Aeolian Lead - Beginners

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After the minor pentatonic scale, the Aeolian mode is one of the most popular scale choice to use while soloing. The Aeolian mode also known as the natural minor scale is very melodic and used in many musical styles.

This lesson is the first of a series that will help those of you who never really got into lead guitar. I tried here to create very melodic licks easy to memorize.

The key of this track is in A minor. Memorize the positions, learn the licks and then use them on your own terms. Make them your own.

Have fun!

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

Kristofer Dahl	2nd April 2008
GMC Founder & Rocker	Very nice and doable - thanks David!

Trond Vold	2nd April 2008
Instructor	Nice This should be quite useful

Zizi Top	2nd April 2008
Member	really melodic, can't wait for the advanced level

Danilo Capezzuto	2nd April 2008
Instructor	Good lesson, melodic and easy.

Tuubsu	2nd April 2008
Member	nice lesson! these different level series are always a good idea.

Bogdan Radovic	2nd April 2008
Bass Instructor	Great lesson David !!

Nick Kellie	2nd April 2008
Instructor	nice lesson David

Hammerfest	2nd April 2008
Member	Beautiful! Do you have a dog:D? I think I hear barking in the back of your spoken video!

Nemanja Filipovic	2nd April 2008
Singing Instructor	great lesson,very nice melody...

Ivan Milenkovic	2nd April 2008
Instructor	Nice phrasing and lesson Walli!

Robwylde	2nd April 2008
Member	I thought you quit guitar and were now doing needle point??? Thank goodness for April fools day!! Great lesson!

kaznie_NL	2nd April 2008
Member	Shouldn't A Blues Pent be Am blues pentatonic?? Sorry if I'm wrong nice lesson david!

drummingguitarist06	2nd April 2008
Member	Love this lesson, didn't know Aeolian was so popular, I getting right on it.

at lights end	2nd April 2008
Member	nice. really like the sound of this.

Dejan Farkas	2nd April 2008
Instructor	Beautiful and simple

Muris Varajic	2nd April 2008
Instructor	Great job David!

Carlos Carrillo	2nd April 2008
Instructor	nice sounds David!!!

Tmas	2nd April 2008
Member	Good stuff. Love the sound

Pablo Vazquez	2nd April 2008
Instructor	Great lesson David!

Hisham Al-Sanea	2nd April 2008
Instructor	nice beginners lesson David .

ActiveX	2nd April 2008
Member	Awesome as always David

Fran	3rd April 2008
Member	Sounds really good and has a reasonable difficulty, will learn this one for sure!

David Wallimann	3rd April 2008
Instructor	Thanks guys.. Kaznie, Am blues pentatonic and A blues are the same scales. :-) Different names, that's all...

Juan M. Valero	3rd April 2008
Instructor	Amazing lesson !! ah, and the sound is really good I love it

Marcus Lavendell	3rd April 2008
Instructor	Very nice Dave!

Marcus Siepen	3rd April 2008
Instructor (Blind Guardian)	great lesson, I love those melodies

Cornelius	3rd April 2008
Member	notice the ending note on the 9th which opens up the theme a little bit.? what note did you mean ? XD

Joe Kataldo	3rd April 2008
Instructor	Cool sounding and melodic Lead Lesson

Alejandro Piñero	4th April 2008
Instructor	Cool man!! I like this solo!!!

Melodicintenions	6th April 2008
Member	love the continuation to the Minor Pentatonic Lesson! amazing work making it new and fresh Friend!

Pizzoaro	15th April 2008
Member	Am i wrong if i say that the solo in Fade To Black is in Aeolian?

David Wallimann	17th April 2008
Instructor	Thanks everyone. Cornelius, I'm not sure what you mean by the 9th note. Which video are you talking about? Pizzoaro, yes, Fade to Black is Aeolian! :-)