# Harmony & Theory **URL:** https://forum.troygrady.com/c/harmony-theory/37.md?page=1 [Latest](https://forum.troygrady.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.troygrady.com/categories.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Perry Mason Theme harmony – which modes / chord?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/perry-mason-theme-harmony-which-modes-chord/71750)
**Author:** [@Troy](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Troy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2023, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/perry-mason-theme-harmony-which-modes-chord/71750 "2023-11-11T05:58:01Z")
The original Perry Mason TV theme, “Park Avenue Beat” is a mid-century classic. We did an homage to it way back when: However I’ve always had two questions about the harmony: The song is nominally in C… --- ## [Improvisation, what I aspire to](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/improvisation-what-i-aspire-to/68046)
**Author:** [@WhammyStarScream](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/WhammyStarScream)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/improvisation-what-i-aspire-to/68046 "2023-11-01T20:50:12Z")
Here’s a video I love, by Scotty West. This is the type of improvisation I’m focusing on for past couple years, do you guys have any advice? Ofcourse he himself has a lot of lessons. --- ## [How to Arrange 7th Arpeggios for Single Escape](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/how-to-arrange-7th-arpeggios-for-single-escape/71307)
**Author:** [@Jacklr](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jacklr)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/how-to-arrange-7th-arpeggios-for-single-escape/71307 "2023-10-27T18:28:28Z")
Typical advice for learning a Jazz Standard tends to be to play the arpeggios one after another in 8th notes in one position and change to the nearest note of the next arpeggio as the chord changes. This doesn’t work nea… --- ## [Chord Progressions/Cadences Every Rock Guitarist Should Know?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/chord-progressions-cadences-every-rock-guitarist-should-know/71220)
**Author:** [@Jacklr](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jacklr)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/chord-progressions-cadences-every-rock-guitarist-should-know/71220 "2023-10-24T17:53:48Z")
What progressions/cadences should I work on as a Blues/Rock/Neo-Classical guitarist? In Jazz you have standards filled with chord progressions to work on as well as working out licks for ii-V-I cadences but it’s less obv… --- ## [Becoming fluid with chords](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/becoming-fluid-with-chords/71202)
**Author:** [@Gumgo](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Gumgo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/becoming-fluid-with-chords/71202 "2023-10-24T02:26:01Z")
Around two years ago, I had an instructor who taught using a system based on the seven modal 3nps scales. Initially, I learned the scale shapes. Then, each week I would learn a new pattern based on intervals (e.g. 1-3-2-… --- ## [What is Jazz to you? Or is there an absolute definition?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/what-is-jazz-to-you-or-is-there-an-absolute-definition/70617)
**Author:** [@WhammyStarScream](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/WhammyStarScream)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/what-is-jazz-to-you-or-is-there-an-absolute-definition/70617 "2023-10-18T21:39:04Z")
So I’ve got my own idea of what Jazz is, but it’s explained in so many ways that you can second guess yourself and perhaps my idea of Jazz is not it? Whats your explanation of Jazz? O r the definition you know? To me i… --- ## [Basic harmony theory I love](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/basic-harmony-theory-i-love/68048)
**Author:** [@WhammyStarScream](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/WhammyStarScream)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 8:54am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/basic-harmony-theory-i-love/68048 "2023-07-25T08:54:38Z")
If you’ve never seen this series by Rowan I really recommend it. --- ## [Advice on soloing in a progression. B Major](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/advice-on-soloing-in-a-progression-b-major/67281)
**Author:** [@WhammyStarScream](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/WhammyStarScream)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/advice-on-soloing-in-a-progression-b-major/67281 "2023-07-25T08:05:33Z")
This is the track I’ve been practicing over. And on the E Major chord I’ve tried using the E major scale. Yet the A note sounds very off. What I just did before posting this is ask chatgpt and it responded… --- ## [Make sense of theory?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/make-sense-of-theory/65228)
**Author:** [@ScottyB](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/ScottyB)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2023, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/make-sense-of-theory/65228 "2023-07-24T07:50:27Z")
I have a bit of a learning disability where I can’t connect the dots as people assume A leads to B, which isn’t how my brain seems to work. An example. Imagine knowing the alphabet and a dictionary full of words, but n… --- ## [Could someone share an improv roadmap?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/could-someone-share-an-improv-roadmap/67667)
**Author:** [@adamack](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/adamack)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2023, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/could-someone-share-an-improv-roadmap/67667 "2023-07-21T01:21:17Z")
Hello: I have been playing for about 20 years (off and on, only seriously for the past 5). I am OKAY at improv, but I seek that “enlightened” state where I can just flow over anything I hear. I’ve recently began to st… --- ## [Choosing chords with modal interchange](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/choosing-chords-with-modal-interchange/67587)
**Author:** [@User-001](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/User-001)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2023, 7:08am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/choosing-chords-with-modal-interchange/67587 "2023-07-16T07:08:05Z")
I just discovered modal interchange and I am wondering if there is any particular method to choosing modal interchange chords, or is just sort of trial and error to see what works and sounds nice? (Apologies if this is a… --- ## [Knappsack by Steve Vai is a great example of music over picking style](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/knappsack-by-steve-vai-is-a-great-example-of-music-over-picking-style/66150)
**Author:** [@WhammyStarScream](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/WhammyStarScream)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/knappsack-by-steve-vai-is-a-great-example-of-music-over-picking-style/66150 "2023-06-12T16:52:59Z")
I’m sure many of you have seen this: I think it’s one of the best examples of fretting hand dominance over picking hand in terms of musicality, and even speed. Obviously we are obsessed with picking techniq… --- ## [Generate music from a textual description](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/generate-music-from-a-textual-description/66377)
**Author:** [@kgk](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/kgk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/generate-music-from-a-textual-description/66377 "2023-06-12T12:39:35Z")
Describe what you want and it will generate something for you, although so far I have not been impressed with anything that it has made for me so far: --- ## [Focusing on major scale a good idea?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/focusing-on-major-scale-a-good-idea/64810)
**Author:** [@WhammyStarScream](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/WhammyStarScream)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/focusing-on-major-scale-a-good-idea/64810 "2023-05-04T22:39:51Z")
I know there are many different scales and also modes etc, though is it a good idea to really foucs on the major scale? My logic is that really spending years getting familiar with it should let me hear whats an alterati… --- ## [Visualization of chord tones and learning visualization.](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/visualization-of-chord-tones-and-learning-visualization/64416)
**Author:** [@deceptive](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/deceptive)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2023, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/visualization-of-chord-tones-and-learning-visualization/64416 "2023-04-16T09:07:32Z")
This is all may be kind of abstract and the real answer could be just practice a lot but I was wondering if anyone has “solved” visualization. I have done nearly everything. CAGED Arpeggios, Triads, Arpeggios by inversio… --- ## [Party in the USA](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/party-in-the-usa/63188)
**Author:** [@carranoj25](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/carranoj25)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/party-in-the-usa/63188 "2023-03-03T13:05:41Z")
I play a bare bones 4 piece cover band; no backing tracks get used and it’s a male singer. I’m trying to get the band to do more pop and dance stuff. My male singer can not sing Miley Cyrus LOL but what song(s) could he … --- ## [The dreaded absolute pitch phenomenon](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/the-dreaded-absolute-pitch-phenomenon/53943)
**Author:** [@bradejensen](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/bradejensen)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/the-dreaded-absolute-pitch-phenomenon/53943 "2023-03-02T04:21:13Z")
ok so i am sure we all know by now people have this crazy ability that is like blessed upon them from the Gods. i mean i dunno why He don’t let us all hear so well, it’s ok… i guess. :confused: i mean i guess we sorta … --- ## [How Can I Sound More like a Classical Violinist on Guitar?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/how-can-i-sound-more-like-a-classical-violinist-on-guitar/62392)
**Author:** [@Jacklr](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jacklr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/how-can-i-sound-more-like-a-classical-violinist-on-guitar/62392 "2023-02-04T12:30:07Z")
I’ve recently been learning the Melodic Minor scale and thought it sounded somewhat reminiscent of classical violin, it’s inspired me to really look into how they approach the instrument! I’ve started analysing some of … --- ## [Tips for Improving Timing When Improvising and Mixing Licks Together?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/tips-for-improving-timing-when-improvising-and-mixing-licks-together/62258)
**Author:** [@Jacklr](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jacklr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/tips-for-improving-timing-when-improvising-and-mixing-licks-together/62258 "2023-01-29T21:11:22Z")
Working on my improvising today but I’m struggling to keep a strong sense of timing when mixing together different fast licks For example, if I’m playing along to a metronome/backing track at 130bpm, all my 6 note 3NPS … --- ## [A question about chord names written on sheet music](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/a-question-about-chord-names-written-on-sheet-music/62082)
**Author:** [@kgk](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/kgk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/a-question-about-chord-names-written-on-sheet-music/62082 "2023-01-23T23:25:25Z")
I often see sheet music—likely intended for vocalists?—that has chords written above the staff. I find this very confusing because I can’t tell when the chord starts or stops. How should I treat something like that? … --- ## [Obscure rythmic patterns? Pun (not) intended](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/obscure-rythmic-patterns-pun-not-intended/61087)
**Author:** [@Rot](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Rot)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2022, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/obscure-rythmic-patterns-pun-not-intended/61087 "2022-12-20T22:20:14Z")
Let me start with the song: And now for the explanation: I hear lots of delay in the intro. That delay seems to creating layers of the guitar that make it very difficult for me to distinguish the pattern. … --- ## [Building blocks for Bebop Licks/ jazzy lines](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/building-blocks-for-bebop-licks-jazzy-lines/60406)
**Author:** [@Dairwolf](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Dairwolf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/building-blocks-for-bebop-licks-jazzy-lines/60406 "2022-12-19T13:35:14Z")
Hi everyone. I want to expand my lick vocabulary and I want to dive into the world of jazz guitar, especially Bebop. I am familiar with the building blocks of sequences in metal/ shred guitar, where you take a number o… --- ## [Harmonic Minor or Phrygian Dominant?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/harmonic-minor-or-phrygian-dominant/60920)
**Author:** [@Jacklr](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jacklr)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2022, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/harmonic-minor-or-phrygian-dominant/60920 "2022-12-13T19:09:31Z")
When musicians/guitarists say they are playing in harmonic minor, the majority of times are they actually playing in phrygian dominant? It seems like the most common use of harmonic minor in a rock/neo-classical/metal c… --- ## [How would you arrange a Min7 Sweep?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/how-would-you-arrange-a-min7-sweep/60807)
**Author:** [@Jacklr](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jacklr)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2022, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/how-would-you-arrange-a-min7-sweep/60807 "2022-12-09T17:00:23Z")
Like this? Trying to work out some Maj7, Dom7, Min7 and Min7b5 arpeggio shapes without the hassle of two notes on multiple strings in the middle of the sweep. Anyone got any examples of how they do it? Or do you just… --- ## ["Ear Training" and Pitch Perception](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/ear-training-and-pitch-perception/57615)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Gilroy](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Tom_Gilroy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2022, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/ear-training-and-pitch-perception/57615 "2022-10-28T03:13:15Z")
The idea for this thread has come from recent efforts to improve my aural skills. I have no affiliation with any company offering ear training programs, and this is not a “sponsored” post. I am simply sharing my own rece… --- ## [Where Do the Dominant Chords Come From in a Major Blues?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/where-do-the-dominant-chords-come-from-in-a-major-blues/58960)
**Author:** [@Jacklr](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Jacklr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/where-do-the-dominant-chords-come-from-in-a-major-blues/58960 "2022-10-06T18:56:03Z")
I’m quite happy playing over the Blues, I know what sounds good and what doesn’t just from experimenting with my improvising other the years but I don’t understand why in a major blues, there are three dominant chords? A… --- ## [Playing Modes without a context](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/playing-modes-without-a-context/53656)
**Author:** [@WhammyStarScream](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/WhammyStarScream)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2022, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/playing-modes-without-a-context/53656 "2022-09-30T11:28:18Z")
In my current understanding modes need a backing to express themselves. Though my music tutor told me you can play a mode with no backing, and just the single note lines. Can anyone give me an example or exercise to rea… --- ## [BackingTrack I've been interested in, what do you think?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/backingtrack-ive-been-interested-in-what-do-you-think/55548)
**Author:** [@WhammyStarScream](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/WhammyStarScream)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/backingtrack-ive-been-interested-in-what-do-you-think/55548 "2022-05-23T10:48:13Z")
This track has been on my mind, idk if it’s from anything famous. Do you recognize it? The way the melody moves really grabs me. It’s just pure major right? Or is the backing giving a minor contrast? --- ## [NOT a guitar topic - how would you approach creating this sort of ambience?](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/not-a-guitar-topic-how-would-you-approach-creating-this-sort-of-ambience/49290)
**Author:** [@Rot](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/Rot)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/not-a-guitar-topic-how-would-you-approach-creating-this-sort-of-ambience/49290 "2022-04-26T04:45:27Z")
There should really be a category more focused on music production… Anyways - I’m absolutely in love with Akhlys, and one of their signature sounds is dark ambience. The project even started as ambient one: … --- ## [Solfege is really helping me but i have questions](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/solfege-is-really-helping-me-but-i-have-questions/54197)
**Author:** [@bradejensen](https://forum.troygrady.com/u/bradejensen)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.troygrady.com/t/solfege-is-really-helping-me-but-i-have-questions/54197 "2022-04-26T01:57:11Z")
so i have been toying around on those perfect pitch game websites. it all started out just really pissed off at these perfect pitch boasters. so i figured i would give it a shot. heh. i mean i use to be a gamer, and … [Previous page](https://forum.troygrady.com/c/harmony-theory/37.md) [Next page](https://forum.troygrady.com/c/harmony-theory/37.md?page=2)