MAJOR LOCRIAN

MAJOR LOCRIAN.

The MAJOR LOCRIAN SCALE is the 5th mode of Neapolitan Major and is composed of the following intervals: 1,2,3,4,b5,b6,b7.

The boxes below show you the scale over the whole neck, as a 3 octave scale and as the 7 three note per string positions that link together to let you play it any where on the fretboard.

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LYDIAN MINOR

LYDIAN MINOR.


The LYDIAN MINOR SCALE is the 4th mode of Neapolitan Major and is composed of the following intervals: 1,2,3,#4,5,b6,b7.


The boxes below show you the scale over the whole neck, as a 3 octave scale and as the 7 three note per string positions that link together to let you play it any where on the fretboard.

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LYDIAN DOMINANT AUGMENTED

LYDIAN DOMINANT AUGMENTED.

The LYDIAN DOMINANT AUGMENTED is the 3rd mode of Neapolitan Major and is composed of the following intervals: 1,2,3,#4,#5,6,b7.

The boxes below show you the scale over the whole neck, as a 3 octave scale and as the 7 three note per string positions that link together to let you play it any where on the fretboard

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THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE MAPPED OUT FOR EIGHT STRING GUITAR.

THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE MAPPED OUT FOR EIGHT STRING GUITAR.

The MELODIC MINOR SCALE contains the intervals 1,2,b3,4,5,6,7.

In classical harmony, it has two forms, as above when ascending and 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,b7 when descending.

In modern usage though this tend to be ignored making things a bit easier for us.

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THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE MAPPED OUT FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR

THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE MAPPED OUT FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR

THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE contains the intervals: 1,2,b3,4,5,6,7.

These diagrams are for standard 7 string tuning, so B,E,A,D,G,B,E, although if you are using another tuning with same relative intervals then the movable shapes will still apply.


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The free guitar scale diagrams below lay out the MELODIC MINOR SCALE for you all over the neck of the seven string guitar as a four note per string scale and as the seven three note per string patterns that will link together to let you play it all over the fretboard in any key.

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MELODIC MINOR (And its Modes)

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MELODIC MINOR

THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE: All 7 positions and as 3 octave scale. 

DORIAN b2-  The 2nd mode of Melodic Minor. 

LYDIAN AUGMENTED- The 3rd mode of Melodic Minor.

LYDIAN DOMINANT or LYDIAN b7- The 4th mode of Melodic Minor.

THE HINDU SCALE- The 5th mode of Melodic Minor. 

LOCRIAN NATURAL 2ND- The 6th mode of Melodic Minor. 

SUPER LOCRIAN or THE ALTERED SCALE- The 7th mode of Melodic Minor 

RESOURCES FOR SEVEN STRING

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MODES FOR SEVEN STRING

THE IONIAN MODE or THE MAJOR SCALE FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR

THE DORIAN MODE FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR 

THE PHRYGIAN MODE FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR  

THE LYDIAN MODE FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR 

THE MIXOLYDIAN MODE FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR

THE AEOLIAN MODE or NATURAL MINOR SCALE FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR  

THE LOCRIAN MODE FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR 


OTHER SCALES FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR

THE MELODIC MINOR SCALE FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR 

THE HARMONIC MINOR SCALE FOR SEVEN STRING GUITAR

The HINDU SCALE

I've gone through all the Greek Modes already, and Harmonic and Melodic, so now I'm going to start on the modes of melodic and harmonic minor.

First up is the HINDU SCALE, made from the intervals 1,2,3,4,5,b6,b7.

The Hindu scale is the 5th mode of Melodic Minor.

It's a beautiful mix of major and minor elements giving a cool eerie, mysterious and  slightly eastern feel I guess. All I can say is goof around with it yourself.

I do have a musical example for this one, nothing recorded recently, but this is a maybe 10 year old demo for a PORNOVURT song that never got played live more than two or three times.

Any how, the solo that start about 2/3 of the way through has a little Hindu section, well 2 Hindu sections. It starts out in E, there's some bends then the Hindu bit should stand out, then  it switches to A minor for a bit, then goes back to the section in E and repeats it with a few variations.



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The Melodic Minor Scale

Next up in the exciting tour of guitar scales is the Melodic Minor Scale.

It's spelt with the intervals: 1,2,b3,4,5,6,7, so depending on how you want to look at it, it's the same as the Major Scales but with a b3, or if you prefer the same as the Natural Minor Scale but with a (major) 6 and 7.

I do vaguely remember there being some mention of the melodic minor scale strictly speaking being different in it's ascending and descending forms (Natural minor  when descending I think?)* but in it's application particularly by lazy guitarists, these boxes below will do just fine.

Melodic Minor does have some lovely modes, that I will waffle about later, including my favourite scale, The Hindu Scale, made famous by Jimmy Page, but the Hindu Scale sheet will follow... eventually.

(*That sounded a bit mental when I read it back, so I checked. In classical composition the scale does have different ascending and descending forms, 1,2,b3,4,5,6,7 going up, 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,b7 going down, but in modern applications applications, in particular jazz, the descending version is omitted. If you don't believe me ask wikipedia!)

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