EVERYTHING about the Secondary Dominant – Crystal-clear @QJamTracks

Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

The secondary dominant is a great way to let your chord progressions stand out. It is the proven method that many Pop, Rock and Jazz composers use to create recognizable characteristic chord progressions. In this video you’ll see a lot of examples of the use of a secondary dominant by looking at well known songs like Mr. Sandman, Hey Jude, Creep, Piano man, Bohemian Rapsody, Happier than ever and many more. We will also look at the deceptive cadence and diminished chords and tritone substitutions that can be used as a secondary dominant. At the end of the video we’ll look at the back cycle technique which is a staple in Jazz and also used in Pop and Rock songs.

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*Chapters:*
0:00 Introduction
01:13 The dominant chord
03:24 The secondary dominant
06:37 Finding the secondary dominant
09:42 Songs
13:32 Deceptive cadence
15:17 Diminished secondary dominant
17:51 Tritone substitution as a secondary dominant
19:29 Back Cycle
22:23 Conclusion
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(c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands

$EVERYTHING about the Secondary Dominant – Crystal-clear The secondary dominant is a great way to let your chord progressions stand out. It is the proven method that many Pop, Rock and Jazz composers use to create recognizable characteristic chord progressions. In this video you’ll see a lot of examples of the use of a secondary dominant by looking at well known songs like Mr. Sandman, Hey Jude, Creep, Piano man, Bohemian Rapsody, Happier than ever and many more. We will also look at the deceptive cadence and diminished chords and tritone substitutions that can be used as a secondary dominant. At the end of the video we’ll look at the back cycle technique which is a staple in Jazz and also used in Pop and Rock songs. E-book: https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/the-secondary-dominant *Chapters:* 0:00 Introduction 01:13 The dominant chord 03:24 The secondary dominant 06:37 Finding the secondary dominant 09:42 Songs 13:32 Deceptive cadence 15:17 Diminished secondary dominant 17:51 Tritone substitution as a secondary dominant 19:29 Back Cycle 22:23 Conclusion *Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:* https://qjamtracks.shopify.com *Tabs and tracks at PATREON:* http://www.patreon.com/Qjamtracks *Social Media/contact: * https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal Audio (FM9)* https://www.fractalaudio.com (c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$

Guitar Backing Track STEVE VAI style E maj & F lydian

Pink Floyd Style Guitar Backing Track David Gilmour in A minor

$Awesome SPREAD TRIADS for GUITAR ! – Crystal Clear Tutorial Awesome SPREAD TRIADS for GUITAR ! – Crystal Clear Tutorial Spread triads are an amazing asset for writing songs and riffs that sound more open, more harmonic and more melodic. Learn this technique and play them in your solos and compositions like the great guitarists Pat Metheny, Eric Johnson, Dominic Miller (Sting), Plini and lots of other guitarists that already discovered the awesome spread triads. 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Whether youre a fan of jazz fusion, progressive rock, or metal, mastering these scales will give you the tools to solo with confidence across any genre. 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An educational and enhanced guitar backing track video to practice the modes and harmonic minor. This backing track is made for guitarists who want to improvise in different keys and modes. This awesome E drone backing track let ‘s you play different scales, which are visualized onscreen. Excellent for improvising, learning modes, scales, chords, licks and arpeggios. This Q JAM TRACKS jam track provides a visual representation of the chords and scales in diagrams as they appear in the backing track. Extra theoretical information is shown in the video. It is a high quality backing track and handy tutorial (lesson) at the same time. Download the backing track here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/48094270 Artwork: Rob van Hal Cover Photo: https://pixabay.com/nl/photos/branden-incenses-reizen-india-asia-1119244/ by https://pixabay.com/nl/users/devanath-1785462/ Used for recording: Ibanez JEM 7v (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Samson Concert Wireless Microphone system CR99 Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) QJamTrack Uses: BIAS FX II Cakewalk by Bandlab Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2020 Rob van Hal, Netherlands Guitar backing track, Pitch Axis Theory, E drone backing track, E lydian backing track, E dorian backing track, E harmonic minor backing track, Joe Satriani backing track, Steve Vai backing track, Spiritual backing track, Steve Vai Style, Guitar Jam track, Guitar tutorial, Guitar lesson lydian, Backing track, Jam track E minor, Relaxed backing track$

Jazz Guitar Magic! - Pat Martino Line 1 over ii V I

$Unlock the Secrets of Modes: Unleash MODAL ARPEGGIOS (part 1) In this guitar lesson we look at the beautiful 13 arpeggios that can be build in every mode of the major scale. The 13 chord arpeggios (like for instance the Cmaj13 arpeggio) contain all notes of the mode. They are created by stacking thirds and create a modal sound like Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Eolian and Locrian. 0:00 Introduction 1:04 The characteristic modal note 3:09 Arpeggios vs scales 4:33 Approaches 4:54 What is a modal arpeggio 6:20 The Dorian Modal Arpeggio 7:49 The Phrygian Modal Arpeggio 9:15 The Lydian Modal Arpeggio 10:35 The Mixolydian Modal Arpeggio 12:06 The Aeolian Modal Arpeggio 12:49 The Locrian Modal Arpeggio 14:19 Conclusion You can support me on my patreon page (also for tabs of the licks played in this video): www.patreon.com/QJamTracks Artwork: (c) 2020) Rob van Hal Photo meditation: https://pixabay.com/nl/photos/meditatie-boeddhisme-monnik-tempel-2214532/ Used: Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez RT Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Schecter Banshee GT FR (www.schecterguitars.com/) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Samson Concert 99 Wireless system Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2020 Rob van Hal, Netherlands Subjects in this video: Modal Arpeggio, Modal arpeggio lesson, Modal arpeggio tutorial, Phrygian arpeggio guitar, Dorian arpeggio guitar, Lydian arpeggio guitar, Mixolydian arpeggio guitar, Locrian arpeggio guitar, Aeolian arpeggio guitar, Chord theory guitar, Lesson modes guitar, Ionian, Phrygian, Lydian, Dorian, Mixolydian, Locrian, aeolian, Music theory lesson guitar, Music theory, Guitar tutorial, Guitar lesson$ $STEVE VAI Trademark licks using WIDE intervals Learn all about the typical Steve Vai licks that are build around wide intervals like fifths, sixths, sevenths and octave. In this enhanced visual guitar tutorial I explain everything you need to know about these Trademark licks and arpeggios and arpeggios of master guitarist Steve Vai, so you can incorporate it in your improvisation the easy way. Copyright attribution: Child with guitar: Pixabay.com / Pexels.com (CCO license) Monkey: Pixabay.com / Pexels.com (CCO license) Steve Vai with Frank Zappa: By Eddie Berman - Frank Zappa, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4612527 Steve Vai in Milano: Vento di Grecale [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)] Steve Vai and band: By Vento di Grecale - originally posted to Flickr as [1], CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4052542 Steve Vai with Triple Neck Ibanez Guitar: AlbertoCarrasco [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)] All audio recorded and played by me (Rob van Hal) Chapters: 0:00 About Steve Vai 0:40 Major 13th lick in Fifths 2:31 Double Octave Lick 4:01 6th interval lick I use: Ibanez JEM 7v (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) Social Media/contact: www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2018 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$

8 Exotic WIDE INTERVAL Licks and Arpeggios to Master on Guitar!

$From Jazz Fusion to Metal - Why YOU need this Scale! In this advanced music theory and composition lesson youll learn about the darkest major guitar scale. Its the he film music composers Mixolydian Flat 6 scale for guitar, that is the favorite of for instance Steve Vai and many game music producers. It makes major sound like minor, and is great for dualistic and dramatic effects in Jazz Fusion, Progressive Rock and Progressive Metal In this intermediate QJamTracks guitar lesson you’ll be learning all about the 5ht mode of the Melodic minor scale: the amazing mixolydian b6 scale. It’s a dualistic scale that moves into the major and minor territory at the same time. It’s an undiscovered gem of a scale that can be used in all kind of styles. From Indian Ragas to Prog Rock to Pop. You learn some music theory and what chords to use to get that special mix of major and minor which makes this scale such a great creative tool. Youll learn about progressions and musical ideas and also how to improvise with the scale and which arpeggios you can use. All this will expand your knowledge of the fretboard and youll be inspired to make some beautiful guitar music! Please support this channel by engaging: like, comment, subscribe (with notifications on ;) Become a Patreon or visit my e-book store to just take a look! My **E-BOOK STORE** (affordable crystal-clear guitar lessons packed with audio examples) HTTPS://QJAMTRACKS.MYSHOPIFY.COM My **PATREON** for support and extra’s: HTTPS://PATREON.COM/QJAMTRACKS **HASTAGS:** #modesofthemelodicminorscale #melodicminor #mixolydian #mixolydianb6 #guitarlesson #guitartutorial #progressiverock #progressivemetal #plini #pliniband #complex #fusionscale **CHAPTERS:** 00:00 Unlocking the Mixolydian Flat 6 Scale 01:09 Deconstruct the Scale Structure 03:33 Names and Origin of the Mixolydian b6 scale 05:09 Chords and Triads in the Mixolydian Flat 6 Scale 11:32 Write Mixolydian Flat 6 chord progressions 13:20 Improvise with the Mixolydian b6 scale 16:31 Improvise with arpeggios 17:46 Conclusion **SOCIAL MEDIA / CONTACT: ** https://facebook.com/QJamTracks https://instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal AxeFx II* https://www.fractalaudio.com *Neural DSP PluginS * https://neuraldsp.com/ (c)2026 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$ $5 WAYS to SPICE UP The Pentatonic Scale – NEVER a boring lick again! In this video I’ll show you 5 ways to make your pentatonic scale solos stand out from the rest. Break away from the always the same sounding licks. We’re going to put some real spicy notes in this basic and straightforward scale. We going to look at the mixing major and minor, adding the blue note, the raised sixth and combining major and minor thirds. On top of that I’ll tell you about the magic of substitution. By substituting the basic pentatonic scale by other keys you find yourself being a divers solo guitarist in seconds with only those good old pentatonic scale patterns. There are lots of possibilities with this golden technique. This also gives us possibilities to play modes with simple pentatonic scales. Here you see examples of the Dorian Pentatonic Concept and the Lydian Pentatonic Concept. You will see licks very different styles. You can support me on my patreon page: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:11 Mixing Major and Minor 02:08 The Blue note 03:57 Adding the major 6th degree 06:18 Mixing the major and minor third 07:26 Superimpose pentatonic scales 08:29 Superimpose the pentatonic scale over Min7 chords 10:14 Superimpose the pentatonic scale over Maj7 chords 12:09 Superimpose the pentatonic scale over Dom7 and Altered chords 13:20 Pentatonic ideas for the ii-V-I progression Artwork: (c) 2019) Rob van Hal Used: Ibanez JEM 7v (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Samson Concert 99 Wireless system Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2019 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$