TEMPOJAM LESSONS
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2,709 lessons for 8 instruments, from your very first notes to jazz harmony. Each lesson shows the chart and notation, and plays it so you know exactly how it should sound.
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Guitar
Chord diagrams for standard E A D G B E tuning, with strumming patterns for each level.
Start learning →Piano
Right-hand chord shapes on the keyboard, with the bass note for the left hand.
Start learning →Ukulele
Chord diagrams for standard G C E A tuning, with strumming patterns for each level.
Start learning →Mandolin
Chord diagrams for standard G D A E tuning, with strumming patterns for each level.
Start learning →Banjo
Five-string banjo shapes in open G tuning (g D G B D), with rolls and pinches for each level.
Start learning →Violin
Every chord as an arpeggio: the notes on the staff with the string and finger in first position.
Start learning →Flute
Every chord as an arpeggio on the staff, from the low to the high register, with breathing tips.
Start learning →Drums
21 grooves from your first rock beat to funk, reggae, jazz and 7/8, played on a step grid you can slow down.
Start learning →First steps · levels 1–2
- Your first three major chordsLevel 1 · I–IV–V–I
- Switching between two chordsLevel 1 · I–V–I–V
- Minor chords in a major keyLevel 2 · vi–ii–iii–vi
- The fifties progressionLevel 2 · I–vi–IV–V
- The four-chord pop progressionLevel 2 · I–V–vi–IV
Beginner · levels 3–4
- Suspended chordsLevel 3 · Isus4–I–Isus2–I
- Playing in a minor keyLevel 3 · i–iv–v–i
- The 12-bar bluesLevel 3 · I–IV–I–V–IV–I
- The Andalusian cadenceLevel 4 · i–♭VII–♭VI–V
- The minor pop progressionLevel 4 · i–♭VI–♭III–♭VII
- Dominant seventh chordsLevel 4 · I7–IV7–V7
- Major seventh chordsLevel 4 · Imaj7–IVmaj7
- Minor seventh chordsLevel 4 · ii7–iii7–vi7
Intermediate · levels 5–6
- The major ii–V–ILevel 5 · ii7–V7–Imaj7
- Sixth chordsLevel 5 · I6–IV6–vi–V
- Slash chords and a walking bassLevel 5 · I–I/3–IV–V
- A descending bass lineLevel 5 · I–V/7–vi–I/5–IV
- The I–vi–ii–V turnaroundLevel 5 · Imaj7–vi7–ii7–V7
- Secondary dominantsLevel 6 · I–VI7–ii–V7
- Diminished passing chordsLevel 6 · I–♯i°7–ii7–V7
- Augmented chordsLevel 6 · I–I+–IV–iv
- The minor ii–V–iLevel 6 · iiø7–V7♭9–i
Advanced · levels 7–8
- Borrowed chords: the minor ivLevel 7 · I–IV–iv–I
- The minor bluesLevel 7 · i–iv–i–♭VI7–V7–i
- Ninth chordsLevel 7 · ii9–V9–Imaj9
- The backdoor progressionLevel 8 · iv7–♭VII7–Imaj7
- Dominant thirteenth chordsLevel 8 · ii9–V13–Imaj9
- Altered dominant chordsLevel 8 · ii7–V7♯9–Imaj7 / ii7–V7♭9–Imaj7
Expert · levels 9–10
- Tritone substitutionLevel 9 · ii7–♭II7–Imaj7
- The jazz bluesLevel 9 · I7–IV7–I7–VI7–ii7–V7
- A neo-soul chord loopLevel 10 · IVmaj9–iii7–vi9–ii9–V13
- Rhythm changes (A section)Level 10 · I–vi–ii–V–iii–VI7–ii–V
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