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Modes of the
Scales &
Thirds

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Pentatonic
scales
exercises &
Sevenths

Picking
Exercises and
strumming

Podcast:
Guitar Music
Theory Lessons Desi Serna

GUITAR LESSONS
Modes of the Scales
Play all the seven modes as these will be useful for the next class, in which we will utilise these
with the chords from the Variations exercise
Try to play all of these in Thirds and find the root tones

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Gypsy Strumming # 1
Play this with the Amajor Barre chords
UP
DOWN
UP
XXXX (MUTED - lift the fingers of the left hand, but keep
the fingers on the strings. These should stay at the same
position but should be just lying on the strings not the frets.)
THE ADDED PART: (play it a bit faster)
DOWN
DOWN
UP
DOWN
MUTE

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Basic Rules to
Remember:
Left hand:
Keep the thumb on
the neck of the
guitar and in line
with your second
finger.
Fingers should be
as close to the
strings as possible
Right hand:
Play UP and Down
whenever picking

Picking Exercise # 1
Rhythm exercise on all the strings - Tempo 40
Play 1 tone on the beat
Play 2 tones in one interval - Down Up
Play 3 tones in one interval - Down Up Down; then Up Down Up and repeat
Play 4 tones in one interval
Play 5 tones in one interval (emphasis on ONE!)
Play 6 tones in one interval
Play 7
Play 8

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STRUMMING EXERCISE BASED ON THIS ONE:
Do basically the same exercise but STRUM it with muted strings and relax

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Pentatonic scale exercise (post it) #1

The BLUE dots are the extra tones to be played on the way to high E
The set of 4 tempo 65
(played 2x until you get to the beginning with an emphasis on the FIRST tone played)
The set of 3 - tempo 80
1. Start the first scale in the Zero fret in E and continue playing in this position all the
remaining scales accordingly.
2. Play the above sets with each scale separately
3. The whole scale approach - start with the 1st scale ascending, and then you move to the
2nd scale and play it descending and the pattern continues. This allows you to move
across the whole fretboard. When you arrive to the 5th scale, play the 1st one starting on
the 12th fret and then you reverse back. (I hope it all makes sense)

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Chromatic scale/sevenths exercise

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Major Chromatic Scale in Key C

1 - C - Major Chord

2 - D - Minor Chord
3 - E - Minor Chord
4 - F - Major Chord
5 - G - Dominant Chord
6 - A - Minor Chord
7 - B - Diminished Chord
Find the tones and the relevant sevenths chords (see the chords theory)
When you start with no. 2, tell me what tone it is, what chord belongs to it and show
me that chord in all of the relevant string groups as asked below.
Variation 1
Key B
Combination: 2 5 1
Find the relevant chords in String group 1 & 2
Variation 2
Key A
Combination: 1 3 7
Find the relevant chords in String group 3
Variation 3
Key E
Combination: 1 7 5
Find the relevant chords in String group 1
Variation 4
Key C
Combination: 1 4 6
Find the relevant chords in String group 1 & 2 & 3

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Homework #1
For variation 1,2,3,4 - play the given combinations, but this time mix it with:
Group 1 & 2
Group 2 & 3
The main rule is to mix the chords so that they are play very close to each other
e.g. If the F chords is too far from C chord on string group 1, play the F chord in string
group two right below the C tone

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Homework #2
Play the Sevenths with all the corresponding modes
Find the F note across all the notes
Play the F now with an emphasis
Play all the notes in THIRDS

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