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PDF for new video on Secondary Dominant Chords

This is my favorite kind of lesson to teach and my least favorite to edit. Expanding outside of the chords from Major is a challenge for any beginning musician but secondary dominants give a surefire set of chords to choose from when getting bored of just I ii iii IV V vi and maybe the occasional viiº.

It's really a simple concept but it took me a while to grasp so hopefully this video will explain things well and also show you how common these kind of chords are as well as how open-ended the applications are. 

This is a video I've wanted to do for a long time, there are a few more like this that I need to do before I can start making a series of analysis videos called Perfect Progressions. I want to have all the information in place that you can reference in those future videos, and I expect to have them all done before the year's end. 

Good luck with your writing!

-Jake

Comments

I am a novice, but I did learn that when going from an I to a IV in the major mode, if you add a 7th chord in the progression from the first ...it sounds better (eg in C major, from C to C7 to F) I think its to do with the intervals between the notes.

I think I understood the theory and the purpose of secondary dominant chords. However, I do not understand why all these chords are 7th chords. There has to be a specific reason, right?

I am still having an issue understanding Modes...Are there any charts showing the differences in the actual scales. Like a comparison between Major and Modal Scales...Help.....


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