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Exploring the Sixth

Martin Miller
Beginner-IntermediateBluesScalesImprovising 6 lessons7m

Welcome to another tutorial! This time we’ll be dealing with an interval called the sixth. Just to give you a brief theoretic explanation: an interval is the distance of the pitches of two notes. The sixth (unlike the fifth or fourth) is not a perfect interval, so we either get:  -         a major sixth: equals distance between root and 6th note of the major scale (9 half steps) or -         a minor sixth: equals distance between root and 6th note of the minor scale (8 half steps) Now this interval, as any interval, has a very distinct sound and is all over the guitar vocabulary. So it’s definetly worth putting some studying time into that! See you in the next part of the tutorial!

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  1. 1 0:21 Lesson Exploring the Sixth - Introduction Welcome to another tutorial! This time we’ll be dealing with an interval called the sixth. Just to give you a brief theoretic explanation: an interval is the distance of the pitches of two notes. The sixth...
  2. 2 0:44 Lesson · 1m Exploring the Sixth - Static Chord The next thing we’re gonna do is to utilize this interval over a static chord, in this case A7 (consisting of root-3rd, 5th, b7). The scale for the chord would be A mixolydian (notes of the D major scale... Tab
  3. 3 1:06 Lesson · 1m Exploring the Sixth - Blues Application Alright, let me show you a pattern now that is really useful for your blues repertoire. Since your average blues is made up of only dominant 7th chords you can apply the pattern over each chord equally. I also... Tab
  4. 4 1:05 Lesson · 1m Exploring the Sixth - Blues Solo To conclude our lesson, here are sixth intervals in an actual “real life” soloing situation. It’s really important to apply these things but mix them up with your other concepts and licks, in order to... Tab
  5. 5 1:29 Backing track · 1m Exploring the Sixth - Backing (fast) Here is the backing track at normal speed. If you need it slower, head on over to the next page. Have fun!
  6. 6 1:49 Backing track · 2m Exploring the Sixth - Backing (slow) Here is the backing track slowed down.

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