How To Play in Any Mode Instantly

How To Play in Any Mode Instantly

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• How to simply “shift” your master roadmap to instantly play in any mode. No matter the playing scenario, whether you’re jamming with friends, playing with a band, or relaxing at home and playing along with tracks, you’ll feel confident you can sound good over virtually any song. You’ll also be able to play in different “moods” to add variety to your playing which others will envy and admire.

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1. Watch the entire video to get a clear idea of how to play in any mode. As long as you “connect” the major scale patterns together according to where each pattern starts along the one string scale on the low E string, all you have to do to play in each mode is simply start with the appropriate major scale pattern. Here are the names and numbers of each mode as it responds to each major scale pattern (the mode is named according to which major scale pattern you “start” on the keynote. For example, if you start major scale pattern 2 on the keynote, you’re playing in the “Dorian” mode):

   Major Scale pattern 1 – “Ionian”

   Major Scale pattern 2 – “Dorian”

   Major Scale pattern 3 – “Phrygian”

   Major Scale pattern 4 – “Lydian”

   Major Scale pattern 5 – “Mixolydian”

   Major Scale pattern 6 – “Aeolian”

   Major Scale pattern 7 – “Locrian”

2. Practice improvising in different “modal keys” (you can go to YouTube and type in: “Backing track in [insert name of key]”). For example, the key of “A Dorian”. This tells us where to start (according to the keynote), and which pattern to play (Dorian = major scale pattern 2). So essentially, “A Dorian” tells us to start on “A” (on the low E string) and play major scale patter 2. (Remember, as long as you know which major scale pattern to start with, the other major scale patterns are still connected together according to where they start on the one string scale on the low E string). Play the “A Dorian” backing track, and as long as you start major scale pattern 2 on “A” (on the low E string), everything you play will sound good. (It will simply sound like a different “mood”).
3. Repeat step 2 for AT LEAST the following “modal keys”: G MIXOLYDIAN, C LYDIAN, A PHRYGIAN, A AEOLIAN. I suggest finding even more modal  keys to play in. You’ll probably be having so much fun you’ll want to anyway! When you are able to digest and put this lesson into action, congratulations, you know how to do something the vast majority of guitar players go their whole lives DREAMING about being able to do. You should be proud of yourself and celebrate!