Dear [tag]Apple[/tag], I'm really sorry about leaving you during the mid-90s and moving to the dark side. What can I say? I was broke and it was a gift. But now I'm back and with a vengeance. Thanks for understanding. … [Read more...]
SEO Automation: How To Track Multiple Search Engine Keyword Rankings Instantly
With a little help from Dave Taylor, author of a number of cool tech books, including the book that inspired this time-saving tip, Wicked Cool Shell Scripts, I was able to save myself a tremendous amount of time and energy. Time that I used to spend … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 4
This pattern should be easier than the previous dominant 7 scale pattern. The transposition doesn't split the bar so you only have to think about transposing once during the full pattern. The rewarding function of this pattern is that you can use … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 3
This dominant 7 pentatonic pattern is similar to the previous pattern. It still moves up a half step for a total of 2 notes in an eight note pattern. But this time, the transposed notes are the fifth and eighth notes in the sequence. This means that … [Read more...]
Solo Transcriptions: Remember Synth Solo
I've got dozens and dozens of transcriptions that I've done over the years. Some of them have been formatted nicely using either Sibelius or Finale. The other day, as I was listening to the Bryan Adams Anthology, a synth solo caught my ear and I … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 2
If Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 2 seemed easy to you, I guarantee you'll find this next one more challenging. Last time, we took a four-note pattern and transposed it up a half step for the second half of the bar. This time, we're using a … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 1
John Coltrane loved the Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale. During the 60s, Trane (and other avant-garde musicians like Ornette Coleman) created a unique and dissonant style of "playing outside" the chord changes. Often, they would play a half-step … [Read more...]
Samurai Songwriting Issue 2 Is Now Available
It's time to dig into the second issue of Samurai Songwriting. If you're not a subscriber, join now. If you want to purchase just this issue, you can do that here: 1. Select your country USA Outside USA Here's what we … [Read more...]
Last Chance To Get Issue 1 With Your Membership
If you're interested in subscribing to Samurai Songwriting, today is the best day to do it. Tomorrow, Issue 2 will be released and if you subscribe now, you'll have access to both Issue 1 and Issue 2. After tomorrow, Issue 1 will cost extra. So if … [Read more...]
Append To Inbox Quicksilver Action
For some people, Quicksilver doesn't work as advertised. For example, I can't get the 'append to...' action to work as a trigger. And since there's one file that I'm continually appending, I wanted to customize my workflow. That's why I created my … [Read more...]
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