Originally Posted by: kave01... is there a program where I can put in the chord progression and have the different scales shown for that?
I don't know about a program. But I do know that I have covered this topic extensively in these tutorials:
Introduction to Improvisation For Beginners
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=876
Introduction To Improvisation In A Major Key
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=483
Introduction To Improvisation In A Minor Key
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=491
Regarding the modes, they are all simply the major scale starting on a different note each time. So, once you know which key (i.e. which scale) a chord progression is built from, you can assign an appropriate mode to each chord in the progression. I do that in this tutorial starting at lesson 7.
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=519
How do you figure out what key a song is in? That is where the above lessons on improv come in. :)
Christopher Schlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor
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