I intentionally leave the 3rd out of the G chord voicings, so that I’m free to play either the minor or major 3rd while soloing, or something in between, by bending the minor 3rd, Bb, up by only a ...

Whether you're checking into the Hotel California or sheltering from the cold November Rain, the harmonic minor scale is ...

It’s harmonically somewhat ‘ambiguous’ because it contains stable-sounding perfect 4ths (G), perfect 5ths (A) and the root note (D) – but no 3rds to make it major or minor. Strummed all at once, the ...

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