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(The ISBN of the full Jazzhacker Scales and Modes for 6-String Guitar ebook is 978-0-9887464-0-4)
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Jazzhacker Scales and Modes for 6-String Guitar
Jeff(rey) Williams
Table of Contents
Introduction
About the Author
The Jazzhacker Format
Jazzhacker Scales and Modes
Notes on the Fingerboard
Scales and Modes in C# (Db)
Scales and Modes in D
Scales and Modes in D# (Eb)
Scales and Modes in E
Scales and Modes in F
Scales and Modes in F# (Gb)
Scales and Modes in G
Scales and Modes in G# (Ab)
Scales and Modes in A
Scales and Modes in A# (Bb)
Scales and Modes in B
Introduction
This music practice, study, and reference guide decodes 16 of the most useful and popular scales and modes, in all 12 keys of
"Occidental" music, so it is applicable to any and all genres of "Western" music: Classical, jazz, fusion, blues, rhythm and
blues (R&B), soul, funk, reggae, Latin, rap, hip-hop, trip-hop, pop, rock, rock n roll, punk, metal, rockabilly, gospel, country,
country/western - and beyond! Scales and modes are crucial building blocks of music, and your favorite music can be found
within these scales and modes.
The Jazzhacker format displays an entire fingerboard with position markers (i.e., frets, or the point of correct intonation on
fretless instruments) and note names and intervals, along with scale and mode names and formulas, all at a glance. The big,
bold, easy-to-read illustrations are perfect for use with all fretted and fretless acoustic or electric guitars and basses. Teachers
can build courses around Jazzhacker Ebooks or use them to supplement any other teaching, and players and students can
browse and explore at their own pace. Please visit Jazzhacker.net for auxiliary study material, PDF ebooks, and info about
related paper books and apps.
Scales and modes are derived from the 12-note chromatic scale that forms the basis of most Occidental (i.e., Western) music.
The chromatic scale consists of 8 natural and 4 accidental notes. Accidentals occur between some of the naturals. Any
accidental may be rendered as flat ( step lower in pitch than the next higher natural) or as sharp ( step higher than the next
lower natural). Accidentals are thus enharmonic, e.g., a sharped 4th is identical in pitch to a flatted 5th, a sharped 5th is identical
in pitch to a flatted 6th, etc.
The 16 scales and modes decoded in this study guide are (in order): Major (Ionian Mode), Natural Minor (Aeolian Mode),
Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian, Harmonic Minor, Melodic (Jazz) Minor, Lydian Flat-Seven, Whole-Tone,
Diminished (Whole-Half), Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, Blues and Blues with Major 3rd. These are among the most
useful and popular scales and modes for all genres of music.
This study guide uses the symbol b to indicate flatted notes or intervals and the symbol # to indicate sharped notes or intervals.
Accidentals are rendered as flats if the scale includes a flatted 3rd and as sharps (#4 and #5 only) if the scale does not include a
flatted 3rd; all other accidentals are rendered as flats. (This is merely the personal preference of the author; as a musician, you
could encounter accidentals rendered as (or described as) sharps or flats in any context and you should be prepared to handle
them.)
- Jeff(rey)