Root Shuffling
The root jumps to a new pitch periodically during gameplay — the same noteset is reseated on a fresh root, building the ability to summon the noteset by its type from any root. This makes playing in any key trivial.
Minor scale on mandolin, by ear
Hear a phrase from the minor scale and play it back on the mandolin here — then on yours. The root moves each round; press Play, and answer with Space when you have it. The browser only plays — the app listens.
Aeolian (Natural Minor)
The natural minor scale — melancholic and introspective
Aeolian is the natural minor scale — the most common minor major mode and the relative minor of ionian. Melancholic, serious, introspective. Where Ionian resolves to brightness, Aeolian settles into shadow.
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or everyphrases
Notes
per phrase
Tempo
60bpm
Rhythm
Hand
Frets
up to
Tuning
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Metronome
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What you’re practising
Aeolian (Natural Minor)
The natural minor scale — melancholic and introspective
Aeolian is the natural minor scale — the most common minor major mode and the relative minor of ionian. Melancholic, serious, introspective. Where Ionian resolves to brightness, Aeolian settles into shadow.
Root Shuffling. The root jumps to a new pitch periodically while the noteset type stays constant How it works →
On the mandolin: four courses in fifths, G D A E, the first twelve frets. Also called the natural minor, natural minor scale, aeolian, aeolian mode.