Scales and Modes Lessons
Lessons for beginner and intermediate players on scales and modes.
Scales Within Scales
By David Hodge
Not everyone is keen on scales (including our humble author). However, they are important and valuable tools. Don't wait too long before figuring out their uses, but don't obsess over them either. Let David Hodge set the pace in Scales Within Scales.
Modal Thinking
By Jimmy Hudson
There is no mystery in modes or theory at all. The only reason why there is a so called mystery is because for some reason people start off on guitar by learning songs and that is generally all they ever do. Jimmy Hudson's columns you will never need tablature as a crutch again.
Modes Generated By The Major Scale
By David Belcher
It seems that most people are a little confused by modes. I would like to try and help take the confusion out of it for beginners by offering a simple explanation of modes generated by the major scale.
Modes
By Mike Livengood
A beginner lesson on modes that cuts right to the chase.
Blues Guitar Scales
By Roy Truelove
For those of you who don't know many scales, here's the lesson for you. Scales for the most part are used in soloing, and you have to know what scale to use when.
The Mystery of the Modal Scales
By Peter Simms
Did you know that every major scale is actually seven separate modal scales? Peter Simms helps you to learn these scales easily with his latest lesson.
Scales, Who Needs Them? - Why and What For, Anyway?!
By Jamie Andreas
Learn about what scales are, what they can actually do for you as a guitarist, which ones are important to you and how you should go about practicing them.
A La Modal - Guitar Column # 62
By David Hodge
In this column we show you how to put together any modal scale yourself. Also, we'll explore a few of the practical applications when it comes to modes. And if you're not careful, you may learn two easy songs - Green Day's Warning and that old Desmond Dekker reggae classic, The Israelites.
Preparing To Climb - (or, So I Know A Scale. Now What?)
By David Hodge
Let's take some of the things we've discussed in past columns and see them put to good use. If you'd like, you can even learn how to play Lindsay Buckingham's solo from the original recording of Landslide. But you've got to promise to learn something.
Exotic Ports of Call
By Tom Serb
Tom Serb explores three different ways that the guitarist can incorporate altered or exotic scales into his or her playing and gives us examples using both the Zangula and Rwanda scales. This article is a gift for those of you looking to expand your soloing vocabulary.
Mastering the Higher Positions
By Dr. Scott Morris
Guitarists tend to be somewhat comfortable with note names in open position, but become disoriented and frustrated when they attempt to move up the neck. Dr. Morris, Coordinator of Guitar Studies at California State University presents five scale patterns, which, whenn combined with a basic knowledge of the Circle of Fifths, will allow you to play in any key over the entire neck of the guitar.
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