Making a Guitar Out of Plywood
Before we get into the harmonic major scale, this is something fun to check out: how to make a guitar out of plywood.
This was posted on this fun website www.instructables.com, where people can post instruction videos on how to make things, like for example in this case, a guitar made out of plywood.
You can read the full article here:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Fully-Plywood-Guitar-AKA-How-to-Annoy-Purists/
The Harmonic Major Scale .
The harmonic major scale is a major scale with a lower 6th.
The formula of the scale is 1 2 3 4 5 b6 7 8
Notice the step and a half (3-fret) distance between the 6th and 7th note.
Attaching note names to that formula in the key of C, gives you: C D E F G Ab B C
The 7 chords (triads) in this scale are: C Ddim Em Fm G Abaug Bdim
7th chords: Cmaj7 Dm7b5 Em7 Fmmaj7 G7 Abmaj7#5 Bdim7
A really good way to practice any scale is one string at a time.
It’s much easier to understand a scale’s structure when you see a scale mapped out on 1 string.
Following graphic shows the C harmonic major scale on every string.
Once you familiarize yourself with the above, you’re ready to start learning the in-position scale fingerings for the C harmonic major scale.
Following graphic shows the 7 fingerings.
The names of the 7 modes of harmonic major scale are:
- C harmonic major
- D Dorian b5
- E Phrygian b4 E Mixo b9#9b13 scale)
- F Lydian b3
- G Mixolydian b9
- Ab Lydian #5#9
- B Locrian bb7
While the name Phrygian, conform the major scale modes, is usually preferred for the 3rd mode: E Phrygian b4 is also an E Mixolydian b9#9b13 scale.
F Lydian b3 is also an F melodic minor #11 scale.
You can hear the sound of the scale in the following video
Email me at vreny@zotzinmusic.com if you would like me to send you a C harmonic major backing track to jam with.
Conclusion
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