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Nov 27 2008, 10:03 PM
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Hello GMC
What is the best way to study and memorize modes? Thx in advange -------------------- Gear:
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Nov 27 2008, 10:20 PM
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QUOTE (Ramiro Delforte @ Nov 27 2008, 10:17 PM)  Modes in general or of all scales? The thing about modes is that they were before the tonality and the major and minor scale At the begining there were only Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian and Mixolydian Those condensed into Major and Minor scales. Dorian and Phrygian are minor modes because they have minor thirds but they are different from each other Dorian has the major 6th and Phrygian has the flat 9 and the flat 13 (or 6th) So Aeolian that would be like the condensation of those modes is more like Dorian (because doesn't have the flat 9th) but is not like Dorian because it has the minor 6th. Lydian is a major mode because it has a major third from the root and it also has the raised 4th. Mixolydian is like the major scale but it has the flat 7th. So the Major scale is like mixolydian but it has major 7th like the lydian mode. I think that's a good start for understanding modal theory. Regarding all the modes of the other scales I can say to you that the theory tends to link all of them to those modes that I've mentioned. If you have a scale like AEOLIAN bb7 it would be like the minor scale but with a diminished seventh. So pretty much is there if you already know the modes of the major scale. I hope it was useful.  Hi Ramiro, Thx for the update. I mean the scales. -------------------- Gear:
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Nov 28 2008, 12:22 AM
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This video helped me a lot when I had no clue at all about modes.
It's a fisrt mode step simple, clear and easy to understand by Vinnie Moore http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5K-DbaaI4wc -------------------- "It's a long way to the top..."
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Nov 28 2008, 12:22 AM
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QUOTE (playaxeman @ Nov 27 2008, 10:03 PM) Hello GMC What is the best way to study and memorize modes? Thx in advange Good way to learn scales is to locate distances between degrees, where is half tone,where is whole tone etc. Once you memorize that it'll be piece of cake to play A major scale after G major scale per example, just move the whole thing 2 frets up and do the same. 
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Nov 28 2008, 12:23 AM
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QUOTE (Kapto @ Nov 28 2008, 12:22 AM) This video helped me a lot when I had no clue at all about modes. It's a fisrt mode step simple, clear and easy to understand by Vinnie Moore http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5K-DbaaI4wc I used it too! Problem with it is that he doesn't speak of chord relations in it, just rootnotes. I don't think this is enough for a total newbie in the matter. |
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Nov 28 2008, 07:20 AM
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Dear all GMCérs
Thx for the help GMC forum is great -------------------- Gear:
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Nov 28 2008, 03:12 PM
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This lesson has a very useful exercise showing all the modes going up the neck
Modal Madness you can look at it in the individual box shapes of the modes in the diagrams below the video, but also notice that all the notes have no accidentals so it can be played as the whole Amin/Cmaj scale with the relevant harmony/chord progression behind it if you think of a piano, then starting on a certain point of the Cmajor scale up to its octave and back again will give you a different mode if you only use the white notes hope that was useful! |
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Nov 28 2008, 04:38 PM
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QUOTE (bleak @ Nov 28 2008, 03:12 PM) This lesson has a very useful exercise showing all the modes going up the neck Modal Madness you can look at it in the individual box shapes of the modes in the diagrams below the video, but also notice that all the notes have no accidentals so it can be played as the whole Amin/Cmaj scale with the relevant harmony/chord progression behind it if you think of a piano, then starting on a certain point of the Cmajor scale up to its octave and back again will give you a different mode if you only use the white notes hope that was useful! Thx Bleak!! -------------------- Gear:
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Dec 23 2008, 01:41 PM
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QUOTE (playaxeman @ Nov 27 2008, 01:03 PM) Hello GMC What is the best way to study and memorize modes? Thx in advange Heres a really cool lesson on the modes and how to study them courtesy of Joe Satriani (it might be more the second video than this one?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTQolymKmDA Hope it helps |
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