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"What is the relevance of the red/yellow/white colour of the arrows in your CoF diagrams and how do they relate to the fretboard diagrams?"
The white arrows represent nothing as they are part of the circle of fifths.
There are two types of modes, parallel and relative. If we focus on the note "A," for example, it's in the keys that are represented by the yellow arrows.
The yellow arrows are parallel modes.
Modes are always in the following order: Ionion Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Aeolian Locrian
There are 7 of them. Accordingly there are 7 yellow arrows.
The red arrow is the key that the mode is derived from. If the red arrow is on the key of "E". Then A is the 4th mode of E. E F# G# A
Therefore, A Lydian is derived from the key of "E"
The fretboard diagram is self explanatory IMHO. I thought I did a pretty good job at explaining how the scale patterns move from string to string in Chart 1. But, if you need help with it - ask.
Friday, August 10, 2012
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Make your own flashcards.

Here's a .zip file containing one octave of 84 cards. Have fun - I printed out a few and laminated them. You can also print them on Avery business cards.
Flashcards.zip
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
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CoFmachine Lite

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CoFmachine Flashcards
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011
What happens when I think about how the note C functions within Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian.
There are 49 functions of the note C when thinking about Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian.
3+2 alone tell you that the note C is
3rd of Phrygian. (you add 1 to the 2)
It adds up to 5 also known as Mixolydian
Apply Mix to C D E F G A B
C D E F G A Bb
and you get
the key of F
F G A Bb C D E F (when you play mix starting on C most people are just playing the key of F as we all know)
So the note C
Is
3rd of A Phrygian
It pretty much tells you what every fuction a note is within the major and it's modes quickly.
Another example
5+1
5th of Dorian
It adds up to 6 also known as Aeolian
Apply Aeo to C D E F G A B
C D Eb F G Ab Bb
and you get
the key of Eb
Eb F G Ab Bb C D
So the note C
Is
5th of F Dorian
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