This pattern is almost the exact opposite of the previous dominant 7 pentatonic pattern. Every other note is transposed into the "outside key" but this pattern begins in the outside key and is only two beats. Download the full pattern: Playing … [Read more...]
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I just found out about some new free software for increasing conversion on landing pages. It's very interesting and I've been coming up with all kinds of ways to use it myself. Also, they have a great quiz that you can take to analyze your … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 12
This dominant 7 pentatonic pattern is super squiggly. Every other note is transposed into the "outside key" for superior in-the-moment transposition skills. As always, don't just memorize this pattern technically. After you have your technique … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 11
The primary purpose of this dominant 7 pentatonic pattern is to force you to transpose keys a number of times during the bar. If you keep your wits about you as you play this pattern and don't just memorize it without giving it any thought, you'll … [Read more...]
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There are lots of tools out there to expand your Google AdWords keywords by adding brackets (exact match) and quotes (phrase match) to your keyword list. Some of them are free, some are not, and even fewer options are available for Mac. But if you … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 10
This dominant 7 pentatonic pattern sandwiches the tonic key with two full beats of the "outside" key on either side. It starts in the transposed key, moves to the tonic key, and finishes in the transposed key. What I like about this pattern is … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 9
This dominant 7 pentatonic pattern spends a full beat in the original key, modulates to the "outside" key for two full beats, and then returns to the original key for the final beat. You can play around with this pattern and find some useful … [Read more...]
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Andrea Stolpe, an award winning songwriter with writing credits for top artists like Faith Hill, shares some powerful and unique songwriting tips from her new book, Popular Lyric Writing: 10 Steps to Effective Storytelling. Andrea was kind enough … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 8
Similar to dominant 7 pentatonic pattern 3, just by playing around with two different scales, we can invoke many more different keys and harmonic shapes. This is the first pattern to start in the "outside" key. Download the full … [Read more...]
Playing Outside: The Dominant 7 Pentatonic Scale Pattern 7
This dominant 7 pentatonic pattern gets challenging again. Like the previous pattern, it spends more time in the "outside" key. Only the first and fifth notes are in the original key. This means that you have to switch keys a total of three times … [Read more...]