Jazz Guitar Lesson 2: Melodic Minor Modes (2 of 2)

Part 2 of a 2 part lesson on the modes of the melodic minor scale and their application on common jazz chords and progressions. Recommended for those who already know their major scale modes, and diatonic harmony.

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[isaactmeyer]

hey, great stuff.. i am working on my harmonic minor and its modes. How did you learn all the modes from melodic minor? Do you know each individual position per mode. Or do you just think of your melodic minor mode and relate the chords to the "mother" mode. Like when you play a G7 chord you play the Ab melodic mode..

do you think like that for all the modes of melodic minor or do you also know the individual pisitions?

Hope this makes sense..

[geoffstockton]

@isaactmeyer In practice, I'm typically thinking Ab melodic minor over G7 or Db9. In theory I'm identifying each mode. As for the positions, once you have the 5 basic shapes for the scale, those same shapes apply to each mode. I like to chart out box diagrams with Rs, 2s, 3s etc. instead of dots so i can look at how the notes within one shape will shift roles depending on the mode of that scale.

[isaactmeyer]

@geoffstockton Thanks alot VERY helpful. So i feel like i should shift my approach to learning melodic minor. I am currently learning each mode in a 3 note per string pattern.. It sounds like your approach is to learn 5 positions of the melodic minor as apposed to the 7 mode 3 note per string pattern... Does that make sense?

[geoffstockton]

@isaactmeyer Yeah that's generally my approach. There's so much in general with music, I like to simplify when I can in order to effectively cover more ground. If you're aiming to do the ultra-fast Frank Gambale economy picking stuff, the 7 3-note-per-string shapes are really good to know. My speed aspirations aren't that intensely high, personally so the 5 basic positions (which are mostly 3 note per sting with one 2 note string) work just fine for me.

[geoffstockton]

Glad to help, dude. Thanks for taking the time to watch.

[Feesharp9er]

thanks !!!sweet lesson ,,how much was that guitar

[geoffstockton]

hey I just replied to your comment but I forgot to post it as a reply so you'll have to go to the video page. Sorry.

[illnastic]

@illnastic

That wass supposed to be for isaacmeyer my bad, you obviously dont need any lessons from me haha!

[illnastic]

@geoffstockton

just practice the 4th and 5th of each mode on the adjacent string and you should be be able to cover a lot of ground that way. Usually what I'll do is just play the root to its octave than back down and then move to the 4th do the same thing then come back to the main mode again and then move to the 5th. After this process move to the second...this is generall how music moves and you'll be able to clearly hear how the modes relate.

[Richiesos]

Great Video

[mqblues]

Nice tone. What model Ibanez are you using?

[BlikeNave]

This stuff is thick but if you understand it then it's great. This isn't my first time watching this video- I have to keep coming back because as I learn more this video makes more and more sense. I am in the game now though (finally!)- sweet lesson.

[thejazzman8]

great lesson, very helpful in making linkages...I've heard people say use superlocrian, and did not realize it was melodic minor. Thanks for all the helpful lessons.