The harmonic and melodic minor scales originate from classical music, and were heavily used in it; they were even used in certain Jazz passages to some extent. However, they found their way into metal, primarily through the music of Uli Jon Roth, Ritchie Blackmore, Yngwie Malmsteen, and Randy Rhoads, who …

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Pentatonic scales are very common scales in almost every genre of music. From jazz to fusion and even metal, pentatonic scales are widely used in all of them.
As the name suggests, a pentatonic scale consists of 5 notes. However, these notes aren’t random and they follow a certain pattern. There …

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Chords are fundamental elements in music and composition, and they come in many forms that sound different giving musicians a wide variety of options to choose from. In short, a chord is defined as a set of notes played simultaneously. These notes aren’t chosen randomly; they’re picked from scales. To …

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The answer to the question presented in the last article is modes. A mode can be thought of as a specific form of a scale, or a certain scale played starting on a different note. The first and most crucial mode that most musicians already now is Ionian, also known …

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A minor scale is one of the countless variations of the major scale, offering different textures and sounds.
A minor scale is relatively easy to construct. By simply taking a major scale and lowering 3rd, the 6th, and the 7th note by a half-step, the minor scale is formed.
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