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    • Applications of Pentatonic Scales
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Applications of Major Scales
MELODY
The Minor Scales – Natural Minor Scale
MELODY
The Minor Scales – Melodic Minor Scale
MELODY
The Minor Scales – Harmonic Minor Scale
MELODY
Applications of Minor Scales
MELODY
Other Scales – The Pentatonic Scale
MELODY
Applications of Pentatonic Scales
MELODY
Other Scales – The Whole Tone Scale
MELODY
Other Scales – The Diminished Scale
MELODY
Modes
MELODY

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The Guitar Sourcebook

by Steve Marcus

steve@theguitarsource.co.uk

john lennon circle of fifths whole tone scale one fret = one semitone scales the sub-dominant major 7th chords 5th chords tone IV chord substitutions guitar tablature hey joe pentatonic minor scale 12 bar blues passing chords dominant seventh chords A chromatic scale 12 key chord exercise hammer-on harmonising the minor scale note names four part harmonies dominant direction major scale chords sixth chords harmonic minor scale minor chords modes parallel major scale 6th chords speak softly love II-V-I chord progressions minor chord shapes right hand finger exercises I-VI-II-V-I chord progressions triad inversions sydney carter dominant 13b9 chords min/maj seventh chords III chord substitutions lydian mode combining melody and harmony the diminished scale moveable major scale four note minor chords minor 7th chords thirteenth chords applications of major scales using minor chords from the parallel minor I-VI-IV-V progressions harmony natural harmonics major seventh chords time signature II chord substitutions bend sharp dissonances 11th chords applications of pentatonic scales diminished chords sub-dominant direction diminished scale flats paul mccartney octave jimi hendrix octaves moveable minor chord shapes sixths augmented ionian mode reading music major chords arpeggios chords of the major scale altered chords dominant 13b5b9 chords V chord substitutions second inversion slide 9th chords perfect consonances dominant 7#5 chords moonlight shadow chord relatives rest values godfather theme fifths harmonising the major scale sharps step pattern tritone substitution chord substitutions ledger lines I-IV-V progressions tablature applications of modes and scales A major scale polychords thirds the major scale fifth chords moveable major chords melody and harmony chords tritone eleventh chords chord progressions using secondary dominants chord shapes natural minor scale dominant 7#5b9 chords common time phrygian mode chord progressions quarter note natural moveable major chord shapes suspended chords seconds inverting intervals four note major chords minor seventh chords soft dissonances I chord substitutions key signatures the chromatic scale written music for guitar dorian mode lord of the dance pitch applications of minor scales ninth chords fourths parallel minor scale dominant 7b5 chords dominant 7th chords note values fingerstyle guitar tuning power chords yesterday fishing blues secondary dominants mike oldfield minor scales mixolydian mode melody bar chords aeolian mode modal interchange chromatic scale sevenths seventh chords fingering the modes pentatonic scale pull-off harmonics melody line with chords major triads the dominant fifth extended chords diminished scale theory perfect interval melodic minor scale artificial harmonics blues harmonic minor scale chords minor scale chords pentatonic major scale major triad chords of the minor scale dominant 11#9 chords treble clef imperfect consonances intervals relative minors min/maj 7th chords using major chords from the parallel minor tonality stave tuning the guitar triads minor scale fingering the major scale major scale minor triads root note first inversion barre chords locrian mode left hand finger exercise 13th chords

© 2026 The Guitar Source by Steve Marcus

  • HOME
  • THE BASICS OF MUSIC
    • Tuning the Guitar
    • Pitch
    • The Chromatic Scale
    • Reading Music
    • Guitar Tablature
    • Melody and Harmony
  • MELODY
    • Melody
    • The Major Scale
    • Fingering The Major Scale
    • Fingering The Major Scale (Moveable)
    • The Minor Scales – Natural Minor Scale
    • Applications of Major Scales
    • The Minor Scales – Melodic Minor Scale
    • The Minor Scales – Harmonic Minor Scale
    • Applications of Minor Scales
    • Other Scales – The Pentatonic Scale
    • Applications of Pentatonic Scales
    • Other Scales – The Whole Tone Scale
    • Other Scales – The Diminished Scale
    • Modes
    • Fingering The Modes
    • Applications of Modes and Scales
    • Hammer-ons, Pull-offs, Slides and Bends
    • Key Signatures
  • HARMONY
    • Harmony
    • Intervals
    • Intervals (continued)
    • Fifth Chords
    • Major Triads
    • Major Chords
    • Moveable Major Chord Shapes
    • Minor Triads
    • Minor Chords
    • Moveable Minor Chord Shapes
    • Tonality
    • Triad Inversions
    • Polychords
    • Seventh Chords
    • Diminished Chords
    • Min/Maj 7 Chords
    • Suspended Chords
    • Sixth Chords
    • Extended Chords
    • Altered Chords
    • Harmonising the Major Scale
    • Harmonising the Minor Scale
    • Four Part Harmonies
    • Chord Progressions
    • Chord Progressions (continued)
    • Modal Interchange
    • 12 Key Chord Exercise
    • Chord Substitutions
    • Tritone Substitution
    • Passing Chords
    • Chord Relatives
    • Arpeggios
    • Harmonics
    • Combining Melody and Harmony
  • FINGER EXERCISES
    • Right Hand Finger Exercises 1
    • Right Hand Finger Exercises 2
    • Left Hand Finger Exercises
  • PERFORMANCE PIECES
    • Fishing Blues
    • Speak Softly Love
    • Moonlight Shadow
  • Download Now

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