Comments for Guitar Chords 247

Comment on Gibson’s Learn and Master Guitar Review – Best DVD Guitar Course by Darren

Darren — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 03:09:00 +0000

Thanks for the review.

Comment on Scales and Modes – Music Theory by free lance

free lance — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 23:09:00 +0000

this was a realy eye opener

Comment on The Dorian Mode by BavonW W

BavonW W — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:23:00 +0000

‘Anon they move
In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood..’
Milton, Paradise Lost:, Book i, 549-550

Comment on The Locrian Mode by Ray

Ray — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:47:00 +0000

Thanks Ahmed

Comment on Using Modes in Your Music by M m s b

M m s b — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:07:00 +0000

Show how you play song from film jab tak hai jaan….. Chhala lab da ..

Comment on The Aeolian Mode by pjinsocal

pjinsocal — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:08:00 +0000

Ahmed, you write, “The next mode that we are going to study is Aeolian. This is also the natural minor or relative minor scale of a major scale.”

That isn’t quite right. The natural minor of a major key is the same named minor. So the natural minor of C Major is C minor.

The relative minor is major 6th of the key. As the major 6th of C is A, the relative minor of C Major is A minor.

Comment on The Phrygian Mode by pjinsocal

pjinsocal — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:02:00 +0000

Hey Ahmed, you explain well. One caveat though that you might take note:

Saying that the Phrygian modal scale in the key of C Major has four flat notes isn’t quite right. There are no accidentals in the key of C Major. That is, there are no flats nor are there sharps. Since every modal scale consists solely of the same tones as the natural scale of a major key, and the key of C Major consists of C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C’, it cannot be said that the Phrygian modal scale has flats.

Within the E-root modal scale (aka Phrygian mode) of the key of C Major, there are four intervals with minor names: minor 2nd, minor 3rd, minor 6th and minor 7th. In our 12-tone music, those intervals are one, three, eight and ten tones (half steps) away from the E-root.

What yields pleasing psychological effects is the size of the intervals between successive tones. If one plays E to F and then F to G, though the interval between E and F is a minor second, the interval between F and G is a major 2nd, even though the interval between the E and the G is minor 3rd. Anyone listening never experiences the effects of that latter interval when the run gets played as E, F, G in Phrygian mode.

Let us take another example, this time a key with accidentals, Eb major.

Any major key consists of tones from intervals that get named perfect and major. So in the key of Eb major, the tones are: Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C, D, Eb’. We should see at once that the key of Eb has three flats: Eb, Ab, Bb.

The G-root modal scale, also known as the Phrygian modal scale for the key of Eb Major has the same minor intervals as the Phrygian modal scale for the key of C Major: minor 2nd, minor 3rd, minor 6th and minor7th. The corresponding tones to those intervals are: Ab, Bb, Eb ad F.

Even though the key of Eb Major has flats, it is not those flats which cause the psychological effect when starting a G-root modal scale, it is the tone differences as measured by intervals played from the G as well the tones in relation to each other that yields the effect.

Comment on Introduction to Modes by pjinsocal

pjinsocal — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:30:00 +0000

Nice write up. Thanks.

Comment on Blues Improvisation Concepts by gc247

gc247 — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 06:19:00 +0000

Thank you for your comment Owen and welcome to GuitarChord247.

Comment on Blues Improvisation Concepts by Owen

Owen — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 02:43:44 +0000

i went into this book knowing most of the tighns he talks about but i still learned a lot from his method. he teaches you to play and sing along, which drastically improves your playing ability. although the concepts discussed are simple, there is a lot of basic stuff covered that you need to know as a guitar player, such as chord progressions.the biggest advantage to this book is the play and learn method. if you’re just after theory, try play guitar in ten easy lessons .