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Modal Improvisation: Musicisum

1) The document provides instructions for modal improvisation on an electric guitar using standard tuning and various scales including minor pentatonic, minor pentatonic with a 9th, and minor pentatonic with a major 6th. 2) Fretboard diagrams are shown for each scale position across the neck of the guitar. Tempo markings of 80 and 120 beats per minute are provided. 3) The document focuses on exploring modal scales and positions for improvisational soloing on the electric guitar.

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Modal Improvisation: Musicisum

1) The document provides instructions for modal improvisation on an electric guitar using standard tuning and various scales including minor pentatonic, minor pentatonic with a 9th, and minor pentatonic with a major 6th. 2) Fretboard diagrams are shown for each scale position across the neck of the guitar. Tempo markings of 80 and 120 beats per minute are provided. 3) The document focuses on exploring modal scales and positions for improvisational soloing on the electric guitar.

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Modal Improvisation

Musicisum
Standard tuning
= 120
R m3 P4 P5 m7 R m3 P4 P5 m7 R m3 9th

1 2
el.guit.

12 15 14
12 15
12 14 11
12 14 16
12 14
12 15 14

Minor Pentatonic with 9th


3 4

12 14 15
12 15
11 12 14
12 14
12 14
12 14 15

5 6 M6

12 15
12 15 14
12 14
12 14 11
12 14 16
12 15

Minor Pentatonic with major 6th


7 8

12 15
12 14 15
12 14
11 12 14
12 14
12 15

Pentatonic with 9th and major 6th


9 10

12 14
12 14 15
11 12 14
11 12 14
12 14
12 14 15

1/5
= 80
sl.

11 12

sl.
14 12 12
12 15 14 14 14 12 15 14 14 15 15 15
12 X 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
X 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
0

sl. P H

13 14

3
sl. P H

15 14 14 14 14 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12
12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 12 14
14 12 13 12 10 12 10 12
12

sl. P sl. P
3
15 16

¼
sl. P sl. P
14 17 14 10 10 12
15 12 15 12 10 10 15
12 12 14 12 12 14 15 14 12 14 14 15 14 12
12 14 12 1212 14
14 13 1213 12
0 0

sl.

17 18

sl.

15 15 15 15 14 14 12
12 11 12 12 12 15 14 12
14 14 12 14 14 14 14 12 12 12 14 12
15 12

sl.
P P
sl. H P P

19 20

3 3
sl.
sl. P P H P P
17 14 14 15 12
15 12 15 12 12 14 15 14 12
14 12 15 14 12 14 14 12 14 12 11
14 14 12 12
14 12 14 12
0

2/5
H

21 22 23

¼
H
12
12 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 12 14 12
12 11 12 12 14 12
14 12 12 12 14 14 12 14
15 12 0

Em7 Voicing Em6 voicing Em9 voicing

24 25 26 27

12 12 14
15 14 14
12 12 12
14 14 14

R M3P4 P5 m7R M3P4 P5 m7 R M3 9th 9th 9th

28 29 30 31

12 16 12 14 16
12 15 12 15
13 14 11 13 14
12 14 12 14
12 14 12 14
12 16 12 14 16

M6 M6 Full Mixolydian Shape


32 33 34 35

12 16 12 14
12 14 15 12 14 15
13 14 11 13 14
11 12 14 11 12 14
12 14 12 14
12 16 12 14 16

sl. H H
36 37

½
sl.
H H
6 7 7
6 7 7 14 14 12 12 14 14 12
6 7 7 X 13 14 12 13 13 13 14 1213
X X 5 6 6 12 14 12 14
X X 14 12
0

3/5
sl. sl. sl.

H
H
38 39

½
sl. sl.
H sl. H
15 16 15 16 12 14 14 12
12 12 14 13 12 14 15 14 15 14 12 14 14
11 11 13 12 11 15 16 15 16 X X 14 12 13
12 14 12 12 14 13 12 X X 14 12
0 0

H H
40 sl. 41 42

½
H sl. H H
12
1412 12 14141412
1412 13 1314 14 12 13
14 14 12 11 111214 14
141210 11 11 1214
0

43 44 45 46

9 12 9 12
9 12 9 11 12
9 11 9 11
9 11 8 9 11
9 11 9 11
12 12

47 48 49 50

9 11 12 9 11 12
9 12 9 11 12
8 9 11 8 9 11
9 11 8 9 11
9 11 9 11
12 12

H P

51 52

H P
11 14
7 7 9 12 9 11 9
8 8 9 11 9 11 9 8 11 8
6 6 9 9 11 11 9 9
7
0 0

4/5
H

sl.
H
53 54 sl.

H
H sl. sl.
12 14
12
9 9 9 8 8 9 11 13
11 11 9 9 9 9
9 11 9 (9) 7 7 9 11
0

H P H sl.
P sl. P
55 56

H P
H sl. P sl. P
12 12 12 9 11 11 9 9
12 9 11 1211 9 9 11
9 11 1211 9 11
0

57 58

11 11
9 11
13 9 8 9 9
11 9 11 8
0 0

C major 3 note per string


59 60

5 7 8
5 6 8
4 5 7
3 5 7
3 5 7

5/5

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