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Dec 30 2007, 11:17 AM
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If i understand you right - you are mixing scales and mode. All you need is a basic major scale construction -> w-w-h-w-w-w-h (w->whole tone, h->half tone). This is a basic major scale, modes have different construction patterns so you can't go wrong there.
Minor scale is w-h-w-w-h-w-w. Also if you want to learn all major scale boxes check this here lesson: http://www2.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-gui...e-speedpicking/ I hope i put some light on your question 
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Dec 30 2007, 02:39 PM
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Heh, I KNEW it - you do like theory
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Dec 30 2007, 03:48 PM
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QUOTE (Andrew Cockburn @ Dec 30 2007, 02:39 PM)  Heh, I KNEW it - you do like theory  You got me now! When i have to explain something to people i find out that i actually have some theory knowledge but apparently i don't think about it and don't think in theory kind of way while playing
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Dec 30 2007, 04:08 PM
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QUOTE (Pavel @ Dec 30 2007, 09:48 AM) You got me now! When i have to explain something to people i find out that i actually have some theory knowledge but apparently i don't think about it and don't think in theory kind of way while playing I think that is the best way Pavel - if you can apply theory knowledge without even thinking about it, it is the best of all possible worlds, I rarely think in theory terms when I am playing, but I do enjoy analyzing it afterwards. Occasionally I set out to do something specific, like play in Mixolydian, but often I just play and see what comes out and afterwards think, hey, that was Mixolydian (or whatever). I think you know a lot of theory (you must to play the way you do), you just don't think about it much or study it hard, but somewhere inside it is in there
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Dec 30 2007, 04:54 PM
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Thanks Andrew! I appreciate it
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Dec 31 2007, 01:43 PM
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You asnwered your own question - these aren't modes, they are Major/Minor/Blues scales - modes are something different to scales (check my lessons here and here if you want to understand more about them!)
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Dec 31 2007, 10:46 PM
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I see!
Thank you for clearing up my misunderstanding Andrew! 
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Jan 24 2008, 08:31 PM
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QUOTE (Pavel @ Dec 30 2007, 05:17 AM) If i understand you right - you are mixing scales and mode. All you need is a basic major scale construction -> w-w-h-w-w-w-h (w->whole tone, h->half tone). This is a basic major scale, modes have different construction patterns so you can't go wrong there. Minor scale is w-h-w-w-h-w-w. Also if you want to learn all major scale boxes check this here lesson: http://www2.guitarmasterclass.net/solo-gui...e-speedpicking/ I hope i put some light on your question  that lesson is great!! do you have a lesson that shows all the boxes for minor scales. (or even all the modes  )
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Jan 24 2008, 08:52 PM
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Those are also the minor boxes - but when playing a minor you just start at a different box
I believe David Wallimann has lessons with modes - i'm not a mode expert 
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