Archive | March, 2010

Dominant 9th pentatonic scale

31 March 2010

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This is probably the second most important pentatonic scale for guitarists after the Minor 7th Pentatonic. In this case, the 5 tones of the scale are taken directly from the 5 tones that make up the dominant 9th chord these are 1, 3, 5, b7 (as we’re dealing with a dominant chord) , and 9 (which [...]

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Jamming with the Locrian Mode

31 March 2010

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This is a backing track that I created years ago to get a feel for the Locrian mode. The Locrian Mode is based on the 7th degree of the Major scale. In this case the root note is E, so the harmony is based on the pitches contained in the F Major scale. i.e. E, F, G, [...]

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Minor 7th pentatonic scales

30 March 2010

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The Minor 7th Pentatonic is probably the most common Pentatonic scale in use in Western improvised music. This is a wonderful first scale to learn on the Guitar, as you can use it to improvise over Minor, Major and Blues type chord structures. It also gives a great first step in understanding how all of [...]

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