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- Introduction to the Mixolydian ModeLEVEL 4In today's lesson we'll discuss the possibilities offered by the Mixolydian mode. If you are unsure how to get into modes, check this lesson out!
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- Marty FriedmanLEVEL 5This is the second part of the Marty Friedman style series. In this lesson we are going to focus on his "Introduction" album era.
- Introduction to the Mixolydian Scale - Tying All TogetherLEVEL 6In this lesson, we'll learn how to create long Mixolydian scale runs over a Dominant chord.
- Exotic PentatonicsLEVEL 7How to use the Major Pentatonic as a substitute for the exotic Phrygian Dominant Mode.
- Outside PentatonicsLEVEL 7Use the pentatonic scale for outside playing to create tension!
- Milking PentatonicsLEVEL 5Let me explain the methods I like to use to squeeze the juice out of the pentatonic scale!
- Robben Ford PentatonicsLEVEL 4In this lesson I will show you some Roben Ford tricks.
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igor20th April 2009Lesson extensions improvising in (scales derived from melodic minor):
A Lydian flat 7
D Lydian flat 7
E Lydian flat 7
or/and
A Mixo flat6
D Mixo flat 6
E Mixo flat 6
and/or modal workout in the same position:
over A7 A Mixo
over D7 A Dorian
over E7 A Ionian
It is a great simple progression that helps playing non diatonic scales over it as mentioned above. Let me know if this is useful guys!
AlexLion22nd November 2008Wow, i`m really enjoying idea of using 3 chords in backing tracks, that makes jamming much more fun and of course more useful. And lesson is cool too:) Would be great to use this idea in other lessons.
- Alex8714th November 2008
Great lesson David. Reminds me of the style The Eagles use in some of their country/rock songs
Which is good when you're a fan
Marcus Siepen10th November 2008very cool lesson
David Wallimann8th November 2008Thanks everyone. I'll try to get an advanced one coming up soon!
Dejan Farkas8th November 2008Very nice lesson
Sinisa Cekic8th November 2008Great one David, so cool !
Piotr Kaczor7th November 2008Sounds so good! I love this lesson!
Gerardo Siere7th November 2008Nice lesson.
Hisham Al-Sanea7th November 2008nice intro- to Major pentatonics David.
good work
Ivan Milenkovic7th November 2008Very soft and cool sounding
Bogdan Radovic7th November 2008Very useful lesson ! Thanks David!
Alejandro Pinero7th November 2008great lesson!
thanks for this one
Kuba Szafran7th November 2008Great lesson David:)!
Muris Varajic7th November 2008Simple and well explained,good job David!
kaznie_NL7th November 2008Nice use of the pentatonic scale!
Jose Mena7th November 2008Nice sounds David, living in Tennessee has had an impact in your playing.
Nazgul7th November 2008Great, David! This will help me alot!
Zsolt Galambos7th November 2008This sound a bit southern to me! I love it!
Emir Hot7th November 2008Very nice David
berko7th November 2008Relaxed and beautfiul, thanx very much
purple hayes7th November 2008I'm loving the country feel. It's in my queue for the weekend.
Nemanja Filipovic7th November 2008Beautiful melodies David.
- Lesson
- My notes
In today's lesson we'll talk about the Major pentatonic. If you are starting to build your lead chops and have been using the minor pentatonic, this lesson should help you get your playing a little further by enabling you to play in Major keys.
The theory behind this lesson is simple. Every minor key has a relative major key. To illustrate that let's compare a C Major scale with an A minor scale:
C Major:
C-D-E-F-G-A-B
A minor:
A-B-C-D-E-F-G
Notice how both of these scales share the same notes? That's why they are relative scales. Each Major scale has a relative minor scale. That's the same thing for pentatonic scales. Each minor pentatonic has a relative Major pentatonic.
In other words, if you play an A minor pentatonic and start it from the C note, you'll have a C Major pentatonic scale.
This lesson will go over the chords of A7, D7 and E7.
Each time we change chords, we'll play the corresponding pentatonic.
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