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The Jam Band Primer - A Grateful Dead Guitar Course
Course Intro Video
This course is for all of you Dead fans, as well as those who feel stuck playing over changes. The key is to use SIMPLE melodies to connect triads and dyads.
IT'S ABOUT BECOMING A "THIRD HUNTER."
This is part one of a series, where I'll provide a systematic way to practice this approach.
In Parts 2 through 4 (coming soon) we'll go even further with rhythmic, harmonic, melodic, and songwriting breakdowns.
Buckle up. This is the key (at least it was for me) to chord tone soloing!
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Curriculum
Section 1
1Lesson 1 - Triads Review
2Lesson 2 - Triads Becoming Dyads
3Lesson 3 - Making Simple Major Pentatonic Melodies
4Lesson 4 - Making Simple Minor Pentatonic Melodies
5Lesson 5 - Major Melody Focus Points
6Lesson 6 - Minor Melody Focus Points
Section 2
7Lesson 7 - Connecting Progressions Formula | Major 1 to 4
8Lesson 8 - The Major 1 to 5 Progression
9Lesson 9 - The Major 5 to 4 Progression
10Lesson 10 - Minor 1 to 4 Progression
11Lesson 11 - Minor 1 to 5 Progression
12Lesson 12 - Minor 2 to 3 Progression
13Lesson 13 - 1 Minor to b7 Major Progression
14Lesson 14 - 1 Minor To V7 Progression
Section 3
15Lesson 15 - Pro Tip: The 6 Is Your 4 Chord
16Lesson 16 - Pro Tip: The 9 & 7 Are Your 5 Chord
17Lesson 19 - Chromatics & Blue Notes In Melodies
18Lesson 18 - Licks VS Melodies (It's Personal)
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