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Topic: Chord Progression practice drills |
Phil Halton
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Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 1:39 pm |
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I've been using Reese Anderson's "The Missing Link" wherein he gives ten exercises in chord progressions among lots of other things of course). One of the ideas is to play thru each progression with as many chord positions and inversions as your nimble mind and his "one chord" major/minor template allows you to find.
Well, it turns out that there's a website "Random.Org" that will let you generate tables of random numbers, and tailor the output to represent major and minor chord changes. For example, you can generate 8 lines of 8 numbers, all between -7 and 7 (where the -#'s are minors) essentially giving you eight eight bar chord progressions in whatever key you decide on.
Setting a metronome and reading/playing through the chord changes is a great way to get familiar with all your major and minor positions. One of the great things about this is that it teaches you to "think on your feet". When the metronome's clicking and you get a number thrown at you, you've got to be able to find that IIIm from your current chord of, say, a VIIb without stopping to think about it--its great practice.
Here's a shameless plug for Reese's "Missing Link"--its the best teaching method I've encountered yet, and its really cracked the E9 neck wide open for me. Its a simple numerical method that, with practice, reveals all kinds of patterns of chord relationships everywhere on the neck--playing by the numbers makes it so much easier--thanks Reese.
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Calvin Walley
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colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 2:06 pm
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i had said that i wasn't going to ask any more questions but if you don't mind me asking ,
where can i find his materal ?
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proud parent of a sailor
Mullen SD-10 /nashville 400
gotta love a Mullen!!!
Guitars that i have owned in order are :
Mullen SD-10,Simmons SD-10,Mullen SD-10,Zum stage one,Carter starter,
Sho-Bud Mavrick |
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Phil Halton
From:
Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 3:57 pm
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[quote="Calvin Walley"]i had said that i wasn't going to ask any more questions but if you don't mind me asking ,
where can i find his materal ?[/quote]
Well Calvin, its good that you asked one more question, because you're gonna find something great here.
www.MSAPedalSteels.com/reece/
I ordered "The Missing Link", and "Secrets & Shortcuts", as well as one of his SmartTabs". Get the first two and you won't be sorry. They're a little tough to figure out at first, but hang in with it and it'll show you every major and minor chord on the entire neck and how to find them quickly and easily on the fly. That oughta be worth something to you.
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Calvin Walley
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colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 4:12 pm
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thanks Phil
i had done a search for it and could not find it
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proud parent of a sailor
Mullen SD-10 /nashville 400
gotta love a Mullen!!!
Guitars that i have owned in order are :
Mullen SD-10,Simmons SD-10,Mullen SD-10,Zum stage one,Carter starter,
Sho-Bud Mavrick |
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 7:08 pm
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Phil...S&S struck a chord with me. I went and read about it. I think I ma at a point where I need an extra push like that. I find myself knowing quite well what a pedal does but I have a problem figuring out how it all relates to each other. SO I end up doing the hit and miss method... just trying different pedal/fret combinations until I happen to find a chord that sounds ok.
Thanks for pointing me in that direction.
Calvin, if you get that course, let me know what you think of it. Thanks!
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Calvin Walley
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colorado city colorado, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2007 7:17 pm
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will do Brent
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proud parent of a sailor
Mullen SD-10 /nashville 400
gotta love a Mullen!!!
Guitars that i have owned in order are :
Mullen SD-10,Simmons SD-10,Mullen SD-10,Zum stage one,Carter starter,
Sho-Bud Mavrick |
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Dick Sexton
From:
Greenville, Ohio
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 6:24 am Thanks!
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Phil,
I just spoke to Mr. Anderson and will also take a look at these two titles. Thanks for pointing me in this direction. Reese is such a gentalman, with an amazing story and history in steel guitar. Thank you, DS |
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J D Sauser
From:
Wellington, Florida
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 7:12 am
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I've said it many times, it is not only one of the best but sadly also the most underrated and overlooked pieces of instruction around.
On some of the late Newman seminars, this was the exact same thinking that was being discussed.
Maurice is at least one of the best teachers alive today, very eloquent and dedicated and with an insight and capability to share it which is seldom found in the same person.
... J-D. |
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Delvin Morgan
From:
Lindstrom, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 8:33 am
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| I have my eye on Reece's Navigator system. Anybody familiar with it? Sounds like what I need,among many other things. |
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Wayne Franco
From:
silverdale, WA. USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2007 12:32 pm I agree!!!!!
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| Reece is an AMAZING teacher. |
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