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In the third instalment of this series, Richard Barrett demonstrates how third inversion and slash chords can lead the way in popular music
Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks
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LAST MONTH, I discussed the role of the turnaround in a 12-bar blues. To review, the turnaround occurs in the last two bars of the progression. Its function is to set up the return to the beginning of
Improvisation. For many pianists, the very word can feel intimidating. We see a jazz player fly across the keys and assume they are simply making it up. But improvisation is not a random act. It is ro