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Mixolydian Mode – The Seventh Position of the Natural Minor Scale

April 8, 2011

Mixolydian Mode – The Seventh Position of the Natural Minor Scale

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Natural Minor Key

April 7, 2011

Natural Minor Key – All positions of the natural minor scale put together.

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Pentatonic Minor Scale Intro

April 6, 2011

The most OVERUSED scale in rock music Allright, before we get started I suggest you read the Pentatonic Major Scale Intro lesson. In that lesson I talk about a number of issues pertinent to both the Pentatonic Major and Minor Scales. Ok, moving on… I can’t say this enough, the Pentatonic Minor Scale is, hands [...]

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Pentatonic Minor First Mode

April 5, 2011

The First Position of the Pentatonic Major Scale Since we did the major pentatonic in the key of G, we will do the minor pentatonic it’s relative minor, the key of E minor. Don’t forget you can transpose the scale to any key simply by placing the first note in the pattern over the correct [...]

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Pentatonic Minor Second Mode

April 4, 2011

The Second Position of the Pentatonic Minor Scale Continuing in the key of E minor we will now play the second position or mode of the E minor pentatonic scale. The second note in the scale of E minor pentatonic is G, so we will begin this second mode on the G at the 6th [...]

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Pentatonic Minor Third Mode

April 3, 2011

The Third Position of the Pentatonic Minor Scale Continuing in the key of E minor we will now play the third position or mode of the E minor pentatonic scale. The third note in the scale of E minor pentatonic is A, so we will begin this third mode on the A at the 6th [...]

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Pentatonic Minor Fourth Mode

April 2, 2011

The Fourth Position of the Pentatonic Minor Scale Continuing in the key of E minor we will now play the fourth position or mode of the E minor pentatonic scale. The fourth note in the scale of E minor pentatonic is B, so we will begin this fourth mode on the B at the 6th [...]

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Pentatonic Minor Fifth Mode

April 1, 2011

The Fifth Position of the Pentatonic Minor Scale Continuing in the key of E minor we will now play the fifth position or mode of the E minor pentatonic scale. The fifth note in the scale of E minor pentatonic is D, so we will begin this fifth mode on the D at the 6th [...]

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Pentatonic Minor Key

March 31, 2011

All the positions of the pentatonic minor scale put together. Ok! Now that you know every position of the pentatonic minor scale it’s time to put them all together as one big entity. Look closely at the diagram below. See how all the positions and mode patterns interject. Notice that the notes on the right [...]

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