VIDEO SERIES
Complete multi-part lesson series on specific topics
9 videos
New To Music Theory? Start Here!
Start writing music today with this songwriting starter-pack!
8 videos
Understanding The Modes
Watch through these lessons, and you're guaranteed to never be confused by modes again
Resources
5 videos
Perfect Progressions
Take a deep dive into popular music to see how the music theory you're learning actually gets used.
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7 videos
Riffing With Modes
Learn how to write entire songs using modal concepts, with a focus on guitar riffing
6 videos
Jam Along and Improvise
Learn to improvise and jam in different keys with scale charts and chords displayed on screen
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5 videos
Exploring Harmonic Minor
A complete exploration of the Harmonic Minor Scale and how it gets used, along with a demonstration of its exotic-sounding modes.
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ALL LESSONS
Completely free lessons by Jake Lizzio on music theory, songwriting, chords, scales, modes, guitar technique and more!
Showing 41–60 of 80 lessons
The Scariest + Creepiest Chords AND How to Use Them
12 min
Analyzing the Chords of John Lennon's "Imagine"
Article 12 min read In A Series
Motifs and Chords: The Fast and Easy Way to Make Music
16 min In A Series
Sextuplets: How to Play, Count, and Write with 16th Note Triplets
16 min
Analyzing Perfect Chords from "We Are the Champions" by Queen
Article 15 min read In A Series
How To Write Progressions Using min7, maj7, and Dominant 7th Chords
20 min In A Series
The Music Theory of POWER CHORDS
10 min
Polymeter: Understanding and Using Complex Rhythms
12 min
Playing In Every Mode with ONE Tiny Scale Shape
17 min In A Series
Analyzing Perfect Chords from "When I Was Your Man" by Bruno Mars
Article 15 min read In A Series
5 Easy Ways to Use and Write with Diminished Chords
9 min In A Series
Analyzing the Chords from George Harrison's "Something"
Article 12 min read In A Series
Writing Progressions with Borrowed Chords
14 min
Sus Chords Pt 2: Advanced Suspended Variations
14 min
Diminished 7th Chord = PORTAL to 8 Tonalities
15 min Resources
Secondary Dominants: Write Better Chord Progressions!
15 min In A Series
Intro to Modulations and Key Changes
16 min
Stairway To Heaven's Mysterious Measures - The Bridge Rhythm Explained
7 min
How To Write a METAL Solo
14 min
3 Concepts That Made Me A Better Songwriter
12 min