The Workout, Part 3
(06 Jan 04)
Intervals and harmony
Now, let's play intervals. Which wasn't really covered in the scale workout. We're gonna do triads in the diatonic context, so it's not gonna be a major third all the time, or a major third all the time.
Here is how that looks.
This is another good way of memorizing and even UNDERSTANDING a pattern, and it will really help you to get it under your fingers.
As you can see, at first we play each note separately, and the second time we play diads (2 notes at a time).
Do ya like this stuff?
Well, then let's play the same scale / pattern in fourths this time. There ya go:
And in fifths, for the people that never can get enough:
Do I have to say it? Again… sigh… ok, one more time… Do this with different intervals (sixths, seconds etc.), with different patterns (there are 7 3nps patterns for the major and minor scales. See if you can play through them in intervals!!! Take your time!)
If you still haven't enough (don't come visiting me at the institution I'm kept in… they might keep you there, too, since you seem to have the same illness I suffer from :)), try different kinda scales (harmonic minor, melodic minor etc.)
AGAIN: CUSTOMIZE THIS WHOLE FREAKIN' WORKOUT SO IT'S PERFECT FOR YOU!!!!
I guess I got my point across. Variation is the key. It will help ya build chops, help ya to adjust to different stuff quicker, and it will keep it interesting.
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