Major Scales And Modes For Guitar

In order to master any form of art, theory must be studied in depth. Music makes no exception, being a lot more than sound that tickles your ear. With the help of applications such as Major Scales And Modes For Guitar you can start practicing with visual support until you become one with the guitar.

Due to the common office suite like interface, you quickly accommodate, thus making the application accessible to a large public. The upper toolbar is fitted with several navigation options to quickly switch between displayed elements.

The workspace is populated with a simple table containing all of the major musical modes, as well as their corresponding keys for you to know how to transform them into sound while playing the guitar. You can open a fret display to better visualize finger positioning.

All info can easily be printed out on a sheet of paper so you can take lessons with you. An export option also enables you to save the table to several text formats.

Unfortunately, the application's functionality stretches as far as the features mentioned above are concerned. There is no integrated player that lets you get a glimpse of how each mode sounds like.

Moreover, the fret display is only populated with image files, all notes are visible and corresponding ones highlighted. You only get to learn the basics, because no integrated function lets you view chords or adjust notes on an existing fret view.

To sum it up, Major Scales And Modes For Guitar wants to be a substitute for your musics teacher, but does not qualify for this position. It only offers brief, basic info on what the name suggests, with no interactive lessons or elements to keep you motivated.