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How to Read Chord Symbols

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Some basic info about reading chord symbols.

This is a lesson from the “Dark Eyes” video course for intermediate and comeback trumpet players.

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I sure wish someone had explained this to me before college, and even then I had to work out how to use it for myself. Hope it helps you.

This video is a lesson from the Dark Eyes video course (50% discount).

If none of this music theory made sense to you, consider the video course for Basic Music Theory: How to Read, Write, and Understand Written Music (50% discount)

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