Pentatonics are extremely useful to create cool solos. But what if we added some notes to them? How about adding to the pentatonics the notes that would make them work on modes?

What is a mode and how do you approach it on the guitar?

Learn to play and recognize by ear the modes from the Major scale.

Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian... Modes can be very confusing! Wallimann created this lesson to help you memorize the 7 modes taken out of a Major scale. This lesson should definitally boost your mode knowledge!

If you are looking for some new phrasing and a different sound, I think this lesson can be useful to you. Techniques here: alternate picking, slides, string skipping, vibrato.

It's easy for guitar players to get stuck in the same area of the fretboard while improvising. In this lesson we'll study a little exercise using open strings that should help you see your scales in a new linear way.

Introduction to Phrygian Mode.

We'll continue exploring the different modes. As you know this training is very important for singers and also for composing and do improvisations.

Learn 7 modes of the major scale and how to match them with chords for successful improvising!