ggm
First Lieutenant   Posts: 1 Registered: 1/9/2005 Status: Offline
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 posted on 1/9/2005 at 18:19 |
Im new to this forum but i have been playing for about 15 years off and on.
Im Having a little trouble with modes. i understand where they come from
and i understand each mode has a relitive major key to it. My question is
say im playing in the key of G and i want to use a scale other than a
pentatonic or G Major, lets say a mixolydian, now i think this should be a
D mixolydian and i should start on D (tonic) and end on D is this correct?
or should i use a G Mixolydian any help would be great thanks
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brian
Moderator  Posts: 1075 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/9/2005 at 19:04, Reply 1 |
Well you can do this many different ways. Since all 7 notes in G major form
a different mode, just changing to a D7 will give you a Mixolydian sound.
Or if you play the G Major (Ionian Mode) and the rhythm section changes
to A minor you have a Dorian mode. Or you could just play D Mixolydian. If
you play G Mixolydian this would be the key of G. Remember this is just
theory use your ears they will tell you the truth.
Good luck
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muddylips
First Lieutenant  Posts: 1 Registered: 11/21/2004 Status: Offline |
posted on 1/11/2005 at 19:56, Reply 2 |
Hi there!
If you consider the Gmaj scale (G-A-B-C-D-E-F#-G) and then decide you want
to play against, say, a G7 type chord, then G mixolydian would be one
possible choice. G mixolydian (also known as the dominant scale) is exactly
the same as the major scale of the same name except that the 7th interval
(in this case, F#) is lowered to F. This creates an interval of a minor 7th
which is what gives this scale it's 'bluesy' sound. Now, if you play D
mixolydian (D-E-F#-G-A-B-C-D) you will find that you're really playing a G
major scale; D mixolydian is the same as G major! So, if you want that
'dominat' scale sound, play G mixolydian (G-A-B-C-D-E-F-G); another cool
sounding scale to use against say a simple G7 type chord is what is known
as the 'lydian/dominant' scale. It's just the mixolydian scale with raised
4th interval. In the case of G7, that would be a C# instead of just a C. It
gives your scale kind of a cool jazzy blues sound.
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Manoverboard
First Lieutenant  Posts: 1 Registered: 5/17/2006 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/17/2006 at 09:52, Reply 3 |
Hello,
I am new to your forum and was reading your discussion of modes
and scales and can not help but speak out. I have played guitar for 16
years learning very little about mode, a few scales, many songs till 2
years ago I learned a NEW way of viewing guitar theory. Traditional guitar
theory can be very confusing and take many years to master on account of it
seeming to be many different parts that you have to try to fit together.
When in reality, as another poster hinted at, the mode is really
determined by the note/chord you start with but the pattern of notes are
all the same and ALWAYS in the same order. Just like on a piano - Ionian:
Full step, full step, half step, full step, full step, full step, half
step. So rather than memorize many different modes and their scales, what
if there was a way to see it the entire fretboard as one thing, regardless
of mode? I am so exited to say that their is.
[Edited on 5/17/2006 by Moderator]
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brian
Moderator Posts: 1075 Registered: 12/22/2003 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/17/2006 at 12:00, Reply 4 |
The 7 greek modes can be used alot of different ways and learned very easy.
You can let the rhythm section do the work for you. If a song was in A
major you could just play A major while the rhythm section changes
chords...
Example: If the rhythm section changed chords to a E7 and you were still
playing A major.. Guess what your playing a E7 Mixolydian or D major you
would be playing Lydian Am would be Dorian etc....
There's 7 notes in a mjor scale the only thing that makes the modes is by
starting on a different root note and this creates different step patterns
as mentioned above. This in turn creates different sounds... Like Phrygian
for example has a spanish sound because of the b2 interval,
or the b7 of the Mixolydian creates a Bluesy(Dom) Sound.
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