Showing posts with label f#. Show all posts
Showing posts with label f#. Show all posts

Friday, September 19, 2014

Dictionary: Gb Blues Scale


... and so ends our week of completing the blues scale for all sharps and flats.  Yes, the G-flat blues scale would sound fantastic over a G-flat progression, like G-flat major.  However, the F-sharp blues scale contains less complicated note names.

Monday, September 1, 2014

Dictionary: F# Blues Scale


When you add a diminished 5th note to the F-sharp minor pentatonic scale (the C note, in this case), you now have the F-sharp blues scale.  Try it over F-sharp.  Any F-sharp.  You may like the results.

Friday, August 29, 2014

Dictionary: F# Minor Pentatonic Scale


The F-sharp minor pentatonic scale is convenient to use for improvising solos and composing melodies over an F-sharp minor chord progression, especially if you are unsure whether to use the Aeolian, Dorian, or Phrygian mode at any given moment.

The F-sharp minor pentatonic scale sounds especially bluesy over an F-sharp major chord progression.  If you want an even bluesier scale, stay tuned ...

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Dictionary: F# Major Pentatonic Scale


The F-sharp major pentatonic scale is convenient to use for improvising solos and composing melodies over an F-sharp major chord progression, especially if you are unsure whether to use the Lydian, Ionian, or Mixolydian mode at any given moment.  It's almost foolproof in that manner.

Friday, June 6, 2014

Dictionary: F#m7b5 Chord


F#m7b5 is an F-sharp diminished triad with a minor 7th (E note).  This chord is compatible with the F# Locrian mode.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Dictionary: F#m(maj7) Chord


F#m(maj7) is an F-sharp minor triad with a major 7th (E-sharp note).  This chord is compatible with the F# Harmonic Minor, F# Melodic Minor, F# Neapolitan Minor, and F# Neapolitan Major scales.

Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Dictionary: F#m7 Chord


F#m7 is an F-sharp minor triad with a minor 7th (E note).  This chord is compatible with the F# DorianF# Aeolian, and F# Phrygian modes.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Dictionary: F#maj7 Chord


F#maj7 is an F-sharp major triad with a major 7th (E-sharp note).  This chord is compatible with the F# Ionian mode.

Monday, June 2, 2014

Dictionary: F#7 Chord


F#7 is an F-sharp major triad with a minor 7th (E note).  This chord is compatible with the F# Mixolydian mode.

Monday, February 3, 2014

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