Modal Progressions For Guitar - Advanced Guitar Lesson

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Lesson Taught By: Carl Brown

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[ovedmusic]

i love u

can't find the pdf

[GuitarLessons365]

@ovedmusic Hey I just updated the video's description with a direct link to the PDF. Thanks!

[452ist]

@2.47 lolx u hav invented a Cflat note isnt it B note ?

[GuitarLessons365]

@452ist Not in flat keys. Bb flat is the first of all flats so if you want a B in any flat key you have to call it Cb because a key cannot contain both a B and a Bb.

[452ist]

@GuitarLessons365 understood so is it Fmajor dminor scale

yes u r right in flat keys itz Bb thanks

[GuitarLessons365]

@452ist Yep, F major and D minor are relative keys, meaning the share the same seven notes. :)

[garciaalvin3]

the f sharp in the beginning seems a little flat in the parts of the long gape in the right panel... i dont know what im saying at this point...cool video.

[EvaSlash]

what if you didnt have a static note in the bass? Is it still possible to create a modal progression as long as you keep coming back to the 1 chord of whatever mode you are in?

[limbothelighter]

Very helpful - cheers!

[daveisaacsmusic]

Good vid. There's another way to think of this, too....you can learn modes as scales on their own, with their own sound. So dorian is a natural minor with a major 6, or lydian is a major with a raised 4. The modal key center needs to be heard, but it can be implied by your note choices. If you think of the mode as an entity of its own with its own root, the ear will fill in the tonal center. You don't have to always hold down that bass note IMO, though it does sound good in your examples. Nice!

[propwatch]

@dariolp90

..Cont'd..

The notes are the same either way, but the bass informs the ear of where the scale is rooted.

Likewise, if you play an F Lydian scale over a D bass, the ear will most likely hear it in D dorian; all the same notes, rooted(starting) in a different place.

I don't know if that answers your question, but I hope it helps, my friend.

[propwatch]

@dariolp90

Yes, you can build a modal progression with many chords.

On the second question: F lydian and D dorian are both modes of the C Maj(ionian) scale. This means that these modes all share the same notes--CDEFGABC-- starting in their respective places. If you are playing in F lydian over the F and/or G chord, you can also use the D dorian scale; they share the same notes. However, if you are playing a D dorian scale with the bass-note of F, the ear will most likely hear it as F lydian.

[dariolp90]

can i build a modal progression with more than 2 chords? another question: if i wanted to play in F lydian, the chords progression will be F and G as u did with the D dorian.  so can i use both F lydian and D dorian on F e G chords emphasing the F and D notes?

thanks, great lesson.

[SavaEQZY]

Everything I ever needed.

Btw your lessons are also inspiring and that's VERY IMPORTANT, because not every video lesson I stumble upon actually makes me LEARN it through and practice it over - great tutorship!

[EstevanMusic]

@casschnur There are a few Joe Satriani song I think... Joe Satriani's "Not of this Earth" iirc.

[ovedmusic]

thanx!!! great lessons