[lollum_dropcap]T[/lollum_dropcap]he main function of the dominant chord ( V ) is to resolve to the tonic chord ( I ) of the key. This is called […]

[lollum_dropcap]A[/lollum_dropcap]nother cool thing that you can do with dominant chords is to place them before any diatonic chord from you key. For example, say you have […]

[lollum_dropcap]T[/lollum_dropcap]here are three types of musical keys in this world. The key your in, a key that is relative to it and a key that is […]

[lollum_dropcap]O[/lollum_dropcap]ne way to add a bit of variety to your chord progressions is to do a Key Modulation or switch keys during a song. In order to do this […]

[lollum_dropcap]L[/lollum_dropcap]et’s say you wrote a chord progression that you are particularly happy with and you’d like to turn it into a song by adding a melody […]

[lollum_dropcap]T[/lollum_dropcap]here is a handy trick to transpose, or change a song’s key that musicians use called the Nashville Numbering System. It uses numbers in place of […]

[lollum_dropcap]S[/lollum_dropcap]ubstitute Dominants are also referred to as Tritone Substitutes because they contain the same tritone as the dominant chord that they are substituting for. The root […]