Jazz Guitar Lesson 2: Melodic Minor Modes (2 of 2)

[Richiesos]

Great Video

[mqblues]

Nice tone. What model Ibanez are you using?

[isaactmeyer]

hey, great stuff.. i am working on my harmonic minor and its modes. How did you learn all the modes from melodic minor? Do you know each individual position per mode. Or do you just think of your melodic minor mode and relate the chords to the "mother" mode. Like when you play a G7 chord you play the Ab melodic mode..

do you think like that for all the modes of melodic minor or do you also know the individual pisitions?

Hope this makes sense..

[geoffstockton]

@isaactmeyer In practice, I'm typically thinking Ab melodic minor over G7 or Db9. In theory I'm identifying each mode. As for the positions, once you have the 5 basic shapes for the scale, those same shapes apply to each mode. I like to chart out box diagrams with Rs, 2s, 3s etc. instead of dots so i can look at how the notes within one shape will shift roles depending on the mode of that scale.

[isaactmeyer]

@geoffstockton Thanks alot VERY helpful. So i feel like i should shift my approach to learning melodic minor. I am currently learning each mode in a 3 note per string pattern.. It sounds like your approach is to learn 5 positions of the melodic minor as apposed to the 7 mode 3 note per string pattern... Does that make sense?

[geoffstockton]

@isaactmeyer Yeah that's generally my approach. There's so much in general with music, I like to simplify when I can in order to effectively cover more ground. If you're aiming to do the ultra-fast Frank Gambale economy picking stuff, the 7 3-note-per-string shapes are really good to know. My speed aspirations aren't that intensely high, personally so the 5 basic positions (which are mostly 3 note per sting with one 2 note string) work just fine for me.

[illnastic]

@geoffstockton

just practice the 4th and 5th of each mode on the adjacent string and you should be be able to cover a lot of ground that way. Usually what I'll do is just play the root to its octave than back down and then move to the 4th do the same thing then come back to the main mode again and then move to the 5th. After this process move to the second...this is generall how music moves and you'll be able to clearly hear how the modes relate.

[illnastic]

@illnastic

That wass supposed to be for isaacmeyer my bad, you obviously dont need any lessons from me haha!

[BlikeNave]

This stuff is thick but if you understand it then it's great. This isn't my first time watching this video- I have to keep coming back because as I learn more this video makes more and more sense. I am in the game now though (finally!)- sweet lesson.

[thejazzman8]

great lesson, very helpful in making linkages...I've heard people say use superlocrian, and did not realize it was melodic minor. Thanks for all the helpful lessons.

[GDOG507]

thanx geoff, of all the instruction vids i have found yours the most helpful, due to your way of making this info so practical THANX VERY MUCH , ever in hawaii ?

[retsofnalanosaj]

Hey Geoff, Great videos, you're quite generous indeed. I'm sure you know this but for those who don't, on the minor ii V i: Bm7b5 use D melodic minor E7alt use F melodic minor Am6 AmM7(uggh) A melodic minor These can all be reduced to pentatonics as well: Bm7b5: Dm6 Pent D E F A B E7alt: Fm6 Pent F G Ab C D Am6: Am6 Pent A B C E F# Hope this helps someone :)

[professorlamp]

Could you do a lesson implying different scales over chords?

I've wanted to get my head around this and you seem like the guy to teach it

[btchslapyomom]

Or pomeroy,but what,s in a name??Nothing.Great lesson, i like the 2,5,1 application.

[geoffstockton]

Glad to help, dude. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

[ratm1288]

thanks. thanks , thanks ! : )

[geoffstockton]

Hey, thank you. The guitar was only $335.00 with my teacher discount which means it's probably still under $400.00 retail. It seems to need at least 11s on it. It originally had 10s and it was really hard not to press too hard and make chords go sour and sharp. With 11s or 12s it plays beautifully though.

[Feesharp9er]

thanks !!!sweet lesson ,,how much was that guitar

[geoffstockton]

hey I just replied to your comment but I forgot to post it as a reply so you'll have to go to the video page. Sorry.