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Tag: Scales

Phrygian Dominant fingering.

Harmonic minor modes – Phrygian Dominant

In Guitar, Harmonic Minor, Music TheoryTags Guitar, Harmonic Minor, Music Theory, Scales28th July 2021 Andy French

The fifth mode of the Harmonic Minor scale is Phrygian Dominant. A pretty evocative sounding mode that reminds you strongly of Spanish gypsy music. Use of the term “dominant” should …

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Melodic minor patterns for 6-string guitar

In GuitarTags Guitar, Scales13th June 2018 Andy French

I have been starting to explore jazz theory in more depth and have run into the fact that I’m really not that familiar with the melodic minor scale and its …

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Lydian Dominant scale shapes (part 2)

Non-resolving dominant chords and the Lydian Dominant scale

In Guitar, Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags Jazz, Music Theory, Scales11th April 2018 Andy French

This post discusses the difference between resolving and non-resolving dominant chords before looking at altered dominant chords and the lydian dominant scale. …

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Exercises for playing 7th intervals

In GuitarTags Guitar, Intervals, Scales27th December 2017 Andy French

This post contains exercises for guitar to practise scales using 7th intervals rather than note by note. …

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Exercises for playing 6th intervals

In GuitarTags Guitar, Intervals, Scales6th December 2017 Andy French

This post contains exercises for guitar to practise scales using 6th intervals rather than note by note. …

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The basics of Pentatonic Superimposition

In Guitar, Jazz Theory, Music TheoryTags Guitar, Jazz, Music Theory, Scales24th November 2017 Andy French

This article covers the basics of Pentatonic Superimposition for guitar, a simple technique for adding colour to your improvisation over IIm7 chords. …

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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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