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View File From Pentatonics To Modes - Tabs Nearly 100% of the guitar players who are interested to start working with modes come from the pentatonic. Here you find an easy way to convert your pentatonic patterns into the mode of your selection. You need to know the minor and the major pentatonic and then you are ready to go. Here you can learn about intervals in specific : Once you know the intervals the trick is that you know your pentatonic patterns by heart and also the intervals which are played in the patterns. To move from the pentatonic patterns to modes you just need to add 2 more notes. Which are those notes ? Major scales : All major scales contain the intervals of the major pentatonic which are : 1 2 3 5 6 Now you just need to add 2 more notes which define which mode you are playing. On the tabs those notes are displayed in green. The red notes are the root notes ( 1 ) Ionian Mode additional notes : 4 7 Lydian Mode additional notes : #4 7 Mixolydian Mode additional notes : 4 b7 Minor scales : All minor scales contain the intervals of the minor pentatonic which are : 1 b3 4 5 b7 Now you just need to add 2 more notes which define which mode you are playing. On the tabs those notes are displayed in green. The red notes are the root notes ( 1 ) Aeolian Mode additional notes : 2 b6 Lydian Mode additional notes : 2 6 Mixolydian Mode additional notes : b2 b6 This file is associated to this tutorial : If you want to move on to move mode patterns you find the 2 main and basic patterns here : Submitter admin Submitted 01/23/2024 Category Theory & Exercises  

Nearly 100% of the guitar players who are interested to start working with modes come from the pentatonic. Here you find an easy way to convert your pentatonic patterns into the mode of your selection. You need to know the minor and the major pentatonic and then you are ready to go. The trick is that you know your pentatonic patterns by heart and also the intervals which are played in the patterns. To move from the pentatonic patterns to modes you just need to add 2 more notes. This tutorial is a " MUST HAVE " for all players who are sick of playing pentatonics all the time. Here I show you in detail how to proceed and in practical use how to start working with modes. Here you can download the file which comes along with this tutorial :

The next level of professional education are the guitar courses which I started to write now. For any level from intermediate to advanced till professional there will be awards of even a diploma available. The reason for the courses is to canalize all the information and tutorials which are available to some goals which you might want to achieve and to help you guys to give you some direction in what you want to work on. Here you find the summary of the courses which are currently available : https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/forum/84-courses/ Anybody who wants to do the test after working on the course can achieve an award or a diploma which will be displayed permanently in the personal profile. Here you see the award of the blues intermediate course. The awards will continue till the level of advanced. If you are going for the diploma you will get a signed diploma with your name on it. Here you find the requirements for the diploma as I wrote them back in 2019 - I will soon make some current updates : HPCrazy Guitar Diploma If you are really totally into guitar playing and you want to learn my philosophy and perception of it you can study guitar with private lessons either online or in my studio in Egg ( Switzerland ). I will only give this diploma to somebody who reaches a total connection to music and the guitar with an individual emotional expression. Study Guitar with HPCrazy If you wish to study guitar, music and personal musical self-expression very intensively over a freely chosen period of time, I have been offering you an individualized and part-time form of guitar study since 2013. The individual support takes place here in an intensive exchange and personalized form of instruction both in Studio Egg, but can also be completed or combined with private online lessons. Before the course of study begins, the learning objective is defined in an interview and the weekly lessons required for this. If desired, a final examination can be taken on the desired and developed topics. The grading is done according to university standards, whereby the highest grade corresponds to a perfect accomplishment of the chosen task. It is also possible to get a certificate of achievement in the form of a confirmation for the completion of the studies and if desired the corresponding achievements from the examinations from me. If someone wants to reach my HPCrazy diploma the following guidelines apply: 1. at least 2 parts (see list below - rhythm and harmony are compulsory subjects) incl. examination and a grade of at least 4.0 ( from 1 - 6 ) 2. mature artistic expression on the instrument. This must be shown to live audiences in the form of a self-organised concert. The minimum grade to pass is 5.0. 3. the concert organization as well as the online presence must be developed and implemented by the student himself. This includes a professional social media strategy on all platforms and the publication of at least 1 CD on all online platforms. The assessments of the tests are strict. The top score of 6 corresponds to perfect performance in the chosen topic. The focus of the live performance is on the aspect whether a concert program can lead an audience through the evening, shows an own artistic mature expression, is innovative in its kind and whether the guitar plays a leading role. The HPCrazy diploma is above all a guitar diploma which fulfills highest standards. Theory subjects play only a supporting role apart from the above-mentioned compulsory subjects. Recognition of the diploma : My version of a guitar diploma does not correspond to the Bologna Bachelor - Master System and focuses on artistic guitaristic expression. Here are my references as a lecturer. 1. 1999 - 2005 various mandates in Swiss music academies. 2nd SMPV (Schweizerischer Musikpädagogischer Verband) Accreditation 1999 - 2007 for private university education and SMPV consulting and lecturing. 3rd featured online instructor at guitartricks.com ( 2006 - 2012 ), featured online instructor at Gibson.com ( 2007) with over 80000 students online. 4. leading a successful guitar channel on YouTube under the name HPCrazy. Details about studying guitar Conditions : Anyone who has the time, the motivation and the unconditional will to achieve an ambitious goal and to work intensively with music and the guitar over a period of at least 6 - 12 months is admitted. The entry level does not matter, but in principle a study only makes sense after about 3 years of an already intensive examination of the guitar. Classification : Before the beginning of the study a student is classified and examined. This happens through a conversation, where the goals, the temporal possibilities and the guitar playing and the musical knowledge are examined by me and the desired goal is estimated under consideration of the temporal possibilities. A solution and a concept are discussed and worked out together. Concept : In the weekly lessons one lesson is intended for guitar lessons and another for the extended topics (see list below). Further weekly lessons ( at least 1 ) will be taken according to your wishes and conceptual plan. The concept of the study is very individual and is subordinated to the goal defined in the classification. The application of the various possible topics is selected according to the objective and divided in the weekly plan. Goals can also be changed during the course of study and the lesson plan adapted accordingly. But as a teacher, I insist on a certain willingness to persevere in my studies. Themes : For the study at least 2 topics must be chosen and taken in the weekly lessons. List of themes : Guitar lessons and instrumental technique ( every modern guitar technique incl. Touch Technique) Sound & Equipment ( also learning modern music software ) Piano ( as 2nd instrument - best suited for arrangement and composition) Harmony ( modern + classical) Rhythm Aural training Solfége Composition ( incl. work with modern software) Arrangement Songwriting Creatifity Artistic expression Musical self-perception Music business Modern media Styles Blues Rock Pop Jazz Latin Funk Fusion Flamenco Jazz New Age Acoustic Electronic ( Lounge, Chillout, House, EDM, Dubstep ect. )

Hey Jeff, thanks for letting me know this story. I did not know it - but good to know

I have redefined the " Award " section here and it is called " Courses " now and there you find courses which help you to get through your choosen level and genre. https://www.hanspeterkruesi.com/members/forum/84-courses/ You find the direct link either in the HPCrazy Students Club or as sub-menue in the main navigation of this site in the departments.

For a better orientation there are search tags available which can help you find the tutorials or topics which match your need or you interest and your playing level. The search tags can be a great add to the tutorials which are suggested in the Courses. BLUES blues guitar easy blues guitar intermediate blues guitar advanced blues guitar masterclass ROCK rock guitar easy rock guitar intermediate rock guitar advanced rock guitar masterclass JAZZ easy jazz guitar intermediate jazz guitar advanced jazz guitar jazz guitar masterclass jazz guitar standard smooth jazz ACOUSTIC GUITAR Nylon Guitar Steelstring Guitar Beautiful Acoustic Guitar Chords Beautiful Spanish Guitar Chords ARTIST STUDIES Gary Moore Joe Satriani Stevie Ray Vaughan Carlos Santana ZZ Top beside these genres there are the following important general tags also available : must have ( Tutorials which you really need to watch ) touch technique ( All tutorials where I show things with my touch technique ) and also many other sub - tags. Just click on them to find other topics with the same sub - tags.

Here I teach all you need to know about harmonic minor. The beginning of the tutorial is for everybody who wants to play harmonic minor and the 2nd part is only for those who understand the concept of modes and diatonic chord progressions. Here you can download the file associated to this tutorial :

View File Diatonic Chord Progressions and Patterns - Harmonic Minor Here you find the diatonic chord progressions of harmonic minor in the key of Cm and Gm. These 2 keys represent all patterns which start either on the E or A string. Even harmonic minor is mostly used in way of having the focus on the minor pattern of the key it really also makes sense to learn those patterns related to the diatonic chord progressions. To understand harmonic minor it's really important to understand it's historical importance. The origin of all chord progressions is the classical cadence : In any major key you have the classic cadence leading from tonica ( I ) to subdominant ( IV ) to dominant ( V ). The dominant is either a major or a major 7 chord which creates a strong tension which leads back to the tonica ( I ). In minor keys I IV V are all minor chords which can work as a nice progression but to get a stronger resolution to the I somebody came up with the idea to have a " classic " dominant on the V in a minor progression. Now the minor key does not cover this alteration of the progression and when a V7 ( dominant ) chord is played in a minor progression the scale which normally would be phrygian on the V has to be altered by one note. This leads us to harmonic minor with the typical 1 1/2 tone step. Harmonic Minor is mostly played on the V7 chord but can also be used in other ways or even in a diatonic chord progressions setting. But the traditional way is to use Harmonic Minor when I V7 chord. Submitter admin Submitted 01/21/2024 Category Theory & Exercises  

Thanks for letting me know - i'll check them out

The Age of Aquarius Many you guys might know this song from " Hair ". The lyrics are saying this here : „When the moon is in the 7th house and Jupiter aligns with Mars …“ Some of you might know that I am also an astrologer and tomorrow in fact is a special day and has been described through this song many decades ago : On January 21st, 2024 when Sun and Pluto conjunct @ 0° Aquarius — the Moon is in Gemini, in house 7. Capricorn/Mars trines Taurus/Jupiter. The age of Aquarius. Now it's here

You are welcome This tune is not so popular but I love this one

Jeff you are welcome - this one is really important.

In fact yes - sometimes things can change by the blink of an eye. Yes I know there are a few interesting spots in the USA when it comes to music. I think Houston would be a choice because I have a relative there and the Texas Blues scene seems to be something. But at the moment I don't really know - I will see what will come up. The cool thing is - I can operate this website from any spot in the world.

This message is probably a bit short handed - but I will in fact play this guitar night tomorrow. I first thought I would not because I did not have one free day during the holiday season but it will be cool and spontanious - no stress just have some fun. I hope some of you guys will also join the livestream

Hey Jeff, you seem to be a jazz fan. Why not going for this award here ?

Here I show you an original selection of beautiful Spanish guitar chords which are part of an original of mine. Beside the chords I give you some tips on how to work with the measure of 6/8 and how to create wonderful melodic solo's on such music. Here you can download the files associated to this tutorial :

I want to share this topic which happened to me yesturday : I had a private discussion yesturday to possible move to the USA. Switzerland is not really a country for musicians and artists and all the big stuff in music and the composing industry happens in the USA. But I said in the discussion - I have no job so how am I supposed to do that ? 15 min later I was expecting one of my students for his guitar lesson then he came with the woman who runs the office beside my studio and she used to hear my guitarplaying from time to time. She was totally enthusiastic about my playing and turned out to be huge fan. She said that she does not unterstand why nobody knows me here and that she really knows a lot about music and now it comes her brother lives in LA and he is a composer who scored movies like : Moonfall, The Day After Tomorrow, 10500BC and and.... this guy is really big shot there - on a level of Hans Zimmer. Now she is willing to pass the information that I as a prior composer for TV and movies exists to her brother. What a coincidence which happen just in the timeframe of a few minutes. That's the most astonishing thing which I want to share - however this story turns out ....

Yes - that's the other part of secondary dominants which is used often.

I was watching the interview of Matteo Mancuso on the Rick Beato show yesterday and there Matteo was talking a lot about muscle memory which is an important part of virtuosity when it comes to fast playing or automatic movements which are needed to play guitar fluently and professional. I never thought about muscle memory so much till some months ago when I changed my main concert guitar after more then 20 years. I used to play a GODIN LGX since 1997 and played so many shows and video shoots with it and I never thought about muscle memory so much because all was always working fine and my " system " had the perfect feeling for that guitar. Unfortunately I noticed like 2 years ago that this guitar did not fulfill my expectations of sound anymore. Some people say that a guitar which has been played for a long time starts to adapt to the playing style of a player and the guitar starts to alter it's sound to that specific playing technique. I must agree on that. An electric guitar is also kind of a " living " being if you spend a lot of time with it. 2 years ago I noticed that my old GODIN LGX does interact with me in a way which I expected, because my playing style developed to a new level and the many plastic parts on the backside started to bother me. I was looking for the pure sound of a great solid body electric guitar. So I started to search for a new guitar which I found last year. It took me since then to change my muscle memory to this new guitar. Even though this guitar is great I needed to train every single aspect of my playing style and bring it to the level of a live performance which has to be done. That's the reason for this regular live streaming HPCrazy Guitar Nights. On each live streaming concert I prepare a specific part of my playing and then I have to play it on a live performance. I can tell that I had really big struggles because each of those livestreaming performances felt like my first concerts and all experience of 1997 till today which was stored in my muscle and mental memory did not really cover 100 % as I have been used to all those years. When you have the stress of a life performance your muscle memory can give you the security that everything works automatically so that you can focus on the mental parts of a good life performance. Sounds easy but the bad part of it is, that you can only finish the process of building up a 100% secured muscle memory in a life performance. You can prepare yourself for a life performance but the final learning process happens during the life performance. That's what I am going through at the moment. My experience helps me a lot but each of the life performances a finalizing of different parts of the muscle memory. The good part is the new guitar supports this a lot but I sometimes find myself confronted with thoughts that I should switch back to my old guitar. On a private performance on new years day I did - and it was a disaster. My muscle memory did not remember the old guitar anymore. The good news - I feel like the switching process soon is finished and then the new guitar will carry me to a new level but honestly I totally underestimated this process. It was tough and frustrating. If you ever asked yourself why great players often played only one guitar or only one exact series of the same guitar on stage over many years - thats the anwser. When your muscle memory works 100% you can focus totaly on the creativ part of a life performance.

I love this tune