has 1 3 5. Flattened 7. So basically it's a major chord with a flattened 7.

[gr8bluesgtr]

@Danml1984 A lot of it has to do with the song that's being played. Mixing major and minor works in a lot of songs, but a song that's purely minor (like Tin Pan Alley for example), is not a good place to mix minor and major.

[althedj]

I like the way you play and your licks are great but why are we a half step flat tuned???? SRV tune down I know but for teaching it really confuses thinks for us out here from a visual point of view. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing bro Peace AL

[jonathanr1295]

Your guitars bleed tone..



[kevlar1818]

@Danml1984 yup. dominant 7th chords are straight bluesy. The flat 7 gives a minor sensibility almost, which is why blues (with dom 7th chords) mixes minor and major so well. Look at BB King's playing for great examples of mixing the two scales.

[gmanrules1211]

Love the sound of your guitar :) Id like to know what pickups you use?

[bloozmahn]

@LeJo82 dominant 7 has the flat 7, the major 7 has a "natural" 7, they both contain a major third. an easy way to find the major 7 is it's just 1/2 step below the root.

[vladgromek]

as Anthony demonstrates you can obviously go from a solo lick into the proper chord at a given time or place in a song - best with a smooth transition from the lick melody to the most prominent sounding note of the chord.

the chords' root note may, however, sound a bit boring (and is in fact often played by the bass, anyway) so it's often more interesting to turn to the chord's 3rd and 7th (as these are the steps in the scale that predominantly define the chord) with a double or triple stop.

[brandonman94]

Excellent. Something I've neglected in my playing that I think will really help :)

[LeJo82]

@groovizm Thx again. Much appreciated.

[groovizm]

@LeJo82 The dominant 7 chord is the chord you find on the V (5th) step of the scale in many genres. So if we are in C major, the dominant 7 is on the G and has the notes G, B, D and F. G-F is a minor 7th. Blues is different, in blues, we use dominant 7 on the I, IV, and V (C7, F7 and G7 in the key of C). All have a major 3rd.

Minor chords (with a minor 3rd) are found on steps II, III and VI of the major scale. In C that would be:

Dm7 (D F A C), Em7 (E G B D) and Am7 (A C E G).

[Danml1984]

Ha ha. I was replying to the previous comment. Cheers anyway tho.