This video has been expanded/remastered/replaced by these two:
► The Modes on Guitar Explained Clearly: [ Ссылка ]
► The easiest way to play the modes is hidden in plain sight: [ Ссылка ]
If you already know the pentatonic scale anywhere on the fretboard, you can instantly access the modes by understanding how the modes relate to the pentatonic scale and to each other.
► Errata: at 4:29, the intervals for the Locrian mode should show a b5 rather than a natural 5.
► To see how this video fits into the big picture of fretboard understanding, check out this overview video: [ Ссылка ]
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► Recommended video viewing order:
Full playlist: [ Ссылка ]
Individual videos:
1. Use "the warp" to reduce memorization: [ Ссылка ]
2. Master the pentatonic scale with the rectangle and stack: [ Ссылка ]
3. Learn the notes!: [ Ссылка ]
4. Intervals: Guitar's secret decoder ring: [ Ссылка ]
5. Understand the modes: [ Ссылка ]
6. The best way to learn/play the modes: [ Ссылка ]
7. Another easy way to play the modes: [ Ссылка ]
8. The CAGED system and triads: [ Ссылка ]
9. The 3nps system: [ Ссылка ]
10. Instant harmony: [ Ссылка ]
► Keywords: guitar lesson, music theory, pentatonic scales, the modes, Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian
► Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:17 - Where the modes come from
01:04 - The Greek mode names
01:51 - "Brightness" ordering
03:37 - The sound of the modes
04:35 - The relationship to the Pentatonic Scale
05:27 - The "rectangle" hidden in every Pentatonic pattern
05:55 - Fill in the missing notes with simple patterns to create the modes
06:49 - Summary
► Thank you to Dave DiCenso (drums), Jeff Gilman (bass), and Jake Shapiro (guitar, cello) for permission to use their recordings (as Kilgore Trout) of "Bilious the Profidious" and "Sea Horses".
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