chord progressions
Hear Chord Tones With These Two Online Resources
If you can effortlessly hear chord tones, then playing improvised solos over a set of unfamiliar chord changes (particularly during a jam session), drastically simplifies. Recently, I came across two websites that provide chord progressions and even single chords of various qualities, that can be used to practice focusing on hearing chord tones.
Hear The Root Note Of Any Chord
How quickly can you hear the root note of a chord? Being able to hear the root note of a chord is critical to hearing, understanding, and/or reharmonizing any chord progression. Hear root notes, and you’ll be able to know and play the chords for any song.
Improvise Over Any Chord Progression
Imagine if your ears were good enough to improvise over any chord progression that you either heard before or never heard at all. Imagine how good it would feel to no longer have to memorize chord changes, and instead just hear and anticipate where the chord changes are going. This interactive website allows you to [...]
Hear Jazz Chord Progressions
Jazz musician John Elliott released a book that simplifies the way jazz chord progressions are heard and internalized. If you struggle with hearing and remembering the patterns of jazz chord progressions, the method in his book may provide some insight for understanding the chunks of chords that you are hearing. This method can easily be [...]
Hear Functional Chords
Functional Chords are generally found in standard and pop music. When there is a great deal of predictability in the chord progression of the music that you are listening to, chances are, you are listening to music that is Functional. Become aware of the essential characteristics of Functional Chords and your ear will be able [...]
