Speaking of Harmony

I get asked all the time about fluidity and transitioning throughout the fingerboard with ease and on a smooth way. In this episode of the podcast I go into showing a strategy you can use to improve your fluidity on the instrument and improve the way you develop your lines and the harmonic progressions you have to deal with on a tune.

Let me know your thoughts in the comments!

In this episode of the podcast I address a common concept that I use to create harmony without the vertical aspect of the chord structures - What I call Implied Harmony, when the notion of harmony is achieved by way of only layer against the other, through any kind of voice movement (parallel, oblique etc) or also via repeated/ostinato figures, which can also imply harmony as a result of its movement. Do you guys utilize that approach on your harmonies as well? let me know in the comments!

In this episode I talk about the top 5 common mistakes I see guitarists do while playing samba on guitar. Those are very foundation-based ones and I believe with some better understanding of the fundamentals of the style they can be easily corrected. Have you guys encountered some of these in your playing? How are you working on them? Let me know in the comments!

You've probably read somewhere that you should avoid certain notes while playing certain chords or avoid landing in a certain note while working on your scales right? Yeah, we all heard that. But as I don't get tired of stressing, it's all predicated on CONTEXT. Context matters. And that's what we're covering in this video - displaying examples that sort of go against this presupposed idea that you should avoid this chord or that note. I think it can be a great conversation starter. What do you think guys? Leave your thoughts in the comments!

In this episode I'm showing these two chords - both subdominants - which have the same notes and the exact same voicings and are labeled differently. Enjoy!

I'm back! Yes! it's great to have the podcast back in action after a considerable hiatus. I'll be doing a few episodes during the week, instead of the daily intense routine from before. I'm now involved in so many different things that there's just not enough time for all of it. To celebrate all the support and feedback I've received recently (yes, watch the episode to find out what happened), I'm giving you guys a GIFT - a full lesson I recently filmed on a super famous and fun Brazilian song (surprise title uh?). I'm also making available a PDF with full transcription (notation +TABS).

Just clink on the link below to have access to both!

I really hope you enjoy it and don't be shy to comment and give suggestions on topics for me to cover here. I'm looking forward to read them!

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In this episode I talk about two non-harmonic tones closing out this mini-series of my mostly used ones. This time I'm covering both anticipation and retardation. I show the differences between them, applications and most commonly used scenarios, also the difference between retardation and appoggiatura as well as the variation I call "articulated retardation". Enjoy!

In this episode I cover another frequently used non-harmonic tone: the escape tone. I show most of the instances in which it appears and different ways you can apply it. Enjoy!

In this episode I address one of my favorite non-harmonic tones: The Appoggiatura. I show the different ways one can use it, how it opens up so many possibilities for creating countermelodies, generating melodic material. I also show how one can incorporate the idea into creating entire appoggiatura chords, really expanding the harmonic possibilities in a progression. Enjoy!

In this episode I continue to talk about non-harmonic tones. This time I address the passing tone, with some examples and different ways you can utilize it. Enjoy!