Phish Cover Guy - Lesson Two 2 #2 ii - Mode Changes in a Key

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http://theartoftrey.blogspot.com/

It's hard to keep track of everything on youtube, so I started this.
Please check it out as I'd like to get something cool going for people who love Trey's style.

I recorded this back in Feb. but then my computer went down before I was able to put it up. Comp is back now so I figured I'd post it. Enjoy.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• phish
• trey
• guitar
• cover
• lesson
• dorian
• mixolydian
• dwd
• down
• with
• disease
• jam
• improv

[ThomasMaclennan]

Now say Down with Disease is in A, would you play a E mixolydian, then go to F# minor pentatonc, then to B dorian, or just play the "A" mixo, dorian, and then minor pentatonic?

[mikeshubin]

@ThomasMaclennan

The song is in A, so stick with the A mixo/minor pentatonic/dorian combo. If you play any of the other scales you mentioned it wont sound right at all.

[TheGrinProject]

Which strings do you use? They seem to have a rather high tension no? I'm so jealous of your tone. It kills! 

[mikeshubin]

I use DR Tite-Fit 10 gauge strings (I believe the same ones Big Red uses)

[TheGrinProject]

so basically you are switching from a mixolydian, to a dorian, to a minor pentatonic. right? great videos!

[mikeshubin]

yup, pretty much

[vikzilla90]

awesome blog and videos, please keep these around

[soulpower121]

how do you know when to change scales

[blackjackcannibal]

wish there were people like you that did panic songs! but i love the shit out of phish and its helping me learn so thanks all the same dude

[exitonlybooking]

dude tone is sick loving the epi semi lp nice licks bro



[lamboga89]

this is awesome

[i2969k]

sounds good man

[ThomasMaclennan]

@mbglosser This video shows a change of modal patterns, not actual modes, if you were changing modes then you'd be doing what I said.

[ThomasMaclennan]

@mbglosser No I know how modes work, this video is just demonstrating how to successfully demonstrate how to change up scale degrees by either flattening or sharpening them.

[mbglosser]

@ThomasMaclennan if you did that.. you'd be playing A Ionian the whole time.. cause B dorian is A Ionian.. and E mixo is A Ionian... also.. F# minor penta IS A major penta.. so you'd be playing the same thing over and over of things that dont fit.. its a common mistake when learning the modes.. thats how i thought it worked for a really long time..

[deepfriedpankakes]

@mikeshubin naw bro youre wrong there, all those scales would sound good but you would really only be playing the notes of an A maj scale, mostly