Re: Less is More PlaybookOn 22 May, 01:30, Pozitronik Vibe <Anti~Sociopath...@nospammyme,com >
wrote:
> There's 5 Blues Boxes and 7 modal Forms (they're not as 'boxy').
>
> The following cleanly shows both the "treadmill" aspect as well as the
> OVERLAPS between these!
>
> No one ever wants to play or hear *ALL* the notes...BUT it's *great* to
> have a knowledge of additional notes and runs that you CAN pick from
> while playing. More colors on a bigger palette.
>
> Here, We're looking at anything played in "A Blues", or A Pentatonic
> minor. To use up all the fretboard boxes these two systems accommodate,
> we're looking at our "treadmills" and how they overlap, starting as
> close to the nut as A Blues and these forms intersect w/out partial
> boxes (for learning purposes);
>
> Blues/Penta Box#:-5-----1---2-----3-4---5----1--etc.
>
> Modal Forms-----:vii-I-|ii|iii-IV-V-vi-vii-I-ii-etc.
>
> [Modal Forms:----:-7--1--2---3--4--5-6---7--1--2-etc.]
>
> I---Ionian (Major)
> ii--Dorian (Natural Minor)
> iii-Phrygian
> IV--Lydian
> V---Mixolydian
> vi--Aeolian (Relative Minor)
> vii-Locrian
>
> You'll find that while there's a beautiful overlap between
> say, Blues Box 5 and the Locrian Form (vii) as well as Blues Box 1 and
> the Dorian form (ii), Blues Box 3 and the Mixolydian Form (V),same w/
> Blues Box 4 and Aeolian (vi), or *"relative minor"* [In this key, A
> Blues [G major] it's E Aeolian].These "dual treadmills" will mesh
> together as your ear, muscle memory and technique choose to play
> them--but the forms and musical notes all overlap!
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> |---|-3-|---|-5-|---|---|---|
> |---|-3-|---|-5-|---|---|---|
> |-2-|---|---|-5-|---|---|---|
> |-2-|---|---|-5-|---|---|---|
> |---|-3-|*4-|-5-|---|---|---|
> |---|-3-|---|-5-|---|---|---|
> Blues Box 5 / A
>
> |-2-|-3-|---|-5-|---|---|---|
> |-2-|-3-|---|-5-|---|---|---|
> |-2-|---|-4-|-5-|---|---|---|
> |-2-|---|-4-|-5-|---|---|---|
> |---|-3-|---|-5-|---|-7-|---|
> |---|-3-|---|-5-|---|-7-|---|
> Gb or F# LOCRIAN [vii]
>
> ------------|-5-|---|---|-8-|---|---|---|
> ------------|-5-|*6-|-7-|---|---|---|---|
> ------------|-5-|---|-7-|---|---|---|---|
> ------------|-5-|---|-7-|---|---|---|---|
> ------------|-5-|---|---|-8-|---|---|---|
> ------------|-5-|---|---|-8-|---|---|---|
> Blues Box 1 / A
>
> ----|-3-|---|-5-|---|-7-|
> ----|-3-|---|-5-|---|-7-|
> ----|---|-4-|-5-|---|-7-|
> ----|---|-4-|-5-|---|-7-|
> ----|---|---|-5-|---|-7-|-8-|
> ----|---|---|-5-|---|-7-|-8-|
> G IONIAN [I] (MAJOR) form
>
> |---|---|---|-8-|---|10-|---|
> |---|---|-7-|---|---|10-|---|
> |---|---|-7-|---|---|10-|---|
> |---|---|-7-|*8-|-9-|---|---|
> |---|---|---|-8-|---|10-|---|
> |---|---|---|-8-|---|10-|---|
> Blues Box 2 / A
>
> |-5-|---|-7-|-8-|---|---|---|
> |-5-|---|-7-|---|-9-|---|---|
> |-5-|---|-7-|---|-9-|---|---|
> |-5-|---|-7-|---|-9-|---|---|
> |---|---|-7-|-8-|---|10-|---|
> |---|---|-7-|-8-|---|10-|---|
> A DORIAN [ii]
>
> ----------------|---|10-|*11|12-|
> ----------------|---|10-|---|12-|---|
> ----------------|---|10-|---|12-|---|
> ----------------|9--|---|---|12-|---|
> ----------------|---|10-|---|---|13-|
> ----------------|---|10-|*11|12-|---|
> Blues Box 3 / A
>
> --------|-7-|-8-|---|10-|---|---|
> --------|-7-|---|-9-|10-|---|---|
> --------|-7-|---|-9-|10-|---|---|
> --------|-7-|---|-9-|---|11-|---|
> --------|---|-8-|---|10-|---|12-|
> --------|---|-8-|---|10-|---|12-|
> B PHRYGIAN [iii]
>
> ----------------------------|12-|---|---|15-|
> ----------------------------|12-|---|---|15-|
> ----------------------------|12-|*13|14-|---|
> ----------------------------|12-|---|14-|---|
> ----------------------------|---|13-|---|15-|
> ----------------------------|12-|---|---|15-|
> Blues Box 4 / A
>
> ------------|-8-|---|10-|---|12-|---|---|
> ------------|---|-9-|10-|---|12-|---|---|
> ------------|---|-9-|10-|---|12-|---|---|
> ------------|---|-9-|---|11-|12-|---|---|
> ------------|---|---|10-|---|12-|13-|---|
> ------------|---|---|10-|---|12-|---|14-|
> C LYDIAN [IV]
>
> --------------------
> POSTING FORMAT BREAK
> --------------------
>
> ----------------|---|15-|---|17-|
> ----------------|---|15-|---|17-|
> ----------------|14-|---|---|17-|
> ----------------|14-|---|---|17-|
> ----------------|---|15-|*16|17-|
> ----------------|---|15-|---|17-|
> Blues Box 5 / A
>
> |10-|---|12-|---|14-|---|---|
> |10-|---|12-|---|14-|---|---|
> |10-|---|12-|---|14-|---|---|
> |---|11-|12-|---|12-|---|---|
> |---|---|12-|13-|---|15-|---|
> |---|---|12-|---|14-|15-|---|
> D MIXOLYDIAN [V]
>
> ----------------------------|17-|---|---|20-|
> ----------------------------|17-|*18|19-|---|
> ----------------------------|17-|---|19-|---|
> ----------------------------|17-|---|19-|---|
> ----------------------------|17-|---|---|20-|
> ----------------------------|17-|---|---|20-|
> Blues Box 1 / A
>
> --------|12-|---|14-|15-|---|---|---|
> --------|12-|---|14-|15-|---|---|---|
> --------|12-|---|14-|---|16-|---|---|
> --------|12-|---|14-|---|16-|---|---|
> --------|---|13-|---|15-|---|17-|---|
> --------|---|---|14-|15-|---|17-|---|
> E AEOLION [vi] (Rel. Minor) <-- ****
>
> ----------------|14-|15-|---|17-|---|---|
> ----------------|14-|15-|---|17-|---|---|
> ----------------|14-|---|16-|17-|---|---|
> ----------------|14-|---|16-|17-|---|---|
> ----------------|---|15-|---|17-|---|19-|
> ----------------|---|15-|---|17-|---|19-|
> Gb or F# LOCRIAN [vii]
>
> :-) mvm
>
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Don't take this the wrong way but, are modes really relevant if you
play Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian etc all from the same key centre over a
piece of music based around that key centre? After all that's just
playing in one major key over a set of chords from that major key.
IMO modes are really only useful if you use them in the same way as
the jazz players of the 1960's (I don't mean that you can only use
them for jazz).
Modes give you a choice of scale you can use over a particulate chord
vamp. e.g. If you play over a repeating vamp based on a Dm chord then,
you could choose to use the D Dorian, D Phrygian or D Aeolian. All of
these can be used to give you lines that are rooted in Dm but, each
mode will give you a completely different feel. What I'm trying to say
is, IMO they are really only relevant if you use them to get away from
using the normal major or relative minor scale.
Cliff