• Augmented Chords?
    I have request for some musical explanation, and examples following up the last Livestream Masterclass:
    We have the diminished chords, which can be derived, as an evenly division of the 12 notes. 12/4
    With the same principle we can create the augmented-triad chord families: 12/3
    However, augmented chords show up far more rare…Read More

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    • We have an augmented chord tutorial in the pipe line, stay tuned . But a quick answer would be augmented triads can act as V of any major and minor chord. Ex. E+ Amaj7 or A6. E+ Amin7 or Amin6. The other common use is in line cliches. Cmaj C+ C6 C7 Fmaj Fmin etc.
      Tim

    • If we increment or decrement a note in an augmented triad we get relative minor and major respectively…

      • Thank you for you for this answer! I was guessing, that augmented chords must also act like a “musical magic cube” 🙂 your answer revealed it !

  • Hi TGW community,

    Here is my version on On The Sunny Side of The Street:

    I made an intro for the song where I used some sound, which I learnt from Tim’s Fluid Harmony Workout Lesson

    I also got inspired by Tim’s comping in the Play-along section, and by his singing.
    I incorporated these in my fist A sec…Read More

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    • So nice ! Lovely intro, and very nice singing as well. Watch out for rushing the tempo when you are strumming four four and singing. I have to work on that a lot too. Great job. Tim

  • Great rendition Kirk, so much musicality going on here. Love it

  • Thank you so much Kirk! I could play it thru now but just have to make more beautiful like Tim does! Maybe I’ll record a video of me playing for the community! hehehe I am working on Embraceable You now. Have you learnt a few of Tim’s arrangements already?

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  • I couldn’t find a pdf of his arrangement, but this might answer your question:

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