Why this chord gets you every time.

Why in the world is this chord so cool? Why does it make you feel nostalgic, but for something unidentified? Let's discuss. A quick lesson from your pal. Hope you're having a good week!

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[troygottfried]

I sincerely appreciate your approach to applying music to the guitar. Your relational or associative or whatever-you-want-to-call-it approach gives me more frequent "ah-ha" moments, or paradigm shifts that allow me to move past things on guitar on which I've been stuck. Thank you.

[LambertDriveStudios]

As soon as you hit that Bm/A/E I instantly felt the Chris Isaak wicked game vibe, and you are darn right about feeling a vibe for that progression

[Mikeys_garage_mods]

You're such a great guitarist...killer watching your videos at the end of a long day, thanks Justin!

[kevinhines]

I enjoyed this lesson. Very practical. I learned the flat 7 chord functions as the backdoor dominant which is very cool.

[audioglenngineer]

I remember hearing “Tequila” before I knew any theory as kid and thinking, “wait, the bass movement sounds different than the guitar movement to me.” I was hearing the movement from the I chord to the Vmin7. I could hear the major triad traveling down a whole step and the bass moving more like a country I-V thing. It was like, “whoa, you can do that?!” Then, when I played it on the guitar, I could literally see the major one chord go down two frets and live inside the five chord. Whaaaat?!? Pretty cool.

[michaeldorrenbacher]

Wow! This opened a whole new chapter for me! Thank you a lot Justin!

[ScrewballMcAdams]

Great, subtle use of the trem bar. Beautiful melody, beautifully played.

[TheVeryPantsIWasReturning]

That 4 over 1 slide down to E is so slick. I’ve been practicing it for the last 15 minutes. Such a cool move. Thank you dude!

[delegreed]

That is a very pleasant tone. Keep rockin, brother.

[jesusyto]

Loving your way how you explain every tiny nuance. Thank you again. Super useful.

It would be great if you make a video explaining how you decorate your chords to not look like boring and flat!! Double stops, little licks, etc… ❤

[Ekelemen]

Love it. The 5- is just outside but it fits, too, and your explanation explains why perfectly for me. Explain the 4- next!

[brentharper]

Great guitar tones and playing. Excellent music. That chord takes me higher, like the bridge in a song that gets you to another level.
The sweetest spot. A golden moment. Thank you for the head's up. Your Alnico Cream is breaking in nicely!

[jackmorris]

These sessions have so much great insight. Thank you so much as always Justin, God Bless!

[ebeep]

Another way to look at it is that the B-section or "chorus" is in A major and the A-section is in E major.

The B-section then is then a 2-1-5 progression. It's a key change.

[Musicology]

A beautiful chord can inspire you and become better.🤘👍💯🤟

[guitarfriendtim]

Love that sound, and your explaination/frame of mind is so clear and "compact" enough to recall mid-gig!

[thomasfroula]

The minor five can also be explained as a borrowed chord. Namely, borrowed from E majors parallel minor key E minor. The flat seven is also just the seventh chord of E minor. The minor four movement also relies on borrowing from the parallel minor. If you’ve ever heard a song play a G major in the key of E major or or a song in C major play an Eb major this is also borrowing from the parallel minor. An example of an artist that uses this to great effect is Elliott smith

[lavalizard]

“Super cool” sums it up perfectly — such an emotionally resonant chord change. Killer - great video Justin.

[jameslifetimelearner]

I enjoy the chord analysis and harmonizations

[jodyinalaska]

Awesome playing! Looking forward to your course. Time to try and learn some of those licks you just played……… 👍🏼