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Guitar Lab: Solving the Puzzle Vol. 2

Analyzing Bass Lines to Create Rhythm Guitar Parts

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Guitar Lab: Solving the Puzzle Vol. 2
Brad Carlton

Brad Carlton

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About this course

In this second volume of Guitar Lab: Solving the Puzzle, we will focus on ear training. One of the great things about music is that you can organize bass lines pitch and chord qualities into patterns. These patterns are the building blocks that occur throughout all styles of music. We'll be dealing with diatonic and non-diatonic harmony and the respective scales that are associated with these chords.

What you'll learn

  • Apply scale knowledge to both chord extensions and soloing
  • Improvise chord progressions through different tonal centers
  • Navigate the chromatic universe of harmony
  • Identify and play all intervals from the major scale on single strings
  • Visualize the major scale pattern on 5th and 6th strings using whole and half steps
Release date: 08/01/2018 • 1h 31m runtime
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Sample lessons
The Sonic Yardstick
The Sonic Yardstick
Intervals
Diatonic Harmony Pt. 1
Diatonic Harmony Pt. 1
Triads

What's included

12 lessons • 11 charts

Guitar Lab: Solving the Puzzle Vol. 2
In this second volume of Guitar Lab: Solving the Puzzle, we will focus on ear training. One of the great things about music is that you can organize bass lines pitch and chord qualities into patterns. These patterns are the building blocks that occur throughout all styles of music. We'll be dealing with diatonic and non-diatonic harmony and the respective scales that are associated with these chords.
The Sonic Yardstick
Just as we can use a yardstick to measure linear distance, in music we use intervals to measure the difference between pitch levels. This lesson will explain these various intervals which will be assigned to the bassline.
Diatonic Harmony Pt. 1
This lesson will examine diatonic triads built from the major scale.
Diatonic Harmony Pt. 2
By definition, the diatonic triads discussed in the previous lesson are three note chords built in thirds (every other note of the scale). If we add another note a third higher to each of the triads, the result is diatonic 7th chords.
Non-Diatonic Harmony Pt. 1
Any chord that includes notes outside of the home base key is by definition a non-diatonic chord. This lesson examines the II(7) chord.
Non-Diatonic Harmony Pt. 2
This lesson deals with the VI(7) chord and its theoretical analysis.
Non-Diatonic Harmony Pt. 3
This lesson deals with the III(7) chord and its theoretical analysis.

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Osokin

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02/13/23

A Very Valuable Series Of Lessons!

This as another great course from Brad Carlton and TrueFire. Brad has a way of sharing his knowledge that always inspires you to become a better guitar player - the mark of a great teacher! This series of lessons will seriously expand your harmonic understanding and help you understand how to apply it in a practical sense. A very valuable course of study.

klog52

12/30/19

Putting it together

If you have ever asked yourself how can I hear music and get better at playing it on my guitar then this lesson be very helpful at getting through that. Hearing a note and then being able to play the correct guitar chord has helped improve my playing greatly through this lesson. After part 1 of solving the puzzle so glad I completed part 2 very nice lessons to improve your ear training!

colesking

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11/19/19

More Brad brilliance.

What a great teacher. Informative and insightful. I have learnt so much from Brad he never disappoints.

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