This is a really beautiful substitute for ‘oh so common’ Em chord
|— |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— F#
|— |-0- |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— D
|— |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— A
|— |-0- |— |— |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— G
|— |-0- |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— B
|— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— E Read More
Lets be fashionable and topical with the “James Bond” chord - EmM7
EM7 with a BIG M is an abbreviation for Maj7, as opposed to E7 So impress your friends with E minor Major 7!
In the Real Book, they write a triangle for Maj7
Em7 would mean E Minor with a flat 3rd and a flat7
EmM7 therefore might mean the James Bond Chord which is not really much practical use, but cool to know and great to help you understand a little more about 7ths.
So next month we’ll do something a but more worship related….promise!
Every month I’ll show you a (hopefully) new shape to a familiar chord that you can use to expand your vocabulary. To kick off, try this voicing instead of a regular D or the more familiar D2/Dadd9 shape you may know. Read More
This week I completed my New FX board and took it to church for a first outing on Sunday morning. The most exciting pedal is the Digitech EX-7. One setting allows me to fade in a slow swell of violin sounding stuff. This gave me the opportunity to do the “Pad-Thing” that the keyboard player usually does. Read More
For a British person (I am) going to Japan is a new experience. It’s not just different language (it is) or driving on the wrong side of the road (they don’t); it’s a new way of behaving. Today is my “day in between”. On Sunday I staggered around Akihabara to buy a webcam while emerging from the half-state of jet-laggedness. On Tuesday I will run a class for IBM Consultants. Today I am doing email in my room, and popping out for short walks. Breakfast walk was good; the rice and green tea were a success. Lunch was special though - my first haircut in Japan! Read More
The first problem with organising a rota is to know who is available for each time slot. Once upon a time you would call each person one at a time and ask if they can or cannot do each slot. These days you send out some emails, and get a few less back. The next task is to arrange the replies into a table of who’s available when. Read More
