GUERILLA EAR

TRAINING

PracticalSkillsforMusiciansintheTrenches

FaLL Semester CLass VIITom Brooks, Instructor

‘cuz it’s a JUNGLE out there!!

GUERILLA EAR

TRAININGLet’s get started!

‣Why is this So Important?‣‘Perfect Pitch‘ versus ‘Relative Pitch’‣GOOD NEWS! You already know

way more than you think!

WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT??>Because Music is SOUND - Ear Training lets you KNOW and instantly analyze what you are hearing

>After you learn Ear Training you can... “Hear it once and PLAY IT- plus WRITE the CHART”

>Learn this Vital Skill and you will become... a Better Player / a Faster Arranger / a Sharper Producer

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‘Perfect Pitch’ versus ‘Relative Pitch’

PERFECT PITCH (Absolute Pitch) ->less than 0.01% of people have it>you either HAVE IT or you DON’T (nbd!)

RELATIVE PITCH - >Everybody has it, in varying degrees...

[that means YOU TOO!]>You can DEVELOP it and improve your Skill

[...that’s what we’re doing today!]

GOOD NEWS!!You already know WAY more than you think!

If you can sing “Happy Birthday”,

you’re already on your way -

This Class will...

Narrow it down - Start Simple - and Grow from there

SO... Let’s N A R R O W I T D O W N ! ! ! ==>

N a r r o w i t D o w n ==>In Western Music there are only 12 NOTES in an octave

the same 12 notes repeat in the next octave

95% of all pop music is built on the MAJOR SCALE

the Major Scale only uses 7 of the 12 notes

...and I GUARANTEE you already know these 7 notes SO...“Let’s start at the very beginning -

a very good place to start...”

GUERILLA EAR

TRAINING

We start our Training on the mountaintops of Austria

with the Von Trapp children- “Do-Re-Mi” 1-2-3 A-B-C...

it’s ALL THE SAME!! Yes folks, it’s

FRAULINE MARIA!

Ear Training is EASYIt’s Only 7 NOTES!!

1-2-3 / do-re-mi / A-B-C /...it’s all the same

1-2-3 do-re-mi Scale Degree Key of C1 do Tonic C2 re Super-Tonic D3 mi Mediant E4 fa Sub-Dominant F5 so Dominant G6 la Sub-Mediant A7 ti Leading Tone B

“Do-Re-Mi” ...WHAT??In “The Sound of Music” Rodgers & Hammerstein were teaching the Von Trapp children Ear Training

The system is called “SOLFEGE”; been around forever

Each of the 7 NOTES in the scale has a syllable

Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol-La-Ti-Do (same as low Do) {used to be ‘UT’!}

It is called a ‘Movable Do’ system (Nashville Number System)

SING IT! ...really fast, syllables LOUD, rush past the rest of it-

a ‘C’ Major Scale is all White Notes on the keyboard

Now just sing The First Three Do-Re-Mi = 1-2-3 = C-D-E

***Focus on the sound of each Note***When I play a note, you SING which of the 3 it is - (Come on, only 3 options!!)

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TRAINING

“...the first three notes just happen to be...

Do-Re-Mi1-2-3

C-D-E

It’s time for...POP QUIZ #1!!

{Let’s go FAST!}

POP QUIZ RULES>Take out manuscript or blank paper>Now we are moving from Austria to Nashville...

so instead of writing “Do-Re-Mi” write 1-2-3*For now, everything is in the

Key of ‘C’ Major -*Remember, it’s “Relative Pitch”...

so you are writing your answers ‘relative’ to this Reference Pitch -

LISTEN and lock in this Key Center:

Pop Quiz #1Listen and write the note number,

1 or 2 or 3

Pop Quiz #1 1-2-3-1-3-1-3

3-2-2-1-1--1-2-2

GUERILLA EAR

TRAININGPop quiz #1

‣How did you score?!?!?

POP QUIZ #2

>Now I play using the same 3 NOTES - but instead of writing 1 or 2 or 3

you write the LETTER NAMES

C or D or Ein ‘C’ Major

(same pitches, different label)*(Ask me later why Note 1 isn’t the Letter ‘A’!!)

LISTEN and re-lock in the Key Center:

Pop Quiz #2Listen and write the LETTER NAMES,

C or D or E

Pop Quiz #2C-D-E--E-D-C--D-C

C-D-E--EE-E-E-E-D-D

GUERILLA EAR

TRAININGPop quiz #2

‣Finding some new SKILLS?How about some

BONUS POINTS?!?!? ***a FREE CD if you can

name those 2 tunes!

Pop Quiz #2C-D-E--E-D-C--D-C

C-D-E--EE-E-E-E-D-D

Pop Quiz #2C-D-E--E-D-C--D-C

C-D-E--E *Charlie Brown Theme*

E-E-E-E-D-D

*Great Is Thy Faithfulness*

GUERILLA TACTICSTIP #1

Always identify the first 3 pitches of the scale 1-2-3 with the song

“Do-Re-Mi”The UP-DOWN Game

‘cuz it’s a JUNGLE out there!!

a ‘C’ Major Scale is all White Notes on the keyboard

>Do-Re-Mi = 1-2-3 = C-D-E = The First Three

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***Key Center***The KEY CENTER is the HOME BASE, the Starting Note, the ‘Do’, NOTE 1, the BOSS, the Big Cheese, the TONIC, the note that feels “Final” to us, very often the last Chord of the song...

Even most non-musicians can identify this note

So far, everything we have done has been in the Key of ‘C’ - (every melody can be played in every Key)

Let’s practice identifying the Key Center

POP QUIZ #3

Identifying the KEY CENTER

>I’ll play part of a song, you get the Key Center in your head

>When I point to you, you sing the Key Center Note / the ‘Do’

NOTE 1 of the Keysing the word “HOME”

(sing pretty now, the whole class is listening!!)

Pop Quiz #3I play the tune, you sing the Key Center

POP QUIZ #4

Identifying the KEY CENTER

>I’ll play part of a song, you get the Key Center in your head

>When I finish I’ll play 1 note:*Write “YES” if it IS the correct Key Center

*Write “NO” if it is NOT the correct Key Center

Pop Quiz #4I play the tune,

I play a possible note for the Key CenterYou write “YES” or “NO”

Pop Quiz #4Today is the Day = YES

Indescribable = NOMighty to Save = YESEverlasting God = NO

Say So = YES

GUERILLA EAR

TRAININGPop quiz #4

‣ Did you correctly identify the Key Center?

Don’t worry if you didn’t... we’ll come back to it -Let’s add a New Note

(after a ‘Guerilla Tactics Tip’)

GUERILLA TACTICSTIP #2

Music and Pitch are EVERYWHERE!

Get yourself a ‘Personal Pitch Reference’

(for times when a keyboard or other pitch reference is not available)

‘cuz it’s a JUNGLE out there!!

GUERILLA TACTICSTIP #2

*I know my car chimes a ‘D’ when I take my seat belt off while driving

*The 60 cycle ‘hum’ from an amplifier is roughly a ‘B’ *I know the lowest note

I can sing is an ‘F’>>>Find the lowest note you can

sing and remember the pitch!

‘cuz it’s a JUNGLE out there!!

Time for a New NoteSo far we learned:

1-2-3 = Do-Re-Mi = C-D-E

Now let’s add

Note 5 = Sol = G (in the Key of ‘C’ Major)

It’s Only 7 NOTES!!Let’s add Note 5

1-2-3 / do-re-mi / A-B-C /...it’s all the same

1-2-3 do-re-mi Scale Degree Key of C1 do Tonic C2 re Super-Tonic D3 mi Mediant E4 fa Sub-Dominant F

5 sol Dominant G6 la Sub-Mediant A7 ti Leading Tone B

1 - 2 - 3 - 5Listen to NOTE 5 along with 1-2-3 in these songs

“Open the Eyes of My Heart” 3-5-3-5-3-5-5-3...

“Star Spangled Banner” 5-3-1-3-5...

“Indescribable” 5-5-5-3-1...

“Hey Jude” ‘Nah-Nah ending‘ 1-3-5...

“Be My Everything” ‘God in my living’ 1-2-1-5-3...

Communicating with Aliens in “Close Encounters” (ask me about how Ear Training can save you from ‘K-P DUTY’ -- this story later!!)

a ‘C’ Major Scale is all White Notes on the keyboard

1-2-3-5 = C-D-E-G

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POP QUIZ #5

>Now I play using these same NOTES -

>You write down 1 or 2 or 3 or 5

LISTEN and re-lock in the Key Center of ‘C’ Major:

Pop Quiz #5Listen and write the correct Note Number, 1 - 2 - 3 - 5

Pop Quiz #51-2-3-5-3-2-3-11-3-5-3-5-2-5-1

POP QUIZ #6

>Now I play the same NOTES - but instead of writing 1 or 2 or 3 or 5

you write the LETTER NAMES

C or D or E or G(same pitches, different label)

Do you still have the Key Center of

‘C’ Major in your head?

Pop Quiz #6Listen and write the LETTER NAMES,

C or D or E or G

Pop Quiz #6C-D-C-G-E

E-G-G--E-D-CD-E-G-E-D

GUERILLA EAR

TRAININGPop quiz #6

‣You’re ROCKIN’ now!How about more

BONUS POINTS?!?!? ***a FREE CD if you can name that last melody!

Think about it this way...

a MELODY is like a Treasure Map (it has a shape, but no starting point).

The KEY CENTER gives you the Starting Point.

C?Christmas Bonus ?!?

GUERILLA TACTICSTIP #3

When the melody jumps (versus walking up & down by steps)

the jump is called an INTERVAL.

Use these familiar tunes to help identify Intervals

‘cuz it’s a JUNGLE out there!!

Use these familiar songs to identify INTERVALSScale Intervals and Common Tunes (Remember, you can always sing a scale to get to your Target Note!!)

Interval Key of C TuneMajor 2nd C - D - (e) Do a (Deer)Major 3rd C - E - (g) Hey Jude (Chorus)

Perfect 4th C - F (C-C-D-E-F) Louie, Louie (Lean On Me)

Perfect 5th C - G Star WarsMajor 6th C - (e - g) - A Anchors AwayMajor 7th C - (e - g) - B PBS / (Bali Hai) Octave C - C Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Don’t Be CONFUSED!!

When someone refers to an Interval (“You sing the 5th!”) you need to know...

Are they referring to the KEY CENTER? (sing a 5th above the Key Note, Note 1)

OR...

Are they referring to the CURRENT CHORD? (sing a 5th above the Root of the Current Chord)

BIG DIFFERENCE!

It’s OK to ask

Let’s add another Note 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6

Listen to NOTE 6 along with 1-2-3-5 in these songs

“Anchors Away” [ 1-3-5-6 ]

“Open the Eyes of My Heart” (Verse + Chorus)

“Heart of Worship” 5-5-5-5-1-1-6-5-3-2...

Children’s Playground Chant: 5-3 5-3 5-3-6-5-3

“Amazing Grace” (sounds different using the octave BELOW Note 1)

It’s Only 7 NOTES!!Let’s add Note 6

1-2-3 / do-re-mi / A-B-C /...it’s all the same

1-2-3 do-re-mi Scale Degree Key of C1 do Tonic C2 re Super-Tonic D3 mi Mediant E4 fa Sub-Dominant F5 sol Dominant G

6 la Sub-Mediant A7 ti Leading Tone B

We now are working with 5 NOTES - 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6

These 5 NOTES make up the PENTATONIC SCALE

Major Scale = 7 NotesPentatonic Scale = 5 Notes

Pentatonic is basically Major but without the 2 HOT NOTES,

Note 4 and Note 7

a ‘C’ Major Scale is all White Notes on the keyboard

1-2-3-5-6 = C-D-E-G-A

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POP QUIZ #7

>Now I play using these same NOTES -

>You write 1 or 2 or 3 or 5 or 6

LISTEN and re-lock in the Key Center of ‘C’ Major:

Pop Quiz #7Listen and write the correct

Note Number, 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6

Pop Quiz #71-2-3-5-6-3-51-1-5-5-6-6-5

POP QUIZ #8

>Now I play using the same NOTES - but instead of writing numbersyou write the LETTER NAMES

C or D or E or G or A(same pitches, different label)

Do you still have the Key Center of

‘C’ Major in your head?

Pop Quiz #8Listen and write the LETTER NAMES,

C or D or E or G or A

Pop Quiz #8C-E-G-A-E-AG-E-D-C-D-E-G-E-G-A-E-A-

G-E-D-C

GUERILLA EAR

TRAININGPop quiz #8

‣You’re the KING of PentatonicOnly 2 more Notes to go -

NOTE 4 and NOTE 7!*Christmas Bonus ?!?

**But First...**

Let’s talk about

Half Steps and

Whole Steps

Half Step vs Whole Step2 Half Steps = 1 Whole Step

>Notice between E-F and B-C there is NO BLACK NOTEThese are HALF STEPS

[3-4 and 7-8]>Between all the others there is a BLACK NOTE

These are WHOLE STEPS

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Let’s add Note 4 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6

Listen to NOTE 4 plus the others in these songs

“Here I Am to Worship” 4-3-3-2-3-3...

“Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” 1-1-5-5-6-6-5--4...

“Everlasting God” 3-5-5-1-4-4-3-2-3

“Come Now is the Time to Worship” 3-2-3-4-3...

“Louie Louie” [1-4-5, the Primary Triads]

>>>Notice the Half Step between 3 and 4

a ‘C’ Major Scale is all White Notes on the keyboard

1-2-3-4-5-6 = C-D-E-F-G-A

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POP QUIZ #9

>Now I play using these same NOTES -

>You write 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6

LISTEN and re-lock in the Key Center of ‘C’ Major:

Pop Quiz #9Listen and write the correct

Note Number, 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6

Pop Quiz #91-2-3-1--3-4-5 5-6-5-4-3-1

3-5-5-3-4-4-3-2-1

GUERILLA TACTICSTIP #4

When the melody jumps, sing the scale notes ‘in between’ if

you need to -‘cuz it’s a JUNGLE out there!!

Use these familiar songs to identify INTERVALSScale Intervals and Common Tunes (Remember, you can always sing a scale to get to your Target Note!!)

Interval Key of C TuneMajor 2nd C - D - (e) Do a (Deer)Major 3rd C - E - (g) Hey Jude (Chorus)

Perfect 4th C - F (C-C-D-E-F) Louie, Louie (Lean On Me)

Perfect 5th C - G Star WarsMajor 6th C - (e - g) - A Anchors AwayMajor 7th C - (e - g) - B PBS / (Bali Hai)

Octave C - C Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Now add the last Note 7 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 Listen to NOTE 7 plus the others in these songs

“Shout to the Lord” (8 is same as 1, an octave higher)

“Happy Birthday to You” 5-5-6-5-8-7...

“Joy to the World” 8-7-6-5--4-3-2-1

“A Mighty Fortress” 8-8-8-5-6-7-8...

“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” 1-8-7-5-6-7-8...

Notice the Half Step between 7 and 8 (8 same as 1)

a ‘C’ Major Scale is all White Notes on the keyboard

1-2-3-4-5-6-7 = C-D-E-F-G-A-B

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POP QUIZ #10>Now I play all 7 NOTES -

but instead of writing numbersyou write the LETTER NAMES

C - D - E - F - G - A - B*All 7 pitches of the ‘C’ Major Scale

Do you still have the Key Center of

‘C’ Major in your head?

Pop Quiz #10Listen and write the LETTER NAMES,

C - D - E - F - G - A - B

Pop Quiz #10C-B-A-B-A-G---

E-E-G-- E-G-C-B-A-A-GC-C-B-G-A-B-C

GUERILLA EAR

TRAININGPop quiz #10

‣ You RULE the Major Scale!‣ You are KING of the Jungle!

Take a ‘Victory Lap’ - Then let’s get back to

BASSics

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Identifying BASS NOTES

*STEP #1 toward analyzing Chords*Use the same approach as Melody

POP QUIZ- BASS

>I will play a Chord Progression

>You write down the BASS LINE(leave 2 lines of space above your Bass Line)

Do you still have the Key Center of ‘C’ Major in your head?

Pop Quiz- BASSListen and write the LETTER NAMES

of the BASS LINE (in ‘C’ Major)

Pop Quiz- Bass

Bass = C-F-G-C--F-G-C

GUERILLA EAR

TRAININGPop quiz-BASS‣ You’ve got the BASSics!‣ You can write Melody!

Now you’re just 1 stepaway from knowing the

CHORDS!!

CHORD CONSTRUCTIONMost of the time the BASS NOTE is the ROOT of the CHORD

ROOT = the Name of the Chord,

the Bottom Note of the Triad,

the “1” of the ‘1-3-5’

or the “C” of the ‘C-E-G’ [C Triad]

in a C major chord the ROOT is ‘C’

Now add the Melody Let’s take the same progression...

you already wrote down the BASS LINE

so you already know 1 note in each Chord

and it most likely is the ROOT (the name of the Chord)

>>>Now use your Ear Training skills and write the Melody on top of your Bass Line

Pop Quiz-MelodyListen and write the LETTER NAMES of the MELODY over the BASS LINE

Pop Quiz-Bass + Melody

Melody=E-C-D-E--A-B-GBass = C-F-G-C--F-G-C

CHORD CONSTRUCTIONNow we know the BASS NOTE (probably the ROOT of the CHORD)

and we know the MELODY NOTE (probably another Chord Tone)

Now we have 2 of the 3 notes in each Triad

Use the “SING-HOLD-MOVE-DOES IT FIT?” method

We’ll start with the PRIMARY TRIADS 1-4-5 = C-F-G; all MAJOR

Now fill in the remaining note in each Triad and name each Chord - GO!

Pop Quiz-add Chords

You have :15 seconds!!

Pop Quiz-add the Chords

Chord = C-F-G-C--F-G-CMelody=E-C-D-E--A-B-GBass = C-F-G-C--F-G-C

CHORD CONSTRUCTIONa QUICK WRAP-UP:

the BASS NOTE is probably the ROOT of the CHORD

but the Bass Note is sometimes NOT the ROOT

the Bass Note could be the 3rd or the 5th; the ‘E’ or the ‘G’ of the C Major Chord (or even the 7th!!)

These are called SLASH CHORDS or INVERSIONS, C/E (3rd in the Bass) and C/G (5th in the Bass)

MEGA-POP QUIZ>OK... you get 3 SHOTS!

>I’ll play a progression with Bass Line, Melody, and Chords

*Pass 1 - write the BASS LINE*Pass 2 - write the MELODY*Pass 3 - write the CHORDS>>>Watch out for SLASH CHORDS

Do you still have the Key Center of ‘C’ Major in your head?

MEGA-Pop QuizWrite the LETTER NAMES to theBASS LINE - MELODY - CHORDS

>>>Watch out for SLASH CHORDS

Mega-Pop Quiz!Chord = C - C/E - F - F/A --Melody=E - G - A - C --Bass = C - E - F - A --

Chord = G - G/F - C/EMelody=D - B - G_Bass = G - F - E

CHORD CONSTRUCTION4 Types of Triads - Triad is the basic 3 note Chord

Major Triad - 48% of pop music Primary Triads built on 1 and 4 and 5 are naturally MAJOR

Minor Triad - 48% of pop music Secondary Triads built on 2 and 3 and 6 are naturally minor

Augmented Triad - rare Doesn’t occur naturally in the Major Scale

Diminished Triad - medium rare Triads built on 7 are naturally diminished, but rarely used

PRIMARY and SECONDARY TriadsWe started with the PRIMARY TRIADS

1-4-5 = C-F-G; all MAJOR

Then we added INVERSIONS-SLASH CHORDS, (where the Bass Note is something other than the Root;

like the 3rd or 5th of the chord)

Now we will add in the SECONDARY TRIADS 2-3-6 = D minor - Emin - Am; all minor

“Minor” can be abbreviated ‘min’ or just ‘m’. *Chord Names with the Letter only are

assumed to be MAJOR Chords.

ULTRA-MEGAPop Quiz

Write the LETTER NAMES to theBASS LINE - MELODY - CHORDS

>>>Watch out for Minor Chords!

Ultra-Mega Pop Quiz!Chord = C - F - Dm - G --Melody=G - A - A - B --Bass = C - F - D - G --

Chord = Em-Am-Dm-G-CMelody= B - C - D - B-C_Bass = E - A - D - G-C

PRIMARY+SECONDARY+InversionsWe started with the PRIMARY TRIADS

1-4-5 = C-F-G; all MAJOR

Then we added INVERSIONS-SLASH CHORDS,

Then we added the SECONDARY TRIADS 2-3-6 = D minor - Emin - Am; all minor

AND NOW... the ULTIMATE CHALLENGE! PRIMARY + SECONDARY TRIADS +

+ INVERSIONS

COME ON!!!!! Bring It!!!!

UBER-ULTRA-MEGAThermo-Nuclear

Pop QuizWrite the LETTER NAMES to theBASS LINE - MELODY - CHORDS

>>>Watch out for Slash Chords and Minor Chords!

Uber-Ultra-MegaThermo-Nuclear Pop Quiz!

Chord = C - G/B - Am - Em --Melody=E - G - C - B --Bass = C - B - A - E --

Chord = F - G/F - C/EMelody= A - G - G_Bass = F - F - E

GUERILLA EAR

TRAININGUltra... Mega... whatever...

Pop quizWay To Go CHAMP!!!

You RAAWWK!!!

But wait -

Wait a minute -

What about those other 5 notes?the BLACK KEYS?!?!?

In ‘C’ Major,on the Keyboard...The 7 WHITE KEYS form a

‘C’ Major Scale when you start on ‘C’

The 5 BLACK KEYS are notes that are outside of the ‘C’ Major Scale

(if you start a scale on any note other than ‘C’, you will need some of these Black Keys to keep your new scale sounding “Major”)

You can ‘borrow’ these “Outside Notes” to spice up the

sound of a Major Key

the 5 BLACK NOTES are outside the key of ‘C’ Major

...but just for that reason, they each have a

particularly startling effect when you use them

The “Outsiders”E flat (D#)

Changing the normal ‘E’ to ‘E flat’ changes the ‘C Major’ chord to

a “C minor” chord -

To generalize, MAJOR KEYS sound HAPPY -

Minor Keys sound sad

*Remember the Wild West Saloon?!? Suddenly in walks ‘Black Bart’;

the banjo player turns to the piano player and says... “Hey Willy, here come da Bad Guys - Minor Key!!”

Listen to the Difference...Tell me if you hear

>‘E natural’ (a ‘C Major’’ chord) or>‘Eb (a ‘C minor’ chord)

The “Outsiders” C#(D flat)

Changing the normal ‘C’ to ‘C#’ changes the ‘A minor’ chord to an “A MAJOR” chord -

*This creates a Strong Pull up to the D minor Chord-

*this is called a ‘Secondary Dominant’

Listen to the Difference...Tell me if you hear

>‘C natural’ (an ‘A minor’ chord) or>‘C# (an ‘A Major’ chord)

The “Outsiders” F#(G flat)

Changing the normal ‘F’ to ‘F#’ changes the ‘D minor’ chord to a “D Major” chord -

To generalize, our ears associate this Outside Note with all things ‘Futuristic’

*It also creates a Strong Pull to the G Major Chord,

another example of a ‘Secondary Dominant’

Listen to the Difference...Tell me if you hear

>‘F natural’ (a ‘D minor’’ chord) or>‘F# (a ‘D Major’ chord)

The “Outsiders” G#(A flat)

Changing the normal ‘G’ to ‘G#’ changes the ‘E minor’ chord to an

“E Major” chord -

*This creates a Strong Pull up to the A minor Chord,

another example of a ‘Secondary Dominant’

OR... moving down it turns the ‘F Major’ Chord into

an ‘F minor’ Chord; a sad spot in the progression.

Listen to the Difference...Tell me if you hear

>‘G natural’ (a ‘E minor’’ chord) or>‘G# (a ‘E Major’ chord)

Listen to the Difference...Tell me if you hear

>‘A natural’ (an ‘F Major’’ chord) or>‘Ab (an ‘F minor’ chord)

The “Outsiders”B flat(A#)

Changing the normal ‘B’ to ‘B flat’ changes the ‘G Major’ chord to an “G minor” chord -

The borrowed sound of the ‘G minor’ Chord fits the “awesome wonder” lyric

in “Revelation Song”

Listen to the Difference...Tell me if you hear

>‘B natural’ (a ‘G Major’’ chord) or>‘Bb (a ‘G minor’ chord)

GUERILLA EAR

TRAINING

THAT’S It!ALL 12 Notes!!YOU GOT IT!!!

Now go out, analyze Everything you hear,

get fast, gain confidence, use your skill to

honor God and lead people to Him!

‘cuz it’s a JUNGLE out there!!

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