This is the final part of a 3 part lesson series dealing with using Cycle Wheels to deconstruct any 7 note scale. The 3 cycles will allow you to explore every ascending and descending interval from any scale. Check out Lesson 73 for a basic introduction to the concept. Lesson 74 covers Cycle Wheel 3/6. This will create diatonic 4th and 5th melodies though any 7 note set or scale.
In this lesson we look at Cycle 4 and 5 (ascending 4ths and descending 5ths or descending 4ths and ascending 5ths). In this example we will use the concert A Harmonic Major Scale. For more information on Harmonic Major you can reference Lesson 23 or you can get my book on it here.
Remember to try playing the exercise over a drone, pedal or with the roots and rhythm play along (which I’m using in the video) to help create a harmonic environment for your ears. If you play guitar or piano you can accompany yourself or set up a loop of some sort. By practicing the cycle motion melodies over all 7 notes of the scale, you’ll get a sense of how the melody sounds in the context of the different modes.
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The video below outlines the Cycle 4 and 5 concept:
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Here’s an example of me using Cycle 5 over the changes to Out Of Nowhere.
At :30 to :50 seconds in and again at 1:22 and 1:51– 2:05 I use Cycle 5 (ascending by diatonic 5th or descending by diatonic 4th) material from my New Book on using 4th and 5th diatonic cycle motion through chord scales to create creative intervallic lines.
Use the blank PDF below to input any 7 note set (scale). This will help you visualize the cycle of 4ths or 5ths within the note set and allow you to begin to practice and hear the order of notes and learn to vary the octave you choose to put the note within. Doing this will allow you to create a lot of interesting patterns based on the cycle motion within a scale.
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