awsome lessons dood do you know were i can find the charts that u used in this vid? the minor pentatonic outlines with the altered notes for each mode?
I have quite a bit of modal theory background but I feel like I'm learning something new-they are "tricks" if you will-clever indeed! I'm used to just relating the different modes, ie G major is the same as A Dorian is the same as E Natual minor is the same as C# Phrigian, etc.Then using say the C# Phrygian or A Dorian while the band jamms away in the key of G,
etc-
Love the vids and I am about to go check out your sight! Great stuff! And P.S> Loved the "secrets of Minor Pent" .COOOOL!
Hey man great video, very helpful, I understand the meat of this but I just had a few questions.
You referred to the 2nd tone of the aeolian mode as a 9th and I was wondering if 2nd and 9th can be used interchangeably within this mode as the same tone.
Also, is Locrian neither minor or major?
I know that it doesn't keep me from using the technique here but I really want to understand the theory.
There is an expression that says, being a great guitarist doesn't make you a great teacher. However you are clearly both. Many thanks for the lessons.
after watching mode lessons from 5 different channels and and coming out completely mindfkd, I come here and see 2 of your mode lessons, and I understand it so easily now. You Rock Dude!
thanks man...this has plagued me for a while...can you do a video now on moving around the fretboard using these concepts....like everyone else here I thank you, while there is tons of information on guitar playing out there it is not all well written and definitely not as digestible.
i come from a rock/metal-shred background and although i had proper training, i always used modal playing without knowing exactly what im doing... i just used my imagination and my influences... its almost instinct....of course the ideal is to know what you are actually doing....another great lesson! thank you!
Thanks Walliman again for your efforts. I dont know how I missed this video but you gave me an amazing opinion about playing modally. Keep up the good work mate!
Thanks Wallimann, this was a really useful and informative lesson! I actually think I've been using both those notes in my pentatonic playing without really thinking about it - guess my poor training in musical theory kept me from finding out what I was actually doing. :D Keep up the good work.
@Wallimann Yeah, I've seen the site, and I will definately get around to checking it out as I'm looking to start refreshing and developing my playing skills after a (too) long guitar hiatus. Would you say the lessons are mostly relevant to developing my soloing skills, or do you cover some rhythm guitar stuff as well?
Awesome like always ,you,r my favorite on youtube ..you have the secret to makes what is difficult very easy to understand , thats the reason why so many players like your videos ..
Great job Bud ,et a tres bientot une nouvelle video
Walliman, just found your vids a few days ago and have already improved a lot. I've been playing guitar 12 years, grew up on Zeppelin/SRV/Beatles without much exposure to anything else outside of country and blues, and have felt like I've been stuck in the pentatonic scale my entire life and never progressed after the first few years of learning. Your videos have inspired me and are helping me learn new licks and techniques - Thanks!!!
I just mapped out the modes with the penta scales and a couple things I noticed: Lydian and Mixolydian match up with the Major Pentatonic while the others match up with the minor. And Locrian doesn't match up with anything. (see your other vids)
If you want to go further with these concepts I recommend my "Applied Theory for Guitar players" on my site guitarplayback(dot)com It explains everything in more details with backing tracks...
First, I'm glad I found your lessons I have been looking for someone to lay out the modes this way. It allows us Rock Blues guys to get started using modes without completely changing your technique right away. have you made a video using the major pentatonic scale and the major modes?
I found listening to artist that use modes in their playing in a Rockblues context makes this transition easier. I think Jeff Beck is ideal to help with this transition.
What exact types of chords can you play these modal scales over. Obviously those cool fusion groove backing tracks you have going work well with the examples you played for us. However, if I am playing in a funk jam, can I break the rules a bit? I mean can I play a maj 6th or a min 6th note? How do you know which noted work the best over which chord/ chord progressions???
Man, you really nailed my problem! Stuck in the boiler plate pento blues box, then trying to go modal, and just running the scale. Fun at first, but ultimately pretty generic. What you're showing here will keep me busy for months! I FEEL A BREAKTHROUGH COMIN' ON! noticeable improvement after about an hour. WOW, This is gonna be fun! Thank you my friend.
Got it!!! Finally, thank you man, really, you did help me a lot!!! Finally I can work it out through all the fucking modes understanding what is that I got to do to can finally sound more musical instead of just shreding speeding and ubwbfwbfwubfwubf... haha!!! I´m really (agradecido)... Thank you so much, good fucking lesson!!! Saludos desde Ecuador!!!
ok.,....Kinda a beginner when it comes to modes. I understand what modes are. but I really dont know how to use them. Lets say we are in the key of C major. so the second mode is D Dorian then E Phrygian and so on.......I get it.....but do I play D dorian mode over C Major....or what Key center? Dm? this is where everything gets fuzzy in head....
@bsky420 You need to forget about the fact that modes are related to each other first... You should see them as unique and individual scales. Check out my lesson pack "applied theory for guitar players" on guitarplayback(dot)com
Thanks for these lessons and your time! I have been stuck on trying to learn modes and for me it's just been "patterns"... and thinking each chord of a song i had to switch to a different pattern... Sounded disconnected...i like how you are teaching that they blend together. Slowly unlocking the fretboard!
When I decided to get a proper guitar teacher, he did the most awesome thing (I didn't fully undertand the value untill recently), he taught me the C mayor scale, and then the modes of C on the fretboard, but he said "dont think about modes right now, think about it as playing all the "white" notes on the fretboard.
BOOM, when I learned the shapes I understood that I could play in any key in any mode or scale anywhere on the fretboard. Plus I could tell all the notes on the fretboard.
That helped soooo much, seriously! I'm a HEAVY minor pentatonic soloist, and I've been trying to understand modes but it is just so difficult for me to grasp right away since it's relatively new to me. Thank you very much for taking the time to teach this and post it!
It took me *years* to "translate" the concept of modes from the confused scales centered explanation given in books and my teacher 30 years ago, to the simple block building idea of layering intervals on top of basic triads and pentatonics.
Thanks for this elegantly simple and concise practical approach to discovering the world outside fenced boxes.
@JoshGoldie No, you're all good. There are as many positions as guitar players. You just need to start somewhere.
But in the end, you won't rely on positions. Rather you will associate sounds to finger movements and be free from the shapes. The important thing is to really hear the sound of these scales and anticipate the sound of the notes you play.
There are many positions simply because you can play the same note on different strings, different frets. :-)
@motorhead1995able Those are intervals. The distance between 2 notes. Check my Youtube lessons on intervals, or even better get my "Applied theory for guitar players" pack on guitarplaybackdotcom. :-D
Je voudrais que je connaisse suffisamment la théorie de musique pour pouvoir me profiter de tes cours :( Mais je dois avouer que j'ai l'impression de les comprendre malgré mon ignorance ce qui signifie que tu es un très bon professeur. J'éspère que j'arriverai à un point où je pourrai profiter de ta connaissance dans l'avenir proche :/
salut mec, je sais que tu parles français donc je ferai pas l effort de poser ma question en anglais ^^ :
ta lesson est vraiment cool mais de ce que j ai cru comprendre des modes, il faut changer de mode en fonction de l accord qui est joué et c'est ça qui me prend un peu la tête vu que je suis d'une nullité sans nom en solfège. Par exemple si je joue en tonalité de sol, sur une progression sol / ré/ do, quand je passe au ré je joue en quoi, idem pour le sol? thanks buddy!
En fait c'est pas si compliqué... Oui, tu dois changer de mode pour chaque accord, mais la plupart du temps, tu n'as pas à te casser la tete parceque si tu restes sur le meme mode et que les accords sont dans la meme tonalité, le changement de moe se fait automatiquement.. :-)
Si tu joues sur une progression de Sol, Ré et Do, tu peux rester en Sol Majeur (Ionien) et c'est tout bon. :-)
Great lesson idea. Thanks! When practicing and improvising with the modes, I tend to sound very scalar. This idea of just adding the 'color' tones is great!
Great video, man! Can't wait to get home and try this out. But I do have one question. Can this approach only be applied to the first position of the minor pentatonic scale?
Wallimann! I really need your help on this subject.
Aren't modes supposed to be just the scale with the only condition of not stopping at some certain notes? For example, when improvising over Am7 (6th degree of the C major scale/1st degree of the A minor scale) using Aeolian, I shouldn't stop on the F note.
No, that's not exactly right. Modes are just scales.
You shouldn't see them as related to each other, it's not useful for now.. It will be later, but it's best to see modes as a collection of notes that if played over a root will give a particular color.
You should check out my site guitarplayback dotcom.. I'm planning to explain all this soon! :-)
@Wallimann I was just saying what my teacher explained to me. I've been working on modes for almost a year. So when it comes to improvise I'm still not able to apply modes correctly (that's why I do what you're saying, I play just the scale).
Thanks anyway, for your time.
Could you explain in another lesson a little bit from the melodic minor scale?
Wallimann! I really need your help on this subject.
Aren't modes supposed to be just the scale with the only condition of not stopping at some certain notes? For example, when I play Am7 (6th degree of the C major scale/first degree of the A minor scale) I shouldn't stop at F.
I have always played the pentatonic scales. Recently i have learnt the caged system's 5 major scales and there respective positions. All this in view of getting into modes. In this video you talk about 6th's and 9'ths. im confused as i dont know how to identify the 6th and 9ths. i.e the c major scale. I understand the 6th is A as it is 6 degrees from the C. Can i assume the 9th would be 9 degrees from C, presumably D?. do i add those notes to the pentatonic scale where i am on the neck ?
@CRACKERDOODLE Thanks a lot! As you noticed the Locrian is a part because it doesn't directly include a pentatonic scale. I have a Locrian lesson somewhere on my channel though.
Been playing for years and this is the best/clearest explanation on modes and their uses I've heard. I've been playing these modes by ear but now I understand how they fit in nicely to music theory.
Great lesson thanks. Could i make a suggestion for a lesson on combining diminished stuff over a standard 12 bar blues. Its smoething that erally confuses me and isnt well taught.
Hey David. This is an interesting approach and no one has actually explained it this way (not I have seen anywhere yet). Pretty cool, I wish I could have started like this when I was stuck into pentatonic and didn't know how to remember all those scales/modes. I think I can still give a go as I am not completely done with it. Anyway, I always loved the way you record videos back from GMC. Cheers!!
you don't have idea how much you are helping me with these videos, i'm trying to learn to improvise and your videos are the best, please keep doing these modal lessons thank you,and 5 stars..... of course!!
awsome lessons dood do you know were i can find the charts that u used in this vid? the minor pentatonic outlines with the altered notes for each mode?
brostomper 1 day ago
@brostomper Thanks! I don't have the charts anymore... But you should check out my site guitarplayback(dot)com
These topics are covered in depth and come with backing tracks, pdfs and videos...
Wallimann 1 day ago
I have quite a bit of modal theory background but I feel like I'm learning something new-they are "tricks" if you will-clever indeed! I'm used to just relating the different modes, ie G major is the same as A Dorian is the same as E Natual minor is the same as C# Phrigian, etc.Then using say the C# Phrygian or A Dorian while the band jamms away in the key of G,
etc-
Love the vids and I am about to go check out your sight! Great stuff! And P.S> Loved the "secrets of Minor Pent" .COOOOL!
gtrsuite 1 week ago
@gtrsuite Thank you so much!
If you order anything off of guitarplayback(dot)com make sure you use the promo code "Youtube" at checkout. :-)
Wallimann 1 week ago
Great lesson!
henrytdsimmons 1 month ago
@henrytdsimmons Thanks!
Wallimann 1 month ago
thank you for the tip of ''building'' the mode one note at time over the pentatonics....Ill try it tonight
darrylportelli 1 month ago
Hey man great video, very helpful, I understand the meat of this but I just had a few questions.
You referred to the 2nd tone of the aeolian mode as a 9th and I was wondering if 2nd and 9th can be used interchangeably within this mode as the same tone.
Also, is Locrian neither minor or major?
I know that it doesn't keep me from using the technique here but I really want to understand the theory.
ZEPj6blacklabel 1 month ago
@ZEPj6blacklabel Thanks for your comment, I really appreciate that!
The 2nd and 9th are the same notes an octave apart.
The Locrian is a minor mode because it has a minor 3rd. The 3rd of the scale (or chord) determines its nature.
You might be interested in my "Applied Theory for Guitar Players" lesson pack on guitarplayback(dot)com
It explains all that in a simple way and has helped a lot of guitar players understand what they play and develop new ides.
Wallimann 1 month ago
@Wallimann thanks I'll check it out
ZEPj6blacklabel 1 month ago
There is an expression that says, being a great guitarist doesn't make you a great teacher. However you are clearly both. Many thanks for the lessons.
Poppypoo1 1 month ago
@Poppypoo1 Thanks so much!
Wallimann 1 month ago
Thanks for your time! Enjoyed and learned.
THErealAOS 1 month ago
@THErealAOS Thanks for the comment!
Wallimann 1 month ago
great edgy clean reverb tone!! your playing is so enjoyable, where do you get your backing tracks from?
redlinebam 2 months ago
@redlinebam Thanks so much!
All the backings I play over are my own that are available on my site guitarplayback(dot)com
Wallimann 2 months ago
after watching mode lessons from 5 different channels and and coming out completely mindfkd, I come here and see 2 of your mode lessons, and I understand it so easily now. You Rock Dude!
rampage222555 2 months ago
@rampage222555 Awesome!
Wallimann 2 months ago
thanks man...this has plagued me for a while...can you do a video now on moving around the fretboard using these concepts....like everyone else here I thank you, while there is tons of information on guitar playing out there it is not all well written and definitely not as digestible.
slitherlock 2 months ago
@slitherlock Thank you very much for the nice comment! :-)
You might want to check my "Applied theory for guitar players" on my site guitarplayback(dot)com.
It helped hundreds of players and you might find it beneficial.
Wallimann 2 months ago
Tes vidéos sont excellentes
seabrook75 2 months ago
@seabrook75 Merci!
Wallimann 2 months ago
What a wonderful way of teaching you have! Learned so much already.
reloadrockband 2 months ago
What a wonderful way of teaching you have! Learned so much already.
reloadrockband 2 months ago
What a wonderful way of teaching you have! Learned so much already.
reloadrockband 2 months ago
Every friday I watch you and learn new things Thank you I could use God bless you (metaphore) All I mean is thank you :)
19990SAND 2 months ago
@19990SAND He's blessed me so much already. :-)
Thanks!
Wallimann 2 months ago
Awesome and very clear. Thanks!
triclone123 2 months ago
@triclone123 Glad you like it!
Wallimann 2 months ago
This is what makes me regard you as a genius. Getting complex concepts into bite size, practical, easy to learn chunks. You is the man!
hboneta 2 months ago
@hboneta Thank you very much!!!
Wallimann 2 months ago
i come from a rock/metal-shred background and although i had proper training, i always used modal playing without knowing exactly what im doing... i just used my imagination and my influences... its almost instinct....of course the ideal is to know what you are actually doing....another great lesson! thank you!
nemogre 2 months ago
@nemogre Thanks for watching! :-)
Wallimann 2 months ago
Thanks Walliman again for your efforts. I dont know how I missed this video but you gave me an amazing opinion about playing modally. Keep up the good work mate!
primat0000 2 months ago
Thanks Wallimann, this was a really useful and informative lesson! I actually think I've been using both those notes in my pentatonic playing without really thinking about it - guess my poor training in musical theory kept me from finding out what I was actually doing. :D Keep up the good work.
SlightlyTubeish 2 months ago
@SlightlyTubeish I'm glad this helped!
You might also enjoy my "Applied theory for guitar players" lesson pack on my site guitarplayback(dot)com
Wallimann 2 months ago
@Wallimann Yeah, I've seen the site, and I will definately get around to checking it out as I'm looking to start refreshing and developing my playing skills after a (too) long guitar hiatus. Would you say the lessons are mostly relevant to developing my soloing skills, or do you cover some rhythm guitar stuff as well?
SlightlyTubeish 2 months ago
@SlightlyTubeish Mostly lead playing...
Wallimann 2 months ago
sir, how about if we are using major keys?
MegaGarski 2 months ago
@MegaGarski Same thing but with Major pentatonic scales.
Wallimann 2 months ago
Awesome like always ,you,r my favorite on youtube ..you have the secret to makes what is difficult very easy to understand , thats the reason why so many players like your videos ..
Great job Bud ,et a tres bientot une nouvelle video
reacteur84 2 months ago
@reacteur84 Thanks so much!
Wallimann 2 months ago
Walliman, just found your vids a few days ago and have already improved a lot. I've been playing guitar 12 years, grew up on Zeppelin/SRV/Beatles without much exposure to anything else outside of country and blues, and have felt like I've been stuck in the pentatonic scale my entire life and never progressed after the first few years of learning. Your videos have inspired me and are helping me learn new licks and techniques - Thanks!!!
kvseelbach 2 months ago
@kvseelbach Thanks so much!
You might find some more useful tools on my site guitarplayback(dot)com
The "applied Theory for Guitar Players" is the most popular item and you might enjoy it too. :-)
Wallimann 2 months ago
I just mapped out the modes with the penta scales and a couple things I noticed: Lydian and Mixolydian match up with the Major Pentatonic while the others match up with the minor. And Locrian doesn't match up with anything. (see your other vids)
zliminator 2 months ago
@zliminator Exactly! :-)
If you want to go further with these concepts I recommend my "Applied Theory for Guitar players" on my site guitarplayback(dot)com It explains everything in more details with backing tracks...
Wallimann 2 months ago
Very helpful!
Guitarfreak365 3 months ago
@Guitarfreak365 I'm glad you liked this!
Wallimann 3 months ago
If you play Bm pentatonic over Cmaj type chords,this equates
to lydian mode. notes from Bm pentatonic relate to Cmaj as maj7/9th/maj3rd/aug11/13. I'm just learning about pentatonic substitutions.
feels like I've just opened pandora;s box.
fascinating.
your vids give me lots to think about.
thanks again
fekinel 3 months ago
@fekinel I'm glad you like that!
Wallimann 3 months ago
Awesome Fucking Lesson!!!!!!! If I could Sub multiple times I would....
jtone20 3 months ago
@jtone20 Thanks! A more in depth version of this is available on my site guitarplayback(dot)com
Wallimann 3 months ago
Awesome Fucking Lesson!!!!!!!
jtone20 3 months ago
great stuff
thanks
fekinel 3 months ago
@fekinel Thanks for watching!
Wallimann 3 months ago
First, I'm glad I found your lessons I have been looking for someone to lay out the modes this way. It allows us Rock Blues guys to get started using modes without completely changing your technique right away. have you made a video using the major pentatonic scale and the major modes?
I found listening to artist that use modes in their playing in a Rockblues context makes this transition easier. I think Jeff Beck is ideal to help with this transition.
BluesHeavy 3 months ago
@BluesHeavy Thanks for watching my videos! I'm glad you found this useful. :-)
Wallimann 3 months ago
I like you cuz you're nice.
DougFCKNSteele 4 months ago
@DougFCKNSteele I try! :-)
Wallimann 4 months ago
What exact types of chords can you play these modal scales over. Obviously those cool fusion groove backing tracks you have going work well with the examples you played for us. However, if I am playing in a funk jam, can I break the rules a bit? I mean can I play a maj 6th or a min 6th note? How do you know which noted work the best over which chord/ chord progressions???
3rdeyepictures 4 months ago
@3rdeyepictures If the 6th is not specified, then you get to chose it. :-)
This video might help: watch?v=wimGlqwYrjY
Wallimann 4 months ago
Man, you really nailed my problem! Stuck in the boiler plate pento blues box, then trying to go modal, and just running the scale. Fun at first, but ultimately pretty generic. What you're showing here will keep me busy for months! I FEEL A BREAKTHROUGH COMIN' ON! noticeable improvement after about an hour. WOW, This is gonna be fun! Thank you my friend.
jpalberthoward9 4 months ago
@jpalberthoward9 I'm excited for you!
Thanks for much for taking the time to write this!
Wallimann 4 months ago
this is brilliant! thank you!
mmmrbbb 4 months ago
@mmmrbbb Glad you liked this!
Wallimann 4 months ago
What u play sounds smooth but kinda sucky and bland too
Like not hard edge and rocky. To play that maybe u have to learn to be less skilful!
ynyslochtyn 5 months ago
@ynyslochtyn if you want to sound rocky you play minor pentatonic..mainly
slashy04 4 months ago
Got it!!! Finally, thank you man, really, you did help me a lot!!! Finally I can work it out through all the fucking modes understanding what is that I got to do to can finally sound more musical instead of just shreding speeding and ubwbfwbfwubfwubf... haha!!! I´m really (agradecido)... Thank you so much, good fucking lesson!!! Saludos desde Ecuador!!!
sanitrash 5 months ago
@sanitrash That is soooo good to hear! Don't hesitate to ask me for more questions...
Wallimann 5 months ago
ok.,....Kinda a beginner when it comes to modes. I understand what modes are. but I really dont know how to use them. Lets say we are in the key of C major. so the second mode is D Dorian then E Phrygian and so on.......I get it.....but do I play D dorian mode over C Major....or what Key center? Dm? this is where everything gets fuzzy in head....
bsky420 5 months ago
@bsky420 You need to forget about the fact that modes are related to each other first... You should see them as unique and individual scales. Check out my lesson pack "applied theory for guitar players" on guitarplayback(dot)com
It explains everything! :-)
Wallimann 5 months ago
Thanks for these lessons and your time! I have been stuck on trying to learn modes and for me it's just been "patterns"... and thinking each chord of a song i had to switch to a different pattern... Sounded disconnected...i like how you are teaching that they blend together. Slowly unlocking the fretboard!
concretejungle80cruz 6 months ago
@concretejungle80cruz Thanks so much for your comment! :-)
Wallimann 6 months ago
When I decided to get a proper guitar teacher, he did the most awesome thing (I didn't fully undertand the value untill recently), he taught me the C mayor scale, and then the modes of C on the fretboard, but he said "dont think about modes right now, think about it as playing all the "white" notes on the fretboard.
BOOM, when I learned the shapes I understood that I could play in any key in any mode or scale anywhere on the fretboard. Plus I could tell all the notes on the fretboard.
3amsleep 6 months ago
That helped soooo much, seriously! I'm a HEAVY minor pentatonic soloist, and I've been trying to understand modes but it is just so difficult for me to grasp right away since it's relatively new to me. Thank you very much for taking the time to teach this and post it!
ChromaticGamer 7 months ago
@ChromaticGamer Thanks a lot for this! :-)
Wallimann 7 months ago
Man!, U R THE BEST!
Tks!
marcellocorreia 7 months ago
@marcellocorreia Thanks man! :-)
Wallimann 7 months ago
Wut... I've always done it this way... I'm usually confused about modes because people approach it in such complicated ways.
jb1563700 7 months ago
Do you move these modes like the arpeggios with the chord changes ie blues I, IV, and the V chord! thanks!!
Mr1Bluesman 7 months ago
@Mr1Bluesman You can, but it's not a must. :-)
Wallimann 7 months ago
@gledisonfonseca Thanks for the nice comments!
For a track in Am (which is A Aeolian), it would be the same exact method. The order would change though:
Aeolian, Locrian, Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian and Mixolydian.
So in A Aeolian you could use these positions:
A minor penta,
D minor penta
E minor penta
Wallimann 8 months ago
You know... pdf with the images would be so helpful!!
DuartChannel 8 months ago
@DuartChannel Ah yeah, indeed! I'm redoing all these old lessons though on guitarplayback(dot)com with pdfs, backings, etc. Not free though.. :-/
Wallimann 8 months ago
@Wallimann Hmm even if it's not free, if you could post an example, if it's good I'm sure people are willing to buy.
DuartChannel 8 months ago
@DuartChannel I'll see what I can do for the future one! :-)
Wallimann 8 months ago
It took me *years* to "translate" the concept of modes from the confused scales centered explanation given in books and my teacher 30 years ago, to the simple block building idea of layering intervals on top of basic triads and pentatonics.
Thanks for this elegantly simple and concise practical approach to discovering the world outside fenced boxes.
pica1dilly 8 months ago
@pica1dilly Man, this is great. Thanks so much for your comment!
Wallimann 8 months ago
wow this really helped! now i understand that i've actually been playing modes all along without knowing! thanks!
simpleone1989 8 months ago
@simpleone1989 Excellent! Thanks for the comment! :-)
Wallimann 8 months ago
do you have a site that has all your backing tracks in it and can be downloaded?.. you should make one..
kustomkarson 10 months ago
@kustomkarson Yeah, I do. Currently about 120 backing tracks. The link is in the description of this video. :-)
Wallimann 10 months ago
i dont understand i learnt different shapes to the modes you just showed? did i learn the wrong ones?! PLEASE REPLY
JoshGoldie 10 months ago
@JoshGoldie No, you're all good. There are as many positions as guitar players. You just need to start somewhere.
But in the end, you won't rely on positions. Rather you will associate sounds to finger movements and be free from the shapes. The important thing is to really hear the sound of these scales and anticipate the sound of the notes you play.
There are many positions simply because you can play the same note on different strings, different frets. :-)
Wallimann 10 months ago
@Wallimann thanks alot man :)
JoshGoldie 10 months ago
How does one purposely write a progression in.. lets say mixolydian in the key of C major? Start with a G.... then what?
simonize251 10 months ago
@simonize251 Yeah, and also keep a G on the bass note no matter which chords you add on top. That will really bring out the color of these modes. :-)
Wallimann 10 months ago
@Wallimann Thank you guitar Jesus.
simonize251 10 months ago
thanknyou my friend lol,now i can ply bluesyjazz,god bless
Paola137able 10 months ago
thanknyou my friend lol
Paola137able 10 months ago
wow this is such an awsome way too see intervals in a more creative way and modal use =]
crisDAwog 11 months ago
@crisDAwog Glad you like this! :-)
Wallimann 11 months ago
ahhh thats a nice backing track in D minor, is there a way i could get it, u can u link it or something?
datblkkidjason 11 months ago
@datblkkidjason Just added the link to the backing track in the video description. :-)
Wallimann 11 months ago
@Wallimann AHHH yay thx! :D
datblkkidjason 11 months ago
this is absolutely amazing man, can you do this for all of the modes as well?
gromshit101 1 year ago
@gromshit101 Glad you like this! Yes, you can.
Wallimann 1 year ago
what is this 9th and 7th?
motorhead1995able 1 year ago
@motorhead1995able Those are intervals. The distance between 2 notes. Check my Youtube lessons on intervals, or even better get my "Applied theory for guitar players" pack on guitarplaybackdotcom. :-D
Wallimann 1 year ago
incredible! you made it so clear for me now.. I really like you teaching style! Rock on!!!
romwave 1 year ago
@romwave Great! Thanks a lot buddy! :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
Je voudrais que je connaisse suffisamment la théorie de musique pour pouvoir me profiter de tes cours :( Mais je dois avouer que j'ai l'impression de les comprendre malgré mon ignorance ce qui signifie que tu es un très bon professeur. J'éspère que j'arriverai à un point où je pourrai profiter de ta connaissance dans l'avenir proche :/
Ningirsutyr 1 year ago
@Ningirsutyr Merci beaucoup! :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
sooooooooo helpful!!!
thanks man, that was really great. made me understand it so much better now.
great teacher!!
naimabedval1 1 year ago
@naimabedval1 Thanks so much!
Wallimann 1 year ago
salut mec, je sais que tu parles français donc je ferai pas l effort de poser ma question en anglais ^^ :
ta lesson est vraiment cool mais de ce que j ai cru comprendre des modes, il faut changer de mode en fonction de l accord qui est joué et c'est ça qui me prend un peu la tête vu que je suis d'une nullité sans nom en solfège. Par exemple si je joue en tonalité de sol, sur une progression sol / ré/ do, quand je passe au ré je joue en quoi, idem pour le sol? thanks buddy!
D0nRidah 1 year ago
@D0nRidah Salut!
En fait c'est pas si compliqué... Oui, tu dois changer de mode pour chaque accord, mais la plupart du temps, tu n'as pas à te casser la tete parceque si tu restes sur le meme mode et que les accords sont dans la meme tonalité, le changement de moe se fait automatiquement.. :-)
Si tu joues sur une progression de Sol, Ré et Do, tu peux rester en Sol Majeur (Ionien) et c'est tout bon. :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
@TheRockerInside Thanks a lot!
Yes, it works exactly the same with the Major modes. :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
Great lesson idea. Thanks! When practicing and improvising with the modes, I tend to sound very scalar. This idea of just adding the 'color' tones is great!
This lesson really helped me out!
kid4594 1 year ago
@kid4594 Thanks for watching!
Wallimann 1 year ago
in the new video you said 99% of the guitar players. haha
theshreddedcheese 1 year ago
@theshreddedcheese hahaha!
Wallimann 1 year ago
When Talking About Modes Like Dorian And Locrian There Are Modes Derived From The Major Scale
Can You Get Modes Derived From The Minor Scale
emmetwhitey 1 year ago
@emmetwhitey The minor scale is derived from the Major scale too, so in a sense.. Every mode is derived from each other. :-)
But try to think of them as new unique scales. It helps!
Wallimann 1 year ago
Great video, man! Can't wait to get home and try this out. But I do have one question. Can this approach only be applied to the first position of the minor pentatonic scale?
LLMstratocaster 1 year ago
@LLMstratocaster Thank you! No, you can also expand to the other positions if you want. :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
thanks man thats a really sweet way to approach modes!
SimLappp 1 year ago
@SimLappp Thank YOU for watching!
Wallimann 1 year ago
Wallimann! I really need your help on this subject.
Aren't modes supposed to be just the scale with the only condition of not stopping at some certain notes? For example, when improvising over Am7 (6th degree of the C major scale/1st degree of the A minor scale) using Aeolian, I shouldn't stop on the F note.
Is that right?
Thank you so much! THnks for making this vids!
RamiroFeichu 1 year ago
@RamiroFeichu Hi buddy!
No, that's not exactly right. Modes are just scales.
You shouldn't see them as related to each other, it's not useful for now.. It will be later, but it's best to see modes as a collection of notes that if played over a root will give a particular color.
You should check out my site guitarplayback dotcom.. I'm planning to explain all this soon! :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
@Wallimann I was just saying what my teacher explained to me. I've been working on modes for almost a year. So when it comes to improvise I'm still not able to apply modes correctly (that's why I do what you're saying, I play just the scale).
Thanks anyway, for your time.
Could you explain in another lesson a little bit from the melodic minor scale?
RamiroFeichu 1 year ago
@RamiroFeichu Oh ok!
Yeah, I can do something on the melodic minor, I'll try my best!
Thanks again for watching my videos, it really means a lot!
Wallimann 1 year ago
Wallimann! I really need your help on this subject.
Aren't modes supposed to be just the scale with the only condition of not stopping at some certain notes? For example, when I play Am7 (6th degree of the C major scale/first degree of the A minor scale) I shouldn't stop at F.
RamiroFeichu 1 year ago
THIS IS SICK MAN. !!! Gracias
bytewax 1 year ago
@bytewax Thanks! :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
I've been playing for years too and no-one else has explained like you have, I have actually learnt something tonight! thanx man.
gweezuva 1 year ago
@gweezuva Tanks a lot for the comment! It means a lot! :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
I have always played the pentatonic scales. Recently i have learnt the caged system's 5 major scales and there respective positions. All this in view of getting into modes. In this video you talk about 6th's and 9'ths. im confused as i dont know how to identify the 6th and 9ths. i.e the c major scale. I understand the 6th is A as it is 6 degrees from the C. Can i assume the 9th would be 9 degrees from C, presumably D?. do i add those notes to the pentatonic scale where i am on the neck ?
davidrobertbrown 1 year ago
@davidrobertbrown I think you need to do it visually, it will be easier. :-)
I have a lesson on intervals on my site, check it out. :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
Really Good Stuff... What about the Locrian mode though?
CRACKERDOODLE 1 year ago
@CRACKERDOODLE Thanks a lot! As you noticed the Locrian is a part because it doesn't directly include a pentatonic scale. I have a Locrian lesson somewhere on my channel though.
Wallimann 1 year ago
Been playing for years and this is the best/clearest explanation on modes and their uses I've heard. I've been playing these modes by ear but now I understand how they fit in nicely to music theory.
BrainFreezeEnt 1 year ago
@BrainFreezeEnt Thank you very much!
Glad these are clear! :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
wauw , nice!!!! this is a perfect way to get into the modes by practicing.
25jonathan 1 year ago
@25jonathan I'm glad you enjoy this!
Wallimann 1 year ago
i just want to know that how do you know that is a ninth and a six i'm confuse i dont know how to find it on scale pentatonic scale
romyboy 1 year ago
@romyboy Check out my Interval lesson. The Youtube video tag is T9O_eutxbYY
Wallimann 1 year ago
Great lesson thanks. Could i make a suggestion for a lesson on combining diminished stuff over a standard 12 bar blues. Its smoething that erally confuses me and isnt well taught.
Thanks Again
toby
toby1kenobe 1 year ago
@toby1kenobe Thanks!
Good suggestion, I'll add it to the list. :-)
Wallimann 1 year ago
Top video. What's the best chord progression to play over. I, IV and V or something else? Cheers.
meerkat305 1 year ago
@meerkat305 Thanks!
I would practice over as many chord progressions as possible just to get used to different situations...
But I IV V is pretty common in blues.
You also have VI II V I in jazz...
Wallimann 1 year ago
David
Top stuff! I've just started looking at modes and to be honest it's burstin' my melon! The way you got it across here was really useful. Cheers!
Georgie Boy
AtticBoy68 2 years ago
Thanks so much for the encouraging words!
I'm glad this is helping, don't hesitate to ask questions if anything is unclear!
Wallimann 2 years ago
Hey David. This is an interesting approach and no one has actually explained it this way (not I have seen anywhere yet). Pretty cool, I wish I could have started like this when I was stuck into pentatonic and didn't know how to remember all those scales/modes. I think I can still give a go as I am not completely done with it. Anyway, I always loved the way you record videos back from GMC. Cheers!!
videostar555 2 years ago
Thanks my friend!
I started teaching with this approach not too long ago actually. It seems to be a bit less confusing than other ways I've used before.
Glad you like it!
Wallimann 2 years ago
David, so well explained with excellent examples! Love your melodic creativity, too! Steve Eulberg
owlmountain 2 years ago
Thanks so much for the encouraging words Steve!
Wallimann 2 years ago
Great lesson.
mraggrovator 2 years ago
This helps a lot. The only question I would have is do you have any tips for becoming more fluent in the last mode not mentioned: Locrain?
I understand it's the most mysterious of all 7 due to its being partly diminished, partly not.
udsahn 2 years ago
Great question!
I didn't include it here because it does not include an obvious pentatonic shape, but I will work on a lesson discussing that mode in the future :-)
Wallimann 2 years ago
awesome lesson david, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
coffeemanR6 2 years ago
Thanks my friend! :-)
Wallimann 2 years ago
Another fabulous lesson! Keep it up. These modal from pentatonics are HUGELY helpful.
spakuloid 2 years ago
Glad you like these! It's really a pleasure to share these with you guys! :-)
Wallimann 2 years ago
you don't have idea how much you are helping me with these videos, i'm trying to learn to improvise and your videos are the best, please keep doing these modal lessons thank you,and 5 stars..... of course!!
browncaiman 2 years ago
Thank you so much for the encouraging words! It means a lot to me!
Wallimann 2 years ago
i totally thought the clue was on this and it was hidden very well. Guess i was wrong:) Nice vid though :D
rockersongz 2 years ago
Haha!
Thanks! :-)
Wallimann 2 years ago
No Treasure hunt tips??? AAaaaaah...
Still, nice lesson!!
kaznerov 2 years ago
Haha! That's why I get so many views! For the treasure! lol!
Wallimann 2 years ago
@Wallimann
yep.... :P But there's no clue in this vid! :s
kaznerov 2 years ago
Excellent; tout compris car expliqué simplement.
Maintenant, Ya plus qu'a mettre en pratique et c'est pas gagné!!!
Belle leçon David.
A+
dhp9951 2 years ago