5 Simple Melodic Phrases Using The Dorian Scale (No. 2)
The dorian scale is a must-know for all kinds of music. A cool sounding scale to easily give you the sound of "jazz" and "fusion" music....
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Subharaj Ghosh
Dec 19, 20222 min read
5 Simple Melodic Phrases Using The Dorian Scale
The dorian scale is a must-know for all kinds of music. A cool sounding scale to easily give you the sound of "jazz" and "fusion" music....
Subharaj Ghosh
Nov 21, 20221 min read
The Altered Scale (Melodic Minor Mode No.7)
We come to the end of the series of blogs related to the Jazz Melodic Minor, this post will focus on The Altered Scale. The simplest way...
Subharaj Ghosh
Nov 14, 20221 min read
Mixolydian b6 (Melodic Minor Mode No.5)
Continuing with the series of blogs related to the Jazz Melodic Minor, this post will focus on Mixolydian b6. As the name may suggest,...
Subharaj Ghosh
Nov 11, 20221 min read
Lydian Dominant (Melodic Minor Mode No.4)
Continuing with the series of blogs related to the Jazz Melodic Minor, this post will focus on Lydian Dominant. As the name may suggest,...
Subharaj Ghosh
Nov 7, 20221 min read
Lydian Augmented (Melodic Minor Mode No.3)
Continuing with the series of blogs related to the Jazz Melodic Minor, this post will focus on Lydian Augmented. As the name may suggest,...
Subharaj Ghosh
Oct 31, 20221 min read
The Melodic Minor Scale
Jazz and fusion players love using this scale to the point where it's staple vocabulary for the improvising musician. Ofcourse,...
Subharaj Ghosh
Oct 28, 20221 min read
Secondary Dominants
Are you tired of playing your typical diatonic chords? Feel like adding some colour to your chord progression? Start with the concept of...
Subharaj Ghosh
Oct 24, 20221 min read
Diminished 7th Shell Chords
In this blog we will learn how to play the diminished 7th shell chords with the root on the 6th, 5th, 4th and the 3rd strings in order....
Subharaj Ghosh
Oct 21, 20221 min read
Dominant 7th Shell Chords
In this blog we will learn how to play the dominant 7th shell chords with the root on the 6th, 5th, 4th and the 3rd strings in order....
Subharaj Ghosh
Oct 17, 20221 min read
Minor 7th & Half Diminished Shell Chords
In this blog we will learn how to play the minor 7th & half diminished shell chords with the root on the 6th, 5th, 4th and the 3rd...
Subharaj Ghosh
Oct 14, 20221 min read
Major 7th Shell Chords
In this blog we will learn how to play the major 7th shell chords with the root on the 6th, 5th, 4th and the 3rd strings in order. What...
Subharaj Ghosh
Oct 7, 20221 min read
Pedal Tones (Pedal Points) In Music
Ever just kept playing the low 'E' string open and simultaneously played a bunch of triads on top of that? Well, you have played an...
Subharaj Ghosh
Oct 3, 20222 min read
Chromatic Scale For Guitarists
As guitar players, it's natural for us to think of 'patterns', and the 4 note per string pattern is often said to be the chromatic...
Subharaj Ghosh
Sep 30, 20221 min read
Augmented VS Whole-Tone Scales
Over the years, I have seen a common misconception amongst students about the augmented and whole-tone scales being the same thing. They...
Subharaj Ghosh
Sep 23, 20222 min read
The Blues Scale
The blues scale is not only used for playing blues, rather you can find use for it in all kinds of music (from rock to jazz). Having that...
Subharaj Ghosh
Sep 19, 20222 min read
What Are Open Triads? (Spread Triads)
Often times, the sound of closed-position triads (triads stacked with chord tones within an octave) may not be "big" or "wide" enough for...
Subharaj Ghosh
Sep 5, 20221 min read
Everyone Must Know These Triads & 7th Chords!
When you are just starting off playing jazz or fusion, it's essential to know some triads and 7th chords. In this blog we will look at...
Subharaj Ghosh
Sep 2, 20223 min read
Relative & Parallel Scales
It's very common for students to be confused between the idea of relative and parallel scales. Yes, it's not exactly a very straight...
Subharaj Ghosh
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Where To Start? What To Learn? What To Play?
It's very common for beginners to feel confused about the following: Where to start? What to learn? What to play? The former months/years...
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