Phrygian to Ionian Modulation

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   In today's lesson, we will study an improvisation that will use the Phrygian mode, and the Ionian mode (aka Major scale).
The key is in G and the track modulates from G Phrygian to G major.
The following licks are not very technical, but are there to show you how to build musical ideas that are built around the chords.
For this lesson, I decided to leave the 3 note per string patterns asside and work with more arpeggio friendly scale shapes.
When the backing track modulates, try to analyze the landing note and hear how it follows the chords.

As always, learn the examples and make them your own. These are just ideas that you should use to develop your own style. There is something in each guitar player that is proper to them, and that's what your ultimate goal should be: play like only you can. :-)



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     Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments



Andrew Cockburn
post 1st July 2007


Theory Instructor & Moderator


Cool! I'm loving all of his modal stuff Dave - keep it coming smile.gif
Gen
post 1st July 2007


Member


Great, i love this lesson!
Its a good training for me!
Dashooter
post 1st July 2007


Member


I really like the intros you do. I think all the videos should have a intro.
Layzer
post 1st July 2007


Member


i also like the intros!
Dashooter
post 1st July 2007


Member


instead of explaining soloing in terms of modes, wouldn't it be easier to explain soloing in the following manner?
1. Determine the major scale the chords are built over.
2. Determine the melodic interval.
Muris Varajic
post 1st July 2007


Instructor


Great one,nice jump into different mood!!
The Uncreator
post 1st July 2007


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


Great feeling to it! cant wait to start learning it!
Gustavo
post 1st July 2007


Member


lovely biggrin.gif
atconner
post 1st July 2007


Member


I'm a huge metal fan, but I like how this site is branching out into other things. I'd like to see more lessons in this set plz kthx. Awesomesauce work, Dave. m/ >.< m/
Smikey2006
post 2nd July 2007


Member


I love this, this has such a nice sound smile.gif are you using a tap echo or phaser for that effect?
stratman33
post 3rd July 2007


Member


I love this sound.....What is the effect you're using there?
The Uncreator
post 3rd July 2007


Fire Up The Blades, Moderator


I think he has some delay on it, or maybe just some reverb, not quite sure.
Andrew Cockburn
post 3rd July 2007


Theory Instructor & Moderator


Sounds like a big fat quarter note delay to me - I love the vibe of it, it is somewhat a signature Walliman sound as he used it in the modal pentatonics lesson as well. Lets have the details please Dave smile.gif
David Wallimann
post 3rd July 2007


Instructor


Haha!
So you like the sound I use?
Thanks! It's the factory preset from my Line 6 spider 2 amp.. There is a delay, and a slight crunch to it..
My Parker sounds great with that preset...
Dashooter
post 4th July 2007


Member


could someone answer my question?
David Wallimann
post 4th July 2007


Instructor


Sorry man!
I didn't mean to not answer you..
I usually try not to bring each modes to its major scale relative, because doing so can make your improvisation too linear.. What I mean by that is that all the caracteristical notes of the mode played over aren't the main focus of your playing.
I recoment avoiding bringing all the modes to a same major scale.. But learn all the modes and see them as an entire new scale.
Yes, all modes are "taken out" of a major scale. But in modern music, modes should be seen as whole new systems.

Now for that lesson, the first part which was in G Phrygian is taken out of the E flat major scale. The notes of G Phryggian scale are the same as E flat Major.
Harmonyzing E flat major would give us:

E flat Maj 7
F min 7
G min 7
A flar Maj 7
B flat 7
C min 7
D min 7 (flat 5)
funkymilk
post 6th July 2007


Member


Man I love your sound! GMC needs more stuffs like this! Good job!
Loki
post 29th August 2007


Member


I absolutely love the sound to this. I am very new to the guitar (owned one for just over 4 months), but I am making lots of progress learning this piece (So far I can play the first half at full speed!, a huge achievement for me). But most of all I think that you have turned me into a modes addict too. I am glad that I found this.
Loki
post 29th August 2007


Member


Oh, and more importantly I should thank you for making such a great lesson and posting it here ^^;
misha
post 3rd September 2007


Member


yeah.. really good stuff
this kind of how you choose the notes and give it coulor.... brilliant!!!!

can you explain what you mean with this?
i do not really understand?????

?with the use of the minor second?
misha
post 4th September 2007


Member


wasn't here a metronome in your list over the backing tracks???
misha
post 4th September 2007


Member


i used it all the time....
could you get it in again?
misha
post 5th September 2007


Member


what chord progression do you use here????

lg misha
Carlos Carrillo
post 6th March 2008


Instructor


hey david!!!!!!

very creative lesson!!!!!!!!

thanks
Melodicintenions
post 4th April 2008


Member


very inspirational kinda a work around for Lost without you?


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