This exercise should help you get your chops up to speed while reviewing the modes.

This lesson is designed to help you develop a strong legato technique while reviewing the 7 modal shapes. In order to facilitate our legato workout, we'll concentrate on 3 notes per string shapes.

A solo based on Lydian mode using advanced modern techniques such as legato, sweep picking and alternate picking!

Modern modal phrasing over a pop fusion progression

I made this exercise inspired by two of my favorite players, Marty Friedman and Jason Becker, and their Cacophony saga.

You will get a feel for how various scales sound in a practical context. Don't get intimidated by the tempo, just head over to the spoken video and start recognizing modes right away!

Learning modal positions can be difficult at first, this lesson should help!

Time for some modal madness! This exercise is one of the most important for developing speed, stamina and accuracy in alternate picking.

Alternate picking exercise designed to help you learn the modes.