Key Majors and Modes

[creepyliza4]

Hello MAB. I was wondering about scale modes and keys. When someone says a G major scale in the key of C or something like that eg: locrian mode in the key of d, what does this mean? And what is octaves in a scale? Thanks MAB.

[Blondie]

I've made a easy to understand explanation of modes here:
www.freewebtown.com/blondiedk/downloads/Modes%20For%20Dummies.pdf

A octave is the 8th note of a scale, wich is actually the same note as the firts just an "octave" higher (or lower).

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[creepyliza4]

Greetings. Thanx for the help! although I don't have PDF....I play scales but dont know how to play them using octaves. I mean i play like 2-5-7, 1-3-5, 1-2-5, 3-5-6-7, stuff like that. is there any octaves there?

thanks

[creepyliza4]

--I just gave an example, i play everywhere in other forms too.

[Ernesto]

If you tell me where are you playing those notes i can tell you if they are octaves but just an example of an ocatave
if you play on the six string first frett the first octave will be on the fourth string third frett.

[Blondie]

creepyliza4 said:

Greetings. Thanx for the help! although I don't have PDF....I play scales but dont know how to play them using octaves. I mean i play like 2-5-7, 1-3-5, 1-2-5, 3-5-6-7, stuff like that. is there any octaves there?

thanks

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