9th Chords Launch!
Thanks for the responses to the blog I published a couple of days ago. I'm excited about this lesson series and, if you have any interest in 9th chords, I think you will be too!
I even got an email from someone wanting to know where the link to purchase 9th chords was! The launch actually opens this coming Monday - that's the email that will have the link to the info page.
BTW: that email, the one with the link to the download, will be sent to SITE MEMBERS ONLY! So if you're not a Site Member,
Quick recap: Last week I published a launch blog wherein I showed a promo of what this lesson series looks like (it's a PDF download) and gave a screenshot of the Table of Contents. I also gave a free lesson on using 9th chords in a Blues context. If you didn't see that blog, check it out HERE.
Monday's blog announced the launch of Unit 7 of my guitar method, Vertical Truth: Chordal Mechanisms for the Guitar. Unit 7 is on 9th chords.
This lesson series on 9th chords is a PDF download containing:
* 25 lessons
* 58 pages
* 214 fretboard diagrams
* 73 notation examples
* 35 videos
9th chords are used in almost all styles of music; Blues, Country, Rock, Jazz, Pop, Funk, R&B, Soul and more.
FYI: I'm Jay EuDaly. I've been a full-time professional guitarist since the early seventies. I've done an estimated 10,000 shows since 1969. Currently, even though I'm "semi-retired" I still average 2-4 gigs a week.
As an educator, I've taught anywhere from 50 to 90 students a week since the mid-eighties. I have successfully prepared students for the University of Missouri at Kansas City's Conservatory of Music, Berklee College of Music in Boston, Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles, and the Jazz program at Miami University. Some of my former students have landed gigs in major label bands touring and recording on a national and international level. I have former students in music industry jobs in New York, Nashville, and LA.
In the last blog I gave you 6 chords to learn; three 7th chords from a 6th-string root and three 9th chords from a 5th-string root. Today we're going to put them into 2 different ways to play a II-V-I progression. II-V-I is a super-important progression - as important if not more important than the I-IV-V as it occurs in the Blues. II-V-I in some form occurs in every genre.
To access this free lesson, click on the video below.
One issue that a few have raised is being intimidated by the sheer quantity of material (214 fretboard diagrams!? 35 videos!?).
Yes, I admit it's a crap-ton of stuff. But the other side of that coin is that it’s a MASSIVE value! And…I take you through it, one step at a time. If you follow instructions and are patient, persistent, and do the drilling just like I demonstrate in the videos, you'll wind up knowing more about playing 9th chords than many professional guitar players - in just a few months. That’s months, not years.
I've guided many, many students through this material, and I can guide you through it as well. Check out what some of my students and former students have to say specifically about this 9th Chord lesson series:
Unit 7: 9th Chords has brought a new freedom to playing guitar and I would highly recommend it to any player who is stuck, or wants to take the mystery out of complex chords to take your playing to the next level. - Nick Duchene
Jay’s approach to 9th chords in Unit 7 is the best I’ve seen and material you won’t find anywhere else. Even if you’re not a jazz guitarist, Unit 7 will increase your knowledge of the neck and expand your playing abilities. I highly recommend! It’s amazing stuff! - Bill Foster
Unit 7 is a continuation and development of what’s learned in Chapters 5 and 6 of Jays’ Vertical Truth. As with Jay’s other units, you’ll learn how to play these throughout the Key Circle. If you’re looking to further your chordal vocabulary, this is a must! - Brian Manning
That last testimonial brings up another concern that’s been raised:
Are previous Units necessary to know before going through Unit 7: 9th Chords?
I answered that question in detail in the email 2 days ago, but here’s the short answer: it depends on what kind of learner you are:
Random Acquisition: What this means is that you learn by rote whatever you pick up from here and there, adding it to what you already know with some kind of intuitive, idiosyncratic method. So with that in mind, my approach makes liberal use of fretboard diagrams and demonstration videos. Take what resonates and leave the rest. Therefore you don’t necessarily need the prerequisites.
Method-Oriented: You want to know “Why?” How does all this fit together? What’s the concept? You desire a step-by-step approach with each step built on the one before. You want a logical progression. You understand that a methodical approach results in a BIG PICTURE with no gaps, which piecemeal, random acquisition can never achieve. Therefore you need the prerequisites.
Concerning Number 2, Method-Oriented: If you know 7th chords -
5 types of 7th chords: Major, Dominant, Minor, Half-Diminished & Full-Diminished
3 common diatonic chord progressions based on Scale Tone 7ths (II-V-I, I-VI-II-V-I, I-IV-VII-III-VI-II-V-I)
Dominant and Minor Suspensions
Major and Minor 6th Chords including their inversions
All positions - that's 3 different positions on the neck for all the above - in every key
- then you don't need Unit 4.
If you know all the 7th chord inversions - all 5 types in 3 positions - and you understand the concept of using inversions to create smooth voice leading - you don't need Unit 5.
If you understand Open and Close-voiced 7th chords (commonly known as "shell voicings") and how to use them to arrange chord melodies - you don't need Unit 6.
If you are interested in 9th chords but feel you need some or all the prerequisites, I will have special deals available as part of this launch.
You can check out the sales pages for the various units for more info:
Remember; don’t buy anything! You will be able to get these lessons at below the Site Member Discount given on the sales pages during the launch next week.
In the next email, coming on Friday, there’ll be another free lesson that will involve altering the dominant chord - the V chord in the II-V-I progression you learned today. That’s 5 more chords on top of what I’ve given you already!
Jay
P.S. these emails/blogs are available to all, with no strings attached. However, the launch of Unit 7: 9th Chords, which will begin next week, along with the specials on the prerequisites, will be available to Site Members ONLY! Dig?
So if you’re not a Site Member and want in on the launch next week, ya better SIGN UP NOW!
For more information on site membership see Why Become a Site Member?
How about 5 MORE FREE lessons?
The 5-Lesson Foundational Series teaches the Circle of Keys as an organizational mechanism by which you ensure that whatever you learn is drilled in every key in all possible positions. It also gives you a method to find any note, anywhere, without memorizing note names on every string. That is a beautiful thing! Most of what I teach presupposes it.
You can download the 5-Lesson Foundational Series right here for free with no further obligation or commitment. Click on the link above or picture below to get your free PDF:
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