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The 9-Note Minor Scale - Music Theory from Muse “The Dark Side”

Learn how Matt Bellamy (Muse) writes arpeggios by fusing the natural minor, harmonic minor and melodic minor scales (as heard in "The Dark Side" from upcoming album "Simulation Theory") to create a 9-note minor scale.

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THE THEORY

Matt Bellamy is famous for his classical-influenced riffs, and his arpeggios in “The Dark Side” verses…

The skinny

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