Do you want to really improve your guitar playing?
* practice for at least 10 minutes a day * start playing to backing tracks * play with other people at every opportunity * never give up! * start getting guitar lessons from a professional tutor Don't Forget: Nobody is "self- taught", everybody learns from someone. With a tutor, you just learn faster! Modal Theory Practice Exercise: Here is the C Major Scale - (C-C and extended a bit) All these notes are in the modes below, just emphasise your root note and the semitone intervals to experience Modal Magic! The C Ionian mode (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C) (AKA The Major Scale) Goes with a Cmaj7 chord. Start on a C root note. Backing track The D Dorian mode (D-E-F-G-A-B-C-D) Goes with a Dm7chord. Start on a D root note. Backing track The E Phrygian mode (E-F-G-A-B-C-D-E) Goes with an Em7 chord. Start on an E root note. Backing track The F Lydian mode (F-G-A-B-C-D-E-F) Goes with an Fmaj7 chord. Start on an F root note. Backing track The G Mixolydian mode (G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G) Goes with a G7 chord. Start on a G root note. Backing track The A Aeolian mode (A-B-C-D-E-F-G-A) Goes an Am7 chord. Start on an A root note. Backing track The B Locrian mode (B-C-D-E-F-G-A-B) Goes with Bm7b5 chord. (Doesn’t sound great) Start on a B root note. Backing track |