Major Scales
Although major scales on their own are not used much in Funk, there are many Soul songs in major keys, and quite a few of the fills and embellishments to the chords use the major scale. For this reason they are included here. The Major scale is also the origin of the mixolydian and dorian modes. (To find out more about modes and how they relate to the major scale, see Progressive Scales and Modes for Guitar). Here are the five forms of the major scale in G.
E Form
This is the only example for the sound of the major scale. By now you should be comfortable enough with the five forms concept to work the others out by simply following the diagrams of the other forms.
D Form
C Form
A Form
G Form
Class Sessions
1- Major Chords
2- INTRODUCTION
3- LESSON FIFTEEN
4- LESSON SIXTEEN
5- New Sounds
6- LESSON EIGHTEEN
7- LESSON NINETEEN
8- 6ths
9- 3rds
10- Major Scales
11- Minor Chords
12- LESSON TWENTY FOUR
13- LESSON TWENTY FIVE
14- 4ths
15- Triplets
16- Chord Embellishment
17- More on 9th Chords
18- Swamp Sounds
19- A Final Solo
20- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS
21- D Form
22- Percussive Strumming
23- LESSON TWO
24- LESSON THREE
25- The Rake
26- The Mixolydian Scale
27- D Form
28- LESSON SEVEN
29- Tritones
30- LESSON NINE
31- A New Solo
32- The Dorian Scale
33- LESSON THIRTEEN
34- Section 2 Summary
35- Octaves
36- 7sus Chords
37- The Trill
38- Tuning Your Guitar
39- Common Picking and Strumming Directions
40- Chord Diagrams
41- Fretboard Diagrams
42- Tablature
43- Tablature Symbols