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Modal Mastery (#4230) - Page 18 by Robert Strait (6627)
<b>The Lydian Augmented Scale.</b>
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The Lydian Augmented scale is the third mode of Melodic minor; therefore, C Lydian Augmented contains the same notes as A Melodic minor, which are C-D-E-F#-G#-A-B. It's interval struct...(more)
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
94012 Hits ·
4.73/5 (64 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/22/2002
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Modal Mastery (#4230) - Page 14 by Robert Strait (6627)
<b>The Locrian Scale</b>.
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The Locrian scale is the seventh mode of the major scale; therefore, C Locrian contains the same notes as Db Ionian, which are C-Db-Eb-F-Gb-Ab-Bb. The interval formula for Locrian is R-b2-b3-4-...(more)
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
94012 Hits ·
4.73/5 (64 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/22/2002
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Acoustic Delta Blues Moves (#1106) - Page 4 by Jim Burger (4606)
<b>Chord Fingerings</b><br><br>The old delta blues guys were not soloing so much, so their melody lines often relied on picking out of various chord fingerings rather than on the use of the blues scale. Very common were doub...(more)
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
278774 Hits ·
4.62/5 (326 ratings) ·
Last modified: 1/19/2001
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Walking Blues (#2677) - Page 4 by Josh Graves (2401)
Again, use 1 to hammer the G#'s, and the other left hand fingers for the bass movement. Again, use i for the third string, m for the second string, and a for the first string. Again, <b>AVOID TENSION!</b> This part may seem d...(more)
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
48044 Hits ·
4.38/5 (40 ratings) ·
Last modified: 4/2/2001
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Changing Keys (#7119) - Page 4 by Coco Gaston (963)
Here we have a more advanced version... again for this type of stuff we need to know our scales... Id reccomend learning the major/minor scales in 2 octaves and their arpegios. Listen to the arpegios running in 4 different ke...(more)
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
6601 Hits ·
4.33/5 (3 ratings) ·
Last modified: 10/18/2003
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Mastering Chord/Melody: The Basics (#720) - Page 4 by Jody Fisher (64)
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Jazz ·
Intermediate ·
203817 Hits ·
4.11/5 (210 ratings) ·
Last modified: 2/24/2000
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Blues Riffs (#3727) - Page 2 by Adel Abu Hamdeh (754)
This is a riff I came up with. I dont really know if you can call it a blues riff, but I threw it in anyway. Its pretty fun to improvise to this. Its good to practice improvisation. Heres a scale you can use. Its the sam...(more)
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
40508 Hits ·
3.81/5 (27 ratings) ·
Last modified: 12/10/2001
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Building A Vocabulary (#2620) - Page 1 by Joe Ramirez (703)
I am sticking to the key of "E" pretty standard stuff. I am using
the" blues box" position. These are fairly simple licks.
I wrote these licks on several parts of the neck to show how one can move around.The simple ideas wo...(more)
Rock/Pop ·
Advanced ·
7199 Hits ·
3.75/5 (8 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/20/2001
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A short intro (#3040) - Page 1 by Lior Ella (190)
These two measures are the result of a slow afternoon. Tell me what you think if you want to, and <i>please</i> message me if there's a mistake somewhere and I don't know about it - It'll be very helpful. Anyhow, I thought of...(more)
Classical ·
Intermediate ·
10387 Hits ·
2.63/5 (19 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/16/2001
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Rhythm: Mover (#5050) - Page 2 by Daniel Blakk (178)
OK, did you play the first half? Heres the second.
The song still have a very crazy rhythm, and the 3:rd measure will trick your ears out of hell. The few ostinating tunes makes a random-rhythm-feeling from a very strait rh...(more)
Metal ·
Expert ·
3425 Hits ·
2.25/5 (4 ratings) ·
Last modified: 8/12/2002
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Bach - Fuge (bwv 1000) In Am (#5469) - Page 1 by Tom Mot (212)
Here is the first little bit of this one. There are still 82 more bars. If anyone is interested in learning more send me a message.
Classical ·
Advanced ·
20572 Hits ·
3.96/5 (26 ratings) ·
Last modified: 11/27/2002
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Estudio 4 (#8267) - Page 1 by Carlos Narvaez (310)
Play this study at 2/4.
You have to emphazise the singing notes, they are the first notes in every measure. There is a "campanella" in the 2/4 17th measure, campanella is the fact that a lower string produce a higher sound t...(more)
Classical ·
Intermediate ·
2390 Hits ·
4.80/5 (5 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/23/2004
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Take Care When You Go (#4297) - Page 1 by Rick Payman (9971)
For Susan.
Acoustic/Folk ·
Intermediate ·
3254 Hits ·
4.60/5 (10 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/30/2002
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Missing Something (#1987) - Page 1 by Rick Payman (9971)
I'm definitely missing something here.
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In the meantime, I'll leave you with yet another incomplete tune.
Acoustic/Folk ·
Intermediate ·
2750 Hits ·
4.00/5 (1 rating) ·
Last modified: 12/11/2000
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Exercises For Tremolo (#4878) - Page 4 by Ricardo Santos (390)
<b>One remembers, studies slowly, with the time if acquire speed.</b>
Flamenco ·
Intermediate ·
43866 Hits ·
4.16/5 (45 ratings) ·
Last modified: 9/12/2005
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Power Chord Progression (#6218) - Page 1 by David Powell (51)
This is a very simple Power Chord progression. You can just play around with it, you aren't restricted to what I made in the composer.
Punk ·
Beginner ·
8818 Hits ·
2.75/5 (4 ratings) ·
Last modified: 3/9/2003
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Acoustic Delta Blues Moves (#1106) - Page 8 by Jim Burger (4606)
As a special bonus, I thought I'd throw in a slightly more complicated Son House tune that also happens not to be in the key of E. This is my version of "Empire State Blues," a Son House classic (key of G). The recording th...(more)
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
278774 Hits ·
4.62/5 (326 ratings) ·
Last modified: 1/19/2001
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Prelude In D By Bach (#8714) - Page 1 by Dane Oly (171)
this is the first part
Classical ·
Advanced ·
8007 Hits ·
4.83/5 (6 ratings) ·
Last modified: 10/1/2004
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The Lightnin' Hopkins Style (#507) - Page 3 by Jim Burger (4606)
This example is a I-IV-I-I-IV-IV-I-I-V-IV-I-V 12-bar blues progression, so you can see that bar 1 is played out of an E chord and bar 2 is played out of a A chord fingering. Bars 3-4 are simply a repeat of bar 2 of the intro...(more)
Blues ·
Intermediate ·
230470 Hits ·
4.67/5 (263 ratings) ·
Last modified: 12/15/1999
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Using the E7#9 Chord & E Altered Scale (#140) - Page 2 by Christopher Sung (9639)
Can you use the 7#9 chord in a rock setting? Why, of course. It's often used to give more punch to a major chord, as is the case here. The song is in E, and instead of an E major chord in mms. 1-2, the E7#9 chord is used i...(more)
Theory/Reference ·
Intermediate ·
45732 Hits ·
4.33/5 (36 ratings) ·
Last modified: 6/11/2000