For those who haven't been to this site - Chord du Jour - welcome! We currently feature 14 lessons (7 chords and 7 scales/modes) for each of the 12 keys - you do the math! Chord du Jour is on hiatus for the holiday season, but we will return soon for the third cycle of music lessons.
By Skill Level:
Beginner lessons
Intermediate diagrams
Recording equipment and production tips to be introduced during the third twelve weeks of Chord du Jour!
By Lesson Type:
Chord du Jour
Scale du Jour - some pentatonic, hexatonic, and heptatonic scales so far, other variations on the way!
Mode du Jour - two down (Ionian and Mixolydian), five more to go!
By Instrument:
Guitar
Other instruments...?
We hope that you will find this site to be a useful resource. We wish you, the reader/musician, good luck on all your musical endeavors!
Cheers,
DeRamos.org
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Welcome to Chord du Jour!
Saturday, December 15, 2007
F Blues Horiztonal (Guitar, Intermediate)
Scale: F blues
Notes: F Ab Bb B C Eb
Hollow Circles: F notes
Orange Circles: F minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern
Gray Circles: F minor pentatonic outside of the diagonal pattern
Blue Circles (Blue Note): B notes
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F5 Bb5 Ab5 Db5
And so ends our SECOND 12 WEEKS, as we've looked at 7 scales/modes per week, through all 12 keys. After our holiday break, we'll begin again in the Key of C, with more Chord / Scale / Mode /? du Jour!
Please stay tuned for the next installment of Chord du Jour (alternatively, DeRamos.org's Daily Chord), and be sure to subscribe to this daily dose of music education! THANK YOU!
Friday, December 14, 2007
F Blues Diagonal (Guitar, Beginner)
Scale: F blues
Notes: F Ab Bb B C Eb
Hollow Circles: F notes
Orange Circles: F minor pentatonic
Blue Circles (Blue Note): B notes
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Fm Bbm Cm Bbm
Thursday, December 13, 2007
F Blues Vertical (Guitar, Beginner)
Scale: F blues
Notes: F Ab Bb B C Eb
Hollow Circles: F notes
Orange Circles: F minor pentatonic
Blue Circles (Blue Note): B notes
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F7 Bb7 F7 C7 Bb7 F7
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
F Mixolydian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)
Scale: F Mixolydian
Related Scale: Bb major diatonic
Notes: F G A Bb C D Eb
Hollow Circles: F notes
Orange Circles: F major pentatonic, simple pattern
Gray Circles: F Mixolydian outside of the simple pattern
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F Eb Dm
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
F Ionian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)
Mode: F Ionian
Related Scale: F major diatonic
Notes: F G A Bb C D E
Hollow Circles: F notes
Orange Circles: F major pentatonic, simple pattern
Gray Circles: F Ionian outside of the simple pattern
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F C F Bb F C F
Monday, December 10, 2007
F Major Diatonic (Guitar, Beginner)
Scale: F major diatonic
Notes: F G A Bb C D E
Hollow Circles: F notes
Orange Circles: F major pentatonic
Gray Circles: Bb and E notes
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F C Dm Bb
Sunday, December 9, 2007
F Major Pentatonic (Guitar, Beginner)
Scale: F major pentatonic
Notes: F G A C D
Hollow Circles: F notes
Orange Circles: F major pentatonic
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F C Bb
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Bb Blues Horizontal (Guitar, Intermediate)
Scale: Bb blues
Notes: Bb Db Eb E F Ab
Hollow Circles: Bb notes
Orange Circles: Bb minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern
Gray Circles: Bb minor pentatonic outside of the diagonal pattern
Blue Circles (Blue Note): E notes
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bbm Gb Db Ab
Friday, December 7, 2007
Bb Blues Diagonal (Guitar, Beginner)
Scale: Bb blues
Notes: Bb Db Eb E F Ab
Hollow Circles: Bb notes
Orange Circles: Bb minor pentatonic
Blue Circles (Blue Note): E notes
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb5 Ab5 Db5 Eb5
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Bb Blues Vertical (Guitar, Beginner)
Scale: Bb blues
Notes: Bb Db Eb E F Ab
Hollow Circles: Bb notes
Orange Circles: Bb minor pentatonic
Blue Circles (Blue Note): E notes
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb5 Eb5 F5
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Bb Mixolydian (Guitar, Intermediate)
Mode: Bb Mixolydian
Related Scale: Eb major diatonic
Notes: Bb C D Eb F G Ab
Hollow Circles: Bb notes
Orange Circles: Bb major pentatonic, simple pattern
Gray Circles: Bb Mixolydian outside of the simple pattern
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb Ab Eb
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Bb Ionian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)
Mode: Bb Ionian
Related Scale: Bb major diatonic
Notes: Bb C D Eb F G A
Hollow Circles: Bb notes
Orange Circles: Bb major pentatonic, simple pattern
Gray Circles: Bb Ionian outside of the simple pattern
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb F Gm Eb
Monday, December 3, 2007
Bb Major Diatonic (Guitar, Beginner)
Scale: Bb major diatonic
Notes: Bb C D Eb F G A
Hollow Circles: Bb notes
Orange Circles: Bb major pentatonic
Gray Circles: Eb and A notes
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb Eb F Eb F
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Bb Major Pentatonic (Guitar, Beginner)
Scale: Bb major pentatonic
Notes: Bb C D F G
Hollow Circles: Bb notes
Orange Circles: Bb major pentatonic
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb Gm F
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Eb Blues Horizontal (Guitar, Intermediate)
Scale: Eb blues
Notes: Eb Gb Ab A Bb Db
Hollow Circles: Eb notes
Orange Circles: Eb minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern
Gray Circles: Eb minor pentatonic
Blue Circles (Blue Note): A notes
Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Eb5 Gb5 Db5 Ab5
