If you’re looking to master the guitar, then you must have heard about the enigmatic 3 octave scale guitar lesson. The 3 octave scale is a gateway for guitarists looking to break out of scale boxes and extend their reach across the whole guitar neck. This particular lesson covers the c major 3 octave scale […]
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Learn how how to use Phrygian with this step-by-step Phrygian mode guitar lesson. You’ll learn scale shapes for the mode, what gives it that “dark” sound, and tips for applying it. What is the phrygian mode? The phrygian mode is the third mode of the major scale. It’s a minor scale, and sets itself apart
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The phrygian scale is becoming more popular as modal theory becomes more accessible and relevant to modern guitarists and musicians. Learning phrygian scale guitar chords and progressions will diversify your guitar playing and set you apart from other guitar players. Phrygian mode formula Understanding phrygian chords starts by understanding it’s formula. The formula for the
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Natural minor scale chords There are seven natural minor scale chords, just like the major scale has seven major scale chords. These chords in order are: Minor-Diminished-Major-Minor-Minor-Major-Major For example, using the A minor scale, whose notes are A-B-C-D-E-F-G, you get these chords: A Minor – B Diminished – C Major – D Minor – E
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In this lesson you’ll learn the minor scale formula, how to apply it to your guitar playing, and how it differs from the major scale! Let’s get to it! What is the minor scale formula? The minor scale formula is built from this formula of whole and half steps: W-H-W-W-H-W-W Building the natural minor scale
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Learn how to play a new major scale on guitar with this step-by-step A major scale guitar lesson. You’ll learn scale shapes, how the scale works, and more! A major scale guitar lesson A major scale notes There are 7 notes in the a major scale, and 3 of them are sharp (#) notes. A
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In this guitar lesson you’ll learn what diatonic means, what diatonic scales are, and how they apply to guitar theory. What is a diatonic scale? A diatonic scale is a 7 note scale (heptatonic) containing 5 whole steps and 2 half steps in each octave. Understanding Diatonic Scales What does diatonic mean in music? Diatonic
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This is a simple, complete, step-by-step chromatic scale guitar lesson. You’ll learn the basics of the chromatic scale and how to play it. What is a chromatic scale? A chromatic scale is all 12 notes from Western theory played sequentially in semitones/half steps. The fact that the chromatic scale contains all 12 of these notes
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Have you found yourself stuck in scale boxes? The extended pentatonic scale will help you navigate outside of your standard pentatonic box shapes, and will lead you to more diverse pentatonic phrasing. Minor Pentatonic Scale Refresher Since you’re here you likely know you’re standard pentatonic scale shapes pretty well. However, if you need to refresh
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The C Major scale is an absolutely essential guitar scale, and the most common musical scale as a whole! This scale opens up a whole slew of popular chord progressions, licks, and will ultimately help you understand the song structure of a wide variety of popular tunes. C Major Scale Guitar Lesson C Major Scale
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