All pro guitarists know at least some theory. They ALL know scales backwards and forwards. I hear people say that Slash and Hendrix "just played". Nothing could be further from the truth. They didn't set out for the virtuoso polished/perfect sound. They wanted to be gritty hard rockers and practiced for hours alone learning scales. Don't be lazy, learn scales and theory!!! You won't be good if you don't. No one just guesses the right notes and succeeds.
You gotta learn the rules before you can break em, buddy. If you say this works in any key, not being nasty, but you probably don't know what a key is. Seriously, play an Ab Maj (Ionian) scale over this and tell me it sounds "in key".
@vFluX frank zappa knew theory... ... thats just a lame excuse to not learn...charlie parker read music.. theory people can solo..it's just that they learned theory... you're lazy thats all
@vFluX I bet you can't even play in general lmao..the difference between knowing theory and not knowing theory is basically this...if you wanna be a shitty-decent guitarist, dont learn theory, if you wanna be an over the top guitar player, learn theory..so eat a dick
@ugotpimp If they both sound good, play both. Mix and match, or use the tried and true b3-3 slide (best in mixolydian situations). Let your ear be your guide
blues scales work equally as well too good backing track its simple but allows many scales and many different kinds of coloration. As for the E minor vs. phrygian thing just look at dorian and phrygian scales as minor scales that both have one altered note (#6 for dorian flat 2 for phrygian) so they all can be played over E minor triads. and for major same thing applies for the lydian and mixolydian scales (#4 lydian, flat 7 mixo) all beautiful colorations over major chords.isnt theory great?
you can play E minor due to a concept known as pitch axis which just means he e minor scale shares the same root 3rd and 5th as he phrygian scsale as well as the dorian. So no one is right or wrong saying oh i play e miunor over this or A minor pentatonic because all those notes are correct. You can play C major as well or C mixolydian C lydian but only if you place them right. over the fmajor chord you can also play f mixo f maj or f lydian. other nice scales are E harmonic minor or hirojoshi
you can look at this either way really cuz the relative minor to E phrygian is A minor. E phrygian is white keys on the piano E to E as where A minor is also all white keys (meaning no sharps or flats) starting From A and moving diatonically to the next A an octave higher. You can play E minor over the e minor chord obviously, but it is considered E phrygian because of the flat 2 caused by the half step in the chord progression E- F. you may also play F major over the 2nd chord since it is F maj
@Angryification It's not in A minor, it's in E minor and E phrygian is the ideal scale as the title suggests, but as most people are more familiar with the minor prentatonic scale using A minor pentatonic is an easy way to get that phrygian sound, just remember to target the E as your root note. It's just an easy way for someone not familiar with modes to get a slightly more sophisticated sound.
@1empathy No. If you have a scale and resolve it on a note/chord that is not the root note/chord [as your first comment said], it does not make it modal. You could have just said to use the A natural minor/pent and use E as the tonal centre. Also, if someone is not familiar with modes, they should learn about them first before using them as there are lots of misunderstandings about modes.
@Angryification The piece is in E minor so the root note is E. You are entitled to your opinion on how best to teach modal playing, but i've helped players only familiar with pentatonic licks use those licks in a modal context by this simple idea, and by mixing A minor pentatonic with the (more obvious) E minor pentatonic you get all the notes of E phrygian except the F (minor second). If you can incorporate that F you have learnt E phrygian with very little effort. Don't like it? don't do it.
@Angryification yes and that is in the key of E minor! Harmonise the C major scale, the 3rd chord is an E minor, and the scale derived from that is E phrygian which has a minor 3rd and is an E minor scale. You can use E minor pentatonic,, E phrygian, E spanish phrygian, E aeolian, E harmonic minor, and A minor pentatonic (Which you can think of as the pentatonic phrygian). Try them, they all work but give slight differences especially between those with a minor 2nd and those with a major 2nd.
@1empathy The E Phrygian mode is not from E minor. E Phrygian is from C major. Just because the 3rd chord from C major is Em, it does not mean it is E Phrygian.
@Angryification It is not FROM E minor, it is ONE OF MANY E minor scales, as are all the scales i listed (taking A minor pentatonic as "E phrygian pentatonic). Each mode of C major is simply the notes of the major scale played in order starting on each degree. 1st ionian,2nd dorian 3rd phrygian etc, if you look at the phrygian mode it is E,F,G,A,B,C,D,E, this is a scale starting in E and containing a minor 3rd (E-G) Any scale that starts in E and contains a minor 3rd is an E minor scale.
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To anyone who needs the scale. Rock on.
thedgeofnowhere 1 week ago
Hey man, your video was Favorited by Robb Torres of the band Trapt!
SuperGuitarMark 1 month ago
All pro guitarists know at least some theory. They ALL know scales backwards and forwards. I hear people say that Slash and Hendrix "just played". Nothing could be further from the truth. They didn't set out for the virtuoso polished/perfect sound. They wanted to be gritty hard rockers and practiced for hours alone learning scales. Don't be lazy, learn scales and theory!!! You won't be good if you don't. No one just guesses the right notes and succeeds.
MrBrassBaller 1 month ago 7
@MrBrassBaller
I don't know theory, but I do know scales.
Problem?
EscapIngFromTheVoid 1 week ago
i jammed with a sax on this and found it could be jammed in any key, ps I don't have any theory just my ears :)
whiizz 1 month ago
@whiizz
maybe it sounds alright to you
but to most people
and especially people who understand theory
it would be very painful to listen to
:P
thrilllex 1 month ago
@whiizz
sorry
if i come off as mean
but as a person who has a good understanding of musical theory
by saying that you just seem very very ignorant
and i'm sure other would agree with me
thrilllex 1 month ago
@whiizz
You gotta learn the rules before you can break em, buddy. If you say this works in any key, not being nasty, but you probably don't know what a key is. Seriously, play an Ab Maj (Ionian) scale over this and tell me it sounds "in key".
KX5Kat 1 week ago
i just strum all open strings over and over and it sounds good :D
Yookiwooki 1 month ago
@Yookiwooki playing an Em11 over and over doesn't sound very good to me.. lol
BYAAHHH476 1 month ago
E minor = B Phrygian = A Dorian = G major
jamirosmajicrocks 2 months ago
Eagles "I can't tell you why" uses this mode in end of song it seems.
allen764 3 months ago
so you can play also ,D dorian,B locrian,A aeolian, the same note guys
atutchen 3 months ago
@atutchen anything diatonic...
futurfry 2 months ago
i use D dorian and B locrian beside this ,very cool
atutchen 3 months ago
theory is a good reference to know what your doing. so why don't you stop talking shit, go study and post a vid of you doing a better job :)
xtremeballew 3 months ago
I bet all you theoryfags cant even play one decent solo.
vFluX 3 months ago
@vFluX frank zappa knew theory... ... thats just a lame excuse to not learn...charlie parker read music.. theory people can solo..it's just that they learned theory... you're lazy thats all
snuffelsuf 2 months ago
@vFluX I bet you can't even play in general lmao..the difference between knowing theory and not knowing theory is basically this...if you wanna be a shitty-decent guitarist, dont learn theory, if you wanna be an over the top guitar player, learn theory..so eat a dick
SkwisgaarScampini 2 months ago 3
do you play a minor or major third here?????? they both sound good to me.
ugotpimp 5 months ago in playlist bt-clean
@ugotpimp If they both sound good, play both. Mix and match, or use the tried and true b3-3 slide (best in mixolydian situations). Let your ear be your guide
jrotel1 4 months ago
@ugotpimp If you play major third you have phrygian dominant with the minor third it is phyrigian
Rawdonguitar 4 months ago
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BrandonBeckwith 5 months ago
blues scales work equally as well too good backing track its simple but allows many scales and many different kinds of coloration. As for the E minor vs. phrygian thing just look at dorian and phrygian scales as minor scales that both have one altered note (#6 for dorian flat 2 for phrygian) so they all can be played over E minor triads. and for major same thing applies for the lydian and mixolydian scales (#4 lydian, flat 7 mixo) all beautiful colorations over major chords.isnt theory great?
BrandonBeckwith 5 months ago
you can play E minor due to a concept known as pitch axis which just means he e minor scale shares the same root 3rd and 5th as he phrygian scsale as well as the dorian. So no one is right or wrong saying oh i play e miunor over this or A minor pentatonic because all those notes are correct. You can play C major as well or C mixolydian C lydian but only if you place them right. over the fmajor chord you can also play f mixo f maj or f lydian. other nice scales are E harmonic minor or hirojoshi
BrandonBeckwith 5 months ago
you can look at this either way really cuz the relative minor to E phrygian is A minor. E phrygian is white keys on the piano E to E as where A minor is also all white keys (meaning no sharps or flats) starting From A and moving diatonically to the next A an octave higher. You can play E minor over the e minor chord obviously, but it is considered E phrygian because of the flat 2 caused by the half step in the chord progression E- F. you may also play F major over the 2nd chord since it is F maj
BrandonBeckwith 5 months ago
a minor pentatonic (home in on the e)
1empathy 6 months ago
@1empathy If it's in Am and the last chord is Em, that would make an imperfect cadence. An imperfect cadence the piece resolves on the 5th chord. :)
Angryification 5 months ago
@Angryification It's not in A minor, it's in E minor and E phrygian is the ideal scale as the title suggests, but as most people are more familiar with the minor prentatonic scale using A minor pentatonic is an easy way to get that phrygian sound, just remember to target the E as your root note. It's just an easy way for someone not familiar with modes to get a slightly more sophisticated sound.
1empathy 5 months ago
@1empathy No. If you have a scale and resolve it on a note/chord that is not the root note/chord [as your first comment said], it does not make it modal. You could have just said to use the A natural minor/pent and use E as the tonal centre. Also, if someone is not familiar with modes, they should learn about them first before using them as there are lots of misunderstandings about modes.
Angryification 5 months ago
@Angryification The piece is in E minor so the root note is E. You are entitled to your opinion on how best to teach modal playing, but i've helped players only familiar with pentatonic licks use those licks in a modal context by this simple idea, and by mixing A minor pentatonic with the (more obvious) E minor pentatonic you get all the notes of E phrygian except the F (minor second). If you can incorporate that F you have learnt E phrygian with very little effort. Don't like it? don't do it.
1empathy 5 months ago
@1empathy The piece is in E Phrygian...
Angryification 5 months ago
@Angryification yes and that is in the key of E minor! Harmonise the C major scale, the 3rd chord is an E minor, and the scale derived from that is E phrygian which has a minor 3rd and is an E minor scale. You can use E minor pentatonic,, E phrygian, E spanish phrygian, E aeolian, E harmonic minor, and A minor pentatonic (Which you can think of as the pentatonic phrygian). Try them, they all work but give slight differences especially between those with a minor 2nd and those with a major 2nd.
1empathy 5 months ago
@1empathy The E Phrygian mode is not from E minor. E Phrygian is from C major. Just because the 3rd chord from C major is Em, it does not mean it is E Phrygian.
Angryification 5 months ago
@Angryification It is not FROM E minor, it is ONE OF MANY E minor scales, as are all the scales i listed (taking A minor pentatonic as "E phrygian pentatonic). Each mode of C major is simply the notes of the major scale played in order starting on each degree. 1st ionian,2nd dorian 3rd phrygian etc, if you look at the phrygian mode it is E,F,G,A,B,C,D,E, this is a scale starting in E and containing a minor 3rd (E-G) Any scale that starts in E and contains a minor 3rd is an E minor scale.
1empathy 5 months ago
i could jam to this all day!!
thanks
Rukkisman 7 months ago
@Rukkisman That's true! This reminds me of Zappa, really great track! Thank you very much for the upload!
Dcus7oman 5 months ago
very coollll!
eduardosaicaly 7 months ago
I love it :D
Kadadj 10 months ago
Awesome as always. Thank you for all these cool backing tracks!
Cheers! :-)
die4pie 10 months ago