Melodic Minor Tetrachord Method

Randy Johnston applies his tetrachord method to the melodic minor scale and its modes. A tetrachord is half of a scale — and since many scales share the same few four-note shapes, learning tetrachord fingerings makes learning scales far simpler. This is the follow-up to Randy's Tetrachord Scales - Part 1, which covered the modes of the major scale the same way.

What's covered

• Building the melodic minor scale from a Dorian + Ionian tetrachord, with multiple fingerings to mix and match across the neck
• The modes of melodic minor, including Lydian b7 (Lydian + Dorian tetrachords), with the chords each scale generates
• Playing the diminished scale with two logical fingerings, and the whole tone scale, using the same strategy
• Applying it on a minor blues — which melodic minor to use over min-maj7, half diminished, and altered dominant chords
• Adjusting fingerings for the guitar's G-to-B major third in standard tuning

Newcomers to the concept will get the most from pairing this with Part 1, though the tetrachord written materials are included with both classes.

• 6 pages of PDF materials in standard notation (chord block diagrams, melodic minor scale fingerings, tetrachords, and essential chord voicings)
• Full video is 33 minutes