The Aeolian Mode – Pure Minor At It’s Very Best – Another Must Know For Evey Guitarist
The Mixolydian Mode – A Guitar Scale Rich In Flavor
The Mixolydian Mode is a great guitar scale to use against dominant types of chords. In essence, the Mixolydian Mode is a major scale that contains a minor 7th interval between the root note of the scale and it’s 7th degree. This minor 7th interval gives the Mixolydian Mode it’s dominant flavor. In a traditional major scale, the 7th degree interval is a major 7th not a minor 7th degree. Hence, dominant.
The Pentatonic Scale – The Most POWERFUL Scale in the World
Here is a really cool lesson by Erich Andreas of YourGuitarSage.com. This video guitar lesson discusses what Erich has coined as “The Most Powerful Scale in the World”. Its the Pentatonic Scale, which I am sure you are familiar with and perhaps already know how to play. If you are not already familiar with the Pentatonic scale, it’s essentially a musical scale with 5 notes per octave. This is in contrast to a hepatonic or normal 7 note scale that you are accustomed to such as a major or minor scale.
The Phrygian Mode – Another Unique Scale For Guitar
For those of you who have been following my series on guitar modes, you already know that I don’t waste words when it comes to explaining the theory and application surrounding each mode. However, keep-in-mind that there is rich history surrounding each mode. When you have time, research the history. I think you’ll find it very interesting.
Chord Scales – Using Chords Within a Scale & Understanding Basic Harmony
About Bill Palmer
BILL PALMER is a guitarist, composer/musician and an educational author. His style is a mix of rock tones, ambient sound-scapes and jazz-influenced harmony.
How Major Guitar Scales are Made
INTRODUCTION TO MAJOR GUITAR SCALES
Guitar scales are extremely important exercises that should not be overlooked if you are serious about becoming a good guitar player. There are multiple benefits to learning, practicing and understanding guitar scales. Guitar scales help increase increase your speed and strength. They can improve your dexterity and precision. They can help you to familiarize yourself with the entire neck of your guitar. They are also incredible exercises toward becoming a lead guitar player.
Beginner Acoustic Guitar Lesson – Open Chord Embellishments
In this free acoustic guitar video lesson from Next Level Guitar, Marty Schwartz shows us how we can take our basic open guitar chords and add some cool embellishments using the G Major Pentatonic Scale.
Teach Yourself Guitar Scales – How To Learn Guitar Scales Quickly And Easily With Our 7 Top Tips
Learn How To Play Your Favorite Songs And Then Modify Them
Concentrate on learning melody and structure as you play songsGet a good ideas of how the bass line works, what the chord progression is and how the chorus sounds Learn the song exactly as it is. Once you have mastered the proper version of the song change little bits and pieces and see what it sounds likeThis is a great way to use the masters to learn about how scales and chords are used to construct songs.
Acoustic Guitar Scales for Beginners
Learn Beginner Guitar Scales
Learn Guitar Quick – The Minor Pentatonic Scale
The name “pentatonic” comes from a couple of Greek words: “penta” – a prefix meaning five and “tonic” – which makes reference to a tone. Thus a pentatonic scale is a scale consisting of only five notes. This is opposed to the full diatonic scales which contain all seven tones of the musical alphabet (A, B, C, D, E, F, and G). The pentatonic minor scale is a very popular scale and is heavily used in blues, classic rock, heavy rock, jazz and other popular genres.
