Friday, December 26, 2014

4th Triads in 1, 4, 5 Chord Progressions on the Three Highest Strings Voicing (1, 3, 5), (5, 1, 3), (5, 1, 3)

1:1  Triads are three note chords, where each of the three notes in each three note chord is a different interval of a 7 note major scale, specifically the Ionian mode.
1:2  A 1, 4, 5 chord progression is the most common chord progression.
1:3  Because it is a 1, 4, 5 chord progression, it is a pattern of 3 chords in progression, where 1, 4, and 5 represent the root notes of the chords.  The 1 of “1, 4, 5,” represents a chord relative to the first note of the major scale.  The 4 of “1, 4, 5,” represents a cord relative to the fourth note of the major scale.  And, the 5 of “1, 4, 5,” represents a chord relative to the fifth note of the major scale.
4:3  1, 4, 5 chord progressions take their name, 1, 4, 5, by the root notes of the scale they occupy.
1:4  Every chord in a 1, 4, 5 chord progression is a major chord, taking its root notes as the 3 major notes of the Ionian scale, the 1st note, 4th note and the 5th note.
1:5  Every note of the 1 chord, the 4 chord, and the 5 chord is contained within the respective Ionian scale pattern of the key that the progression is played in.
1:6  There are seven notes to the Ionian scale, which should sound very familiar if played in order.  Additionally the Ionian sound can be played in any key, and that is true for any mode.  The notes are of Ionian Mode are Doe (which when Doe is used as a root note in any key the result sound is Ionian), Ray (which when Ray is used as a root note in any key the result sound is Dorian), Me (which when Me is used as a root note it any key the result sound is Phrygian), Fa (which when Fa is used as a root note in any key the result sound is Lydian), Sew (which when Sew is used as a root note in any key the result sound is Mixolydian), La (which when La is used as a root note in any key, the result sound is Aeolian), Tea (which when Tea is used as a root sound in any key the result sound is Locrian).  However, for this exercise, because it consists of 1, 4, and 5, chords, the only sounds that will be used are, Ionian, Lydian, and Mixolydian, respectively, but not the Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian, and Locrain modes.
1:7  In any key the Ionian scale follows the pattern Root, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, half step, where a whole step is 2 notes (2 frets) higher than a previous note, and a half step is 1 note (1 fret) higher than a previous note.
1:8  With respect to the Ionian major scale, the intervals of the first chords of these exercises will always be stacked as (1, 3, 5).  Thus, the 1 chord has a 1, 3, and 5 pattern of the Ionian pattern.
1:9  With respect to the Ionian major scale, the intervals of the 4 and 5 chords, which are the 2nd and 3rd chords of the 1 4 5 progression have roots considered as the 1 note of a different Ionian mode, but it sounds Lydian in comparison to the 1 chord and the 5 chord.  The 5 chord has its root considered as the 1 note of yet another different Ionian mode, but it sounds Mixolydian in comparison to the 1 chord and the 4 chord.
1:10  Each root is “1” of the three different chords, each consisting of 1, 3, and 5 intervals, where each chord is labeled according to its respective Ionian scale, such that the root note in labeling a chord is always Ionian, though the sound of the 1 chord is still Ionian, the sound of the 4 chord is Lydian, and the sound of the 5 chord is Mixolydian.
1:11  The first root will be 1, the root note of the Ionian scale.  The 2nd major root note of the major scale is the 4th note of the Ionian mode.  The 3rd major root note of the major scale is the 5th note of the Ionian mode.
1:12  The 1 chord of the C major (Ionian) scale is “Doe.”  The 4 chord of the C major scale (Ionian) has its root as “Fa” chord of the major scale because it is the 4th note of the pattern “Do Ray Me Fa.”  The 5 chord of the C major scale (Ionian) is Sew because it is the 5th note in the pattern, “Do Ray Me Fa Sew.”
1:13  The labeling of the intervals of the three chords of the 1, 4, 5 chord progression is made with respect to as if the root note as if each of these 3 chords was created by a separate Ionian scale pattern.
2:1  The strings are labeled as such: the 6th string is the highest pitched string, or the thinnest string, the 5th string is the next highest pitched string, and the 4th string is the lowest pitched string of the three highest pitched strings, whose pitches are measured in standard E tuning and played at the same fret.  This makes sense because for instance the 1st string is lower than the 6th string, and as one ascends notes in a scale, so to do the strings ascend to higher and higher notes.

2:2  The key of A#:
The 1 chord – A# major
The 1 chord and first chord of the progression is an A#.  It consists of the notes, A#, D, and F.
The A# is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The D is the 3 of the chord.  The F is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked, the A# is on the 4th string at the 3rd fret.  The D is on 5th string at the 3rd fret, and the F is on the 6th string at the 1st fret.
Get familiar with it.
The 4 chord – D# major
The 4 chord is a D# and it consists of the notes, D#,G, and A#.
The D# is the 1, the root, of the chord.  The G is the 3 of the chord.  The A# is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked the A# is on the 4th string at the 3rd fret.  The D# is on the 5th string at the 4th fret, and the G is on the 6th string at the 3rd fret.
Get familiar with it.
The 5 chord – F major
The 5 chord is a F chord and it consists of the notes, F, A, and C.
The F is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The A is the 3 of the chord.  The F is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked the C is on the 4th string at the 5th fret.  The F is on the 5th string at the 6th fret, and the A is on the 6th string at the 5th fret.
Get familiar with it.
Now Play
Now play these chords in the 1, 4, 5 pattern, strumming each for a count of 4 before switching to a different chord.
Try playing them in different orders other than 1, 4, 5; for instance play 5, 1, 4 or 4, 1, 5.

2:3  The key of B: major
The 1 chord – B major
The 1 chord consists of the notes B, D#, and F#.
The B is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The D# is the 3 of the chord.  The F# is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked, the B is on the 4th string at the 4th fret.  The D# is on 5th string at the 4th fret, and the F# is on the 6th string at the 2nd fret.
The 4 chord – E major
The 4 chord is an E and it consists of the notes, E, G#, and B.
The E is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The B is the 3 of the chord.  The G# is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked, the B is on the 4th string at the 4th fret.  The E is on the 5th string at the 5th fret, and the G# is on the 6th string at the 4th fret.
The 5 chord – F# major
The 5 chord is a F# chord and it consists of the notes, F#, A#, and C#.
The F# is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The A# is the 3 of the chord.  The C# is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked the C# is on the 4th string at the 6th fret.  The F# is on the 5th string at the 7th fret, and the A# is on the 6th string at the 6th fret.
Now Play
Now play these chords in the 1, 4, 5 pattern, strumming each for a count of 4 before switching to a different chord.
Try playing them in different orders other than 1, 4, 5.

2:4  The key of C:
The 1 chord – C major
The 1 chord consists of the notes C, E, and G.
The C is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The E is the 3 of the chord.  The G is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked, the C is on the 4th string at the 5rd fret.  The E is on 5th string at the 5th fret, and the G is on the 6th string at the 3rd fret.
The 4 chord – F major
The 4 chord is a F and it consists of the notes, F, A, and C.
The F is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The A is the 3 of the chord.  The C is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked, the C is on the 4th string at the 5th fret.  The F is on the 5th string at the 6th fret, and the A is on the 6th string at the 5th fret.
The 5 chord – G major
The 5 chord is a G chord and it consists of the notes, G, B, and D.
The G is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The B is the 3 of the chord.  The D is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked the D is on the 4th string at the 7th fret.  The G is on the 5th string at the 8th fret, and the B is on the 6th string at the 7th fret.
Now Play
Now play these chords in the 1, 4, 5 pattern, strumming each for a count of 4 before switching to a different chord.
Try playing them in different orders other than 1, 4, 5.

2:5  The key of C#:
The 1 chord – C# major
The 1 chord consists of the notes C#, F, and G#.
The C# is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The F is the 3 of the chord.  The G# is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked, the C# is on the 4th string at the 6th fret.  The F is on 5th string at the 6th fret, and the G# is on the 6th string at the 4th fret.
The 4 chord – F# major
The 4 chord is a F# and it consists of the notes, F#, A#, and C#.
The F# is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The A# is the 3 of the chord.  The C# is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked, the C# is on the 4th string at the 6th fret.  The F# is on the 5th string at the 7th, and the A# is on the 6th string at the 6th fret.
The 5 chord – G# major
The 5 chord is a G# chord and it consists of the notes, G#, C, D#.
The G# is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The C is the 3 of the chord.  The D# is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked the D# is on the 4th string at the 8th fret.  The G# is on the 5th string at the 9th fret, and the C is on the 6th string at the 8th fret.
Now Play
Now play these chords in the 1, 4, 5 pattern, strumming each for a count of 4 before switching to a different chord.
Try playing them in different orders other than 1, 4, 5.

2:6  The key of D:
The 1 chord – D major
The 1 chord consists of the notes D, F#, and A.
The D is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The F# is the 3 of the chord.  The A is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked, the D is on the 4th string at the 7th fret.  The F# is on 5th string at the 7th fret, and the A is on the 6th string at the 5th fret.
The 4 chord G major
The 4 chord is a G and it consists of the notes, G, B, and D.
The G is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The B is the 3 of the chord.  The D is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked, the D is on the 4th string at the 7th fret.  The G is on the 5th string at the 8th fret, and the B is on the 6th string at the 7th fret.
The 5 chord – A Major
The 5 chord is an A chord and it consists of the notes, A, C#, E.
The A is the 1, the root note, of the chord.  The C# is the 3 of the chord.  The E is the 5 of the chord.
Because of the way this chord is stacked the E is on the 4th string at the 9th fret.  The A is on the 5th string at the 10th fret, and the C# is on the 6th string at the 9th fret.
Now Play
Now play these chords in the 1, 4, 5 pattern, strumming each for a count of 4 before switching to a different chord.

Try playing them in different orders other than 1, 4, 5

Friday, October 31, 2014

Power & Prog Metal – A Pandora Radio Station

Please feel free to listen to this internet radio station of mine:
http://www.pandora.com/station/play/2312961249203698351

Radio Station Seeds:

Dream Theater              Fear Factory
Deep Purple                Black Sabbath
King’s X                     OSI
Meshuggah                 Testament
Dark Tranquility          Anthrax
DragonForce               Opeth
Magellan                    Aerosmith
Blind Guardian            Savatage
Nevermore                 Iced Earth
James Labrie         DragonForce