Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Patterns within Patterns: E Aeolian Position 3 Transition to E Aeolian Position 6


Aeolian is a minor scale that starts the 6th note from the first note of 7 note major Ionian.
Position 3 of the major scale is often used for the 3rd note a root note of the Phrygian scale.
Both Aeolian and Phrygian modes are minor because their 3rd note is a minor 3rd interval.
However, in this case position 3 will not be used for the Phrygian mode, but the Aeolian mode.
The key is Eminor, making the not E central to the Aeolian mode.
This is position 3 B Phrygian:
7th fret9th fret
thinnest string1flat 2flat 3
5flat 6flat 7
flat 34
flat 71flat 2
45flat 6
thickest string1flat 2flat 3
All the notes that are flat signify that the notes of this B Phrygian scale sound minor.
Minor notes sound sad.
This is the same old pattern I use to start most every lesson. This pattern should be familiar.
7th fret9th fret
thinnest stringBCD
F#GA
DE
ABC
EF#G
thickest stringBCD
This is position 3 E Aeolian:
7th fret9th fret12 fret
thinnest string5flat 6flat 712flat 3
2flat 345flat 6
flat 712flat 3
45flat 6
12flat 3
thickest string
According to the root notes of E Aeolian (in blue):
7th fret9th fret12 fret15 fret
thinnest string5flat 6flat 712flat 3
2flat 345flat 6
flat 712flat 3
45flat 6
12flat 3
thickest string
Notice the 7 note Aeolian pattern:
7th fret9th fret12 fret15 fret
thinnest stringflat 712flat 3
45flat 6
flat 712flat 3
45flat 6
12flat 3
thickest string
The way I finger this Aeolian pattern is:
7th fret9th fret12 fret15 fret
thinnest stringindexmiddlepinkypinky
string 5indexringpinky
string 4indexringmiddlering
string 3indexringpinky
string 2indexringpinky
thickest string
The movement described on string 4 is a slide from the 9th fret to the 10th fret.
It thus follows that now the transition to occurred and E Aeolian position 6 is read
ily available:
12 fret15 fret
thinnest stringEF#G
BCD
GA
DE
ABC
thickest stringEF#G

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