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Which ukulele harmonic corresponds to which fret position?
According to this page, ukulele natural harmonics can be played on the 12th (octave), 9th, 7th (octave+fifth), 5th (2octaves) and 3rd frets.
Which interval is obtained at the 9th and 3rd frets?
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How to write functional chord symbols with accidental roots
How to write functional chord symbols of chord with roots with accidentals, for example: in C major scale, what is the functional chord symbol of the notes C#-E-G?
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Please help to define the genre and mode [closed]
There are two songs that I find extremely interesting, but cannot categorize them as any genre I am aware of. I think they both use Harmonic minor, but because of the brass, the sound is very unique. ...
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Are chromatic submediants in minor actually sus2 chords?
I was playing around with some progressions in the harmonic minor scale and realized that this progression sounds the same as a chromatic submediant chord progression (i–vi) but here it is written as ...
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Are diminished 5ths more dissonant than augmented 4ths?
To me when I play these intervals they sounds the same yet in my harmony textbooks, there seems to be a big difference on how these intervals are treated in voice leading. The principal difference is ...
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How do I write the roman numeral symbol for 6 chords and tritone substitution chords?
Am6 in the key of A minor. (or just 6 chords in general) Is there a correct way to write this or do I just write "i"? I can't use i6 cause that obviously means an inversion.
What about 6 ...
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Left hand finger exercise giving massive tension
This is a piano question.
I’ve identified a left hand exercise that is very hard for me and I wanted to ask:
Whether it’s healthy to try doing it
Whether it’s useful to spend time on
The exercise is ...
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Beat subdivisions?
Sorry, I saw this two days ago but when I tried to find the article back I forgot the title. But I managed to copy and save the excerpt. What is this "Sub-beats are regular beats of duration less ...
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Db - Ab - Abb - Fb: What is this chord?
In Chopin's Nocturne in Bb minor, Op. 9, No. 1, mm. 19, b. 4-6, we have a left-hand arpeggio comprising, in order, Db2 - Ab2 - Db3 - Abb3, while the right hand plays Fb.
This harmony sits between Db ...
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Can a ii° built on ^2 of the harmonic minor scale with an added 6th function as a fully dimished 7 chord?
The added raised ^7 from using harmonic minor allows for a chord that is enharmonic to a fully dimished 7th
chord but built on ^2 not ^7. Can this chord be used as a fully diminished 7th chord?
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How to notate single-line percussion staff using ABC notation?
I want to have this effect by using ABC notation:
In LilyPond, I can use \new RhythmicStaff to create such a staff. What's the equivalent in ABC notation?
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When is b6 a #5 in major mode?
If I am in C major I will often see the b6 described as "mode mixture" in my text books or a borrowed note from the natural minor scale. However if I am in the key of C and play a III chord ...
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Is timing with left foot (weak foot) a fundamental skill?
I have been playing drum for years (not but close to 8 years), self-learning most of the time, with really not enough practicing. Yet I am able to play some intermediate songs without much pressure. ...
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Certain notes ringing out when played
When I play a certain note like the 9th fret on the G string or the 8th fret on the B string (it is more prominent with higher notes) it seems to ring out almost like reverb but I have no reverb on my ...
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A chord Progression question [closed]
I know that there is lots of chord progression out there that worked and suit many new pop songs. And I know about formulas, but I just came to a chord progression that suits the exact way I want to ...