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Power Chord / Fifth Chord

2012-01-25T17:45:00.000-08:00

Introduction

Power chord is a chord that use only 2 notes instead of triad.Power chord also known as rock chord most commonly use by guitarist to produce rhythm.Power chord is suitable use in electric guitar that have Distortion effect.You also can play with acoustic guitar but the sound cannot go to long after you play the chord.Power chord is play at sixth string as root,because sixt string is bass string produce low pitch rhythm chord.

Power also known as fifth chord.Written as 5,example A5,B5.The term fifth represent 5^th interval from chord’s scale.To create a power chord,you should use formua below .(A5 as example ) :

Formula 5^th chord : 1-5 or 1-5-1

Am : A,B,C,D,E,F,G

A : A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G#

Formula 1-5 or 1-5-1 can be use to create power chord.1 as a root while 5 as 5^th interval in chord’s scale.1-5-1 has two root with different octave(low & higher octave root).You can choose one of them .Power chord is natural,neither major nor minor because it not has 3^rd interval that determine the chord is major or minor type,discuss on previous lesson.So,to create power chord,u can use either minor or Major scale as reference scale.

First, pick 1 & 5 note from chord’ scale.In scale Am/A above, 1 is A,5 is E.Play at lower sixth string as root.On guitar,pattern of power chord are show below :

Type 1

Type 2

Diagram above show pattern of power chord,red-black dot indicate root of chord while black is 5^th interval in type one,in type 2,same as type one,but has additional root(second black dot) different pitch with 1^st root.

Examples,to create A5 chord,if red-black dot in six string is A note as root,one black dot in fifth string is 5^th note.while other one black dot in fourth string is also root(more higher pitch root).

Power chord is movable chord,you can move the chord from one root with another with your hand without modifiy the chord pattern show on diagram above.

Power Chord Progression

Actually,power chord progression same as Minor chord progression that discuss on previous lesson.The different is,basic minor chord use either open position chord or barre chord while power chord use it own pattern.Barre chord is one of chord almost the same as power chord but different in interval.Barre chord will discuss in next chapter.

I’m suggest u to play power chord progression according to minor chord progression type such as :

I-IV-VII-III-VI-V ascending

I-VII-VI-V descending
I-VI-III-V

The interval above show some chord progression pattern,commonly use.You also can create your own progression that you like,choose best progression without damaging the beuty of song,avoid discord chord progression sound.

Major 7 & minor 7 Chord

2012-01-25T05:03:00.000-08:00

Introduction 7^th Chord

What is seventh chord ? this chord is use commonly in jazz music.All progression is used as major 7 chord.There are 9 type of 7 chord such as major 7^th ,minor 7^th ,dominant 7^th,minor-major 7^th ,diminished 7^th ,half-diminished 7^th ,diminished major 7^th ,Augmented 7^th & Augmented major 7^th.But the main 7^th chord can be major,minor,diminished or augmented

In this section,we will focus about major 7 & minor 7 chord.How to create this 7 chord from the scale.To create major 7 & minor 7 chord from scale,use formula below :

Major 7 : 1-3-5-7

Minor 7 : 1-b3-5-b7

Major 7 is written as Maj7 (example Cmaj7) while Minor 7 is written as min7 (exampleAm7). But, dominant 7 is written as 7 after chord (example A7,B7,C7).Dominant 7 & other 7 type of 7 chord will be discuss on next or other chapter.

Major 7 Chord

Major 7 chord is derive from original major chord.it is different from Dominant 7 chord that has combination major & minor 7 interval.maj7 has only major interval notes in main scale,it has 7^th major interval notes that put into the chord to produce maj7 chord.Examples, to create Cmaj7 from C major chord.Refer to main C major scale : C,D,E,F,G,A,B.Create C maj chord triad C-E-G.Then put 7^th interval from Cmaj scale into Cmaj chord.7^th notes in this scale is B note.So, interval is C-E-G-B.That is Cmajor chord !.Same method with other chord.

Step 1 : What Major 7 chord u want to create ?

Example : Cmajor7

Step 2 : List of all notes from scale that u choose & indentify 7^th note in this scale(red colour)

Example : C major scale (C,D,E,F,G,A,B)

Step 3 : Create ‘Major’ chord interval from scale selected (1-3-5)

Example : Cmajor chord (C,E,G)

Step 4 : Put 7^th interval from scale into selected chord(7^thinterval : B note)

Example : C-E-G + B = C-E-G-B (1-3-5-7)

Now new C major7 chord ! not C7,this is dominant 7!.

Table below show some Maj7 chord created using step above :

Root	Major Scale	Major chord	Maj7 chord
A	A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G#	A-C#-E	A-C#-E-G#
B	B,C#,D#,E,F#,G#,A#	B-D#-F#	B-D#-F#-A#
C	C,D,E,F,G,A,B	C-E-G	C-E-G-B
D	D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#	D-F#-A	D-F#-A-C#
E	E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#	E-G#-B	E-G#-B-D#
F	F,G,A,Bb,C,D,E	F-A-C	F-A-C-E
G	G,A,B,C,D,E,F#	G-B-D	G-B-D-F#

Minor 7 Chord

Concept to create minor 7 chord same as major 7 chord.Minor 7 is a chord that as 7^th interval minor note additional in this chord.7^th note come from original minor scale.Examples to create Am7 chord from Am chord & scale.Am scale : A,B,C,D,E,F,G.So,7^th notes is G.To create Am7 chord.put G note on Am chord A-C-E produce new Am7 chord : A-C-E-G

To create other minor chord,use same step as Am7 or maj7 refer to formula mentioned earlier.

Table below show some Am7 chord created using step above :

Root	Minor Scale	Minor chord	Maj7 chord
A	A,B,C,D,E,F,G	A-C-E	A-C-E-G
B	B,C#,D,E,F#,G,A	B-D-F#	B-D-F#-A
C	C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb	C-Eb-G	C-Eb-G-Bb
D	D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C	D-F-A	D-F-A-C
E	E,F#,G,A,B,C,D	E-G-B	E-G-B-D
F	F,G,Ab,Bb,C,Db,Eb	F-Ab-C	F-Ab-C-Eb
G	G,A,Bb,C,D,Eb,F	G-Bb-D	G-Bb-D-F

Dominant 7th Chord

2012-01-24T16:11:00.000-08:00

Introduction

Seventh chord is a combination of major triad chord with minor interval of 7^th.Actually,dominant 7 chord is major,the 7^th note come from minor scales.A major triad chord and minor 7^th interval are combined together to form ‘dominant seventh’ chord.It’s is write as 7 such as A7,B7,C7.It’s easy to create a dominant chord from scale,for example to create C dominant 7 chord.Firstly,list all notes from C major and C minor.Look

below

C major : C,D,E,F,G,A,B

C minor : C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb

Secondly,create chord C major C-E-G.Then,pick up 7^th interval notes from minor C scale.The 7^th note is Bb.Then combine major chord with 7^th interval from minor scale to form new dominant 7 chord C-E-G-Bb.Same with other chord A7,B7,C7,D7,E7,F7,&G7.Use same method to create Dominant 7 chord.

Dominant 7 chord actually use as ‘blues chord’ that have 4 note,3 major triad and 1 seventh minor interval.Diagram below show some dominant 7 chord were create from major scale

Root	Major scale	Minor scale	Major chord	Dominant 7 chord
A	A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G#	A,B,C,D,E,F,G	A-C#-E	A-C-E-G
B	B,C#,D#,E,F#,G#,A#	B,C#,D,E,F#,G,A	B-D#-F#	B-D#-F#-A
C	C,D,E,F,G,A,B	C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb	C-E-G	C-E-G-Bb
D	D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#	D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C	D-F#-A	D-F#-A-C
E	E,F#,G#,A,B,C#,D#	E,F#,G,A,B,C,D	E-G#-B	E-G#-B-D
F	F,G,A,Bb,C,D,E,	F,G,Ab,Bb,C,Db,Eb	F-A-C	F-A-C-Eb
G	G,A,B,C,D,E,F#	G,A,Bb,C,D,Eb,F	G-B-D	G-B-G-F

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Blues Scale

2012-01-24T07:45:00.000-08:00

Introduction

Hi everybody,for this section,I want to tell u about blues scale.Actually,blues scale come from pentatonic scale.Pentatonic has minor and major as its mode.Pentatonic have 5 note in one octave,discuss earlier.One note is added to pentatonic scale to become blues scale,there are 6 notes total in blues scale.Look diagram below.

Pentatonic scale

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Blues scale

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Red dot represent blues note is added after 3^rd note in pentatonic scale.4^th note is replaced by blues note,and 4^th note become 5^th note,while 5^th note become 6^th note in pentatonic scale.Thus new scale is called ‘Blues scale’.In this scale above has 2 octave,thus also have 2 blues notes in blues scale.Blues scale can also called hexatonic scale.Examples Am pentatonic scales “

A Pentatonic minor : A,C,D,E,G

A Blues : A,C,D,Eb,E,G

Modes of Blues Scale

Besides the original blues scale pattern which start with a root note.Blues also have its distinctive modes pattern different from original but same in note.The different is modes start with root other than original note.Examples,A blues scale ; A,C,D,E,Eb,G.This is blues scale original that start start with ‘A’ note as root.We can also start with other 5 notes in the scale,C,D,E,Eb, or G.So,resulting in new scale called ‘modes’.In blues,there are 6 notes,therefore,it has also 6 modes including one original blues scale.

Diagram show 6 modes in Am blues scale

Modes/scale	Notes involve	Root(starting note)
Blues	A,C,D,E,Eb,G	A
Mode 1	C,D,E,Eb,G,A	C
Mode 2	D,E,Eb,G,A,C	D
Mode 3	E,Eb,G,A,C,D	E
Mode 4	Eb,G,A,C,D,E	Eb
Mode 5	G,A,C,D,E,Eb	G

Introduction to Basic Guitar scale 'minor,major,harmonic minor, harmonic major'

2012-01-23T04:51:00.000-08:00

Natural minor scale

Today i want to share info basic music scale,an easy to learn music for beginner.This information can be apply to guitar or other musical instrument but in this section,i will focus on guitar.The basic scale can be apply to other instrument.Basic guitar scale has 7 notes per octave or pitch.We are talking about scale,actually scale has natural minor scale,it is the basic scale or original scale.From this original scale,we can generate other scale based on natural minor scale or chord like harmonic minor scale,pentatonic minor scale,diminished scale or arpeggio, augumented scale,suspended chord and other 7^th or 5^th chord.Original chord can modified to create a new sound that differ from natural notes sound (A,B,C,D,E,F,G).In easy word to understand,natural minor notes like DO-RE-MI-FA-SO-LA-TI-DO.If you say DO,the notes is A,if you say RE,your voice come from B note and so on.

In one octave,natural minor have 7 note total that is all ‘natural’ notes.Natural note mean music note does not have b(flat) or #(sharp) on this scale.Octave is a pitch that give different frequency of sound.for examples,if you play A note on 6^th E string and you play A note on E 1^st string,you can get same note A but different in pitch.Pitch like stage of note,when you go upper and upper you at the high level,when you go to lower and lower,you at more lower.Pitch is like Low-mid-High stage.When u play bass guitar,the pitch is very Low,when u play Soprano sax,the pitch sound is very high.

The frequency of sound is different from different pitch.To masterly in music,you have to master in hearing technique,you should know how to differentiate between Low,mid & high in pitching.Music instrument give different pitch range.For example,guitar have variable pitch that you want.either low or high.But !, bass guitar give you more ‘LOW’ sound and low frequency but not high as guitar.

This section i want to share info about A minor scale or C major scale as its relative scale.Relative mean,if one scale is minor,it have it own couple is major.In other world relative,like twin siblings.Why Am relative to C major ? because Aminor scale use same note as C major scale That are A,B,C,D,E,F,G or C,D,E,F,G,A,B.easy rite ?.

Below show guitar fretboard a natural minor scale Aminor/Cmajor :

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Harmonic minor scale

Actually,harmonic minor scale arise from natural minor scale or Am scale.The different is one note only is changed.What note was changed ? the answer is seventh note 7^th in natural minor scale.in Am scale,7^th note is G note.The note is replaced by G# instead of G.in other word,you must sharp 7^th note at half step or one fret up.Original scale is A,B,C,D,E,F,G.After sharpen the 7^th note become A,B,C,D,E,F,G# !.That is A harmonic minor scale !

Diagram below show differences between minor & harmonic minor scale :

Am & A harmonic minor

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Am	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Am harmonic	A	B	C	D	E	F	G#

Bm & B harmonic minor

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Bm	B	C#	D	E	F#	G	A
Bm harmonic	B	C#	D	E	F#	G	A#

Cm & C harmonic minor

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Cm	C	D	Eb	F	G	Ab	Bb
Cm harmonic	C	D	Eb	F	G	Ab	B

Dm & D harmonic minor

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Dm	D	E	F	G	A	Bb	C
Dm harmonic	D	E	F	G	A	Bb	C#

Em & E harmonic minor

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Em	E	F#	G	A	B	C	D
Em harmonic	E	F#	G	A	B	C	D#

Fm & F harmonic minor

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Fm	F	G	Ab	Bb	C	Db	Eb
Fm harmonic	F	G	Ab	Bb	C	Db	E

Gm & G harmonic minor

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Gm	G	A	Bb	C	D	Eb	F
Gm harmonic	G	A	Bb	C	D	Eb	F#

Major Scale

Major scale is scale that different from minor.The word ‘major’ express a happy mood.Differ from minor,sad mood.Major scale is relative to minor.For example,Am scale has its relative major scale C major,C major scale use same note/scale with Am but different pattern & root.C major start with root C,follow by D,E,F,G,A, & B.But Am scale start with A,B,C,D,E,F,G as discuss earlier.However,A major scale is different to Aminor scale,noted that !.A major come from Am,certain note are going to be sharp.To transform Am to A major scale,you must sharpen the 3^rd,6^th,&7^Th .

Look scale below,3^rd note in Am scale is C,sharpen become C#,6^th note is F go to F#,then G going to G#.Its easy to understand different between minor and major scale with the same root.This is for Am to A.For other scale,use same method,modified the 3^rd,6^th,&7^th going to sharp or up to half step,natural become sharp: C to C#(in Am scale),flat become natural : E to E(In Cm scale),sharp become next note in the scale.

Diagram below show differences note between minor & major scale :

Am & A major

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Am	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
A	A	B	C#	D	E	F#	G#

Suspended Chord

2012-01-12T07:26:00.001-08:00

Introduction

What is suspended chord ? suspended chord is a chord come from minor,was modified the 3^rd.2^nd note on the chord or 3^rd note from scale was removed and replaced by 4^th or 2^nd note from the main scale to the main chord.Suspended chord have 2 type.They are suspended 2 & suspended 4.The symbol are sus2 & sus4.

For examples,in A minor scale that have notes A,B,C,D,E,F,G discuss previously,Am chord notes are A,C,E.If you remove C notes and replace by 2^nd,B note.The new chord become A,B,E.This is Asus2 chord.If you remove C and replace by 4^th,D note,the new chord become A,D,E.This is Asus4 chord.

Table below chord Am scale :

I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
A	B	C	D	E	F	G

Formula To create sus2 & sus4 chord

Formula to create suspended chord are I-II-V for sus2 & I-IV-V for sus4.Suspended chord is complement chord.Usualy use before ending song or before play new verse on the song.Suspended chord need one more chord to complete this ending such as Major or diminished.Suspended chord often use together with major chord in outro progression such as Asus4,A major..to give harmonic ending.

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How to create Diminished Scale,Chord & Arpeggio ?

2011-06-20T18:38:00.000-07:00

Introduction to Diminished

Hi,today i want to share little bit info about Diminished scale,chord & Arpeggio.Diminished scale is form of unstable scale.The sound like suspended & never run out.They lack something n need something after this chord.The sound like scary,creepy,suspense, & discordant.Diminished style usually used in scary movie as background sound to match soundtrack with environment & scary condition.Diminished chord can be included in your song aside from minor & major chord progression. Diminished chord abbreviation is ‘dim’.For example A diminished,we write as Adim.

Diminished chord usually rise from minor chord.There is only one diminished chord in minor chord.For Example in Am scale,we create all chord chord progression from these scale to get chords like Am,Bdim,C,Dm,Em/E(harmonic),F,&G.Looked that,The 2^nd chord is Diminished!!

Diminished Scale

General diminished scale can be arise from minor scale.The different is the basic formula of scale.For minor scale,we used 7 note for 1 octave.For diminished also used 7 note for 1 octave but some note from minor scale is modified(flatten or sharpen).For minor scale formula is 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 while for diminished scale is 1,2,3,4,5b,6,7b,7#.The different are 5^th & 7^th note.5^th note become flat while there are two 7^th note in diminished scale,one go to flat and while go to sharp.

Different A minor scale & A diminished scale :

A minor	A diminished
A,B,C,D,E,F,G	A,B,C,D,Eb,F,Gb,G#

Type of Diminished Chord

There are 2 type of Diminished chord that usually use by musician or composer :

1) Half Diminished/ Diminished triad

2) Diminished 7^th

1) Half Diminished (Diminished Triad)

Half diminished or diminished triad is chord that use only 3 note as family note on each chord.The formula is 1-3-5b.For example in A minor scale, 1 is A,3 is C and 5b is Eb.For Am chord we used 1-3-5,the note are A,C,E while in diminished we use 1-3-5b.you must flatten half step the 5^th note from Am scale to get flat of 3^rd note from Am chord to become Adim.

Examples changing minor chord to Diminished chord :

Chord root	Minor chord (m)	Half Diminished chord (dim)
A	A,C,E	A,C,Eb
B	B,D,F#	B,D,F
C	C,Eb,G	C,Eb,Gb
D	D,F,A	D,F,Ab
E	E,G,B	E,G,Bb
F	F,G#,C	F,G#,B
G	G,Bb,D	G,Bb,Db

Looked as table above,all minor chord are transposed to diminished chord.The 3^rd note from all chord chord are go to flat.the natural note become flat(E to Eb) while sharp note become natural (F# to F)because you flat for half step F# note to become F,to sharp back become F# and vice versa.Thats all some guide how to create diminished chord from minor chord.

2) Diminished 7^th (add 7^th note from scale )

Diminished 7^th chord arise from diminished triad.The different is in dim7th we have to add one more 7^th note from diminished scale as described previously.One note were added on 3 triad note to become ‘Diminished-seventh’ that have all 4 notes.These chord have 4 note,three triad note and one seventh note.Same way to create major 7^th chord from major chord or minor 7^th from minor chord,just add 7^th note from original scale.

Examples from A half diminished to A diminished 7^th :

Root kord	Half Diminished (dim)	Half Diminished 7^th (dim7 )
A	A,C,Eb	A,C,Eb,Gb
B	B,D,F	B,D,F,Ab
C	C,Eb,Gb	C,Eb,Gb,A
D	D,F,Ab	D,F,Ab,B
E	E,G,Bb	E,G,Bb,C#
F	F,G#,B	F,G#,B,D
G	G,Bb,Db	G,Bb,Db,E

Table above show how to create 7^th diminished chord by adding 7^th note from diminished scale.Examples Adim to A dim7 we add Gb note.Where Gb note come from ??.The answer is “ Gb note come from ‘A diminished scale’!.Same as other diminished 7 chord like B,C,D,E,F,G diminished 7^th.The 7^th note arise from its scale.for B dim 7^th from B dim scale (B,C#,D,E,F,G,AbA#)

As conclusion,diminished chord have 2 type diminished & diminished 7^th :

Minor --> Half Diminished --> Half Diminished 7^th

A,C,E A,C,Eb A,C,Eb,Gb

Let's know Pentatonic Scale

2011-06-12T18:52:00.000-07:00

Pentatonic scale is a scale that derived from Minor scale.It has only 5 note per octave or pitch.2 note is removed from minor scale become pentatonic scale.Pentatonic scale is an easy scaling technique to learn an memorize.It compose of Pentatonic minor and pentatonic major.Same as minor and major scale.

Pentatonic scale use only 2 note in one string before going to another string either up or down.When we play pentatonic,we also use to finger from left hand,either use finger 1 & 3 or 1 & 4 to play 2 note in one string.
Pentatonic scale derive from minor scale.For example A minor scale has seven note A,B,C,D,E,F,G..from this 7 note,we remove 2 note only to form 5 note are A,C,D,E,G.The note we remove on 2^nd and 6^th that are B & F notes.The red show notes that removed from minor scal.

A minor : A,B,C,D,E,F,G

A minor pentatonic : A,C,D,E,G

For a lead guitar player,they can play pentatonic scale together with minor chord,because pentatonic scale is derived from minor scale.But,pentatonic chord is not available.Pentatonic chord has ability to form blues scale if we add certain notes on this scale.Blues scale we discuss on next lesson.
To understand pentatonic scale,let we know all the modes that have in this scale.Look diagram below :

Mode 1 : Minor pentatonic

Minor pentatonic is root scale that start with note A from A minor pentatonic scale.Then followed by 4 remaining notes C,D,E and G as last note.

Mode 2 : Major pentatonic

Major pentatonic is a scale that start with C note.This scale is relative to pentatonic minor.Same as Am chord has C as relative chord.The five note from this scale are C,D,E,G,A

Mode 3 : Dorian pentatonic

Dorian pentatonic is 1^st mode from pentatonic scale.Dorian start with note D as root,then followed by note E,G,A,C.All notes are D,E,G,A,C

Mode 4 : Pharygian pentatonic

2^ndmode is Pharygian pentatonic.This mode start with E note from A minor pentatonic scale.All notes from this mode are E,G,A,C,D.

Mode 5 : Mixolydian pentatonic

The 5^th note (final note) in pentatonic minor scale is mixolydian pentatonic.This mode start with note G as root.All notes from this mode are G,A,C,D,E.

To master on this scale,you should memorize all pattern,scale,modes.Fingering also is important.Commonly,bending technique is used while guitarist play this scale,either half bend or ful bend.

How To Play Major Chord,.Mood : Happy & energized Song

2011-06-07T07:13:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody,today i want to share to all how to play major chord,to play a good song,you have to make good chord progression basically.If you make a wrong progression,the song may become discordant.Major key same as minor but only have only one note in major chord is different from minor.For example,.in A minor scale A,B,C,D,E,F,G..To maker Am chord we choose 3 triad note with 1 interval note,.Am chord note are A,C,E.To make Am to major you should replace 3^rd note from scale,or 2^nd note from the chord to C#.In guitar fret,move half step from C to C#,in easy word,we sharpen the note to half step become AC,#,E.Major chord give harmonize sound than minor chord that show sad,moody,frystated song.

A Minor : A,C,E A Major : A,C#,E

Table below show one type of chord progression in C major scale which type progression is I-IV-V) or 1-4-5. 1 = C,4 = F,5 = G

Scale	I Chord	IV Chord	V Chord
C Major	C Major	F Major	G Major
C#/Db Major	C#/Db Major	F#/Gb Major	G#/Ab Major
D Major	D Major	G Major	A Major
D#/Eb Major	D#/Eb Major	G#/Ab Major	A#/Bb Major
E Major	E Major	A Major	B Major
F Major	F Major	A#/Bb Major	C Major
F#/Gb Major	F#/Gb Major	B Major	C#/Db Major
G Major	G Major	C Major	D Major
G#/Ab Major	G#/Ab Major	C#/Db Major	D#/Eb Major
A Major	A Major	D Major	E Major
A#/Bb Major	A#/Bb Major	D#/Eb Major	F Major
B Major	B Major	E Major	F#/Gb Major

Let's know about guitar modes

2011-02-12T21:30:00.000-08:00

Hii.now i want to show the mode of guitar scale.Modes are different pattern of scale that we can play at different interval.All note from scale are the same as different modes.Mode give different pitch/octave where we play at different root at the guitar fretboard.For example,we can play Aminor scale : A,B,C,D,E,F,G.There are 7 note in one pitch.We can use the second mode from minor scale that is Aeolian that start with note B.Now, the the interval become B,C,D,E,F,G,A.

From minor scale,there are 7 different modes that start with different root.Look table below

Note(root)	Modes
A	Aeolian/minor
B	Locrian
C	Ionian/major
D	Dorian
E	Pharygian
F	Lydian
G	Mixolydian

Modes	Type
Aeolian	minor
Locrian	minor
Ionian	Major
Dorian	minor
Pharygian	minor
Lydian	Major
Mixolydian	Major

What is on the table above ? this is 7 modes that created from minor scale.Those mode have own pattern.To understand the pattern,we must memorise all these modes.

Now,let me show all 7 modes,

Mode 1 : Aeolian

Aeolian,this is a 1st mode in minor scale.We can called 'minor' modes same as Aeolian.The red dot indicate is the root.Example : we want to play Am scale,1st red dot at bottom is note A,after this B,C,D,E,F and G.The middle red dot is not A again (2nd pitch).These scale were play down the fretboard.There are two octave in each mode.

Mode 2 : Locrian

2nd mode is Locrian.This mode start with note B in key Am.It still in Am scale but start with note B instead of A.The type of the mode is minor.

Mode 3 : Ionian

Ionian is 3rd mode from Am scale that use C as root of the mode.When we talk about 3rd mode,this is relative mode from the 1st mode/scale.C major is relative to Aminor.All the note are : C,D,E,F,G,A,B
Type = major.

Mode 4 :Dorian

Dorian is 4th mode in scale Am.this root start with D note.All note are : D,E,F,G,A,B,C
Type = minor

Mode 5 :Pharygian

Pharygian is the 5th mode in Am scale.It start with E note as root.Therefore all note in the mode are : E,F,G,A,B,C,D.
Type = minor

Mode 6 : Mixolydian

Mixolydian is 6th mode after pharygian in Am scale.It start with F as root.Therefore, all note in this mode are : F,G,A,B,C,D,E.
Type = major.

Mode 7 :Lydian

Lydian is 7th mode in A minor scale.That is last mode,no more other mode after this mode.After this mode,going back to Aeolian mode that is original mode from scale Am.Example : Aeolian,Locrian,Ionian,Dorian,Pharygian,Mixolydian,Lydian and Aeolian again. and so on.Type = major

Haa..all 7 note are combine together to create all notes A,B,C,D,E,F,G in fretboard.Look diagram below.However,to master the fretboard pattern,we should practice and memorise all the pattern and combine together..

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Basic chord progression in minor key

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Am/C

A minor A harmonic minor

Scale : A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,D,E,F,G Scale : A,B,C,D,E,F,G#,A,B,C,D,E,F,G#

1^stoctave 2^nd octave 1^stoctave 2^nd octave

Chord progression : Am,Bdim,C,Dm,E/Em,F,G

Family chord Am :

Chord	Am	Bdim	C	Dm	Em	E	F	G
Family note	A,C,E	B,D,F	C,E,G	D,F,A	E,G,B	E,G#,B	F,A,C	G,B,D

- Figure above show chord progression that was built base on this formula : “minor,dim,Major,minor,minor/major,Major,Major”.

- This is basic formula to create chord progression in minor key.To make a good song to be heard.

- This triad chord have 3 note only,all note from all chord above come from main key which is A minor.

- We can make choice from the 6th chord which is E major or E minor.Originally,the 6^th chord from Am key is Em that use triad notes E,G,B.But,we can choose E major instead of Em to generate more harmonic sound.Triad notes E,G#,B that build E major chord give harmonic minor sound.The difference is G# instead of G.

Bm/D

B minor B harmonic minor

Scale : B,C#,D,E,F#,G,A,B,C#,D,E,F#,G,A,B B,C#,D,E,F#,G,A#,B,C#,D,E,F#,G,A#,B

1^stoctave 2^nd octave 1^stoctave 2^nd octave

Chord Progression : Bm,C#dim,D,Em,F#m/F#,G,A

Family chord Bm :

Chord	Bm	C#dim	D	Em	F#m	F#	G	A
Family note	B,D,F#	C#,E,G	D,F#,A	E,B,G	F#,A,C#	F#,A#,C#	G,B,D	A,C#,E

Cm/Eb

C minor C harmonic minor

C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb,C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,Bb, C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,B,C,D,Eb,F,G,Ab,B,

1^stoctave 2^nd octave 1^stoctave 2^nd octave

Chord Progression : Cm,Ddim,Eb,Fm,Gm/G,Ab,Bb

Family chord Cm :

Chord	Cm	Ddim	D#/Eb	Fm	Gm	G	G#/Ab	A#/Bb
Family note	C,Eb,G	D,F,Ab	Eb,G,Bb	F,Ab,B	G,Bb,D	G,B,D	Ab,C,Eb	Bb,D,F

Dm/F

D minor D harmonic minor

D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C,D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C#,D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C#

1^stoctave 2^nd octave 1^stoctave 2^nd octave

Chord Progression : Dm,Edim,F,Gm,Am/A,Bb,C

Family chord Dm :

Chord	Dm	Edim	F	Gm	Am	A(harmonic)	Bb	C
Family note	D,F,A	E,G,Bb	F,A,C	G,Bb,D	A,C,E	A,C#,E	Bb,D,E	C,E,G

Build Chord Progression From Minor Scale

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Hii,. Today i want to share some tips to build chord progression from minor scale,minor root.Okay,.as we know,in music,minor key is used for sad song or not enthusiastic and sonorous.minor key note more low than major key in the form of pitch and chord.

A chord is made by three note per chord.It is called triad chord which is family notes tha form a chord.If the chord is minor,it has a relative major chord.Relative mean the major is related to minor chord.For example,in key Aminor chord,the Am triad notes is A,C,E..Relative chord for A minor is C major,that use notes C,E,G as a family notes..C,E,G not found in A minor scale : A,B,C,D,E,F,G.That why it is say ‘relative’.

In this session,i want to share an easy tips to buil a minor chord progression from a A minor root.

Below show the easy formula chord progression can be use to make a song good song.

Minor,Diminished,Major,Minor,Minor/Major,Major,Major

Example chord that was built from A minor scale from formula above (A,B,C,D,E,F,G) :

Chord	1(root)	2	3	4	5	6	7
Type	minor	diminished	Major	minor	Minor/Major	Major	Major
Example	Am	Bdim	C	Dm	E(harmonic)/Em	F	G

Using this formula,we can build chord progression from scale.Let say Am scale have A,B,C,D,E,F,G notes in scale..We can start to build with A,that form Am chord,then B that form Bdiminished chord,..then C that form Cmajor chord and so on untul 7^th note G major..

Scale	A(root)	B	C	D	E	F	G
Chord	Am	Bdim	Cmaj	Dm	Emaj/m	Fmaj	Gmaj

Other that that,we have a special chord that modified from minor chord to form Harmonic minor.Harmonic minor is different with minor scale at the 7^th note in minor scale,the 7^th note is raise to half step in other word is the note is sharped (#).Example Am scale : A,B,C,D,E,F,G, 7^th note is ‘G’ note.This will replace with G# to form a new harmonic minor scale : A,B,C,D,E,F,G#.Easy rite ?

Have look at the 5^th chord in the table above,that is E minor chord build from E,B,G note from Am scale.We can also use E major chord as harmonic chord that use E,B,G# note.We can use either E minor nor E major.

Arrange Chord Progression from Scale

After you finished built chord progression,you must arrange these chord progression to get a better sound to make a good song.To play a good song,arrangement of chord progression is important nad must be emphasized.If you make wrong or bad arrangement,the song u build is note give a better melodic and you will get discordant sound

The common formula arrangement chord is 1,4,7,3,6,5 or I,IV,VII,III,VI,V.You can vary your arrangement of chords base on your hearing creativity in make a good song.

Example Arrangement of chord from Aminor chord that was built from Aminor scale :

Scale	A	B	C	D	E	F	G
Chord	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Chord Type	Am	Bdim	C	Dm	E	F	G

Refer to first type of arrangement 1,4,7,3,6,5,we get the arrangement are Am,Dm,G,F,E, and Am back..Or other arrangement 1,5,6,7,3,4 that form progression like Am,E,F,C,Dm and back to Am.Good luck,..