Guitar Modes – Major Scale Connections
by Bob Molton on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 | 15 Comments
Hey Everybody,
Just wanted to let you know that Part 2. of the Major Scale Modes Connections is now available. Judging from the feedback I’ve received from the first Mode Connections video, people are really looking forward to this Part 2. video.
Don’t forget you can still get the complete Killer Rock Guitar Licks package before it expires. Keep your eyes peeled for Part 3. Coming Soon!
Please Leave a Reply If This Video Helped You.
All suggestions are welcome!
Thanks, Bob
i almost understand modes but im not quite there its like i cant quite grasp the whole concept people have tried to tell me and ive watched all kinds of videos and it doesnt seem to be enough i see your video going from g to g ive always known how to do that and how to hear and song on the radio and figure it out cause i know the major and minor scales {wrong notes and right notes} and pick the song out. Is there anything else you could breif me on that could help me?
wonderful vids on instruction…learned more in 9 mins. than 5 yrs. of messing around …this will open avenues of tension and aggression release i needed …definatly be back for more…Thanx again..King
Hey guy, just wanted to drop you a line and say thanks for the instructional clips on youtube. Just saw the first one on major scale modes connections part 3 and am going to go back and catch the first 2. Just picking my guitars back up after setting them down for about 7 years and I’m kickin’ myself in the ass over it. Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to post some really great stuff and I’m looking forward to checking out the rest of you videos.
Art
Hello Bob,
I found just your 2 Speedpicking teaser vids at youtube to be VERY helpful. So much so I have switched over from using hybrid picking to strict alternate… because I immediately noticed better tone, a more positive finger to fret relationship, and my vibratto feels more solid. Better control with a nice wide feel.
As well I have ordered your Speedpicking DVD off of ebay, hasn`t arrived yet. But if the 2 teaser vids are any indication, the full DVD should be pretty interesting to dig into. Just wondering what`s next in your guitar instruction DVD Mini Series. Thx again. Hope you have more DVDs instore for us.
i know all modes and know which connect with which but what i dont get is how to pick one out for a progression for example a progression consisiting of Dm-Am-G i know that you need to use a minor mode such as dorean, phrygian, or aeolean but from that i dont know which mode is the right one so if you could doa small lesson on taht theory id be pleased
and thanx alot for your videos man theyre great and help out alot
hi what kind of pickups do you have on your guitar? and i like the sound of your amplifier it sounds so deep and lovely haha but yea what kind of pickups you have on and nice video.
Sup Bob!,
Liked the lesson even though my playing sucks. My own fault but,with this lesson I hope to change that. I know so much theory it is unreal for someone that cant play. I even unlocked more today, and with this lesson I hope to unluck more. I think I am with JAIRO about picking out progressions or how to use them. I am self taught so every little bit helps.
Thankx again BOB,
Steve
Hi Bob,
I’ve been watching your vids since Christmas 2007. For 30 yrs, I picked out patterns and practiced them. I figured… it doesn’t matter what they are if they sound good right? Well, that only took me so far. A 20 year rutt.
I’ve been teaching regular guitar theory, ya know… book 1 and book 2, to kids, for years. When I found your vids, lastly, the major scale connection modes… my brain exploded. I’m finally beginning to understand… and I must give your teaching abbilities much of the credit. Thanks again Bob, for the great stuff.
Peace,
Ed Dana (Ohio)
whats doin man? I been tryin to understand modes for quite some time now and just dont understand, i figured if i learned the major scale in every key(patterns of course) i could just move them around and therefor be playing the different modes. for instance if i were to be using a Emin7 chord as root i could just jump back a whole step and play the D major scale and that would in turn be the dorian mode, and i got that by theroy. hence “Em” is the second chord(or note) in D major. do i have the right idea and is this in fact true that by finding the note in whatever major scale will give me the different modal feeling? please explain this if i am wrong because i watched vid after vid and read book after book and it seems to be more and more confusing every time. thanks man and keep shreddin!!!
Bob,
these mode video’s are great! Much like most other guitarist’ ive been playing for @ 25 years with a very small grasp of modes and theory and did really well with just the penatonic minor (blues box) which is also a great starting point for people just starting to play lead.Well there’s only so long you can whip a dead dog and i burned out and put down my guitar..only to start playing drums,well a few yrs later i was a really good drummer, playing in many bands then i started playing bass now im playing bass in bands but i never could quit my guitar and i think it was the other instruments that tied it all together for me and then i found your video and i’d never thought to use the modes horizontally with two strings that made it alot simpler and easier to grasp BRILLIANT its funny how theory seems impossibile to fathom but as you learn you see that its easier than you could imagine… i’d like to see a circle of 5th’s and a cycle of 4th’s video’s or may be a lead lick’s video (always lookin’ for new chops) or just keep makin videos and i’ll be watchin em…… thanks…………………… jes
Awesome job. Thanks for your time and talent….I’m looking forward to modes 2….Thanks again.
Cincinnati…Steve
A very nice tutorial. If I asked for anything else to help, it would be to show the tabs of each pattern at some point during the video, maybe the end so when we go to practice, we get all the notes right, and we dont have to keep playing the portion of our video, and put down our guitar. This one wasnt that bad because you can hear it a bit, but on some of the more complex patterns it might be very helpful to make sure the patterns are right.
Hey my name is Jonte and ive been playing for 5 years. I know my modes but i don’t know how they’re used in even simple 3 chord progressions. For example, i’m in the key of E minor and i’m playing along to a Em, A and G progression. Do i just have to use the root or third of each mode during a solo?
very nice ..i knew the modes already but was having trouble connecting them and then today i discovered these video been look at them for about 2 hours and there helping alot..i really appreciate it thanks BOB!
These patterns are extremely useful, particularly for getting up or down the neck from one position to another. Working these up to “shred” speed in the most commonly used keys requires alot of practice time, but pays huge dividends in accuracy and finger dexterity… not to mention the fact that it sounds very impressive as well!