After Rehearsal Circle of 4ths Lesson - Neo Soul Jazz and Gospel :: Recorded on iPhone 4

http://gospelmusicians.com/ - After Rehearsal Jam :: Jamal Hartwell on Keys, Lydell Tate on Bass, Nikki Ingram on vocals, Arlene Hartwell on vocals (Wifey), Evan on vocals too, Cameron Tate on drums.

A lot of people ask me all the time how to change modes or to create a new sound. One way to do that is to use the relative minor and use the flatted 7 as your launching board. If you ever heard that Neo-Soul Hip-Hop McDonalds commercial that's what that is. The circle of fifths is not just used to do the standard, but you can actually cycle 5ths and circle 4ths to create a nice Neo-Soul and Jazzy feel. Then you come back home to the 5.

PS: Sorry for saying F# instead of Gb...Bad habit. I call it a circle of minors, because you are essentially in the relative minor or a mixture of a dorian mode by playing with the Db key and the Gb key which is the relative minor. The Gb and the Db share many of the same chords and notes. The flatted 7th in the key of Eb is Db and going to the Gb Major is the 4th of Db. Then going to the B is the fourth of Gb and the E is the flatted 7th of Gb. So between the flatted 7th's and the relative minors, you can get a nice circle going on and make sure you come back home by hitting the Eb over Ab, or the five.

Chords:
1. Ab Major 9
2. C Minor 9
3. Db Major 9
4. Gb Major 9
5. B Major 9
6. E Major 9
7. Ab9/Bb

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