The E Blues Scale is a fantastic scale to master and use when improvising music, constructed using the same formula as major scale but with flattened notes. To play this scale, begin with your thumb on E and move through each finger of your right hand until reaching B; cross your thumb over for that […]
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Blues scale is essentially a pentatonic scale with one additional note (the flat fifth, commonly referred to as “blue note”). Once you know how to play it, you can begin linking patterns together for extended lines up and down the fretboard. This lesson introduces E minor blues scale box patterns, including how to play them
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D minor is a very dismal key that’s easy to learn through practice and repetition. Root position chords consist of a minor triad consisting of D, F and A notes; their fingerings are identical to major chords making learning them easy. Root position The D Minor chord is one of the fundamental and essential piano
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F major can be an extremely challenging chord to master. But this doesn’t have to be the case! With some practice and preparation, mastering this chord shouldn’t be such an daunting challenge. This article will review some of the more frequent notes found within an f major chord, including its various voicings and inversions, along
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Power chords are an indispensable part of many rock and punk bands. Played anywhere along a scale, these chords still sound good thanks to the perfect fifth and octave intervals which produce a very solid sound. Music theory experts consider power chords to be dyads rather than true chords due to the absence of their
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A Bb flat 5 chord contains one or more notes with flat notes, commonly referred to as Bbm7b5 or B flat half diminished chord. This article will explain how to construct this chord from its various voicings and highlight some key characteristics and how best to play it. Root Note Root notes of chords are
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Mac DeMarco is an incredible versatile songwriter who adeptly blends his rock and jazz influences. This can be seen in his songs Another One and A Heart Like Hers, both found on his latest mini-LP release. The f6 chord is one of the most ubiquitous chords in jazz. Also referred to as minor/major sixth chord.
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As part of your guitar learning journey, you may require learning some chords in G major and the scale degree triads for this key, including those shown here: Triads are groups of three notes played simultaneously that can be related to any scale. A typical triad contains the root note, third note and fifth note
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Sus chords are an indispensable feature of jazz. These chords essentially consist of major or minor chords wherein the third position has been switched with that of the fourth note, making an unexpected and interesting change from traditional chord progressions. Sus chords can add movement and interest to a bar, adding dimension and visual interest.
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The C harmonic minor scale is based on the natural minor scale with one major difference: for this harmonic minor scale, note 7th position of minor scale has been raised by half-tone / semitone to become note B. This unusual scale may seem unfamiliar and is not as commonly used as either natural minor or
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