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Jonathan commented on the post, Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus 6 years, 2 months ago

Thank you for the kind words, Jennifer. I’m glad to hear it’s been helpful for you and your family. That’s why I do this.

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Jonathan started the topic Live Class 8-30-18 | 5 Chord Shapes (CAGED System Pt 1) in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 3 months ago

In this class, I will be starting a series on the CAGED system. We will be going over the 5 foundational chord shapes, which once learned can be transformed into nearly any chord you need in any key.

This is definitely a more advanced system of learning and playing, as we will be getting into barre chords. But even if you feel you’re not ready for it, you can still learn a lot by simply…Read More

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Jonathan commented on the post, Simple Man 6 years, 3 months ago

Hey Roland, I’m glad you’re enjoying the lessons. The chord charts are available on each of the individual song pages. Just hit the download chord chart button.
Usually you change chords after a measure is done […]

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Jonathan replied to the topic Live Class 8-23-18 | Writing Your Own Chord Charts (Ear Training Pt 4) in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 3 months ago

For this live class, I dissected a particular song, and figured out the chords for it. You may want to try and figure out the chords for this song on your own before you watch me do it, that way you can check your results with mine during the class.

The first step is figuring out which key the song is in. It can only be 1 of 12 possible keys (A, A#, B, C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, or…Read More

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Jonathan commented on the post, Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus 6 years, 3 months ago

Thanks Chris, that means a lot to hear it. I’m glad you’re enjoying them.

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Jonathan started the topic Live Class 8-23-18 | Writing Your Own Chord Charts (Ear Training Pt 4) in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 3 months ago

This week’s live class will be on Thursday, the 23rd, at 12pm central time.

This is going to be part 4 of our ear training series, where we will be discussing how to write your own chord charts for your favorite songs.

Hope to see you there!

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Jonathan replied to the topic Live Class 8-17-18 | Recognizing Chord Progressions (Ear Training Pt 3) in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 3 months ago

Hey Cecil, thanks for that. That’s an awesome resource!

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Jonathan commented on the post, The Way You Look Tonight 6 years, 3 months ago

Thanks. Glad to hear you are enjoying the tutorials, Peter!

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Jonathan replied to the topic Live Class 8-17-18 | Recognizing Chord Progressions (Ear Training Pt 3) in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 3 months ago

Here is the replay from this live class:

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Jonathan commented on the post, Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus 6 years, 3 months ago

You’re welcome! That means a lot. I’m glad to hear you enjoy my style!

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Jonathan commented on the post, The Way You Look Tonight 6 years, 3 months ago

Thanks Randy. Glad to hear it!

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Jonathan commented on the post, Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus 6 years, 3 months ago

I’m glad to hear you’re enjoying the tutorials. And thanks for the suggestion. I’ll add it to my list of songs to draw from for future lessons. Take care!

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Jonathan started the topic Live Class 8-17-18 | Recognizing Chord Progressions (Ear Training Pt 3) in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 3 months ago

This week’s live class will be on Friday, the 17th, at 12pm (noon) central time.

This is part 3 of our ear training series, where we will be discussing how to recognize chord progressions, and the common patterns to look for when deciphering a song’s chord structure.

Hope to see you there.

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Jonathan replied to the topic Live Class 8-8-18 | Chord Recognition (Ear Training Pt 2) in the forum Live Classes 6 years, 3 months ago

Here is the replay from the live class:

And here are the links to the resources mentioned during the training:

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Jonathan commented on the post, Come Thou Fount 6 years, 3 months ago

Hey Joe, having an ear for music is a gift, more so than just knowing theory. And you’re welcome for the lessons, I’m glad you are finding them useful.

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Jonathan replied to the topic Transposition Question – Amazing Grace in the forum Questions & Struggles 6 years, 3 months ago

You’re welcome Doug. I’m looking forward to seeing your progress!

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Jonathan replied to the topic Am7 in the forum Questions & Struggles 6 years, 3 months ago

Hey Helene, yes that is totally fine.
The Am7 with the pinky down is a way to help with transitions, as it creates one less finger to move to and from the Am7. But if transitioning is less of a problem than the actual chord, then you can scratch the pinky and play the Am7 with an open high e.

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