Recent content by Noah Nicoll

I think that cycle is more accurate as it is not really a circle but a spiral. If you go all the way round you don't come back to C at twelve o'clock but to Bsharp or Ddubbelflat, depending on which way 'round you go. With our modern tuning it doesn't really make a difference to our ear, but...

'Am I just being selfish and greedy, or do I actually have a valid point?' Yes you're being selfish and greedy and no, you do not have a valid point.

An Ab chord in the key of Bb is known as mol-dur which is german for minor-major and is translated as minor in major or borrowed from minor. The most famous mol-dur chord is the IV. example Fmin. in C.

If you play jazz or other improvised music you can't really do without. It's about the ears! As a bassplayer you must really hear every single harmonic nuance to be able to play sensible basslines and to anticipate where the harmonie is going. e.g. in a V-I progression we are told that we can...