The characteristics of these minor scales mean that triads based on these degrees of the scale make different kinds of chords. These chromatic alterations have been the basis of a whole range of ...

Bends, embellishments, arpeggios and more – from Charlie Christian to BB King and George Benson, how to unlock the genius of ...

Here’s my go-to practice routine for tackling altered dominant chords—especially those spicy #5/#9 voicings—and the diminished whole-tone scale (aka the 7th mode of the melodic minor). These sounds ...