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Guitar modes lesson 1: The Ionian mode is the same as the major scale – here’s what makes it work
Here, the Roman numerals tell you that the chords are Bm (hence ii is lowercse), E and A in the key of A major. Finally, here's a simple Ionian solo. The first four bars use chord tones (notes ...
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'Instead of just sticking to conventional chord shapes, Walter Becker preferred to use different inversions to place guitar in the track in a different way': If you only learn ...
As a result of this, the guitar parts are often played with slightly different chord inversions, or a reduced number of notes played to free up space for the keys. This 4 string take on a Major 7 ...