The next step in learning to distinguish major from minor is learning to hear the difference between major and minor scales. A scale is a collection of tones arranged in a particular order. This ...

The next step in learning to distinguish major from minor is learning to hear the difference between major and minor scales. A scale is a collection of tones arranged in a particular order. This ...

Musicians simply must know their scales and he came up with a papercraft slide rule for major and minor scales. The system is very easy to use. He’s uploaded PDF files that let you print out the ...

The number of sharps or flats for all major and minor keys are shown in the chart. Major keys are given in UPPER CASE letters. Minor keys are given in lower case letters.

Harmonic minors use the relative major key signature and raise the seventh note of the scale. For example, in A harmonic minor there are no sharps or flats other than the raised seventh of G#.

As guitarists, we’re always looking for new sounds and inspiration, and love to explore new techniques. But if you still find ...

Jim Oblon drops some blues science, demystifying the practice of alternating between parallel minor and major pentatonics ...

modulating to the relative major key of E♭ major for the chorus and then modulating back to C minor. The melodic minor scale is a minor scale with both the sixth and seventh notes raised by half ...