Ha there's some beautiful stuff here, if you want to go more in depth into this stuff I have a free course starting this coming Monday: forms.gle/5hvXBUnSfp5kC5TEA. Cheers mate

I'm pleased to hear this was useful to you Dave. Do sign up for my free course if you'd like more lesson content. Thanks again!

Thanks Donald, try starting all the way from the vii chord and moving all the way down. That'll take some charting!! Cheers as always

Thanks as always Pranav. I'm delighted that the way I explain things resonates with some people. Isn't that the wonderful thing about the internet? There's something for everyone! Pick up your axe and enjoy your break. Cheers!

Thanks for taking the time to say so, Darren. Cheers!

Thanks very much Shiv for your kind words. I'll be doing another free 14 day course in about a months time so be sure to get involved in that nearer the time. Cheers!

Thanks for that Frank. You're spot on with the reference of course. I think of those as being chromatic approach chords and closely related to bebop ornaments but its an unnecessary distinction really. Cheers

You're most welcome, thank you! I'm running a completely free course in the next few weeks which will be all of my 'top tips' and time savers I've encountered. Basically trying to declutter the journey that is jazz guitar! My FREE 'Rethinking Jazz Guitar' course: bit.ly/RethinkingJazzGuitar

You're most welcome, Hugo! Are there any other topics you'd like to see discussed? Cheers

Thanks from one Charles to another. I'm glad you liked this idea!

Thank you so much, Dan. if you want to go more in depth into this stuff and much more I have a free course starting this coming Monday: forms.gle/5hvXBUnSfp5kC5TEA Cheers mate

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@@CharlesHarrisonMusicTuition Oh, thanks! The nature of my question was a lot dumber than that, but I got it answered when you dropped the low B string down to A. I was not sure physically how you tightened and loosened the strings, and part of me speculated that maybe there was no tuning by tightening at all, and that maybe it was just electronically producing a sound that you programmed in like a synthesizer, and unlike a normal electric guitar. But I see that there are ways to tighten the strings at the bottom of the guitar. (I play acoustic, so I'm sheltered.)

@@jameskennedy7093 Apologies, that was dim witted of me, in my defence it was first thing in the morning! Yes there are knurled tuners on the bridge itself. It is very awkward at first but it does eventually become a far more accurate tuning method and is second nature to me now- so much so that I still reach for the bridge on a guitar with standard tuners out of habit! There are a few variations on this tuning method. The bridge I use is a hipshot tuning system. There is the strandberg system, the ABS system and several others. They are all very similar and it boils down mostly to cost and aesthetics. I would recommend you try to get your hands on one and give it a go! Cheers

That's right, although just substituting the root works too!

Thanks Kerol, this would exactly the same. Just lay out the chords of your chosen minor scale as I did here for the major scale and make your chosen substitutions! I will do a video example of this in the future for you. Best of luck, cheers!

There are no rules here, if you like the sound of it then it works! Substituting the 4 would give us a Major 7th chord on the 7th degree (Fmajor7 would become Bmajor7 in the key of C major for example). This is a very common 'chromatic approach chord' up towards the root of the key and so it is commonly used in practice. Hope that helps and thanks again for taking the time to comment, cheers!