Showing posts with label Scales of Guitar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scales of Guitar. Show all posts

July 10, 2011

Paranoid scale tones

I think I don't have to ask: "Do you already know about C major scale?", 'cause I bet you already know about that. Well, this time I will share about C pentatonic major scale. The composition of the chord pentatonic major scale is <-one-><-one-><-one-half-><-one-><-one-half->. Example: <-C-><-D-><-E-><-G-><-A-><-C'->, the composition is referred to as C pentatonic major scale. Look at image below:

Note: see the green circle.
The scale is important to remember, because it will be useful to play melodic in any blues genre. Each person has different level of creativity in playing the melody on this basis of pentatonic major scale. The main tones in C pentatonic major scale are C - D - E - G - A. Tone of C act as the anchor -- Tone of G is the higher part sound of C tone when connected with song tones -- Tone of E is the bridge tone -- Tone of D is the creative tone -- Tone of A is the higher part of the creative D. Now, try to sound it on your guitar.
Nb: Practice could be dessert sometimes.

May 18, 2011

Harmonized with Triads

This time on Jonny Tomcarrs Guitar Lesson page, I would like to share about a harmonized scale of tones; a scale of tones where you are building diatonic harmonies on each of the scale note. Diatonic harmonies mean that they are built with tones from the scale. It is a good tool for analyzing chords and chord-functions for a given scale. When we are harmonizing in triads, it means that we are building triads (three-tone chords) on each tone. We have the basic voicing 1-3-5 for all chords. Play them slowly and listen to the sound of each chord.
Advice:
  • Try to play crossing over to the higher set of string as soon as it is possible.
  • Try to play the whole scale vertically (include lower set of strings). You do not have to choose the same cross-over points as simpler have done. But try to creative and imagine about what you need to play triads in root position on all over the neck of the guitar.
Through triads you could forming chords. There are three kind of fundamental chords: Major, minor and diminished. To play all the chords used for the harmonized scales with triads in root position, you should need 9 chord shapes(from 3x3) to play in all 12 keys. Why? Well, I'll share to you again later. See you soon!

November 30, 2010

Major scale and Minor scale

The composition of the major scale is one-one-half-one-one-one-half.
Example: E -> F # or Gb - G # or Ab - A - B - C # or Db - D # or Eb - E '. The composition is referred to as E-Major or (E)

The composition of the minor scale is one-half-one-one-half-one-one.
Example: E -> F # or Gb - G - A - B - C - D  - E '. The composition is referred to as E-Minor or (Em)

Both scales is important to remember, because it will be useful to play a lot of melody in the song.
Each person has a different level of creativity in playing the melody on the basis of both these scales. And indeed they are expected to be like that (CREATIVE).