How to change the chords to suit your pitch – transposing basics

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At times, the chord sheet of a song you get from the internet is not in a suitable pitch for you to sing comfortably. Learn the basics of transposing to change the chords to a pitch that suits you When do we need to transpose? Transposing to a few notes above The chords could be Read the full article…

A minor in relation – relative minor scales and chords

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A minor is the relative minor of C major. The relative relation is applicable for both the scale and the chord. A minor chord is the relative minor chord of C major chord. A natural minor scale is the relative minor scale of C major scale. Within the C major scale, A note comes in Read the full article…

Guitar 101 – Standard tuning, chromatic scales, sequence of notes, fretboard

Category: Guitar, Guitar 101, Other Musician Tips

Know the open string notes of the guitar when tuned to Standard tuning. Use the Note sequence on each string, with the knowledge of what each open string note is. This gives us the notes on the whole fretboard on any string. When the sequence of notes is played as a scale, we get the Read the full article…

Doing music – parts and roles mapped

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Raga Shivaranjini, minor 6th chord, its inversion and one more raga

Category: Chords for Indian Ragas, Music Theory, Other Musician Tips

Raaga Sivaranjini C Sivaranjini has the following notes : C D Eb G A C (wiki entry) Writing the scale as intervals we get : Root – major 2nd – minor 3rd – fifth – major 6th – root Minor 6th chord Spelling of a minor 6th chord : root – minor 3rd – fifth Read the full article…

What is Ionian?

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Ionian is the name of a mode. Ionian is the First mode of the major scale :  C D E F G A B C (C Major scale) The second mode would start from D through EFGABC and to D – called Dorian mode. Here are the remaining mode name for the major scale. Start Read the full article…

Understanding South Indian Classical Music (Carnatic) Raga Mayamalavagowla – Interval structure, Basic analysis, Comparisons, Modes, Finding Chords

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Mayamalavagowla the Raaga Click for more samples and details Click to see details Mayamalavagowla has the following notes (in Indian solfege / notation) : ārohaṇa (ascend) : S R1 G3 M1 P D1 N3 S avarohaṇa (descend) : S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S Using interval names, the raga can be written as  Read the full article…

Doubts

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Objections 1. I don’t sing OR I am not a good singer OR I THINK I can’t sing as good as I wish You should sing and record if you think you are not a very good singer. Improvement happens with a combination of being serious about singing, doing some vocal training, and recording. Recording Read the full article…

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