Hey everyone,
My name is Steve Stine and I'm here to talk to you about my upcoming guitar course. In the course, I'll be discussing how to deal with chords that don't fit into a particular scale or key. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, I'm going to show you an example of a chord progression that emphasizes the mode Lydian.
The Lydian mode has a tension note that I'm going to try and emphasize in my solo. In the course I go into more detail about how the theory works and how to look at the fretboard. But for now I'm going to give you an example of how this works.
I'm going to be using an acoustic guitar to demonstrate this. I'm going to be playing over the chords E, F#, A, and B. As you can see, there is no key that contains all these major chords. To solve this issue, I'm going to start by playing the E major pentatonic scale. This sounds really nice over these four chords and you can do this with either an electric or an acoustic guitar.
After this, I'm going to move into a segment that moves back and forth between F# minor and E. This is the Lydian aspect of it. So during this part, I'll be soloing Lydian.
So far I've been talking about theory and scales, but I'm sure you're wondering about what this sounds like in practice. To give you an example, I'm going to start a jam track so you can hear what this sounds like.
Once the track starts, you'll notice right away that the E major pentatonic scale sounds really nice. It's easy to play and has a nice sound without being too complicated. As the track progresses, I'll be transitioning into the Lydian mode. This is when the tension note will really stand out.
I think it's important to understand the theory behind the music that you play, but it's equally important to hear it in action. That's why I'm giving you this example. Even if you don't understand all the theory involved, you can still hear how it all comes together in the end.
I hope this example has given you a better understanding of the modes and how they can be used in your own guitar playing. As I said before, I go into more detail about the theory in my upcoming course.
If you're interested in learning more about modes and how to use them in your own guitar playing, then be sure to check out my course when it comes out. Until then, I hope this example has helped you get a better understanding of what modes are and how you can apply them to your own playing. If you're looking to take your guitar playing to the next level, then check out what other guitar players are saying about improving their skills and learning on how to play guitar at GuitarZoom.com. You can also check out our blog for tutorials on chords, scales, blues, soloing, motivation, theory and acoustic playing. Learn how to master scales here and get the basics of music theory here.
My name is Steve Stine and I'm here to talk to you about my upcoming guitar course. In the course, I'll be discussing how to deal with chords that don't fit into a particular scale or key. To give you an idea of what I'm talking about, I'm going to show you an example of a chord progression that emphasizes the mode Lydian.
The Lydian mode has a tension note that I'm going to try and emphasize in my solo. In the course I go into more detail about how the theory works and how to look at the fretboard. But for now I'm going to give you an example of how this works.
I'm going to be using an acoustic guitar to demonstrate this. I'm going to be playing over the chords E, F#, A, and B. As you can see, there is no key that contains all these major chords. To solve this issue, I'm going to start by playing the E major pentatonic scale. This sounds really nice over these four chords and you can do this with either an electric or an acoustic guitar.
After this, I'm going to move into a segment that moves back and forth between F# minor and E. This is the Lydian aspect of it. So during this part, I'll be soloing Lydian.
So far I've been talking about theory and scales, but I'm sure you're wondering about what this sounds like in practice. To give you an example, I'm going to start a jam track so you can hear what this sounds like.
Once the track starts, you'll notice right away that the E major pentatonic scale sounds really nice. It's easy to play and has a nice sound without being too complicated. As the track progresses, I'll be transitioning into the Lydian mode. This is when the tension note will really stand out.
I think it's important to understand the theory behind the music that you play, but it's equally important to hear it in action. That's why I'm giving you this example. Even if you don't understand all the theory involved, you can still hear how it all comes together in the end.
I hope this example has given you a better understanding of the modes and how they can be used in your own guitar playing. As I said before, I go into more detail about the theory in my upcoming course.
If you're interested in learning more about modes and how to use them in your own guitar playing, then be sure to check out my course when it comes out. Until then, I hope this example has helped you get a better understanding of what modes are and how you can apply them to your own playing. If you're looking to take your guitar playing to the next level, then check out what other guitar players are saying about improving their skills and learning on how to play guitar at GuitarZoom.com. You can also check out our blog for tutorials on chords, scales, blues, soloing, motivation, theory and acoustic playing. Learn how to master scales here and get the basics of music theory here.
