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Minor 7 chords
A way of softening minor chords, very common in pop music.
These three boxes are for the more experienced player who is comfortable with half barre (partial chords) and full barre chords.
Source: Minor 7
Scales and Modes
Source: scales and modes
Imbedded in music, but how?
Get you’re head around the Major Scale first to unlock the mysteries. You could even pass some grades with practice.
BBC – Joan Armatrading’s Favourite Guitarists
Application
Source: BBC – Search results for Joan Armatrading’s Favourite Guitarists
The Dorian Mode
Source: The Dorian mode
Mode number two goes: D E F G A B C D and sounds different to the C major scale: C D E F G A B C.
Pop Music
Find out more about the music of the 1960s including ska, reggae and rocksteady with BBC Bitesize GCSE Music.
Sounding Out, B.B. King
B.B. King is filmed in Piccadilly recording his ‘B.B. King in London’ album. (1972)
Source: BBC – Sounding Out, B.B. King
Rock ‘n’ Roll America
In mid-1950s America, out of the Deep South came a new rhythm-driven fusion music.
Source: BBC Four – Rock ‘n’ Roll America, Sweet Little Sixteen
How to Listen
Learn more about analysing melody, harmony and rhythmic features in musical pieces with BBC Bitesize GCSE Music.
Source: BBC Bitesize – GCSE Music – How to listen – Revision 1
Rock
Find out more about the rock genre with BBC Bitesize GCSE Music.