Example 4. The Chinese Scale – Key of C (C-E-F#-G-B) Bars 1-4 Here’s our first major idea, with chords constructed from the C ...

The major key and the minor key, which will begin on a different note. This is known as the relative minor. So G major ... degrees of the scale make different kinds of chords.

Adding major sevenths to chords can be the equivalent of letting in more colour and sunlight. Basic chordal character and ...

Try moving your triad up the scale as a block chord, just using the white notes of C major. Be sure to maintain the full triad shape. You’ll hear the associated chords of F major, G major and A minor.

Used by countless blues guitarists and hard rockers from B.B. King and Guns N' Roses to Josh Smith and Joe Bonamassa, the Mixolydian mode is essential knowledge. Stuart Ryan explains all ...