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Lesson Notes

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Fill My World - Slash
Tuning: Eb (All strings down semi tone)
Improvisation: scale 1 Eb major (E: 12--9--)

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Sweet Child O Mine - Standard Tuning

Key - D Major
Scale 1     (7th & 10th fret)

Solo 1

Solo 2

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Introduction To Modes

Modes are derived from the major scale, each mode starts on a different note, resulting in seven distinct sets of intervals, each with its own sound or mood. Modes make it easier to select a specific flavour for your melody or guitar solo. You can think of modes as scales that highlight the unique sound of a specific chord. 

7 Guitar Modes (IN ORDER!)

1. Ionian - the major scale
2. Dorian
3. Phrygian
4. Lydian
5. Mixolydian
6. Aeolian - the natural minor scale
7. Locrian

Each mode only functions as a mode when played over the correct chord in a progression. Two routes to learning and applying  the Modes on guitar:

Method 1: Soft Intro - learn these two scales closely related to our first and second scales of the pentatonics

Camp 1: Major Scale

1. Ionian
2. Lydian
3. Mixolydian

Camp 2: Natural Minor Scale

1. Dorian
2. Phrygian
3. Aeolian
4. Locrian

Steps To Learning Modes
Step 1 Learn Major & Natural Minor Scale
Step 2 Learn the intervals for each mode
Step 3 Start improvising over backing tracks

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Blues Licks in Am
Use bends, half bends, pull offs, slides etc to enhance these licks.

Using Scale 1

Using Scale 3

Using Scale 3 & 4

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Licks Using The Pentatonic Scales

2x Licks - Using Scale 1 (tabbed in Bm) 

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Using Scale 2 (tabbed in Am)

Scale 1 Am

Scale 1 Am + blues note

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3 Licks To Try (Key: Am)

Tips to learn these licks 

• start slow
• use the correct / most appropriate fingers
• once you've  learnt the notes try and play along to a drum backing track or metronome
• then apply to a chord based backing track or song, stay in time, tap your foot if that helps

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Backing Track Using Am Pentatonic

Use this track to practise playing your scales along to an Am backing track. 

• remember to stay in time
• tap your foot along to the beat
• use alternate picking
• incorporate the licks learnt
• try to make your "safe place" sound like a solo and not a scale
• use "statement" slow/long/repetitive bends at the end of a fast lick to give yourself a second to figure out where your going next 
• use repetition and techniques like vibrato, bending, hammer ons and pull offs. It's surprising how great just two or three notes can sound!

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Drum Backing Track

Use this track to practise playing your scales in time to a beat. 

• most important thing when soloing is staying in time
• tap your foot along to the beat
• use alternate picking
• start slow and speed up by trying to play two notes per beat