Writing Songs in Modes
Writing Songs in Modes First off, if you need to brush up on your modes, you can do so here: The Modes Explained Through the years, many students and musician friends have asked me how to write songs in different modes. While it’s good to know the scale structure of each mode, a good start … Writing Songs in Modes
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The Augmented Line Cliché
The Augmented Line Cliche This is a short excerpt of my book “Guitar Essentials”, which you can buy here: A line cliché is a stepwise descending or ascending line that moves inside a single, stationary chord. Line clichés create a sense of momentum and direction in static chord progressions. They’re a great technique to add … The Augmented Line Cliché
Advanced Arpeggio Theory Fret board Exercise For Guitarists
Advanced Arpeggio Theory Fret board Exercise Pick any random note on the low E string Then from that note, figure out: Which four dominant 7th chords have that note. Play the dominant 7 arpeggio fingering (from that note) for each one of those dominant 7 chords. Which four maj7 chords have that note. Play the … Advanced Arpeggio Theory Fret board Exercise For Guitarists
Tips and Tricks To Make Guitar Solos More Melodic & Colorful
How To Make Guitar Solos More Melodic How do you make guitar solos more melodic? There are 2 main answers to that question. 1) Outline the chords better. For example: avoid hitting too many F notes on a C chord (the F clashes with the E note in a C chord) 2) Play less scalar … Tips and Tricks To Make Guitar Solos More Melodic & Colorful
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Pedal Point Fun on Guitar
Pedal Point Fun on Guitar In case you would like to learn what pedal point is, you can do so here: Pedal point in A minor That webpage provides links to blog pages where you can learn all the triads in the key of A minor (C major) on the top two sets of 3 … Pedal Point Fun on Guitar
