tytons, ok i understand your point now. but i can't answer it... i'm going ot the beach, later ;aybe i'll try to read the site further... interesting anyway. Quite a brain bugger !

well i think he made a mistake....will search for someting to post later...to clear the prob

Hmmm .... go and check if you copy and paste the wrong thing

coz it doesn't make any sense, how can it be 2 beats when its semibreve (4 beats)

Maybe the site is wrong gua .... ? ?

This post has been edited by TheWhacker: Feb 5 2006, 08:18 AM

well i didnt copy n paste wrong..u can go see the site..i did post the link as well...tats the thing i was pening about..how on earth a semibreve is 2 beats...n the time signature is 2/1 dont make sense..but below he shows a 4/4 er...small composition n a semibreve is used...weird...i duno if its a typo or not...tat dude is a Dr. somemore..hehe.

well, you can always send him an email, i'm sure he would appreciate it !

I always start with pentatonic (minor or major) then go off into dunno wat weird altered lydian modes and doric modes and some altered dominant major scales.

The problem with not knowing what you're playing is that you easily get lost. Which i do. But if i get lost, then i just fall back on pentatonic again.

I guess this works for people who dont know crap about scales but still wanna solo. Like me tak tau malu..hahaha Very limited though, cuz most of the time i'll be playing pentatonic and a few standard riffs and progressions.

If the book ure looking is Joe Satriani - Guitar secrets, then heres the link for it http://rapidshare.de/files/12357787/Joe_Sa...ecrets.pdf.html


i got a little problem about harmonization here.. as for major scale the chords are I ii iii IV V vi vii(dim) ... can someone tell me chords for other scale(major & minor pentatonic, etc) ?

Dont use british name, instead use american name... it make so much easier for u to see the time signiture...

crotchets - quarter note
quavers - eighth note
semiquavers - sixteenth note
demiquavers - thirtysecond note

and so on...

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can someone explaing to me what jaco pastorius (in one of his 1000 videos) is talking about when he says practicing in 3rds, 5ths, 6ths, etc....does it mean the intervals of scales?

its interval ( i think)
if he say go up in minor 3rd , u go up 3 frets
major 3rd , 4 frets
perfect fourth , 5 frets
perfect fifth, 7 frets

and so on

i might be wrong (and i think i am, haha)

well at least it's an explanation.
No harm in practicing it too...hahah practice is always good.

it's the good explanation, you're spot-on Keen !

can someone tell me the chords for other key & modes too (refer my previous post)... i know how to figure it out but its too leceh im not really good at it...

playing all 7 scales on a key up and down the frets what is the different when they all have same notes? anyone can explain?

it's not playing 7 scales...its playing 7 modes of the same scale (eg C-dorian C-lydian C-mixolydian...etc). And if i am correct, every mode is a different major scale, just beginning with the C-note....... If that makes sense....

ur question is not very clear, but if ur talkin about modes, then there are 7 modes in every diatonic scale(8 note sale)

This is C major scale(hopefully u know this one)
C..D..E..F..G..A..B..C

if u play the C major scale starting with a diffrent note ull get a diffrent mode

C..D..E..F..G..A..B..C this is C ionian
....D..E..F..G..A..B..C..D this is D dorian
........E..F..G..A..B..C..D..E this is E phrygian
............F..G..A..B..C..D..E..F this is F lydian
................G..A..B..C..D..E..F..G this is G mixolydian
....................A..B..C..D..E..F..G..A this is A aeolian
........................B..C..D..E..F..G..A..B this is B this is B locrian
............................C..D..E..F..G..A..B..C this is C ionian again

U dont have to play all this modes in order... u just have to know tthe unqiue sound of each scale and put emphasis on those notes... every mode has diffrent formula to build it .

hopefully this is clear enough.. if not just askk or u can also download this, "Frank Gambale - Modes, No More Mysteries"
from http://pianosheets.org/details.php?id=4299 This is where i learn my modes

This post has been edited by CommanderKeen: Jun 10 2006, 06:54 AM

Wow commanderkeen your theory knowledge is impressive!!! I don't think you really need lessons at this pointlar, since you're pretty disciplined and that probably helped much more than lessons.

Anyway I'm not sure about bass, but over here in the guitar world, the dorian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian and of course, ionian are the more popular modes used. I'm still struggling with mixolydian mode as I just can't visualize the damn mode on the fretboard, maybe I should start memorizing the notes?

I dont even know how to apply any of those to bass. But since i rarely solo on bass it's ok.

Solo or not I think learning some modes can help spice up your bass riffs heh. Especially when your guitarist is playing some jazzy 7th chords etc...

If your guitarist sticks to major/minor and powerchords I guess it's ok to stick to root/5th but of course, variety is the spice of life.

if your guitarist starts playing some jazzy chords, just whack him with your bass.