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Developing A Melody

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In this episode of Captain Fantastic Plays For You, we begin to discuss how to develop a melody. It begins with two chords: Dmi7 and BbMaj7. In the video, we begin by creating a vamp between these two chords, one measure per chord. The convenient thing about using these two chords is that they share three notes... Dmi7 has the notes D F A C BbMaj7 has the notes Bb D F A These two chords as they are voiced [or fingered] in the video are shown below Over these two ch....

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