Lesson teaching tricks and tips of the modes of the melodic minor scale. Nowadays, this scale is primarily used in jazz/fusion, but some excerpts of it can be found in other styles as well, such as prog rock, country, funk, samba and others.

All 7 Modes of the Harmonic minor scale in 7 different Keys demonstrated in 7 cool licks

All 7 Modes of the melodic minor scale in 7 different Keys demonstrated in 7 cool licks

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

Exercises in the modes of A-harmonic minor. Try to play them in every key slow at first and eventually at a higher tempo. When you master these try to incorporate it to your own play, or you can come up with your own ideas as well.

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

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.

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!

All 7 Modes of the C Melodic Minor scale presented with some cool licks