Mapping the Scale
Music Theory
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28m
Aloha Friends! Been a while since we ventured into the "Advanced" section. Here's a lesson on my approach to scales and melody mapping in general. The exercises are actually pretty simple, but as with most advanced lessons, the pickle is in the concept. You might want to brush up on the scale connections videos as well as the chord scale pictures videos if you haven't been following up to this point. The search function is really handy here!
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