Scales and Modes in the Beginning Ron Middlebrook
Publisher: Centerstream Publications

But I find it much more useful to know that a C lydian scale is a C major scale with its fourth note raised a half step… and a shame that many people focus on the first way of thinking at the expense of the second. Natural Minor Scale Intervals Figure 1. The big graphics can be useful – but beginning players might find it overwhelming. It now also lists the chords that can be played over each key and mode. Although this is a 1-string scale if you add anything graphically. Learning these applications is a good way to internalise the arpeggio shapes and their sounds without stretching your ears too much at the beginning. Melodic and Harmonic Minor Modes. After all, if your goal is to make melodies that sound When I work with beginning/intermediate students I actually devote a fair amount of time to helping them be less dependent on the roots of chords in their soloing. Major Scales And Modes This is another update to the Major Scales And Modes For Guitar Software. To create a natural minor scale, start on the tonic note and go up the scale using the interval pattern: whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step. Major Scales And Modes Software. I tried to find common scales (or modes of them) that relate to these applications the way the Major Scale modes related to the ones in the previous section, but these are quite hard to spot by eye (try it!). Minor scales Major and minor scales are traditionally the basis for Western Music, but jazz theory also recognizes other scales, based on the medieval church modes, which are very useful for improvisation. It's been completely rewritten and is more compact with a much friendlier user interface. Relating a new resource to something familiar is always a nice way to start.