In Deep with the Minor Modes, the follow-up to In Deep with the Major Modes, presents a comprehensive study of the four minor modes that are based on the major scale—Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian and Locrian. Longtime Guitar World Associate Editor and professional touring guitarist, composer and arranger Andy Aledort thoroughly explains and demonstrates how the modes lay on the fretboard and can be used as the basis for lead guitar patterns, arpeggios and licks, with an emphasis on the blues-rock and jam-band genres. Learn essential fingering patterns in the most commonly used guitar keys and how to create melodies from scale patterns. Get Chapter 1 FREE Now: The Seven Fundamental Modes - Using the popular guitar key of G major, Andy begins this first chapter of the lesson by presenting seven different fretboard positions of the G major scale. He then proceeds to show you all seven modes that are based upon, or "live within," the G major scale and demonstrates how they relate to the seven diatonic chords of the key of G major, with bass accompaniment that enables you to hear how the modes sound over different tonal centers. Click Here for your FREE download. |
