Modal Madness


Instructor: Zsolt Galambos

Difficulty: 6-8 (of 10)

Focus: Memorize the modes - don't just "understand" them! By practicing these patterns you will not only improve your shred technique - but also develop an intuition for the modal fretboard. This is mandatory in order to use modes as a soloing and compositional tool.


Difficulty 6 of 10

Modal Madness

By Zsolt Galambos


Time for some modal madness! This exercise is one of the most important for developing speed, stamina and accuracy in alternate picking.

Difficulty 7 of 10

Modal Madness pt 2. - Harmonic Minor Modes

By Zsolt Galambos


Exercises in the modes of A-harmonic minor. Try to play them in every key slow at first and eventually at a higher tempo. When you master these try to incorporate it to your own play, or you can come up with your own ideas as well.

Difficulty 7 of 10

Modal Madness pt 3 - Extended Scales

By Zsolt Galambos


What differs this lesson from the previous two is that it reaches the third octave in a more linear way. This is a great tool to build up a tension and a release while creating melodies.

Difficulty 8 of 10

Modal Madness pt 4 - 5 String Patterns

By Zsolt Galambos


This lesson contains 5 string patterns in Dmin. The picking style shown in this lesson is one of the harder picking excercises.

Difficulty 6 of 10

Modal Madness pt 5. - The Hirajoshi Scale

By Zsolt Galambos


This lesson is about the Japanese scale named the Hirajoshi scale in Dmin. It involves wide stretches but it is played fairly slow so guitarists of almost all levels can practice it.

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