How to memorize modes
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Hi Emil,
a couple of days ago i posted here a question. It seems like this question
hasn't got through to you. Hence here it is once again.
I was wondering if you could share your expierence about how you memorized
and studied the modes? Should one look at them as if they were a part of their respective parent scale
(in which case you have to keep in mind only that one scale) or rather should one treat each of them
as a different independent scale and learn them individually one by one.
Thank you so much for your great lessons!Kavi
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@kavusha
Hi Kavi!Thank you so much for the question and sorry for the delayed reply! I’ve been away on tour and have not been able to catch up with the inbox and forum.
For me, the most important thing is to really learn the major scale in all positions. When you really have the major scale under your fingers in all positions of the guitar neck, you’ll have a much better foundation to be able to learn the most useable modes of the major scale.
Eventually you want to be able to understand the modes so that you know how they’re built.
For instance, the mixolydian mode is nothing but a major scale with a flat 7th. And it’s important to understand that, and to be able to recognize the sound of the mode.
So initially you need to practice the major scale enough so that you don’t event have to think about the fingerings. Next step is to understand each mode and how they’re built - and it’s much easier to do that once you know the major scale really well. Because the patterns are all the same, since the modes come from the major scale - just like we talk about in the video lesson.Hope this answers your question!
Kind regards /Emil -
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@kavusha
No problem! :)
