Scales, Modes & Improvisation

Covers fundamental concepts of guitar playing, including major scales, movable fingerings, and minor key scales.

Illustrates scale and mode fingerings on the fretboard.

Tablature notation is introduced, illustrating guitar fretboard positions and note placement.

Tablature symbols covered include hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, bends, release bends, vibrato, and trail offs.

The C major scale's pattern, tone and semitone relationships, and its importance in Western music are examined.

Introduces the C Major Scale in open position and demonstrates how to use it to play thousands of melodies in the key of C major.

Introduces seven distinct note groupings for each major scale, focusing on mastering modes for playing over chord progressions.

The seven modes of the major scale are explained, with applications in improvisation and composition.

Covers techniques for creating triads from major scale modes and applying them to melodies that fit specific chords.

Introduces chord construction techniques for triads and explains the creation of seventh chords based on modes in various musical styles.

Chromatic scales, chord formulas, and seventh chords are covered in this presentation.

Sequences are used to create and practice scales and modes, generating melodies and enhancing musical comprehension.

Covers formulas for individual modes and their sonic relationships across different key signatures.

Movable fingerings and guitar fretboard concepts are covered.

The Dorian mode is introduced, covering five forms that span the fretboard and share fingerings with the Ionian mode.

Dorian mode applied to minor seventh chords with emphasis on playing and creating licks.

Introduces the Phrygian mode, covering its five forms and fingerings.

Phrygian mode is applied in improvisation, with exploration of its sounds and usage over minor chords.

The C Lydian mode is introduced, covering its five forms and distinct root notes along with corresponding fingerings.

The Lydian mode covers its distinct sound and musical applications when used over major chords.

The C Mixolydian mode and its five forms are covered, including fingerings and root note explanations.

The Mixolydian mode is applied to dominant chords, characterized by its distinctive sound in jazz and blues music.

The Aeolian mode is covered, including its five forms, with information on fingerings and root notes.

Aeolian mode is introduced as a versatile scale for creating minor chord-based licks.

Introduces the C Locrian mode, including its five forms and fingerings.

Covers licks based on the C Locrian mode for playing over minor seven flat five chords.

Harmonic minor scales are a fundamental aspect of music theory, introduced and explained in this section.

The harmonic minor scale is applied in five forms, spanning the fretboard to unlock fresh melodic options.

The C harmonic minor scale is used to derive master licks for minor key chord progressions and power chords.

The melodic minor scale is introduced, featuring two versions: classical and jazz. Its application in music theory is explored.

The Melodic Minor scale is presented in five forms, encompassing open position and various chord shapes.

Melodic minor scales are explored through various patterns and exercises for effective improvisation.

Introduces the minor pentatonic scale, a fundamental concept for creating blues-inspired sounds in lead guitar playing.

Covers the Minor Pentatonic scale in its five forms, including Open Position C, A, G, E, and D.

The C minor pentatonic scale is applied in playing two licks suitable for blues and rock music.

The Blues scale is introduced as a minor pentatonic variant with added flavor, its structure and application explored.

Introduces open position chord shapes and applies them to learn playing the blues scale in five forms.

Introduces fundamental blues scale patterns applicable to minor, blues, and rock music styles.

The major pentatonic scale is introduced, emphasizing its versatility in improvisational music.

The Major Pentatonic scale is covered in its five forms, presented across multiple positions and shapes.

The C major pentatonic scale is covered, along with its application in creating two versatile licks usable over multiple major key chord progressions.

The whole tone scale is a 6-note pattern used to play over augmented and dominant chords.

Movable fingerings are introduced for the whole tone scale, a symmetrical scale that deviates from traditional major and minor chord patterns.

Covers the diminished scale and its uses with diminished chords and altered dominants.

Introduces movable fingerings for the diminished scale, a distinctive sonic color.

Introduces jamming progressions for scales and modes, including exercises for each combination.

Introduces the fundamental concepts of music theory, covering the major and minor scales, chord progressions, and modal interchange.

Relative keys cover relationships between minor and major scales sharing the same notes and key signature.