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  • ABOUT
    • Bill Kaman
    • Matt Smith
    • Kristopher Wade
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  • CONTACT
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"Making our first record together as Raveis Kole at 6 String Ranch with Matt Smith was an amazing experience!" -Laurie Raveis --- "Matt Smith takes complicated theories and breaks them down so they are easy to understand." -Steven Terry --- "Matt is especially great at zeroing in on the important things you need to know to sound good -- no fluff, just the good stuff. "Lou Manzi (National Guitar Workshop) --- "Matt shared our vision, and provided the structure and support to help us walk away with a great record!" -Dennis Kole

Fingerstyle guitarists-

6 String Ranch

presents our good friend

Guitar Wizard Ed Gerhard

on Feb 9 2019!

 

 

Guitar slingers,

6 String Ranch

and Vintage Guitar Magazine

wanna see YOU at the Ranch!

 


 

 

Checkout our feature in Vintage Guitar Magazine!

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/vintageguitar/201801_v2/index.php#/102

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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"Complex Chords Demystified" - Matt Smith  

Complex Chords Demystified - December 2016 - Matt Smith 
 

For many years I have taught students heading into Jazz Ensembles how to read Chord charts 

and the “shorthand” used in the Real Book and other jazz notation. 

For example, a small triangle signifies Major, a minus sign signifies minor, a “degree” signifies 

diminished and a plus sign signifies augmented. 

For example: C-7 = C minor7, C+7 = C augmented7, etc. 

Chords tell a student exactly what they contain. It's important to note that every…

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11/09/2016

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