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| Synthetic Scales |
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| In theory scales that fall outside the sphere of major or minor and the modes are known as synthetic scales. One of these that we will cover is called the whole tone scale. Others include the diminished scale and the pentatonic scales. |
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| Making Pentatonics Interesting |
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| enigmatic_minstrel writes "For the purpose of this lesson, we will assume you are familiar with the A minor Pentatonic scale or Pentatonic scales in general. A basic Pentatonic scale contains 5 notes (A, C, D, E, G). Here's the basic lick we will be using." |
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| The Super Locrian Scale |
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| The Super Locrian scale is great to play over Alternate dominant 7th chords with a b5 and b9. The Super Locrian Scale has the intervals of 1,b2,b3,3,4,b5,b6,b7. In this example we will use the G Super Locrian Scale. Below are two chords that will sound great with this scale. The first one is a G7 b5 b9 and the second one is a G7 b5. There are many alternate dominant chords you could use but these will get started. |
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| Patterns For Diminished Scales |
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| The following Diminished scale patterns can be played over a G, Bb, Db, or E diminished chords. You could also play these patterns over dominant 7 chords and alternate dominant chord such as dominant 7th(b5,b9) etc.. Play them in all keys! |
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| Vertical 2 string 7th chord arpeggios |
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| Playing arpeggios over chords is a good way to see where you going on the guitars fretboard. In this lesson we will play the arpeggios just on the 2,1 strings. Below are the four arpeggios we will work on.The first one is Major 7th, the second is Dom 7th, the third one is Min 7th and the fourth is Min 7th b5. |
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| Diminished Arpeggios |
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| Below is a diminished arpeggio you can practice then incorporate it in your own playing. Note: You can play this same arpeggio (form) up three frets or down three frets since in theory there's only 4 diminished chords or scales. You will be playing the same notes but they will be inverted. |
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| What are the Modes? |
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| If your new to the modes your probably thinking what are they? And how do I use them? The modes are simply 7 scales built from the major scale. The major scale has 7 notes and every note has a scale assigned to it. |
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| Two Hand Tapping Pentatonics |
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| If your getting tired of that same old 80s style tapping try this file out for size. Basically we will be playing two minor pentatonic scales at the same time. C# minor pentatonic with the left hand and A minor pentatonic with the right hand. This will you a dark minor 6th sound. |
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| C major Arpeggios using root,1st and 2nd inversions |
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| An arpeggio is basically playing a chord one note at a time instead of strumming all the notes at once. In this short lesson we will show you have to play the three basic major arpeggio forms using all 6 strings. Each pattern that we represent is also movable across the guitars fretboard just like bar chords. practice each form using alternate picking starting with a down stroke then up stroke and so on. |
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| Scale Ideas Over Dominant 7th Chords |
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| brian writes "Here's a cool tip on soloing over Dom 7 chords to give your licks added character! Lets say your soloing over a A7 chord. Most blues, rock guys would play your standard A minor Pentatonic Scale, Blues Pentatonic Scale or the Mixolydian mode or 5th mode in the key of C.
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Did You Know? |
In a key all modes have the same notes only the step patterns change
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Archived Files |
| Monday, July 17 | | · | Lick of the Month - July 2006 |
| Wednesday, May 31 | | · | Lick of the Month - June 2006 |
| Monday, May 01 | | · | Lick of the Month - May 2006 |
| Saturday, April 08 | | · | Lick of the Month - April 2006 |
| Saturday, March 04 | | · | Lick of the Month - March 2006 |
| Sunday, February 05 | | · | Lick of the Month - Feb 2006 |
| Sunday, January 01 | | · | Lick of the Month - Jan 2006 |
| Thursday, December 01 | | · | Lick of the Month - Dec 2005 |
| Sunday, November 13 | | · | The 5 Minor Pentatonic Scale Forms |
| · | Lick of the month - Nov 2005 |
| Saturday, December 20 | | · | Minor 7th Arpeggios |
| Wednesday, December 17 | | · | Major 7 Arpeggios |
| Monday, December 15 | | · | C Major Scale 24 Fret Diagram |
| Sunday, December 14 | | · | The Double Harmonic Scales |
| · | International Scales/Modes |
| Thursday, December 04 | | · | Harmonic Minor Scale - 24 Fret Diagram |
| · | Harmonic Scale and Chord Theory |
| Wednesday, November 12 | | · | The Minor Pentatonic Blues Scale - 24 Fret Diagram |
| Monday, November 10 | | · | The Minor Pentatonic Scale - 24 Frets Diagram |
| Thursday, October 23 | | · | SPANISH GYPSY SCALE - 24 Fret Diagram |
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