I Discovered the Secret Chord for Writing Epic Prog Rock Songs! @QJamTracks

Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

In this video we’ll explore a fantastic big sounding progressive Rock chord to sound like Plini, Intervals, Dream Theatre and the like. The chord is a harmonic versatile chord that can be many things. The great sound of this progressive Rock Chord will inspire you to come up with sophisticated Prog Rock and Prog Metal sounds.

Tablature, diagrams, examples and backing tracks will be available on my Patreon page:
patreon.com/QJamTracks

The e-book "The Ultimate Prog Chord" with supporting audio files can be downloaded here:
qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/the-ultimate-progressive-rock-chord

Xvive A58 wireless guitar system:
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*Chapters:*
0:00 Introduction
1:00 Intermezzo (XVive commercial)
2:38 What makes a chord “Progressive”?
3:57 The Ultimate “Prog” chord
6:02 Harmonize scales with the “prog” chord
9:12 Variations on the “Prog” chord
12:21 Conclusion

Photos:
Animals as Leaders
Grywnn, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Haken:
kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Periphery:
Markus Felix (talk to me), CC BY-SA 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Scale The Summit:
Robert Bejil from Bakersfield, Ca, USA, CC BY 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Intervals:
Kyle Gaddo, CC BY-SA 2.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

*Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:*
qjamtracks.shopify.com

*Tabs and tracks at PATREON:*
patreon.com/Qjamtracks
*Social Media/contact: *
https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks
https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks
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*Strandberg Guitars*
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*Fractal Audio (FM9)*
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Neural DSP
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(c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands

$I Discovered the Secret Chord for Writing Epic Prog Rock Songs! In this video we’ll explore a fantastic big sounding progressive Rock chord to sound like Plini, Intervals, Dream Theatre and the like. The chord is a harmonic versatile chord that can be many things. The great sound of this progressive Rock Chord will inspire you to come up with sophisticated Prog Rock and Prog Metal sounds. Tablature, diagrams, examples and backing tracks will be available on my Patreon page: https://patreon.com/QJamTracks The e-book The Ultimate Prog Chord with supporting audio files can be downloaded here: https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/the-ultimate-progressive-rock-chord Xvive A58 wireless guitar system: https://shop.warwick.de/de/search?sSearch=xvive *Chapters:* 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Intermezzo (XVive commercial) 2:38 What makes a chord “Progressive”? 3:57 The Ultimate “Prog” chord 6:02 Harmonize scales with the “prog” chord 9:12 Variations on the “Prog” chord 12:21 Conclusion Photos: Animals as Leaders Grywnn, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Haken: kitmasterbloke, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Periphery: Markus Felix (talk to me), CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Scale The Summit: Robert Bejil from Bakersfield, Ca, USA, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Intervals: Kyle Gaddo, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons *Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:* https://qjamtracks.shopify.com *Tabs and tracks at PATREON:* http://www.patreon.com/Qjamtracks *Social Media/contact: * https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal Audio (FM9)* https://www.fractalaudio.com Neural DSP https://neuraldsp.com/ (c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$ $12 Bar Blues: The Coolest, Most Interesting Way To Get Started On Guitar In video we’ll give 12 Bar Bles progression a make-over, so it will sound virtuoso, extremely cool, fast and exceptionally fun to play. Does one need more? ;) The concepts are simple and straightforward, based on only the pentatonic scale and some juicy faster riffs. Well also change some chords with chord substitutions for an awesome sound. Well change three12-bar Blues Rock progressions in a few steps to a much more interesting progression to play. *Chapters:* 0:00 Introduction 00:38 Make-over 1 (Blues in A) 03:54 Make-over 2 (Blues in A) 06:44 Make-over 3 (Blues in E) 08:59 Final thoughts Loek van der Knaap: https://www.loekvanderknaap.nl/ https://www.broekmans.com/nl/bladmuziek/knaap-l-v-d *Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:* https://qjamtracks.shopify.com *Tabs and tracks at PATREON:* http://www.patreon.com/Qjamtracks *Social Media/contact: * https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal Audio (FM9)* https://www.fractalaudio.com (c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$

$Steve Vai Style BACKING TRACK in the beautiful E LYDIAN mode An awesome sounding modern rock @QJamTracks guitar backing track in the style of Steve Vai, filled with improvisation ideas, scales and arpeggios presented on screen. An educational and enhanced guitar backing track video to practice the lydian scale, pentatonic scale, minor scale, lydian arpeggios, Steve Vai signature lick and pentatonic substitutions. For guitarists who want to improvise in different keys and modes. This awesome modal 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. Contents: 0:00 Start 0:08 What is the Lydian mode 0:28 Improvising in the Lydian mode 0:48 Superimpose a pentatonic scale (lydian) 0:56 G# minor pentatonic scale 1:23 Moods of the Lydian Mode 1:45 E Lydian: B major diatonic scale 2:14 G# minor diatonic scale 2:40 Lydian arpeggio (1) 3:04 Lydian arpeggio (2) 3:28 G# minor: adding the blue note 3:57 Steve Vai Signature Lick 4:22 Lydian: Major 7 arpeggio of the Vth degree 4:47 Superimposing the pentatonic scale of the Vth degree (G# Minor) Artwork: Rob van Hal Main illustration: Pixabay CC0 licenced photo’s (www.pixabay.com) 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 Subjects: Guitar backing track, Guitar Jam track, Backing track, Lydian backing track, E Lydian, Lydian backing track for guitar, E lydian backing track, Steve Vai style backing track, Modulating backing track, The lydian mode, Modes, Progressive rock backing track, Modes for guitar, Jam track E lydian, Spacy backing track, Dreamy backing track, Uplifting backing track, Emotional backing track, Modal backing track, Lidian backing track, Fusion backing track$

Diminished scale for Blues and Outside Sounds

$Enhanced SATRIANI / VAI Backing Track in A Lydian and C Lydian An uplifting, educational and typical Satriani and Vai style backing track for guitarists who want to shred in the Lydian Mode. You can also play pentatonic scales over this guitar Jam track. Excellent for improvising, learning modes, scales, chords, licks and arpeggios in the Lydian Mode. This Q JAM TRACKS jam track in provides a visual representation of the chords and scales in diagrams as they appear in the music. Extra theoretical information is shown in the video. It is a backing track and tutorial (or lesson) at the same time. Its also a play along video for learning exiting and beautiful chords. Photos: Joe Satriani: By LivePict.com, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8400888 Steve Vai: Toglenn [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], from Wikimedia Commons Used: Ibanez JEM 7v (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) Social Media/contact: www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2018 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$ $Backing Track E (harmonic) minor & C major – Gentle & Graceful An educational and enhanced guitar Gentle and Graceful rock backing track in E minor and C major for guitarists who want to improvise in different keys and modes like the E minor scale, E harmonic minor scale and C major scale. This beautiful backing track let ‘s you play with modes, arpeggios and pentatonic substitutions. Excellent for improvising, learning modes, scales, chords, licks and arpeggios. This Q JAM TRACKS jam track in provides a visual representation of the chords and scales in diagrams as they appear in the music. Extra theoretical information is shown in the video. It is a high quality backing track and handy tutorial (lesson) at the same time. Learn: - Em Pentatonic scale - E natural minor scale - E harmonic minor scale - Pentatonic substitution of the 5th degree - B dom11 arpeggio - C maj7 and G maj7 arpeggio - Fmaj13 Steve Vai signature Lick - Leading notes/tones Used: Ibanez JEM 7v (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2019 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$

Unlock the whole tone scale over minor chords and sound like a Pro!

$Pentatonic Exotic Guitar Scales That Sound Amazing Instantly! Learn how to change sophisticated, complex and exotic scales into an easy to play pentatonic versions! In this video, Ill show you how to break down complex scales into easy-to-play pentatonic patterns, making it easy to add an exotic touch to your solos and melodies by adapting a simple minor pentatonic pattern. From Harmonic minor, melodic minor Lydian dominant to mixolydian b6 and whole tone, Ill explore the world of complex scales and provide you with practical tips to incorporate them into your music. Whether youre a beginner or an experienced musician, this video will help you to expand your musical vocabulary and take your playing to the next level. So, get ready to spice up your sound with these simple yet effective pentatonic hacks! Level 5 (of 6) Tablature, diagrams, examples and backing tracks will be available on my Patreon page: https://patreon.com/QJamTracks *Chapters:* 0:00 Introduction 0:57 The Challenge 2:27 Pentatonic Harmonic minor 4:45 Pentatonic Melodic minor 6:58 Pentatonic Min9 (Aeolian) 8:24 Pentatonic Lydian 10:04 Pentatonic Lydian Dominant 11:45 Pentatonic Whole Tone 13:56 Pentatonic Mixolydian 15:33 Pentatonic Mixolydian b6 17:30 Pentatonic Locrian 19:09 Pentatonic Final thoughts *Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:* https://qjamtracks.shopify.com *Tabs and tracks at PATREON:* http://www.patreon.com/Qjamtracks *Social Media/contact: * https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal Audio (FM9)* https://www.fractalaudio.com Neural DSP https://neuraldsp.com/ (c)2025 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$ $Negative Harmony: The Secret Behind Musical Modes In part 3 of my crystal-clear negative harmony tutorial, Ill show you how negative harmony affects modes of the major scale. Som evry interesting things happen when we apply negative harmony on modes. The transformation of a mode has a relation with the brightness and darkness of a mode. Well use the Dorian Brightness Quotient and the circle of fifths to do a remarkable discovery… We will take the song Freewill by the Band Rush in the Lydian mode and convert the song into the negative harmony counterpart to make an awesome variation on this song. Well also look at the difference between Modal interchange and Negative harmony. Both are often confused. *Chapters:* 0:00 Introduction 0:57 Short recap 02:18 Dorian Brightness Quotient 05:17 Modes and negative harmony 07:49 Example – Freewill by Rush 10:14 Freewill in negative harmony 13:49 Modal Interchange vs Negative Harmony 16:15 Negative harmony *Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:* https://qjamtracks.shopify.com *Tabs and tracks at PATREON:* http://www.patreon.com/Qjamtracks *Social Media/contact: * https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal Audio (FM9)* https://www.fractalaudio.com (c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$

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$MODES of the HARMONIC MINOR scale – Ultimate Guide - CRYSTAL CLEAR! The modes of the Harmonic minor scale will boost your improvisation and compositions like nothing else. The Locrian #6 mode, Ionian #5 mode, the dorian #4 mode, the phrygian dominant mode, the lydian #2 mode and the super Locrian bb7 mode are such amazing and special scales that it will let sound like no one else. Lot’s of Jazz and fusion guitarists and even metal guitarists and world music are using this awkward alien, but beautiful scales day in and day out. E-BOOK - Modes of the harmonic minor scale https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/modes-of-the-harmonic-minor-scale Other E-books with audio files: E-BOOK - Easy arpeggios for sophisticated results https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-easy-arpeggios-for-sophisticated-sounds E-BOOK - Improvising over dominant 7 chords (using scales) https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-improvising-over-dominant-chords E-BOOK - Modes of the major scale crystal clear https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-modes-of-the-major-scale-crystal-clear E-BOOK - Exotic Pentatonic scale for Guitar https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/exotic-pentatonic-scales-for-guitar E-BOOK - Secrets of outside playing https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/secrets-of-outside-playing E-BOOK - Superimpose Pentatonic scales https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/superimpose-pentatonic-scales-for-rock-fusion-and-jazz E-BOOK - Traids and inversions for Guitar https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/triads-and-inversions-for-guitar-easy-to-advanced 0:00 Introduction 1:44 The harmonic minor scale 3:12 Chords 6:07 Ambiguous scale degrees 7:09 The modes 7:48 The Minor scale of the 3rd degree 8:55 VS the modes of the major scale 12:17 The sound of the modes 13:30 Mode 2: Locrian #6 15:48 Mode 3: Ionian #5 17:51 Mode 4: Dorian #4 20:23 Mode 5: Phrygian Dominant 23:06 Mode 6: Lydian #2 25:57 Mode 7: Super Locrian bb7 27:46 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) 2021) Rob van Hal Used: Strandberg Boden Metal 8 NX (www.strandbergguitars.com) 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) BIAS FX (www.positivegrid.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2021 Rob van Hal, Netherlands Subjects in this video: Modes of the harmonic minor scale, Harmonic minor scale, Modes, Locrian #6, Ionian #5, Dorian #4, Phrygian Dominant, Lydian #2, Super Locrian bb7, Altered diminished scale, Ultra Locrian scale, Improvising, Jazz guitar, Jazz scales, Fusion, fusion scale, Metal scale, Music theory lesson guitar, Music theory, Guitar tutorial, Guitar lesson, Rob van Hal, QJamTracks, Q Jem tracks, Q jam tracks$