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Greetings to the curious, unconventional, free-thinking musicians! This is where you'll find my diagrams and thoughts on music, theory, and songwriting. Let's geek out together and have some fun!
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144 | Just Got Guitar Labels - What's Next?

I'm excited for you! While you're waiting for them to arrive, here are a few helpful resources you can get into now:

Where to Get Labels
https://colormusic-shop.myshopify.com/collections/instrument-labels

How to Apply Your Fretboard Labels
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1339841/44-how-to-apply-colormusic-guitar-stickers

-- CHORDS --
1. Guitar chords chart
-- Right-handed
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/2084145/128-basic-guitar-chords-ionian-right-handed

-- Left-handed
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/2444739/135-basic-guitar-chords-ionian-left-handed

2. Guitar chords video playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBO2iP5zSYD4UHsW07qsDVsm41o-depcO

3. Chord posts playlist
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1675696/chords-playlist

The next things I recommend are:

-- PROGRESSIONS --
4. Guitar progressions PDF
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/2482809/142-guitar-chord-progressions-ionian

5. Harmony video playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBO2iP5zSYD45SupAvfIB1Rr3wes3CNZM

-- MUSIC THEORY --
6. Music theory in 19 minutes
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/691083/5-the-5-steps-to-colormusic

7. Understanding the guitar fretboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxAf3NgF4jk

8. Theory basics video playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBO2iP5zSYD7CbGOXEnMsUoWSkyxRsXTd

9. Full guitar theory course
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1675587/music-theory-course-playlist

-- MODES, ETC. --
10. Modes post playlist
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1675777/modes-playlist

11. Modes video playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBO2iP5zSYD5UVNqrIZQLnU3EaQqnBZE9

12. Circle of fifths post playlist
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/post/1675562/circle-of-fifths-playlist

These links give you a good start, with a foundation in what we do here. This is only the beginning, and the future is bright!

Cheers,
Mike

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221 | Welcome to the ColorMusic Library!

Hello. This is the place to access all ColorMusic resources on music theory for songwriting: https://www.mycolormusic.com/

Most of the content is only available to Supporters here on Locals (I love you).

You can find all the materials directly here on Locals:
https://mikegeorge.locals.com/content/articles/playlists

But mycolormusic.com is easier to navigate. So definitely check it out. This video explains HOW TO NAVIGATE THE PLAYLISTS. Cheers!

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Tips for Breaking in your ColorMusic ChordMap
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February 11, 2024
269 | Lesson 19 - Quick Update

Hey there. I worked on Lesson 19 (Circle of Fifths) all day yesterday. Here's a short update that we filmed last night. Enjoy!

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November 02, 2024
301 | The guitar's standard tuning - EXPLAINED

Hey, all -- check out the latest video on Youtube. It's now live!

Hello everyone!

Has anyone done a color analysis of songs written by the band King Crimson? It would be amazing to see any of their songs looked at and understood using the color wheel to understand their unique and complex music.

Adrian

October 18, 2024

Hey, i love this and have some cuestions for the course. for lesson 1 exersices we are told to play each C note or each A note and so on for the 12 notes. how long should one wait between going from one lesson to another? lesson 1 exersices says play each c note on the fret and so on. should we learn this religiousily now? og do it a couple of time but then we will learn it better during other exersizses later on. so the mail question is how long to exersice untill going to the next lesson

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227 | Why Use Colors AND Shapes
a better look at music theory

Music theory is NOT confusing ... but the SYMBOLS people typically use to understand it are.

In this video, we look at how to quickly understand the patterns of music using COLORS and SHAPES.

https://youtube.com/live/mSWUhD0wDiQ

In other posts here, I explain the benefit of color to see music theory. But people often ask, “… but what’s up with the shapes? Why also use these alternating squares and circles?”

So here’s a synopsis of why the shapes are so helpful, which summarizes key points in the video.

Traditionally, musicians try to picture the invisible patterns of sound using uniform black dots … along with letter and number symbols:

The result is a visually complex system of blotches and squiggles that’s confusing and even counterintuitive.

But when you get down to it, the two most fundamental labels used to communicate musical ideas is those letters and numbers.

  • LETTERS that represent the 12 individual notes in music, and
  • NUMBERS that indicate the different intervals between the notes

And together, these two symbol sets — letters and numbers — are meant to illustrate the musical relationships or patterns, which is what music is all about.

 

 

But while the letters do at least a decent job of distinguishing each note from the next — like C versus C# versus D, etc. — the colors visually clarify which notes are which more vividly and immediately.

And the color-note assignments here are based on applying the color wheel to the circle of fifths — where both patterns follow the exact same structure and sequence.

For example, in the center image below, the major scales of each key overlap in music to form the circle of fifths. And just as all the keys in music form this daisy-chain pattern, all the colors in the color wheel also bleed seamlessly into one another....

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Open Hour - Saturday, November 2

Lesson 19 is out! And, to talk about it, we're hanging out via live stream Saturday, November 2 at 9:00 a.m. (Mountain). Chat Live or post questions on Locals in advance.

This Open Hour is for supporters. THANK YOU!

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Open Hour - Saturday, October 26

Hey, we're hanging out via live stream Saturday, October 26 at 9:00 a.m. (Mountain).

(Chat Live or post questions on Locals in advance.) This Open Hour is for supporters. THANK YOU!

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