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- Bruce Lee
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Blues Scales
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Blues scales are perhaps the third most common and popular scale in music today. It abounds of course in blues, but also spills over comfortably in rock country and jazz. |
Category: Green Belt: Scales
Subcategory: Scales
Published on: 10 Oct 2003
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Intro to Major Scale Modes
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Scale modes are essential to all aspiring lead guitarists. Few self-taught players know what modes are, and even fewer know how to use them effectively. This lesson explains how to get started with modes as scales that fit over the chords in the harmonic scale. |
Category: Red Belt: Scales
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Published on: 13 Jan 2004
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Major and Minor Scales: Yin and Yang of Scales
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Major and Minor scales are the workhorses of Western music (not western like John Wayne, Western like descended from European roots. Learn why these scales are so pervasive, how they are related, and why they are complementary. |
Category: Yellow Belt: Scales
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Published on: 27 Jan 2004
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Major Blues Scale
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The major blues scale is very similar to the major pentatonic scale that you already know by now, but has an additional passing tone that makes it undeniably bluesy. Learn the most common box patterns for playing the major blues scale here. |
Category: Green Belt: Scales
Subcategory: Scales
Published on: 01 Apr 2004
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Major Scales and the CAGED + 2 System
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The C major scale is the most universally recognizable scale in all of Western music, owing to all the songs written in the key of C. However, learning to play the C scale on a guitar is a bit of a challenge for most beginners, and even intermediate players. It's just one of those scales we have to master, and this lesson breaks it down into manageable chunks. |
Category: Orange Belt: Scales
Subcategory: Scales
Published on: 05 Sep 2004
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Minor Blues Scale
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The minor blues scale is akin to the minor pentatonic scale, which you should also already know by now. Additional passing tones create a more colorful palette of sound. Learn the most common box patterns for playing the minor blues scale here. |
Category: Green Belt: Scales
Subcategory: Scales
Published on: 01 Apr 2004
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Modified Blues Scale
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This modified blues scale has two passing tones that make it doubly blues sounding and give additional variety and color to the usual blues scale. This is a favorite of Steve Morse, and many of the better Nashville players. |
Category: Green Belt: Scales
Subcategory: Scales
Published on: 01 Apr 2004
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Pentatonic Scales: Rocker's Favorites
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Pentatonic scales and guitars go together like peas in a pod. They are a favorite of rock, blues and jazz fusion players, because of their forgiving fingering and exotic sound. |
Category: Orange Belt: Scales
Subcategory: Scales
Published on: 28 Jan 2004
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Scale Modes as Substitutes for Major and Minor
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Scale modes as colorful scales are essential to all aspiring lead guitarists. This lesson explains how to think of scale modes as substitutes for major and minor scales, and how to use them. |
Category: Red Belt: Scales
Subcategory: Scales
Published on: 30 Nov 2004
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