Lick of the Week 95: Melodic Minor Scale Part1

[stormchoir2000]

your shirt tells me your a lefty!wish there was more of us!

[tziras]

@stormchoir2000

yes i am lefty

all my instructional videos are mirrored

[CrazyDuck1996]

γεια σου ρε μαγκα

[TheGreekReviewers]

mou aresei pou exoume kai tetoious ellhnes!

[Neighborsband]

wreos re:) trelos

[WilliamRampart]

excellent videos dude! SO HELPFUL when I'm learning my guitar theory!!!

[Sartrage]

Thanks :)

[hondaracingnet]

Are you from Greece ? :)

[tziras]

@hondaracingnet

yes...

[GPM116]

you certainly know your theory great lesson.....i understand the theory but it wil take much work to memorize all scales correct??

[tziras]

@GPM116

just memorize one box per day...it is esy

[nick61729]

question... why is ur guitar upside down??

[tziras]

@nick61729

i am left handed,

all my instructional videos are mirrored



[warcraftandnaruto]

@tziras thnx για το βίντεο

παρεμπιπτόντως και εγώ αριστερόχειρας είμαι! :)

[MrKade87]

Love your videos man they make me a better guitar player for sure :) Rock on!

[gunitsin2008]

Can you please tell me more About making a HARMONY on Guitar...what it is all about ? plz help with a example !

[tziras]

@gunitsin2008

sorry...i cannot teach it via youtube video

[gunitsin2008]

@tziras thats ok .. but what it is all about ?

[tziras]

@gunitsin2008

you have to learn chords and scales structure

and then which chord goes to each degree of the scale you want to use

[gunitsin2008]

Whats the main difference between MELODIC minor ASCENDING and descending ? and while soloing on pentatonic or melodic minor..which all scales or modes we can throw in to make the SOLO more catchy.

[tziras]

@gunitsin2008

this ascending -descending thing doesn't exist in modern theory and practice

[gunitsin2008]

@tziras ok Thanks ZIras !

[Metalpupett]

Mmm this in not so related to this particular video, but for power metal which are the most used scale modes, Theodore?

Cheers From Colombia, I love the way you play :D

[tziras]

@Metalpupett

it is Natural minor (Aeolian)

[gunitsin2008]

@Metalpupett Whats the main difference between MELODIC minor ASCENDING and descending ? and while soloing on pentatonic or melodic minor..which all scales or modes we can throw in to make the SOLO more catchy..

[AresCassell]

Would I be safe in saying that the only difference between melodic minor and a major scale is the third?

[tziras]

@AresCassell

theoretically yes...but practically for me Melodic Minor

is a Dorian with a major 7

don't forget that both a re minor scales

[AresCassell]

@tziras I understand. Thanks.

[seth3556r]

You seem more neo-classical than jazz.

[kevis2008]

where can i download the tab

[tziras]

@kevis2008

from my website...

[planetgas]

Yet another pricelesss video from our brother Theodore!! Thank you!

[cw71017]

Wow thanks for the lesson, it's really great! :D

Do I get the backing tracks from your site?

[tziras]

@cw71017

read the video info please....

[cw71017]

@tziras Oh my bad :P

Thanks again :)

[revelation1234]

hey is there anything you've tabbed out ???

[tziras]

@revelation1234

read the video info please..the tab is on my website

[ianmustang18]

Great instructional video brother

[Ben0itZ]

yay thanks man

[yunie747]

Theodore Do you use guitar Rig?

i have guitar rig too but the sound comes out distorted too much and the tone is horrible.

what settings do you have to make it sound good ?

[tziras]

@yunie747

on my videos i use Line6 Pod Farm software through a POD X3

but Guitar Rig is also great....

i will post my presets very soon

[tasatful]

this scale sounds like one of Schuldiner's licks.

[dlz124]

love all your video, great lesson!!

[DyingFetus408]

keep up the great video lessons i'll keep watching : ) say i'm just curious do you have any experience with kahler tremolo's?

[tziras]

@DyingFetus408

no..i don't

[dolofonostousaranta]

mporeis na m apantiseic stin erwtisi pou sou ekana sto kommati s "Dash"? se rwtisa pia einai i kaliteri askisi gia na ftasw tnn taxitita tou randy rhoads sto solo tou mr.crowley

[tziras]

@dolofonostousaranta

apantw se ola ta comments...auto pou les mallon mou ksefige..

pekse se 2 xordes (E ,B) ta tasta 12 kai 15

kai kane paromio pattern opws toy Roads....

ksekina arga..kai anevase to metronomo siga siga...

ksekina 3ixa sto 100bpm.....

[placo10100]

too deep for me:) nice lesson though

[erakos]

hey man can u focus some lesson on gothik metal? what scale are used.. or something?? however well done.. nice lesson.. another quest.. did u recording u base track? what program do u use for it? :) thx

[tziras]

@erakos

for Goth Metal check Aeolian + Phrygian

i make all the backing tracks with Cubase

[IRONMAIDENROXS1]

could you send me the tabs to this please i got stuck :p

[tziras]

@IRONMAIDENROXS1

read the video info please....

[IRONMAIDENROXS1]

@tziras i cant seem to find it on the website

[IRONMAIDENROXS1]

@tziras ahh found it aha so much to choose from thankyou so much

[Carlosdamiano]

Theodore.. you're amazing man.. I just bought you sweeping all night long video and I'm really blown off by your technique.. hope I become more proficient soon. Guys check it out..!!

[NickSandt]

@Carlosdamiano I also own that video, since Christmas of '09 and it has improved my sweeps by like 200% already.

[NickSandt]

@Carlosdamiano Correction...I'm like 5 x's better already!

[LAYUCHEBI]

can yo make video using band in box on metal tracks? i want to hear how it sound metal in band in box to make metal backing tracks.. thanks

[tziras]

@LAYUCHEBI

Band in a Box doesn't sounds good on metal....that's a fact

[Ntinosrazor]

xrhsima video thodore ;)

poly kalh douleia kaneis ;)

Ntinos (pistevw na me thymase apo to myspace :P)

[tziras]

@Ntinosrazor

gia ou Ntino...se thimame

se euxaristw

[soqrattes]

tziras i been playing guitar for 5 years and i have problem or its my guitar sux or me sux i dont make a cool songs even thought i doing the right scale u have done the E aeolin scale and i do make it with the back tracking u made but when i hear it after i record it its sux can i upload it to u and watch it and tell me what the dam problem?

[tziras]

@soqrattes

send me the track to my email

[Shisho2k]

Where do you come up with these backing tracks that match so well?

[tziras]

@Shisho2k

i am programming them....

[Shisho2k]

@tziras They're really good. I think I meant to say "How". Just curious about the methods involved in putting it together that makes it works so well together.

[tziras]

@Shisho2k

on Cubase, i am programming each instrument

it is not difficult

[shreeshsk]

thnks ... nice lesson

[TheVymroth]

great lesson, thanks! :)

[CillaBlack5]

Thanks for the lesson man! So far I have been playing mostly metal, but I want to expand my knowledge and learn other genres especially jazz. Could you maybe continue with some more jazz lessons?

[tziras]

@CillaBlack5

yes...i will do it

[tasatful]

now that high school has started in the U.S. I can only play guitar during the weekends.. :,(

[Chickenwingmv]

Where can I download the tab from on your website?

[tziras]

@Chickenwingmv

go to the "Lick odf th week" menu..it is on the first page

[loveguitars]

5 Stars

[Yanky820]

I like how this is going to sound, I just wanted to say thanks for all the videos you put up, ever since I started to follow you my guitar playing has gone to another level I look forward each week to learn something new and you never let me down you always have something awesome to learn, look forward to the next video.

[markallen6591]

cool scale but too intermediate for me to play

[BozKiller]

Thank Theodore for indicating the chord usable on that scale! Could you go one step further for the soloing, by having a chord sequence that will be usable on that scale, and not only one chord? Maybe the 'chord progression' could be a good next lesson ;)

[tziras]

@BozKiller

i will do it...

[wandersonfcastro]

very confusing... melodic minor would be 1,2,b3,4,5,b6,7. You gotta be careful not to mislead young guitarists who are looking to lern theory

[tziras]

@wandersonfcastro

1,2,b3,4,5,b6,7....this is harmonic minor

Melodic Minor is 1 2 b3 4 5 6 7



[wandersonfcastro]

@tziras absolutely right, I always mistake those, sorry. And keep up your awesome vids

[Zed1967]

I have been subscribed for quite a while and your lessons are the best ever. I watch your videos and think ''surely it isn't that simple''?

You teach what I thought was complex musical theory into easy bite size chunks and then show a practical application.

Put all the pieces together and you become a better musician.

[uudo]

Hey tziras, that level idea is good but instead of the text slowly being written out, just have it all appear in an instance. People don't read letter by letter.

[tziras]

@uudo

i will check it...maybe you are right

[tziras]

@LFWOL

that's for the "classical" theory

in Modern Theory Melodic Minor = Jazz Melodic Minor

[ryinski2]

@tziras It's easier for me to think of it as a dorian with the 7th raised when trying to play it.

[renderdude]

great aw always!

[icketypickety]

thanx

[soqrattes]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooool u aswome mannnnnnnnn my master what lesson i shuold start after i dont altrenate part4 the last one

[TheKossutin]

NIce