Jeff Beck: Brush With The Blues
Jeff Beck is regarded as one of the most innovative guitar players of all time. Known for his “hands on” approach, Jeff uses the entire guitar to produce a unique vocal style. His limited use of a pick and mastery of the whammy bar, volume, and tone controls allow for true sonic creation. Reinventing himself [...]
Finger Picking Pattern 2: Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
Our second finger picking lesson is another example of pattern picking. “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac uses a similar picking pattern to “Dust in the Wind”. However, the chord changes here require more movement. For your convenience, the chord shapes and fingerings are as follows: Click here if you’re not sure how to read the chord [...]
Advanced Music Theory Lesson 2: Scale Tendencies
Now that we have introduced all of the modes, let’s look at what roles individual notes take in these scales. In a tonal context, they all have certain tendencies. Stable Tones: (1,3,5) Tonic: The tonic is the 1st degree of the scale. All other notes are based around the tonic and gravitate towards it. Dominant: [...]
Advanced Music Theory Lesson 1: The Modes
As we discussed in previous lessons, the Major scale is also know as Ionian and the Minor scale as Aeolian. We also know that the relative minor is the major scale starting from it’s 6th degree. The scales starting from all of the other degrees will now be introduced. This group of scales is known [...]
Basic Music Theory Lesson 2B: Minor Scale Construction
The minor scale (also called Aeolian) is a major scale with its 3rd, 6th, and 7th degrees flattened. As we saw in lesson 2 (major scales part 1), the placement of tones and semi-tones is what gives each type of scale its individual sound. If we take the C Major scale and flatten the 3rd, [...]
