Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Next Level!

I made it to the next level yesterday when I finally put 2 and 2 toghether to realize the Merlin was built for the key of A mjor also.  Here are some new scales, modes, and chords based on this different point of view.

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A Major Scale

DD====================1==
 A---------------------4---5---6-------
 D---4---5---6---7---------------------



B Dorian Mode

DD================1==2==
 A---------------4---5---6-------------
 D---5---6---7-------------------------


C# Phyrgian

DD==============1==2==3==
 A------------4---5---6-----------------
 D---6---7-------------------------------


D Lydian Mode

DD============1==2==3==4==
 A--------4---5---6-----------------------
 D----7------------------------------------



A Major    
 ==6==
 ---4---
 ---4---


A Major (difficult)
 ==1==
 ---2---
 ---4---

B minor
 ==7==
 ---5---
 ---5---

B minor (difficult)
 ==2==
 ---3---
 ---5---

C# minor
 ==6==
 ---4---
 ---6---

C# Major or minor
 ==6==
 ---6---
 ---6---

D major (uke sound)
 ==4==
 ---5---
 ---7---

D Major
 ==2==
 ---0---
 ---0---

E Major (no E)
 ==5==
 ---6---
 ---5---


E major or minor
 ==5==
 ---4---
 ---5---

F# minor
 ==4==
 ---5---
 ---6---

F# minor
 ==6==
 ---5---
 ---4---

G# diminished
 ==7==
 ---6---
 ---5---

G# diminished
 ==5==
 ---6---
 ---7---

If you want to observe the point where the Seagull Merlin tips between the two keys (A Major(B Dorian Mode)  & D Major) try playing "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" starting with "B" the 5th fret of the low D string.  The song uses both the "G" and "G#".

Sunday, January 25, 2015

I had named this blog after my dog Merlin, I just found out that Robert Godin named the instrumental after his dog Merlin!
Godin - Seagull Merlin

Well, here is an image I made ten seconds before finding out about this synchonicity: