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Hello! I have just come from your music theory website...and perhaps one you can help me. My name is Taylor Reaume. I am a business/music student up at HSU and I make a lot of music on my computer at home here in arcata, CA ReggaeÖsome pop and hiphop...and I am trying to figure some things out about modes and scales on the pianoÖ Essentially, What i need to know "how to determine which mode is most appropriate for which chord progressions." The type of music I make has quick changing chord progressions, usually never lingering on a chord for too longÖand this means that I must find the "key" and hence "scale" that is common to all these chords in order to know how to solo effectively. Right? This much I think i have figured out. What I am still struggling with is the modal concepts. I am aware of the mode concept of just shifting the scales tonal center but all the while playing the same notes of the scaleÖWhat I donít understand is when to use the appropriate mode over which chord progressions and at which times?ÖI know there is a process for figuring it outÖbut ... I am totally not aware of itÖIf you could send me some hypothetical examples to kind of drive home some modal knowledge for meÖI would be much obliged! I am losing way to much sleep over this! For Instance, I know that if I want to find out which mode(scale) to use over a certain chord progression, I would first have to determine what key I am in by figuring out what key that the chords of the chord progession all have in common. Then once I found the key for that chord progression, I will know the whole step/half step pattern that I should use for my soloís. Once I know the whole step/half step pattern, My next task is to figure out which mode is bestÖbesides just the IONIAN, so that i may add more flavor. And to do this I must find the TONAL CENTER of the chords within KEY...is that right? (i.e. which exact chord is the tonal center or root?) Then I can decipher which of the seven modes I should be soloing in for the maximum amount of flavorÖis this correct? I dont see how i could play three modes in the quickness of time that my chord progressions change in, there has got tobe an easier way to decide on a universial modal scale to use for a certain set of chords...? For instance if I play aminor/eminor/D MAJOR progression, where the tonal center is aminor, but the key of that chord progression is G major. Then even though I am in the key of G, the IONIAN G major scale isnít going to be the best choiceÖplaying a G major scale would sound okayÖbut playing A DORIAN mode in the Key of G would be much more appropriateÖAM I RIGHT HERE? I am barley grasping this concept even if I am right hereÖI am still very confused as to how I know which mode to use over which chords in a certain key If you could shed any light on this subject for me, I would really appreciate itÖ. If not, just please do me a HUGE favor and forward this email on to anyone that you know who may have some insight for meÖTHANKS SO MUCH!!! Also, i have been looking around on the net for a chord progression chart that has all the common chord progressions written out for each KEY ìalphabeticallyî...not roman numeral style....but i can't find it anywhere...and also I have been looking everywhere for a reference chart that tells me the exact modes that I should play over the common chord progressionsÖnot just CDEFGA and all the appropriate modes.. I know thatÖ but you know like if I am in the key of D Major. The Chord A Major can be found in it. Over that chord I would play A Mixolydian or C# Locrian or E Dorian but just really fast with no leaping or what? These are elements from the chord that are going to be emphasized by the mode being played over it i realize but....hmmm... LIKE AN EASY REFERNCE CHART?? I would love to find a easy reference chartÖI would even pay someone like $40 to just do write them out for meÖany suggestions? Regards, Taylor tre@loopwise.com
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