C Major Pentatonic Scale is one of the more popular scales for beginners to learn, as it pairs well with many chord progressions found in rock and blues music. The C Major Pentatonic Scale is simply the regular major scale without scale degrees four and seven; this allows for less dissonance and easy application over […]
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Many of your favorite songs feature minor key notes. These songs tend to sound mellower and can often be performed more passionately than major key tracks. Minor scales follow a unique combination of whole and half steps than their major counterparts, which we can identify by beginning on a root note and ascending the scale
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If you know the major scale across the fretboard, it is possible to create minor chords by flattening out its third and fifth notes – this process is known as diminishing triad. As our first minor scale, we’ll study the natural A minor scale. It has a flexible shape that can be placed anywhere along
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The B minor 7 piano chord consists of four notes – B, D, F# and A – which produce a sad-sounding chord with its minor quality. Below, note names are written using both white and black keys to show how a sharp or flat accidental can be added. Key signatures A key signature defines the
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B diminished chord or Bdeg is a three note chord with flattened third and fifth notes that can be found both major and minor scales. Each Bdeg chord triad chord has a specific note interval quality; below are their short names as well as positions on a piano diagram. Triad The triad chord is the
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All major scales can be broken down into two tetrachords; these consist of four notes that follow a 2-2-1 pattern. This scale can be played with your index finger on the 1st fret of each string in turn – an exercise to build fingering skills and increase finger strength. Key Guitar can be played in
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The G minor 7 (or Gm7) chord is an essential one to know, offering players and listeners alike an uneasiness-laden sound that heightens concern and passion in songs that use it. To play this chord, start by placing your index finger across all six strings to form a barre. Next, position your middle and ring
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As a novice guitarist, understanding relative major and minor keys is integral to your musical development. Knowing these will make memorizing scales and chord progressions simpler. Every major key has a relative minor key that lies three semitones below it; E minor is the relative minor key of G major and both share its key
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Learning the blues scale on bass is essential to anyone seeking to incorporate its sounds into their music. It consists of six notes and can work well over dominant chords. The major blues scale is similar to the minor pentatonic scale with one additional note – the flatted fifth. Use this scale when playing blues
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The E Minor 7 Flat 5 chord is an alternative form of minor seventh. Also referred to as half diminished chord due to its combination of minor seventh and lower fifth notes, it makes up one half diminished triad chord. This chord is often utilized as the II chord in minor key songs and jazz
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