If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you’ve seen several lessons on “inversions.”

For those of you who don’t know, an inversion is simply a different way to play a chord. And here’s a simple rule to remember…

The number of ways to “invert” a chord is equal to the number of notes in the chord!

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Ok… it’s a little more than 4 chords.

But the main part is just 4 chords as you’ll soon see.

I’m just going to list them here with my piano image tool but you’ll need to check out this post to see the full video!

(I’m a little sleep deprived. My wife is begging me to got get some rest so after this post, I think I better go sleep!!!)

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For this weekend’s motivational post…

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In yesterday’s lesson, I talked about couples.

The premise was basically to look at chord progressions as small little “couples.” (When I say “couple,” I’m specifically talking about a pair of chords… just two.)…

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In 2004, GospelKeys 202 got a lot of buzz because I introduced a concept I call “coupling.” The premise was basically to look at chord progressions as small “couples.” A couple or pair is 2!

When you think in terms of “couples,” you to focus on two things…

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If you joined us on our weekly radio show last night, you’ll know that we talked about “diminished walk ups.”

This is our own way of describing strong transitional chords that take you from one degree of the scale to another.

They occur frequently in gospel songs, especially worship and what Jason White calls the “Old School Shuffle” types of songs…

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As you know from this past lesson, a dyad is a 2-note combination.

People still debate over whether it should officially be called a “chord” or if it’s just an interval. (Those who want to keep it just an “interval” believe that chords start at three or more notes).

But who cares what you think of them as — they can enhance your playing! :-)

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