Song Labs
Short, song-based lessons that break down the harmony, rhythm, voicings, melody, and arrangement ideas behind music I love. Then, we turn those ideas into tools you can use in your own playing and writing.
Find them on my socials!
Looking for the materials from a Song Lab?
You’re in the right place. Download the chord sheets, melody maps, practice notes, and other resources connected to each lesson below.
Baby Rose, Friends Again
Concept: Melodic Development
Kehlani, Folded:
Concept: harmonic rhythm, chord substitution
Leon Thomas, Vibes Don’t Lie:
Concept: Harmonic contrast, secondary dominants, and borrowed color
Masego, Heaven
Concept: rhythmic cells as organization tools, groove, touch
Olivia Dean, So Easy
Concept: reharmonization, rootless chords, substitutions
Concept: modulations
Thundercat, What is Left to Say?