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If the mention of scales conjures frightening flashbacks of instrumental lessons undertaken in your youth, you won’t be alone ...
Breaking these well-known chord shapes down into single notes or triads creates a road map for experimentation, improvisation ...
Major pentatonic. While major and minor scales have seven notes, pentatonic scales have only five. Essentially a major scale minus the 4th and 7th – C D E G A – the major pentatonic is a staple of ...
Built from the fifth degree of the major scale, the dominant nature of the Mixolydian mode makes it perfect for blues-rock, jazz and classic hard rock. Advertisement. Advertisement.
We’re no longer sticking to the white notes, as this rule applies only to C major, and no other major scale. What matters here is the pattern created between each step of the scale. For these major ...