The character of the Phrygian mode comes from its b2nd and the clashing sound of two notes played a semitone apart. Compare the Phrygian mode to the most common minor scale of them all, the natural ...

Because the E note is our best friend as metal guitar players, it’s easy to see how powerful this scale can be (assuming we are in standard tuning). I don’t know if it’s helpful to think of it this ...

Both ways are valid, as they arrive at the same destination, but let's take a look at how the different systems work. To make sure everyone knows the distinction between the two processes, take a look ...

Long before people started thinking about pieces of music having ‘keys’, each mode is believed to have begun on a different note of the scale, conferring its own character to the set of notes running, ...

Seth J. Coluzzi , Black Sheep, The Journal of Musicology, Vol. 30, No. 2 (Spring 2013), pp. 129-179 ...