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Preview of Church Mode by Acousphere Shige
Improvisation on guitar is fun !
Improvisation or ad-lib is not difficult.
Just play your own melody from inside is fine !
But if you know about music theory a little, it will helps you a lot.
So let's study "Church mode" with me this time.
Church mode is idea of different scales from major scale.
For human being, maybe major scale is most popular and familiar scale.
It's as known as "Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do" scale.
Everyone can sing.
Many music is made from this scale.
There are 7 notes in major scale.
Let's start making scales from each note.
At first, I put 7 chords from major scale.
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Ionian
1st scale from major scale is from "Do".
Saying notes by degree, it will be 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 (root-major2-major3-perfect4-perfect5-major6-major7).
In church mode, we call this scale "Ionian Mode".
Ionian is very stable scale.
Also it's very bright.
Great major scale.
I put how to play Ionian mode in guitar.
please try to play, and listen.
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Dorian
2nd scale name is "Dorian".
It is from major scale also.
It is from major scale's "Re".
So please treat "Re" is root.
That is "Re" becomes "Do".
Saying note by degree, Dorian will be 1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7(Root-major2-minor3-perfect4-perfect5-major6-minor7).
Dorian is minor scale kind.
It has minor3rd and minor7th interval.
But 6th is major6th, that turns out Dorian bright or happy.
Dorian is bright minor scale.
If you play this scale, you will see.
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Phrygian
3rd church mode made from "Mi" in major scale.
The name is Phrygian.
Saying note by degree is 1-b2-b3-4-5-b6-b7(Root-minor2-minor3-perfect4-perfect5-minor6-minor7).
There are lot of minor intervals.
So this made has dark sound more than natural minor.
Also phrygian mode has less tonality.
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Lydian
4th mode is Lydian.
It's 1-2-3-#4-5-6-7(Root-major2-major3-augment4-perfect5-major6-major7).
Lydian is very similar to Ionian mode.
Difference between Lydian and Ionian is 4th interval.
Ionian took perfect4th, Lydian took augment4th.
Lydian gives us very bright sound with less stable.
Augment4th has kind of floating sound.
That is the reason about unstable sound.
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Mixo-Lydian
5th mode name is Mixo-Lydian.
1-2-3-4-5-6-b7(Root-major2-major3-perfect4-perfect5-major6-minor7) is inside of scale.
Minor7th gives us unstable feeling.
Mixo has kind of half feeling.
Half bright, half dark.
Cause 3rd interval took major like Ionian, but same time 7th interval took minor like natural minor.
That's why Mixo gives us blues feeling.
This is very important mode for every musician !
Not only Jazz or Blues player.
Every musician should know.
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Aeolian
6th mode is Aeolian.
Scale is 1-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7(Root-major2-minor3-perfect4-perfect5-minor6-minor7).
This is same scale as Natural minor scale.
So, Natural minor scale is Aeolian in church mode.
This mode has great stable feeling and gravity.
Aeolian is the king of minor key.
It's a foundation of minor key music.
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Locrian
Last mode from major scale is Locrian.
This is from 7th note which is "Ti".
Locrian mode is 1-b2-b3-4-b5-b6-b7(Root-minor2-minor3-perfect4-diminished5-minor6-minor7).
This scale is similar to Phrygian mode.
Difference is diminished5th.
Except root and 4th, all intervals took minor or diminished interval.
This gives us very dark sound.
It's too dark to feel tonality.
I can say, Locrian mode has the least tonality.
That's why there are not so many tunes made by Locrian.
It's difficult music to understand.
Anyway it's useful to us.
As improviser, you should know how it works.
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[INDEX]
ギターの種類について
タイプの違うギターを楽曲の相性等も含めて説明します!
ギターの基礎
ギターの各部名称や構え方、コードフォームの押さえ方などビギナーの方はここからスタート!
音楽理論
ギター演奏をより良く理解する為に必要な音楽理論をわかりやすく解説!
音楽コラム
Acousphereのふたりがプロのステージを通じて学んだ事や素晴らしいアーティストから習ったことなどを記事にしておきます。プロ志望の人は必見!
アドリブについて
Acousphere清水によるアドリブマスター(即興演奏)を目指す人のためのコーナー。音楽の分析法やアドリブへの心構え等!
プロギタリスト養成講座
Acousphere奥沢によるプロギタリストになるための知識を紹介したコーナー。ビジネスの仕組みや心構えを理解すれば誰でもプロになれますよ!
ギタリスト分析
偉大なギタリストの素晴らしいコンセプトを学ぶべくギタリストの分析研究をAcousphereは行っています。その研究発表の論文です。
フレーズ研究
ギタリストのアドリブフレーズの分析。たくさんコピーすればかっこ良いアドリブが自在です!
ギターの持ち方
ギターのいろいろな持ち方や利点を音楽スタイルにあわせて紹介しています。正しい持ち方で正しくスキルアップ!
All About Finger Picking
腕の角度、弦への指の当て方から様々な奏法にいたるまでフィンガーピッキングについて考えられるあらゆる事をまとめておきました。
All About Pick Picking
ピックを使ってのギター奏法のすべてをまとめておきました。ピックの角度と音色の関係やアーティストごとの特殊テクニックも詳細に説明!
All About Strings
ギターの弦と材質、その種類毎の特性や音楽スタイルとの相性等を細かく紹介します。裏技てきな使用法も!
ギターメンテナンス
ギターの日頃のメンテナンス方法や弦の交換方法など写真入りで丁寧に解説します!
English Guitar Lesson
You can see many types of our guitar lessons here in English.
Such as how to play like Tuck Andress, Jazz solo style arrangements, and more! |
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