ripock
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Life has been a bit of a downer lately. With the pandemic running its course and more people coming back into the public sphere, I realize I had forgotten what douches most people are. And the book that I am reading is most unsatisfying. And I wasn’t able to chat about Flight ukuleles. By the way, why are they endorsing an advanced beginner as the face of their company? I also wonder what goes into that process. Does the person seek out the company and make a pitch?
Anyhow, I felt like transitioning toward something new since the status quo is leaving a stale taste in my mouth.
Naturally I thought of the Phrygian mode. It was natural to me, an unendorsed roots musician, because I had recently been playing the Neapolitan scale which is just the Phrygian mode with its seventh interval raised a step.
So just to make a plan so that my practice is more focused, here’s what I remember the harmonization of the Phrygian mode:
I bII bIII iv Vdim bVI bvii
In the key of E that would translate to
Em F G Am Bdim C Dm
It is odd, but when I look at that progression, it seems to lack something. There are no black keys at all. I know it is all a matter of luck and all the chords will sound good...but I miss seeing the sharp sign.
Anyway, that’s my progression and I’ll figure out which chord qualities to add and which inversions to use.
I also want to add one fly to the amber. I wonder if scales that are visually similar can work together musically. What I mean is that Phrygian mode and the Dorian #11 have the same note pattern, but on different strings.
Let me try to clarify. No, on second thought, let me not. I will play around with it and report back if there is anything in it.
Anyhow, I felt like transitioning toward something new since the status quo is leaving a stale taste in my mouth.
Naturally I thought of the Phrygian mode. It was natural to me, an unendorsed roots musician, because I had recently been playing the Neapolitan scale which is just the Phrygian mode with its seventh interval raised a step.
So just to make a plan so that my practice is more focused, here’s what I remember the harmonization of the Phrygian mode:
I bII bIII iv Vdim bVI bvii
In the key of E that would translate to
Em F G Am Bdim C Dm
It is odd, but when I look at that progression, it seems to lack something. There are no black keys at all. I know it is all a matter of luck and all the chords will sound good...but I miss seeing the sharp sign.
Anyway, that’s my progression and I’ll figure out which chord qualities to add and which inversions to use.
I also want to add one fly to the amber. I wonder if scales that are visually similar can work together musically. What I mean is that Phrygian mode and the Dorian #11 have the same note pattern, but on different strings.
Let me try to clarify. No, on second thought, let me not. I will play around with it and report back if there is anything in it.