Welcome
  • Introduction
Getting Up to Speed! (Skip if You Understand 7 Chords and Circle of 5ths)
  • The 7 Chords
  • The Circle of 5ths
The Chord Moves in "Mysterious" Ways
  • The "Circle Windup" with The Supremes
  • Slash Chords - Michael Jackson Did It!
  • Pedal Point! How to Build Intensity from Van Halen to Eye of the Tiger
  • Use this Simple Chord Quality Morphing Trick to get The Bright Alt Rock Sound
Secondary Dominants
  • What is a Secondary Dominant?
  • Secondary Dominant Quiz
  • Secondary Dominants in Songs - Even Kanye West Did It?
Diminished Chords - Playing "the Cracks"
  • The 3 Types of Diminished Chords and the 5 Cracks They Fit In
  • Diminished Quiz
  • Diminished Chords in Songs - From John Mayer to Alicia Keys!
  • The 7 Modes - from Brightest to Darkest
  • Modes Quiz
  • These Are the 5 Modes You Can Write Complete Songs in
  • Modal Interchange
  • Neapolitan II and Lydian II
  • The minor IV
  • The minor V - Coldplay made it interesting
  • The Art of "Backcycling" bIII, bVI, and bVII
  • Backcycle Quiz
  • Power Home with Parallels! bIII, bVI, and bVII
  • bVII Cadence and Pre-Cadence
The Very, Very Difficult Advanced Songwriting Quiz
  • What is Adele doing in this Bob Dylan Song?
  • What is Carole King Doing Here?
  • What is Ariana Grande Doing Here?
Conclusion
  • Thank you
Bonus!
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