How to Dorian-Up a Blues
The Dorian scale makes for an interesting twist you can use in a 12-bar blues. Yes, that’s right, you can […]
Mixolydian Modal Pentatonics
There are literally endless things you can do with pentatonic scales in music and especially on the guitar. We all […]
How to Spanish-Up the Phrygian Mode
If you’ve been playing or studying modes for a while now, you might have overlooked the Phrygian mode in favor […]
How to Solo Using One Scale Pattern (Part 1)
This is something that a lot of players dismiss because they think they must learn 5 or 7 patterns for […]
A Different Take on the Dorian Mode
I often get students who like the idea or the sound of modes but are put off by the theory, […]
How Not to Get Lost in a Guitar Solo
A student once asked me if there was a foolproof way not to get lost when soloing on guitar and […]
How to Really Hear the Modes
You can find tons of stuff on modes right here on the blog, but I’d like to share this quick […]
From Pentatonics to Modes in 5 Minutes
This is a common problem among guitar players: they get very good at getting some great licks and runs from […]
How to Get Fluid with the Modes
If you’ve learned the modes using the parent scale method, which we went into in depth in this article, you […]
Modal Phrasing – Steve Vai Style
When you start using the modes, it can be a little tricky to get a handle on phrasing and avoid […]