Abstract: This workshop will focus on DADF#AD tuning for the resonator guitar. including: scales, licks, walks, chord progressions and several samples of song melodies illustrated in Lead Sheet format with both musical notation and tablature.
Open D Scales
- Scale Formulas and Fretboard Geometry
- D Major Scale Open Position
- D Major Scale Closed 5th Position
- D Major Scale Closed 12th Position
- D Natural Minor Closed 5th Position
- Ahava Raba Open Position
- Warm-ups and Work-out
Intervals
Syncopation
Lick Library
Walk-Ups and Walk-Downs
Modal Scales in Open D
- Ionian
- Dorian
- Phrygian
- Lydian
- Mixolydian
- Aeolian
- Locrian
Chord Progressions
- I -IV – V Progressions with Slants
- Forward Slants
- Reverse Slants
New River Train (Melody and Lead Sheet)
Exercise #1: Use 8 Note Licks/Syncopation/Modal Phrase or 1 of everything!
Angelina Baker (Melody and Lead Sheet)
Exercise #2: Use 4 Note Lick/Syncopation/Modal Phrase or 1 of everything!
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FRETBOARD STRING SCHOOL 