Modal Pentatonic Scales Guitar Lesson - Lydian Mode - GuitarLessons365

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In this free video guitar lesson we will take a look at how to use basic pentatonic scale shapes to create modal sounds. For this lesson we will concentrate on playing the Lydian mode while using only the 5 basic pentatonic scale shapes.

The beauty in this kind of study is that you can play true modal improvisations by just using the basic pentatonic scales that are familiar already to most guitar players.

The video starts with me doing a short improvisation in A Lydian. You can download the backing track that I am improvising over here: http://www.guitarlessons365.com/modal-pentatonic-scales-guitar-lesson-lydian-...
After you get a good handle on soloing throughout A Lydian, try your hand at creating your own backing tracks or finding some around the web that will enable your to use this simple modal pentatonic method in other keys.

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Lesson Taught By: Carl Brown

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[firattekaut]

Huge one comin':

A Maj. Pent. consists of A B C# E F#

The essence of Lydian is #4, so in this case (A Lydian) it is D#, in order to create Lydianish sound we must add D# to the A Maj. Pent. Scale.

Thus it must be A B C# D# E F# (In order to be pentatonic there must be 5 notes so lets eliminate E) It would be A B C# D# F#

Your suggestion is B Maj. Pent. which is B C# D# F# G#.

It seems acceptable yet the Root/Tonic (A) is eliminated, how can this sound appropriate?

My brain is melting.

[GuitarLessons365]

@firattekaut Becasue the modal harmony that you will be soloing over will contain the modal root note of A. The sound of Lydian isn't created from the sound of the root note, but rather the effect of the other notes in the scale in relation to that modal root note. :)

[aalev123]

awesome awesome lesson- did you ever do the other modes applying this pentatonic shape idea? I searched and couldn't find thx

[GuitarLessons365]

@aalev123 Not yet but I will get to work on it. Thanks for watching!! Carl..

[GuitarLessons365]

@Waltriani Hey Waltriani, this lesson is on modal "pentatonics". What I do in the video is move the major pentatonic up two frets, not the full major scale. This video is showing a way to get that Lydian sound while using just pentatonic scales forms. :)

[thetechroom]

steve vai...nuff said

[tctebsrules]

Thank you. Just cleared things up.

[SantomPh]

@dj0431 A is the root note for any scale in that key, the lesson is in A Lydian, which has A in the root- the alternate pentatonics suggested hint at B Mixolydian and G# Phrygian , which put A Lydian in the middle. If it were D Lydian he wouldn't have suggested a B major pentatonic, since the B in D Lydian is minor (hinting at Dorian)

[firattekaut]

@GuitarLessons365 and the extra note in B Maj. Pent. (G#) is already the leading tones of A Maj. and A Lydian, so there is no dissonance... Thanks mate, now it makes sense. :)

[FlitcraftEvanidus]

I'm curious... where did you pick this trick up? Or did you just come by it on your own? I'm studying the music-theoretical foundation for this right now; really like it.

[FlitcraftEvanidus]

Very clever adaptation! I like it and will use it.

[TheSammyreynolds]

@dj0431 guys like vai and satriani few modes in terms of keys. guy A aeolian or C mixolydian. they are basically playing modally.

[Robocopmapa]

Just wanted to thank you for sharing your knowledge with others.Great lesson