Playing Exotic Scales over Chords

Exotic Scales A scale is merely a series of tones that lie between octaves. That’s not too much different than the definition of a chord. The main difference, however, is that a scale represents the foundation of a piece of music. A chord is essentially the harmonization of a scale. The term exotic as it [...]

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Adding Harmonic Movement

Secondary Dominant Chords & Backcycling If you want to add a stronger sense of harmonic movement in your compositions, you will want to add secondary dominant chords. Dominant chords have a special tension about them that is relieved by the chord following it, usually a tonic. These chords cause the listener to anticipate the tonal [...]

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