Secret Common note modulation to chain MODES of the major scale for music composition inspiration @QJamTracks

Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

Using the common not modulation technique we can make a melody that smoothly modulates from one mode to another. In this way you can write inspiring music to create compelling melodies of just a GOAT piece of music!
You can view the complete guitar tutorial here and learn all about this music theory concept:

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$Secret Common note modulation to chain MODES of the major scale for music composition inspiration Using the common not modulation technique we can make a melody that smoothly modulates from one mode to another. In this way you can write inspiring music to create compelling melodies of just a GOAT piece of music! You can view the complete guitar tutorial here and learn all about this music theory concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC5xmbpOFyc&t=215s 🎸 Im a professional guitar teacher & graphic designer from the Netherlands. I make music theory crystal clear through visually enhanced guitar tutorials. 🔔 Subscribe for more deep dives: #composition #composemusic #Jazz #Fusion #progressive Rock #musictheoryforbeginners #musictheory #guitarchords #smoothjazz #JazzFusion #guitarlesson #guitartutorial #songwriting #musiccomposition #Jazzharmony #smoothjazzguitar #jazzchords #jazzrock Please support this channel by engaging: like, comment, subscribe (with notifications on ;) Become my Patreon or visit my e-book store: My **E-BOOK STORE** (affordable crystal-clear guitar lessons packed with audio examples) HTTPS://QJAMTRACKS.MYSHOPIFY.COM My **PATREON** for support and extra’s: HTTPS://PATREON.COM/QJAMTRACKS **HASTAGS:** #guitarlesson #guitartutorial #progressiverock #progressivemetal #plini #pliniband #polyrhythm #polymeter #complex **SOCIAL MEDIA / CONTACT: ** https://facebook.com/QJamTracks https://instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal AxeFx II* https://www.fractalaudio.com *Neural DSP PluginS * https://neuraldsp.com/ (c)2026 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$ $2-1-2 Arpeggio Shapes You Need To Know! In this video I’ll show you 2-1-2 arpeggio shapes for guitar that you should know. It’s a easy system to play arpeggios fast with speed an fluency, but is also perfect for you as a guitarist to discover the structure of 7 and 9 chords on the neck of the guitar. It is basically one shape that you can adapt for all other chords by changing just one or two notes. Super easy and super convenient! In this video I’ll show you the arpeggio shapes for the Maj7, Dom7, Maj7#5, Min7, MinMaj7, Min7b5 and full diminished arpeggios. I will also show you how easy it is to adapt a shape by changing one note in the shape to become another arpeggio or an extended arpeggio like 9 and 13 arpeggios. The PDF booklet with the 11 shapes are available here: E-books: https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/2-1-2-arpeggio-shapes Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/e-booklet-2-1-2-96229081 *Chapters:* 0:00 Introduction 0:31 The 2-1-2 arpeggio shape 1:26 The advantage of the 2-1-2 system 2:19 The actual shape (Min7 arpeggio) 3:27 Other shapes 4:17 2-1-2 Maj7 arpeggio 5:45 2-1-2 Dominant 7 arpeggio 7:03 2-1-2 Dom7#5 arpeggio 7:35 2-1-2 Min7, Min9 & Min13 arpeggio 8:32 2-1-2 MinMaj7 arpeggio 9:52 2-1-2 Min7b5 arpeggio 10:51 2-1-2 Diminished 7 arpeggio 11:36 Put it to practice (II V I) 13:15 Conclusion *Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:* https://qjamtracks.shopify.com *Tabs and tracks at PATREON:* http://www.patreon.com/Qjamtracks *Social Media/contact: * https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal Audio (FM9)* https://www.fractalaudio.com (c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$

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An educational and enhanced guitar backing track in C major for guitarists who want to improvise over a II V I progression with a dominant Altered chord on the 5th degree. This Groovy Backing track let ‘s you play with minor and major scales, pentatonic substitutions, the lydian pentatonic concept, lydian scale, dorian scale, altered scale, Phrygian dominant scale and mixolydian scale. Excellent for improvising, learning modes, scales, chords, licks and arpeggios. This Q JAM TRACKS jam track in provides a visual representation of the chords and scales in diagrams as they appear in the music. Extra theoretical information is shown in the video. It is a high quality backing track and handy tutorial (lesson) at the same time. Artwork: (c) 2019) Rob van Hal Photo: Image of people in a bar by Helena Lopes (https://www.pexels.com/@wildlittlethingsphoto): https://www.pexels.com/photo/people-drinking-liquor-and-talking-on-dining-table-close-up-photo-696218/ Used: Ibanez JEM 7v (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2018 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$ $Negative Harmony Part 1 – Create NEW from OLD with melody inversions. In this part 1 of Negative harmony, we look at inversions of melodies to make new music from existing music. It’s a technique that many composers use throughout history and is fundamental for learning the essence of negative harmony. 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Newhaven Band: By William Hames Photography - http://fnarecords.net/, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=118688954 Steve Vai: Wojciech Pędzich, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons *Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:* https://qjamtracks.shopify.com *Tabs and tracks at PATREON:* http://www.patreon.com/Qjamtracks *Social Media/contact: * https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal Audio (FM9)* https://www.fractalaudio.com (c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands Subjects: negative harmony, inversion, melody inversion, mirror melody, mirror around axis, inversion of a melody, chord inversion, Harmony inversion, Diatonic inversion, Chromatic inversion, Strict inversion, composition techniques, Writing melodies, How to write a melody, Variations on a theme, How to make a variation, How to write melodies, Ernst Levy, Jacob Collier, twinkle little star, still got the blues.$ $Chord Theory Part 1 – TRIADS: The start for all chords! 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