Teaching electric guitar techniques to a beginner today who asked to learn about Harmonics and their functions.
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Teaching electric guitar techniques to a beginner today who asked to learn about Harmonics and their functions.
Lots of pop songs are in a certain key take a look at how it works.
A lot to take in at first I’m sure, I reckon what ever music you’ve listened to connects with this:
I can help you get you’re head around it.
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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
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.
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.
Find out more about the music of the 1960s including ska, reggae and rocksteady with BBC Bitesize GCSE Music.
B.B. King is filmed in Piccadilly recording his ‘B.B. King in London’ album. (1972)
Source: BBC – Sounding Out, B.B. King
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
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