GUITAR MODE ENCYCLOPEDIA. 21 Modi nella scala maggiore, melodica minore, armonica minore. Dal modo Ionico al Super Locrian, esempi di assolo. 223 Pagine. TABLATURE
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Guitar Mode Encyclopedia
21 Modes of the Major, Melodic Minor, and Harmonic Minor Scales
Music by Jody Fisher
SERIES: The Ultimate Guitarist's Reference Series
CATEGORY: Guitar Method or Supplement
FORMAT: Book
This remarkably thorough text covers all the modes of the major, melodic minor and harmonic minor scales. Twenty-one different modes are explained in detail and examined from five different perspectives. In addition, open position fingerings, closed position fingerings, harmonies, chord voicings, tips for improvisation, practice progressions, melodic patterns and sample solos are provided.
INTRODUCTION
This could be the last book about the modes you will ever need. The modes have been in existence for centuries as compositional tools for classical, folk and ethnic musicians, as improvisational devices for jazz musicians and a source of "new" sounds for rock, pop and country artists. But unfortunately, the subject has been shrouded in mystery, causing many guitar students a lot of confusion. I think the confusion is due to an incomplete overview of the subject. There are many ways of looking at the modes and each one has an important place in understanding and applying the modes to improvising, composition, or both. In this book, a chapter is devoted to each mode of the major, melodic minor and harmonic minor scales. Each chapter will include:
• A notated list of the mode in twelve keys
• Perspective #1: The modal formula, a look at where the half steps occur in the scale and how it relates horizontally to the fretboard.
• Perspective #2: The mode's relationship to the diatonic chord
• Perspective #3: The mode created by altering another scale
Perspective #4: The mode's intervallic distance from the "parent" key, measuring from the root of a chord
• Perspective #5: Deducing a mode's key signature
• Six closed position fingerings
• Open position fingerings in every key
• The harmonized mode, with sample chord voicings
• Mode usage
• Practice progressions
• Melodic patterns
Also, sample solos utilizing most of the modes in various combinations have been included at the end of the book.
One way this book is different from many others is that three fingering options are covered. The first is the horizontal approach or along the single string. The second is the use of "locked" fingerings or scales that are played in a fixed position. The third fingering option is the "open" position. When any musical concept is explored on the guitar, a more complete understanding is accomplished by examining all three fingering options.
It should be noted here that, while a clear understanding of the modes is important, it represents only a part of what is needed to become an accomplished improvisor. Modes, in conjunction with other scales, arpeggios, and licks are only part of the picture. Improvisation is a lifetime study. Try to keep this in mind.
This book can be used as a reference or method book for those studying with a teacher or the self taught student.
Each chapter is complete so it's all right to skip around. You can also move straight through from beginning to end for a very comprehensive study. If the modes of the major scale are new for you, Isuggest you don't skip anything in that section of the book. I should also mention that to get the most out of this book, you need to transpose all exercises and fingering to all twelve keys. At first this may seem like a hassle, but in time it will get easier and pay-off in the form of greater fluency.
One does not survive in the music business without help and support from a large network of family and friends.
I would like to thank my wife, Juliei my son, Joshi Shauna PerrYi and my parents, Howard and Eidth Fisher. Also, thanks to my brother, Richi my uncle, Sidi David Smolover, Nat Gunod, Ted Greene, Joe Diorio, George Stanley, Bob Scarano and the entire gang at Caleb's Guitar.
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