Welcome to Chord du Jour!

For those who haven't been to this site - Chord du Jour - welcome! We currently feature 14 lessons (7 chords and 7 scales/modes) for each of the 12 keys - you do the math! Chord du Jour is on hiatus for the holiday season, but we will return soon for the third cycle of music lessons.

By Skill Level:
Beginner lessons
Intermediate diagrams
Recording equipment and production tips to be introduced during the third twelve weeks of Chord du Jour!

By Lesson Type:
Chord du Jour
Scale du Jour - some pentatonic, hexatonic, and heptatonic scales so far, other variations on the way!
Mode du Jour - two down (Ionian and Mixolydian), five more to go!

By Instrument:
Guitar
Other instruments...?

We hope that you will find this site to be a useful resource. We wish you, the reader/musician, good luck on all your musical endeavors!

Cheers,
DeRamos.org

F Blues Horiztonal (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale: F blues

Notes: F Ab Bb B C Eb

Hollow Circles: F notes

Orange Circles: F minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: F minor pentatonic outside of the diagonal pattern

Blue Circles (Blue Note): B notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F5 Bb5 Ab5 Db5

And so ends our SECOND 12 WEEKS, as we've looked at 7 scales/modes per week, through all 12 keys. After our holiday break, we'll begin again in the Key of C, with more Chord / Scale / Mode /? du Jour!

Please stay tuned for the next installment of Chord du Jour (alternatively, DeRamos.org's Daily Chord), and be sure to subscribe to this daily dose of music education! THANK YOU!