OFFICE HOURS 115 | Thursday, April 13th, 10AM Pacific Time
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Join me on Thursday the 13th at 10AM Pacific Time for the 115th weekly live Q&A.
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Comments
I JUST found it! Its the chorus of "All my Loving"
Scott Paul Johnson
2023-04-17 19:59:06 +0000 UTC👍🏻thx
Gyro
2023-04-17 19:45:47 +0000 UTCOh yes I see! I think that song would look a little more like: Am G D/F# F Am G D E It's not using that funky AmMaj7 chord, but its definitely in Melodic Minor, so that chord could certainly exist in the ecosystem, but I don't recall it in that song.
Scott Paul Johnson
2023-04-17 19:45:10 +0000 UTCAt 26:50
Gyro
2023-04-17 19:31:01 +0000 UTCTonality maybe
Gyro
2023-04-17 19:23:47 +0000 UTCSorry, I must have written in the wrong spot. On a recent live show (Apr13) you were trying to name a Beatles song with a certain progression. I think it was 'while my guitar gently weeps.' Let me know. Great work btw!
Gyro
2023-04-17 19:23:10 +0000 UTCHi there Gyro - whats your question? This is a Q&A post
Scott Paul Johnson
2023-04-17 19:18:17 +0000 UTCWhile my Guitar Gently Weeps?
Gyro
2023-04-14 03:32:42 +0000 UTChttps://www.scottpauljohnson.com/ear-training
Scott Paul Johnson
2023-04-13 17:19:30 +0000 UTChttps://www.scottpauljohnson.com/patreon-content-blog/2020/12/16/winter-live-lesson-25?rq=finder
Scott Paul Johnson
2023-04-13 17:11:09 +0000 UTCHi Scott, I really enjoyed the Practice Thoughts this week. Great topic to think about. My question this week relates to practice and staying focused. I sometimes find it hard to keep myself on track with what I'm working on and can easily get distracted. There is just so much information on the internet! I know you have mentioned that you also deal with ADHD and I was wondering how you deal with that while practicing. Thanks
Wayne Barlow
2023-04-12 21:21:57 +0000 UTCHow do you record bends in stereo? I am starting to incorporate bends more in my songs and I am having a difficult time getting them to sound the same when doing a second recording for stereo. It just seems that bends by their very nature have some variation in them, so it is difficult to not sound off when doing a stereo sync. Should I just go mono for bends or is it something I just need to work on making more consistent?
David Bowlby
2023-04-12 15:55:08 +0000 UTCHey Scott, So far all of my noodling with maj7 chords have been in major keys (replacing I and IV chords), but I'm not sure how to play maj7 chords within a minor key. For example, in the C major scale, playing the first chord as Cmaj7 is obviously okay - but in the A minor scale, is it okay to play the 3rd chord as Cmaj7 still? I would guess so as all of the same notes are still available within that scale but some clarification would be appreciated. I also fell down a rabbit hole reading up on this, and found that maj7 versions of minor chords exist too, forming what I think would be called a 'minor major seventh' chord. Just in case my terminology is a little wonky, I'm talking about the chord that would be formed by playing A C E G#. It looks like it's only playable as the i chord within melodic/harmonic minor scales though due to the need to sharp the seventh. Is that correct? Does this have much use in popular music? I may not be able to catch you live due to work but will watch the replay. Thank you very much for your help as always!
Richard Stapleton
2023-04-12 13:10:37 +0000 UTCAnd another question if I may.... What are your thoughts on ear training and the best way to improve this skill?
D'oh!-Ray-Me
2023-04-12 12:54:35 +0000 UTCHi Scott, I've heard it said that the vast majority of songs in pop charts consist of the same four chords - the 1, 5, 6 and 4. There is a great video by the Axis of Awesome which illustrates this. This should help us figure out the building blocks of the songs we love/admire or hate, I suppose. What is your view about this 'secret formula' for popular music?
D'oh!-Ray-Me
2023-04-12 12:53:23 +0000 UTCHey Scott, I have a question on how to start thinking in Nashville numbering system. What I mean is, for example there are keys that I know quite well, let's say key of C, so I know C is the 1,Dm is the 2nd, Am is the 6ths and so on… But how to do this in other keys? I just find it too much thinking about numbers, shapes, is the key major or minor… etc do you have some tips on how to make this a bit easy? PS: sometime when I write a question I had in mind for the OH, I already find the answer myself by just thinking about to formalize the question itself :).. So thank you for that, even if you don't have to answer it :D
Ahmed Elnaggar
2023-04-12 12:27:39 +0000 UTCIt's kind of a question related to the CAGED series: Is it only me or do triads with a low third (6th string) sound a bit muddy or dull?
Chris
2023-04-12 07:24:59 +0000 UTC
