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Originally Posted by DukeSkywalker
Yes,
Best way? Get in person lessons, someone who will also teach you music theory, scales, modes etc
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theory is really simple to understand BUT to get theory under your fingers is a different deal for sure. diatonic harmony, scales are 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 and 8 which is an octave, number one is the root.
modes are the scales played with the root changed to a scale tone: 12345671 Ionian
23456712 Dorian, 34567123 Phrygian .... etc....
chords are 1-3-5-7 built from any mode. take Ionian for instance in C, cdefgabc, take the 1357, cegb and that is c major 7. dorian mode in c is defgabcd, using the 1357 creates d minor 7 etc....
here is the Mnemonic i use to remember chord tones...
cegabud cegb
dafac dfac
egabud egbd
face face
gubaduf gbdf
aceg aceg
budafa bdfa
https://www.musictheory.net/lessons/45