Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
My pro theory + songwriting course: bit.ly/2J2Nctn
Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! bit.ly/3wDacU4
The whole song/music video is here: youtu.be/CR01l2THDOU
This video is a guided tutorial through writing and producing a lofi hiphop beat to study chill or smoke to. I say it's jazzy cause it has saxophone and some extended chords :P It actually can be thought of as 33/32 though I wouldn't notate it like that - you'll hear how and why it came together that way as the song progresses.
Special thanks to my Patreon subscribers, they are my favorite people on the whole planet and this video wouldn't exist without them. Additional thanks goes to Mike Muggli (Moog Lee) for his added keyboard line, Mark Kahovec for his Government Subsidized Saxophone, and Jeff Schwertfeger for sending me a bunch of random clips.
patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
If you were confused at the theory in this video you should check out these other lessons I did:
Writing with 7th chords: youtu.be/3JizNRwHYNY
Motifs and chords: youtu.be/z3Dy6Mnp5Og
Hemiola: youtu.be/HhODahQ-U4U
Table of contents:
00:00 Intro
00:48 The Sloppiest Rhythm Ever
05:25 Writing a Melodic Theme
09:02 Adding Vocals
09:46 SAX
10:38 Creating Ambience and Atmosphere
11:34 Production Notes
13:40 The FINAL step to LoFi Goodness
15:06 Music Video "Seventeen Days"
18:06 Final Comments
The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
My pro theory + songwriting course: bit.ly/2J2Nctn
Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! bit.ly/3wDacU4
The whole song/music video is here: youtu.be/CR01l2THDOU
This video is a guided tutorial through writing and producing a lofi hiphop beat to study chill or smoke to. I say it's jazzy cause it has saxophone and some extended chords :P It actually can be thought of as 33/32 though I wouldn't notate it like that - you'll hear how and why it came together that way as the song progresses.
Special thanks to my Patreon subscribers, they are my favorite people on the whole planet and this video wouldn't exist without them. Additional thanks goes to Mike Muggli (Moog Lee) for his added keyboard line, Mark Kahovec for his Government Subsidized Saxophone, and Jeff Schwertfeger for sending me a bunch of random clips.
patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
If you were confused at the theory in this video you should check out these other lessons I did:
Writing with 7th chords: youtu.be/3JizNRwHYNY
Motifs and chords: youtu.be/z3Dy6Mnp5Og
Hemiola: youtu.be/HhODahQ-U4U
Table of contents:
00:00 Intro
00:48 The Sloppiest Rhythm Ever
05:25 Writing a Melodic Theme
09:02 Adding Vocals
09:46 SAX
10:38 Creating Ambience and Atmosphere
11:34 Production Notes
13:40 The FINAL step to LoFi Goodness
15:06 Music Video "Seventeen Days"
18:06 Final Comments
![AWESOME ARPEGGIOS - 3 Ways to to Play Minor Add9 [GUITAR LESSON]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cV3QmBreMhs/mqdefault.jpg "AWESOME ARPEGGIOS - 3 Ways to to Play Minor Add9 [GUITAR LESSON]
The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
My pro theory + songwriting course https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn
Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4
This video teaches 3 ways to play minor add9 arpeggios, and applies them to a prog-rock rhythm in A minor. It includes insight into connecting shapes, and how minor add9 arpeggios may fit into a given key.
There is a mistake on the #2 Diagram- The first note is written one fret too low. The first note should be played on the 7th fret, your next note should be played on the 12th fret.
Get the tabs, mp3, and diagrams here!:https://goo.gl/haKDBs
This video teaches 3 ways to play minor add9 arpeggios, and applies them to a prog-rock rhythm in A minor. It includes insight into connecting shapes, and how minor add9 arpeggios may fit into a given key.
Like this video? Thank my Patreon subscribers for sponsoring these lessons! Theyre the reason you dont see ads or sponsorships in the middle of my videos. You can join them here:
www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
https://www.twitter.com/signals_music
https://www.facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio
https://www.signalsmusicstudio.com
Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:30 Shape 1
03:36 Shape 2
05:29 Shape 3
07:27 Writing Arpeggio Sections
09:24 Wrapping Up")
![The Wonder Scale - Mixolydian b6 [Guitar Lesson and Theory]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d20wwTZxOZ8/mqdefault.jpg "The Wonder Scale - Mixolydian b6 [Guitar Lesson and Theory]
The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
My pro theory + songwriting course https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn
Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4
Exploring the mixolydian flat 6 scale, and the subtle difference between it and modal interchange when playing a I-iv progression. Skip to 06:25 to hear the scale in action.
Like this video? Thank my Patreon subscribers for sponsoring these lessons! Theyre the reason you dont see ads or sponsorships in the middle of my videos. You can join them here:
www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
https://www.twitter.com/signals_music
https://www.facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio
https://www.signalsmusicstudio.com
Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.")
![These 2 Indian Rhythm Exercises Will Destroy You [ADVANCED RHYTHM THEORY + KONNAKOL]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/duBOlIt9uMI/mqdefault.jpg "These 2 Indian Rhythm Exercises Will Destroy You [ADVANCED RHYTHM THEORY + KONNAKOL]
Part Two of this lesson, by Ben Levin, is found here! https://youtu.be/vJCPnu1XU5E
Confused? Take my rhythm course! https://tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f
In this lesson, we learn to perform some simple exercises from Indian konnakol (vocal percussion), then make music inspired by the concept. For most Western musicians like myself, these exercises will be wildly complex and advanced, since we rarely encounter such patterns in our music. However, reductive and growing patterns are common in Indian music, and keeping track of a steady pulse beneath them is a must! By learning konnakol and practicing these patterns, you should be able to easily expand your composing possibilities and start including exotic rhythms into your own music should you wish. As youll see, these exercises easily lead into polyrhythms and polymeters of extreme complexity.
Thank you to my Patreon supporters for making these videos possible - their support means I dont have to put sponsors or ads in the middle of my videos.
https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
And a HUGE thank you to Ben Levin for being a part of this video! Make sure to visit his website here: https://benlevinmusicschool.com/
And to @BeardStank (Jeff Schwertfeger) for his drumful prowess!
Like chords more than rhythms? Check out my new book, the Chord Progression Codex. I promise youll love it! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
Heres the Adam Neely video with the Phrygian Challenge, featuring this rhythm: https://youtu.be/ZxQWbyaMzfg?si=7qEaI_V3KjyU7yW9
Table of Contents
00:00 Intro
01:35 Explaining Exercise 1
03:38 Keeping Tala With Your Hands
04:34 Hear Exercise 1
05:46 Converting Indian Rhythms to Western Notation
06:51 Hear The Exercise On Guitar
07:30 Turning Mad Rhythms Into Music
13:25 Hear The Song by Jake Lizzio + Ben Levin
14:56 Exercise 2
16:57 Closing Thoughts")
![Learn Sweep Picking - How to SHRED teh ArPegGiO [Guitar Lesson]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gChLdrC57hw/mqdefault.jpg "Learn Sweep Picking - How to SHRED teh ArPegGiO [Guitar Lesson]
The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
My pro theory + songwriting course https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn
Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4
Learn to sweep pick through arpeggios with these 4 simple patterns. At 5:58, the last note of the tab is WRONG and should say 10, not 12.
Find Liams youtube channel here, and bow to his greatness: https://www.youtube.com/user/ZyggieFromJiU
Like this video? Thank my Patreon subscribers for sponsoring these lessons! Theyre the reason you dont see ads or sponsorships in the middle of my videos. You can join them here:
www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio
thttps://www.twitter.com/signals_music
https://www.facebook.com/signalsmusicstudio
https://www.signalsmusicstudio.com
Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.")
