there's one thing i noticed about this musicians subforum, there isnt a topic on music theory!! or maybe i just didnt notice.or maybe there isnt any coz of our big ego. i do admit sometimes i feel very shy or scared to ask music theory questions.

so here's a thread just to ask questions on music theory, for all musicians!!

i wana ask if anyone has the scanned copy of a lesson by satriani on visualizing different modes on the entire guitar neck. saw it somewhere before but forgot where. isnt the usual box shaped things. he uses a different approach. feel like reading it again.

Poor fella... nobody replying to you lol... anyway I do not have that copy of lesson, sorry, can't help you.

Since this's a theory topic, I'ill ask something then. What's the chord progression for a standard 12-bar blues in... say, E???

Dumb question I know, but I'm stuck at the turnaround. T_T

Honestly, I can't even read notes.
Well, at least I can't remember how to read notes.
I was learning piano when I was like, 10 years old. Stopped when I was doing my UPSR (which was when I was 12 btw).
I'm beginning to pick up notes again with my guitar lessons, but can't get to grips with it.

Same story lol... only thing different is that I started when I was like, 6? Heh...

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This post has been edited by fendii: Aug 31 2005, 12:48 AM

i just dont get melody..and cord progression...and alot of advance stuff...readin notes can just count lol..

Leap Freak, in 12 bars... you can blues something like this:
E / E / E / E
A / A / E / E
B / B / A / A
E / E / B / B
(E = E major or E7)
(A = A major or A7)
(B = B minor, Bm7, B major or B7)
(or you can even put all of them in minor...)

Learning various chord progressions allow a quick and easy background for improvisation...

Blacktrix, it's not about learning how to read the notes learning the scales, the modes and the chords structure... i'm sure you know a lot already in theory, you just don't want to admit it to preserve this "BLS" attitude.

EBP, aiyo... it reminds me something. Isn't it the PITCH AXIS THEORY ? In this case you should be able to find it on a guitar mag website, with a lot of archives of all "pros" lessons. Otherwise, I'm sure Slayer has something about it somewhere.
by satch himself : http://www.foreverjoe.com (in guitar lessons... then you have choices between different lessons, incl. pitch axis)
or mirror site : http://satriani27.tripod.com/id14.html

other writers:
http://satriani.worldsgreatestguitarist.co...ies/pitch-axis/
http://www.guitar9.com/columnist286.html

and to see how it is outside:
http://www.guitar.com/discuss/readmsg.asp?...=5273733&page=1
(people are actually using their brains to play music !?!)

Gee thanks a lot, time to see what I can improvise with that progression.

ill post up a blues e-book later...
talk bout 12 bars blues..... common scales for blues and some very nice licks

I didn't know you *could analyse all those in soooo detailed. LOL!
*Edit


FFS WTF!!!!

This post has been edited by led_zep_freak: Aug 31 2005, 04:53 PM

BLS Attitude?
You should hear Zakk go on and on and on about Guitar Theory.
I mean, he REALLY knows his S**T.

And I only know whatever is thought to me by my guitar instructor now. I only know basic scales and stuff like that..... but nothing too amazing.

LOL of topic


is this G# or Am(maj7) or Bush phailed at G major chord???

I think DIATONIC, means "is using only notes from the same scale"
basically, he's saying thazt in jazz, the chords do not all belong to one specific scale, so the musician has to find the "best" scale, to fit most of the chords notes... which is not really true in my opinion, but whatever ==> the solo is supposed to FIT the chords, and sound good. To do so, you may need to use different scales over diferrent chords. Not only ONE scale.


Blacktrix > at this level of technic, he definitely knows more about theory that one can imagine... but the BLS attitude is different : try learning scales when surrounded by gals, beers, leathers, funny cigarettes and long-bearded men ? too hard for most of us
anyway, i'm just kidding... how are your lessons going ? you jsut started them, haven't you ?

ruffstuff ... hehehe ... I suppose he's used to shorter d***s... err .... necks, sorry... mmmmm....

Good Mode mixes

Blues + mixolydian
natural minor + spanish phrygian

What else do you guys like mixing?

http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=39VFGDLRMXYQM0PQZRHW4V88N1

essential blues guitar lesson (no soundclips)

ssslayerrr , here is a good mix : vodka + gin + rhum + apple juice...

otherwise, I usually simply add extra-notes to a scale, without thinking that those extra notes actually belong to another scale. Am I too lazy ?
Hey, for instance, the E myxolydian + E blues = (in the form of a compact tab)
-0------3--4---------
-0---2--3------------
-0-1-2-3------------
-0---2----------------
-0---2----------------
-0------3--4---------

isn't it ? that sounds super good... especially the two high strings !!

ive just got more confused then ever after reading this site
http://www.dolmetsch.com/musictheory4.htm

[quote]
2
1 two beats in the bar
O the beat is a semibreve (whole note)
||O|| a bar contains 2 times 1/1 (semibreve=a whole note) [quote/]

doesnt 2 beats = crotchet...and is only 1 minim..which is not even a semibreve?

and 1 more

4
4 common time, also marked with a large C <- or is it 2/2

This post has been edited by tytons: Feb 4 2006, 12:26 PM

i dun really got what you mean...
2 beats = 4 crotchets

\about the "C", sorry but I dunno that writing...

semibreve = 4 beats
minims = 2 beats
crochets = 1 beat
quavers = 1/2 beats
semiquavers = 1/4 beats
demiquavers = 1/8 beats

so...the site says tat 2/1 time signature = a semibreve which is 2 beats...how can it be 2 beats when its semibreve..the example he game in the bottom is not supporting his point...im not sure if its a mistake or not but its really confusing me