Modes
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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…
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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…
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Make Music with the Modes: The Dorian Scale
A while ago we looked at how to make music with the Lydian scale in this lesson, so let’s continue…
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7 Steps For Learning Any Mode
Modes can be a somewhat confusing area for guitarists, and as a universal music theory concept, they’re probably not best…
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Make Music with the Modes: The Lydian Scale
If you’ve ever heard ‘Flying in a Blue Dream’ by Joe Satriani, or ‘Answers’ by Steve Vai, you’ll be aware…
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How to Play What You Hear in Your Head (Part 3)
If you’ve been following this series, you’re probably beginning to see how useful a knowledge of intervals coupled with a…
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Modes: How to Use Parent Scales
One of the most challenging things about learning to use modes is crafting your licks and runs to bring out…
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12 Quick and Easy Scale Patterns
The top three strings of the guitar in standard tuning (GBE) present a unique set of interval locations that is…
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Understanding Modes on Guitar
Figuring out the modes on guitar is a bitch. I remember it took me a while grasp the incredibly simple…