Minor Swing, Part 2: Chord Substitutions

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Former David Grisman Quintet guitarist Grant Gordy shows you his modern approach to flatpicking and how he combines a wide array of musical influences to create his unique style. With advice on theory and navigating the fingerboard and how to use that knowledge to create your own solos.

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Minor Swing

Minor Swing, Part 1

Minor Swing, Part 2: Chord Substitutions

Minor Swing, Part 3: Rhythm Play-Along Track

Minor Swing, Part 2: Chord Substitutions

In this video, Grant demonstrates various ways to add more movement to the basic chord progression he showed in the first section. His strategies include chromatically moving the minor sixth chords and substituting V or diminished chords,

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