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Andy French's Musical Explorations

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Position 1 Dorian b2 fingering

Melodic minor modes – Dorian b2

In Guitar, Jazz Theory, Melodic Minor, Music TheoryTags Guitar, Jazz, Melodic Minor, Music Theory19th June 2018 Andy French

Continuing my look at Melodic Minor modes this post covers mode 2, Dorian b2. This mode is sometimes called the Phrygian #6. Scale formula The formula for the Dorian b2 …

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Position 1 Melodic Minor fingering

Melodic minor modes – Melodic Minor

In Guitar, Jazz Theory, Melodic Minor, Music TheoryTags Guitar, Jazz, Melodic Minor, Music Theory19th June 2018 Andy French

This is the start of a series of posts about the modes of the Melodic Minor scale. This post covers mode 1, the Melodic Minor scale itself. Scale formula The …

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Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization – Part 6

In Jazz Theory, Lydian Chromatic Concept, Music TheoryTags Jazz, Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization, Music Theory11th June 2018 Andy French

In this post we look at Chordmodes, Principal Chordmodes and Principal Chord Families as defined in George Russell's book, The Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. …

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Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization – Part 5

In Jazz Theory, Lydian Chromatic Concept, Music TheoryTags Jazz, Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization, Music Theory4th May 2018 Andy French

In this post we look at a comparison between the Seven Principle Scales and the Four Horizontal Scales of George Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. …

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Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization – Part 4

In Jazz Theory, Lydian Chromatic Concept, Music TheoryTags Jazz, Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization, Music Theory1st May 2018 Andy French

In this post we look at the Four Horizontal Scales of George Russell's theory, the Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. …

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Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization – Part 3

In Jazz Theory, Lydian Chromatic Concept, Music TheoryTags Jazz, Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization, Music Theory1st May 2018 Andy French

In this post we continue looking at George Russell's book, the Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization. We look at the Lydian Chromatic Order of Tonal Gravity and how it was derived and the Seven Principle Scales. …

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Andy French was the lead guitarist and vocalist with the British alternative metal band The Hollowkind. The band is now defunct but their tunes are available on Spotify or SoundCloud.

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