4 Ridiculously Effective Chord Exercises

Unlock the Secret to Effortless Chord Movement! 🎸✨

Forget boring exercises and complicated techniques—this lesson is all about Movement! Learn how to break free from static chord shapes and flow seamlessly through harmonic progressions using Scales of Chords, Drop 2 & 4 voicings, and voice leading tricks inspired by Barry Harris.

Schroeder discovers how B minor 6 and F#7 diminished connect in a way that transforms his playing—and you can too!

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[GuitarLuminary-sf]

Can we practice Barry Harris concepts over a Fernando Sor Etude? Oh yes, we can—and it’s pure gold! Learn how to use Substitution with the same Scale of Chords here:

[catrpillr]

Sor + Barry Harris is such a great idea.

[yandindoy]

Kerennnn, Great Video. Thanks for sharing

[zachsilvamusic]

Write up for those interested in incorporating this into their practice routines:
Day 1: Bmin6dim, drop 3
D2: Bmin6dim, drop 3&4
D3: Bmin6dim, drop 2 (combine all three voicings on this day)
D4: F#7dim, drop 2 and 4 (presumably splitting the learning process across the same amount of time as previously outlined)

[cadehagen]

These videos are phenomenal. Immediate fan. The content is great, but the style/tone is just immaculate.

[ili]

this is how i do it.. better than a lot of people selling overly complicated, wordy gimmicky things

[rafa_guitar]

Will need time to invest in this awesome lesson, but I am sure It will be more than worthy... Thank you so much!

[zachsilvamusic]

I think day 2 was supposed to be drop 3 and 4 voicings

[rubbahduhq]

Ordered the book! Thank you for this fun and exciting knowledge transfer!

[elmelody]

Great job buddy. This is awesomely put together video.

[juergenhola]

What is the name of piece at the beggining?

[leegollin]

Same with major6/diminished which I use more to play minor 7 chord melodies for II V progressions. Great video.

[danielmerrill]

In the BH method, when would you play that F#7 as the dom7 variant and when would you play the "6th from the 5th" version (c#m6). Is it just up to the player wherher you want that rootless 9th sound or is there more to it?

[SayceBuckleyFreak]

i really want to play nice chord melody songs, do you have any advice? maybe make a video lol! your videos on guitar stuff are the best on youtube i think !

[dananthony]

Ah Froggy, how did I miss this. Doesn’t matter I got it now.

[seancushnie]

If if B minor 6th diminished shouldn’t the 5th interval be flatted? I’m seeing an F# in the first diagram

[alexsixstring]

I got confused with the #7 diminished. This is the f#7 arpeggio + g# diminished 7 arpeggio?

[nicoloclausen]

are you sure day 1 is not drop 2 voicings, you have 16b35, thats a drop 2 voicing of 61b35 for minor 6th

[i.d.]

What do you mean by learn one scale of chords?

[dananthony]

I want to understand Barry’s short long borrowing. I think it’s about open and closed on the piano . It’s not easy to see on the guitar for me. Oh an I’m an idiot so. That always makes things a little more difficult naturally.