Category: Step-Up Lessons

Understand more hidden concepts and play songs with ease in different keys with more chord choices.

Circle of 4ths Drill #5 (Diminished Triads)

In this Drill we will practice all Diminished Chords in order of 4ths. C → F → B♭ → E♭ → A♭ → D♭ → G♭ → C♭ → E → A → D → G → C Please ensure you make use of the Metronome while practicing for smooth timing/transition between chords. Also, use […]

Circle of 4ths Drill #4 (Minor Triads)

In this Drill we will practice all Minor Chords in order of 4ths. C → F → B♭ → E♭ → A♭ → D♭ → G♭ → C♭ → E → A → D → G → C Please ensure you make use of the Metronome while practicing for smooth timing/transition between chords. Also, use […]

Circle of 4ths Drill #3 (Major Triads)

In this Drill we will practice all Major Chords in order of 4ths. C → F → B♭ → E♭ → A♭ → D♭ → G♭ → C♭ → E → A → D → G → C Please ensure you make use of the Metronome while practicing for smooth timing/transition between chords. Also, use […]

Circle of 4ths Drill #2 (Natural Minor Scales)

In this Drill we will practice all Natural Minor Scales in order of 4ths. C → F → B♭ → E♭ → A♭ → D♭ → G♭ → C♭ → E → A → D → G → C   Please ensure you make use of the Metronome while practicing. Also, use the recommended fingerings […]

Circle of 4ths Drill #1 (Major Scales)

In this Drill we will practice all Major Scales in order of 4ths. C → F → B♭ → E♭ → A♭ → D♭ → G♭ → C♭ → E → A → D → G → C   Please ensure you make use of the Metronome while practicing. Also, use the correct fingerings for […]

Circle of 4ths Drill

This circle of 4ths drill utilizes the circle of 4ths as a practice pattern & template for all scales and chords including major, minor & diminished triads with their inversions. As a reminder, the circle of 4ths is a successive interval of perfect 4ths. C → F → B♭ → E♭ → A♭ → D♭ […]

What is the Circle of 4ths/5ths?

What is the Circle of 4ths and 5ths all about? On a certain day, I bought some groundnuts then decided to play with it a bit before consumption. I used the 12 nuts (seeds) to create a clock, then finally looked at it and said “it looks like the Circle of 4ths & 5ths” (sure […]

Chord Inversions & Uses

The notes (Chord tones) of a Triad be it Major, minor or diminished Triads can be rearranged carefully to birth inversions of these chords and it won’t lose its name. Triads by default can only be inverted twice to give First and Second inversions respectively. N:B : The initial Position whereby the Root note is […]

Diatonic Chords

Diatonic Chords are chords built from a specific key without any alterations which means every single note (chord tones) of each chord must belong to the current key. In the Key of C Major for instance, the “1 chord” is CEG (C Major Triad) and this is diatonic (belongs) to the key of C Major. […]