Modes for regular Joe's - REVISED

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SILVERGUN was gracious enough to post some instructions to help improve lead guitar work. 

The lengthy thread with numerous contributions from others such as Willabe and Jojokeo is here:

http://www.el34world.com/Forum/index.php?topic=14907.50

Hoffman also has a FREE  guitar scales program and the thread for that is here:

http://www.el34world.com/Forum/index.php?topic=14614.0

PLEASE post any responses to on one of the other threads rather than this one.  I am editing the longer thread SILVERGUN started to try to have it contained in one confined location.

With respect, Tubenit

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As a result of a recent thread involving a unique scale, I thought I would offer up some help for anyone who has a block when it comes to understanding modes. (specifically the modes of the major scale)
I will try to keep the focus narrowed to the one specific breakthrough I had that involves seeing the patterns / positions of the major scale, and how they "link" together to form the patterns that cover the fretboard.
My ah-ha moment came when I realized that all of the patterns / positions remained constant throughout ALL of the modes of the Major scale!
So if you already know the fingerings for the Major or Minor Scales---then you already know the fingerings/patterns for ALL of the modes of the Major scale.
It's just which pattern you choose to "form" around your root note that will determine which mode you are using...

What separates the individual mode types is determined by which pattern you use in reference to the root note or key you are playing in, and you choose a specific mode to create a feeling or mood....that's it,,,that's why you would want to use a mode----to convey a feeling

***DISCLAIMER***I am not a music teacher and do not claim to have all the answers, BUT, this thread is intended to help guys who may have less knowledge than me,,,,and I would like to offer them this "simpler" way to look at the big picture,,,without involving music theory,,,,BUT instead speaking in terms of patterns and fingering on the fretboard,,,and how you can incorporate modes to spice up your playing,,,without spending too much time studying the equations that justify the scales

I'll try to keep this as simple as possible,,,and I promise you that if you can understand this, it can make a difference in your playing

I will use this web page / site for visual reference:
http://www.jazzguitar.be/guitar_modes.html

from SILVERGUN

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Lesson 1 from SILVERGUN

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This guy does a great job of summing up quickly how you can relate each mode to the minor pentatonic scale you probably already know:

Learning the modes on guitar

[tubenit]

Here's the 7 playing excerpts from Frank Gambale's "Modes---No more Mystery" video, that really helped me figure this out:

Frank Gambale Modes no more mystery Examples

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SILVERGUN's lesson 2

[tubenit]

Very nice SG. Could I trouble you -when you have time of course - to make one of these labling the Am pentatonic as #1 on up through the 5 positions and/or another one starting w/ Em pentatonic.
Then to right, the corresponding 7note major scale that overlays on each of the 5 positions?

Is this what you wanted jojo?...I wasn't 100% clear from your description....I can clean it up if it's right

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Lesson 3

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Lesson 4 from Silvergun

Hope that this thread can serve as somewhat of a partial study of Modes...I also realize that by leaving out much of the Theory behind my approach, I may leave some people with a 1/2 understood lesson plan.........BUT, my intention was always to leave out the Theory, in an effort to make these lessons digestible for those who are blocked by the concepts of Theory and Harmony.
These lessons have been designed to "get you playing" modes and spark interest through inspiration,,,,,and let guitarists who are normally confined to boxes, begin to see (most of) the entire picture.

Thanks to SILVERGUN for his generousity and initiative in providing this information.


PLEASE, if you want to post on this subject,  .............. post on the original  "Modes for regular Joe's" thread:

http://www.el34world.com/Forum/index.php?topic=14907.0

With respect, Tubenit