Classification of Scales: A Complete Guide for Modes & Scales - 02

Introduction In our previous lesson Constructing Scales we discussed about how scales are constructed. In this succeeding lecture we will describe types of scales in music. We can categories scales according to different parameters, such as: 1.    Number of notes in a scale 2.    Interval used in scale Different types of scales are described as follows. Classification of Scales According to Number of...

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Constructing Scales: A Complete Guide for Modes & Scales - 01

What is a scale? Why learning scale is important? A scale is a collection of musical notes arranged in an order of frequency or pitch of the sound. When notes are played in increasing order of frequency it is called Ascending order and when they are played in decreasing order of frequency is known as Descending order. Thus a scale can be played in ASC and DESC order. With few exceptions some scales are played in varying ascending and descending...

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Guitar Chords: Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaun (Yes Boss - 1997)

Film: Yes Boss Release: 1997 Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Aditya Pancholi, Kashmira Shah Lyrics: Javed Akhtar Muisc: Jatin Lalit Singer: Abhijeet, Alka Yagnik Synopsis: This is another love number beautifully tailored by the great lyrics writer and poet Javed Akhtar. The chords of this song is very few and can be easily played over on the Key of G Major. The song is easy to strum on a flat beat of 4/4 Common Time Rhythm that why we have kept...

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Happy Diwali - 2014

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Guitar Chords: Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko (Yaadon Ki Baarat - 1973)

Film: Yaadon Ki Baarat Release: 1973 Cast: Dharmendra, Zeenat Aman, Ajit Khan, Vijay Arora, Tariq, and Neetu Singh Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Muisc: R. D. Burman Singer: Asha Bhosle & Mohammed Rafi Synopsis: No guitarist could resist strumming this song. This song reverberate the inner soul of every musician. The song strums in a pretty simple way but the unique transitions of chord make it more melodic to fall in love with this song. Here...

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Guitar Chords: Ye Ratein Ye Mausam (Dilli Ka Thug - 1958)

Film: Dilli Ka Thug Release: 1958 Cast: Kishore Kumar, Nutan, Madan Puri, Amar, Iftekhar Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Muisc: Ravi Singer: Asha Bhosle, Kishore Kumar Synopsis: This is a very soft and melodic song and an ideal for an intermediate guitarist to learn. The song contains a varied use of chord form and progression which makes it a unique number among the old bollywood classics. The beautiful voice of Asha Bhonsle and Kishore Kumar had...

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Fret Beats Launches - Crash Course of Guitar (1 Month)

Normal 0 Introduction You have come home on vacations for a month and you are desperate to learn guitar in this season, but you have only one month. How someone can learn a musical instrument in one month? Doesn’t it sounds impossible? The answer is yes it is not possible to master any musical instrument just in one month, but considering your available duration it could be worked out in such a way that later you may start...

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Types of Guitar Capos

What is a Guitar Capo?  A capo is a small device that is used on the neck of a guitar which reduces the playable length of the strings. This raises the pitch of the guitar strings when played. The capo is made such that it fits onto the neck of the guitar on the selected fret which shortens the length of the strings. The musician could play guitar with an altogether different tuning. Hence guitarist uses capo for alternative purpose of...

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Guitar Chords: Batein Kuchh Ankahi Si - Unplugged (Life In A Metro - 2007)

  Film: Life In A Metro Release: 2007 Cast: Dharmendra, Nafisa Ali, Shilpa Shetty, Kay Kay Menon, Shiney Ahuja, Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kangna Ranaut, Sharman Joshi Lyrics: Sanddep Srivastva Muisc: Pritam Chakraborty Singer: Sahil Kaul Synopsis: Batein Kuchh Ankahi Si is a fabulous piece of melody from Pritam's music basket. This song has two versions one sung by Adnan Sami which is on C Major Scale and other which is a unplugged...

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Guitar Chords: Batein Kuchh Ankahi Si (Life In A Metro - 2007)

Film: Life In A Metro Release: 2007 Cast: Dharmendra, Nafisa Ali, Shilpa Shetty, Kay Kay Menon, Shiney Ahuja, Irrfan Khan, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kangna Ranaut, Sharman Joshi Lyrics: Sanddep Srivastva Muisc: Pritam Chakraborty Singer: Adnan Sami Synopsis: Batein Kuchh Ankahi Si is a fabulous piece of melody from Pritam's music basket. This song has two versions one sung by Adnan Sami which is on C Major Scale and other which is a unplugged version...

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Gear Review: Guitar Strings Cleaning Made Easy

Are You Struggling Cleaning Your Guitar Strings String Cleaning Solution Hello all guitar folks and welcome to the blog of Fret Beats School of Guitar. You might have observed that after a certain period of time your guitar strings start sounding dull. New strings produce a brighter and cleaner sound but gradually their sound degrades with time. The reason is very simple to understand, with continuously playing the guitar strings accumulates dust...

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Gear Review: How Guitar Polish Can Make Your Guitar Shine

Protect Your Guitar Surface Polish for guitar, wow! It sounds amazing that even guitars are required to polish. Of course why not. As you know that all wooden articles after  certain years are polished to retain their life. Polishing wood adds new life to wood, brings the original shine back and it also protect wood from being destroyed by pests. So there is no astounding to know that guitars even need polishing. Guitar, especially if you...

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