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Fake genius

By ONE HIT KILL on February 2, 2024 12:01 pm

So far in weekly beats, I have forgotten nanoloop2 has chords...correction, I have forgotten music has chords. Do not fear more filth will arrive in the coming weeks, a return to regular programming. This song is a bit meandering, thus is the nature of something so 'backing track' in its soul;

Anyway here is a music theory hack for y'all; you can literally just button mash or play anything on the white keys of a piano over this 'complex sounding' progression and you will sound like a jazz master. i.e. its in A minor
the chords are

B flat minor 7b5
E Augmented
A minor 7
C major 7

The interlude chords are

F maj 7
A min 7
F maj 7
E Aug

It all sounds super complex and there are scary names in there but so many of those chords share notes. A person physically playing this woluld only be changing a 1 or 2 notes per change.

As mentioned any white key will be in key. A B C D E F G A.
A blues scale on guitar will be in key.
Literally playing the stairway to heaven solo note for note will be in key.
All default everything on every instrument every will be in key.
Mash like its street fighter baby.


Soloing over this progression = How to sound like a genius at any instrument 101

And as usual, volume levels; keep me honest. I have no idea what I'm doing.

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The increasing speed and gear shift around 2:20 is VEEEERY fun, hahahahahaha...  Those are some CHUBBY WUBZ, my friend. Great work!

jazz, huh. tense.

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