Breaking these well-known chord shapes down into single notes or triads creates a road map for experimentation, improvisation ...

If the mention of scales conjures frightening flashbacks of instrumental lessons undertaken in your youth, you won’t be alone ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.