Now, to turn this major scale into a minor scale. Focus on that 3rd, flattened note in the scale. In this case, take the C#, and drop it 1 full note down (half step down on the guitar neck). This would become the A Natural Minor Scale and would be made up of these notes: A...
When you see chords in your music, use this top tip for reading them. Train your eyes to read the bottom note first and then use pattern recognition to read the other notes. It is not necessary to read and recognise the name of each note. Rather focus on identifying the interval between...
The B♭ 7th (Dominant) interval is equal to 7 whole notes, which in B♭ is A♭. There are three other types of 7th chord, created by either using a whole or flat 7th note, or a major, minor or diminished root triad. Dominant 7ths of a minor chord, for exam...
intro) The Good Life -(the 1st & 3rd notes in the beginning) Soul Kitchen (by The Doorsʼ) -(the 2nd & 3rd notes of the organ intro) The Price is Right (TV theme) Descending Major 7th NOTE: Descending Interval-Major 7th is the least used interval between two notes in songs. It...
Do you remember the major scale interval pattern we talked about in thefirst scale lesson? It iswhole,whole,half,whole,whole,whole,half. Because we want to build an F major scale, we can start on an F note, apply this pattern, and build a major scale. Let’s visualize this on the ...
Yes,the Mixolydian mode is exactly the same as the major scale- it just begins on the fifth note. For example, C major (C D E F G A B) gives you G Mixolydian (G A B C D E F). And, though the notes are identical, reordering them means the gap (aka interval) between the ro...