Ableton Live | Music Theory | Spice up your Tracks with Passing Chords | Pyramind

CAO Matt Donner borrows this months Music Theory Tip from our friends at Sound on Sound Magazine and explains the usage of Passing Chords. These handy chords can help break up a monotonous progression by changing the key for just a moment creating a bit of spice in your tracks!

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[KeaoCosta]

Thanks for the quick study!! I think this video is one that lots of people can catch on to.  I first got discouraged in class when i received all those sheets of line.. This way will reach the people that obviously understand how to use a computer..  Ableton Live, I gotta get it..  By the way, i would suggest you use the better grouped voicing in the beginning of the song if there are vocals, just to give some headroom and vocal clarity.  Then as the dynamic allows build that laser light show so the lyrics be spell to buy more albums!!  Only bums burn music!!  Im a artist here in Hawaii.  And we are always checking out new ways to keep our music in ear!  Nameʻs Keao Costa, and it was a pleasure to have music explained in Ableton Live!  Mahalo much..

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[dariusmolark]

from an old school musician, an excellent lesson. and i see a comment below mentioning more detail - v of v, harmonic minor scale. i am interested in the ways how digital production will 're-orient' old school theory, if it does at all!

[SwamyKitcha]

Great video Pyramind. I learn t a lot & also was able to teach others, mainly folks getting their hands on music production from their home studio.

[TwoThreadsAhead]

Awesome! This is seemingly a lot easier than I thought it would be to learn, Do you have any videos on more complex chords ?? :)

[einzigkeit]

What kind of chord progressive is the third one D#3, F#3, B#3? Is it a D# minor chord augmented? Thanks!

[azfiu]

what key are you in that has B major and B minor in it?

[echoxxxx]

Interesting subject but the video drones on for far longer than it should.  I got bored. 

[alexclapscheeks]

But how do passing chords work on other scales, like for an example the E Locrian scale :/?? Pls respond