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Guitar Lab: The I IV bVI V Progression
Brad Carlton

Brad Carlton

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About this course

Hi, I'm Brad Carlton and welcome to Guitar Lab: The I IV bVI V Progression. This course will explore various harmonic and melodic options as applied to the I IV bVI V progression. This chord sequence can be found in various styles including blues, jazz, and pop. You'll learn how to approach this progression from the standpoint of the street key as well as the theoretical key. This will offer up various scale options which will serve you in both your rhythm playing as well as your soloing. The beauty of this progression is that it can be approached horizontally by just using the minor pentatonic scale or you can use a vertical approach where you change scales with each chord. Both of these approaches will be explained and demonstrated as well as jazz principles such as using the bV substitution for the V7 altered chord.

What you'll learn

  • Create extended chord voicings
  • Apply flat 5 substitution techniques
  • Apply progression across multiple musical styles
  • Build minor 7 and minor 9 chord voicings
  • Learn bass line construction techniques
Release date: 09/29/2016 • 1h 37m runtime
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Sample lessons
I IV bVI V Variations
I IV bVI V Variations
Street Key Analysis
Im IVm bVImaj7 V7(alt)
Im IVm bVImaj7 V7(alt)
Street Key Analysis
Harmonic Analysis
Harmonic Analysis
Parent Scales
The Safety Net Approach
The Safety Net Approach
Chord Voicing Shapes

What's included

16 lessons • 15 charts • 3 Jam Tracks

The I IV bVI V Progression
Hi, I'm Brad Carlton and welcome to Guitar Lab: The I IV bVI V Progression. This course will explore various harmonic and melodic options as applied to the I IV bVI V progression. This chord sequence can be found in various styles including blues, jazz, and pop. You'll learn how to approach this progression from the standpoint of the street key as well as the theoretical key. This will offer up various scale options which will serve you in both your rhythm playing as well as your soloing. The beauty of this progression is that it can be approached horizontally by just using the minor pentatonic scale or you can use a vertical approach where you change scales with each chord. Both of these approaches will be explained and demonstrated as well as jazz principles such as using the bV substitution for the V7 altered chord.
I IV bVI V Variations
This lesson will address the concept of street key analysis. This is a useful tool which immediately points to a pentatonic option. We'll examine all three jam tracks that are provided in this course.
Im IVm bVImaj7 V7(alt)
Now we'll focus on the G minor funk track. This progression uses a minor quality chord for the I and IV, a major 7 chord for the bVI, and an altered dominant for the V.
Harmonic Analysis
This lesson will explain in depth the modal options for each chord and their respective parent scales for the G minor funk track.
The Safety Net Approach
I'll demonstrate in this video the application of a safety net approach when soloing over this track. This approach is simply using the chord voices as potential melody notes.
Pentatonic Approach
An effective way of soloing over this track is to simply use the minor pentatonic scale off the street key. This is what would be commonly referred to as a blues approach. In this lesson, I'll explain how to effectively navigate through the chords still staying in the home base pentatonic scale.
Arpeggios and Modes
This lesson will explore the arpeggios and modes as applied to the Gm funk track. The concept of common tones will be examined and demonstrated.

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red52

10/12/20

The I IV bVI V Progression

Brad Carlton will expand your musicianship as a guitar player with this course. He is very meticulous in this course as he is with all his course. The progression is common in blues, funk, blues-based rock and R&B. Brad will give you all the theory associated with the progression, the harmony and variations. He will reference popular songs but may transpose to another key. You can tell that Brad has been teaching guitar for years to all levels of players. Brad is so organized in his teaching methods that you'll feel as if you are attending a college guitar program. He will highlight your assignments throughout the course.

gregdeB

11/25/19

Guitar Lab: The I IV bVI V Progression

People think that the minor blues is always the easiest thing to solo over. With the bVI V I turnaround, I have always though just the opposite! Luckily enough Bard Carlton's Guitar Lab: The I IV bVI V Progression is there to help us out. Mr. Carlton takes us through all the various ways of addressing these changes so we don't just have to rely on the minor Blues scale. By Isolating this difficult turnaround and providing several very useful backing tracks This Minor Blues turnaround becomes just as easy as any other turnaround. Some people might find fault with Mr. Carlton's teaching style, I find exactly the opposite! Brad talks quickly, but since we have the ability to revisit the material and take it at our own pace It is Brad's way of making sure we get a firm understanding of the material presented! If you are like me and you have always found this turnaround a challenge, then this course is just right for you! Thanks Brad!!!

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