Middle Eastern Lead

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   In today's lesson, we'll create a Middle Eastern sounding lead with the use of the Phrygian dominant scale.

A dominant scale is a scale that has a major 3rd and a minor 7th. In that matter, the Mixolydian mode is a dominant mode. We actually refer to the chord that's built on that mode the Dominant 7 chord...

That means that a Phrygian Dominant scale is a Phrygian mode to which we'll transform the 3rd into a major 3rd. There is no need to alter the 7th since it's already a minor 7th.

We will play in C Phrygian dominant with a modulation in Db Lydian, which is very close to C Phrygian dominant.

I also included some detailed spoken explanations for your convenience and all the examples are recorded over a click.

Have fun!



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     Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments



Kristofer Dahl
post 23rd February 2008


GMC Founder & Rocker


Oh David I love this! biggrin.gif I am sorry if I you covered this somewhere - but is there anything general you can say about how arranged the string harmonies for this piece? I love this feel! biggrin.gif
Vurpa
post 23rd February 2008


Member


Awesome lesson David! biggrin.gif
DeepRoots
post 23rd February 2008


Member


Iv been practising the phrygian dominant- but this is an awesome way to get cool sounds from the scale- cheers Dave
Toni Suominen
post 23rd February 2008


Instructor


Awesome lesson David!! Great work! smile.gif
Tuubsu
post 23rd February 2008


Member


That was great! gonna start practicing it right away! smile.gif
Muris Varajic
post 23rd February 2008


Instructor


Brilliant topic and lesson David,love it! smile.gif
Juan M. Valero
post 23rd February 2008


Instructor


Cool sound my friend !!! and interesting lesson wink.gif
Joe Kataldo
post 23rd February 2008


Instructor


very beautiful biggrin.gif
botoxfox
post 23rd February 2008


Member


Very ool.
botoxfox
post 23rd February 2008


Member


Cool I mean lol
Ivan Milenkovic
post 23rd February 2008


Instructor


Interesting composition man, love the middle eastern sound! smile.gif
Gen
post 23rd February 2008


Member


Nice Lesson!
Nemanja Filipovic
post 23rd February 2008


Singing Instructor


great lesson
The Uncreator
post 23rd February 2008


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


Very impressive, I love to use Phrygian more than anything else, and this has given me some cool ideas! smile.gif
David Wallimann
post 23rd February 2008


Instructor


Thanks everyone, for the strings I just played C5, DbMaj. Just following the basic chords.
Then I followed some parts of the basic theme harmonizing it sometimes.
Bogdan Radovic
post 23rd February 2008


Bass Instructor


Awesome lesson David !! Really good composition and great theme also! smile.gif
Pablo Vazquez
post 23rd February 2008


Instructor


Very Nice Lesson, David! Great Melodies!
USAMAN
post 23rd February 2008


Member


One Word.....
NICE.
Power_Arctica
post 23rd February 2008


Member


Awesomeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
SLASH91
post 23rd February 2008


Member


Awesome lesson!
Gabriel Leopardi
post 23rd February 2008


GMC Coordinator & Instructor


wou! I love how this lesson sounds! Good job!
Can't wait for a second part of this one!!
swingline
post 23rd February 2008


Member


Arabian Nights!!!!
Nick325
post 23rd February 2008


Member


nice job
Hisham Al-Sanea
post 24th February 2008


Instructor


welldone David .
Dejan Farkas
post 24th February 2008


Instructor


Sounds excellent smile.gif
Jeff
post 25th February 2008


Member


David this just sounds awesome! smile.gif
david80
post 25th February 2008


Member


Great lesson David
D)
David Wallimann
post 26th February 2008


Instructor


Thank you! :-)
Rickabee
post 29th February 2008


Member


Love that Phrygian mode. Reminds me of Pink Floyd/Gilmour but with an added eastern flavour.
Very cool! Thanks
Rickabee
post 29th February 2008


Member


Love that Phrygian mode. Reminds me of Pink Floyd/Gilmour but with an added eastern flavour.
Very cool! Thanks
ibanezkiller
post 29th February 2008


Member


By far my favorite lesson!
Danilo Capezzuto
post 2nd March 2008


Instructor


Great lesson
Carlos Carrillo
post 21st March 2008


Instructor


excellent lesson and nice job!!!!!!!!


thanks David
Melodicintenions
post 4th April 2008


Member


can you do the second half of this like your Phrygian Dominant Soloing exercise to spice things up I wanna master this sorda style as well it compliments metal so well when done properly Thanks!


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