Octave Equivalent Music Lattices Octave Equivalent Music Lattices 5-Limit Triangular (Hexagonal) Lattices The 5-limit lattice, like 5-limit harmony, is defined around the triads: A step to the right is a fifth. Up-right is a major third, and down-right is a minor third. A bit more of the lattice looks like this: B---------F#--------C#--------G#--------D#--------A# / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / G---------D---------A---------E---------B---------F# \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ Bb--------F---------C---------G---------D---------A / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / Gb--------Db--------Ab--------Eb--------Bb--------F If a scale is defined on this lattice, you can instantly see what major and minor triads it contains. Each point on the lattice is connected to 6 others, so I would call it a hexagonal lattice. Here are some more chords on a triangular lattice:
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The Guitar Master :: Interactive Circle of Fifths :: 1.) Click on a key name (C,D, Ab, G# etc…) to spin the circle until that key is at the top. The name in the red oval should always be the key you are interested in so make sure it is at the top. You are now working in that MAJOR key. 2.) Once the key you are interested in is at the top, the following statements are true: - Names to the right of the dividing line are the names of the notes in this major scale. - Names to the right of the dividing line including the chord types (major minor or diminished) are chords in this major key. - The mode names (lydian, locrian etc…) are positioned near names of major scales required to achieve that mode for the key in question. - The name at 3 ‘o’ clock is the relative minor (key, chord or scale) to the major key in question. Example1 Let’s say we want to know how to play an E phrygian scale. 1.) Example2 Let’s say we want to know what the notes are in a G# major (or F minor) scale. 1.) Example3 I hope you find this useful. The Guitar Master share
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Musical Form There are several ways to approach a composition. Start with overall planning then start sketching. Sketch first then develop an overall plan that fits your ideas. The Scale That Will Change Your Life Adrian Galysh A number of years ago, I was teaching at a guitar workshop in Pittsburgh. I had taught at this annual workshop a number of times and always looked forward to my week there, not only because I was able to teach a class of students who really wanted to learn guitar, but also for more selfish reasons. I liked meeting and learning from some of the other instructors and clinicians. So during this week, jazz guitarist Henry Johnson and I were jamming on each other's guitars, and I took the opportunity to ask him, "Hey, how can I, as a rock guitarist, get that 'outside' jazzy/Alan Holdsworth-y sound?" His answer was so simple and astonishing. He said, "Simply flatten the root of the minor pentatonic scale. The concept was simple but profound. The example below shows the new altered A-minor pentatonic scale. Guitarist Adrian Galysh is a solo artist and education coordinator for Guitar Center Studios.