The Byzantine, also referred to as the double harmonic scale, has a formula of R-b2-3-4-5-b6-7 and makes for an interesting alternative to the major scale when soloing over major 7th chords.

C - 2 frets - D - 2 frets - E - 1 fret - F - 2 frets - G - 2 frets - A - 2 frets - B - 1 fret - C. You might well already know that the word ‘tone’ means a two-fret gap. What this means is you can ...

Try moving down a fret to work out the notes of B major. 2. Play the three notes at once. Learning chord notes from the scale we've just looked at has one problem: the 3rd and 5th intervals are on the ...