Pentatonic Scale for Songwriters 

Author: James A. Kachulis

Lesson description

Do you love blues, rock or rhythm and blues songs, but don't know how to write one? Berklee College of Music faculty and successful songwriter Jimmy Kachulis, teaches you how to write blues, rock, rhythm and blues songs by adding certain chords and notes to your compositions.

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