guitarguru777
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I know music theory and i couldn't have put all this better, awesome explanation!
Brilliant post, it should be a sticky on it's own IMO. Thanks!
Thanks
I would play that progression in the key of C. But F major works too.
I generally don't like looking at modes like that. Thinking actively which mode to use over each chord is just overcomplicating things when it really is in the same key.
But modes are a good way of learning the 7 patterns of the major scale, I find putting names on each pattern helps with remembering them.
Of course But when KNOWING what mode you are playing in and looking for a particular sound, say in this case you wanted something Spanish sounding..... logically to me that just says well play Phrygian Its all about knowing the SOUND or COLOR of each mode and knowing what you are going for. That to me is the fun of it
Thanks guitarguru777!! thats why I love this forum! your post has already given me a much better grasp of what i was attempting to understand
No problem dude Its pretty easy to grasp one you understand exactly what you are trying to learn. I think thats the biggest obstacle for my students, when they hear "Music Theory" they get all scared, but then when I tell them to play a Major scale and go "Ok you know all your modes" they go HUH???
Once you can relate it to something you already know and have a grasp on it becomes much easier to absorb.
It will take you some time for you to be have to have someone say ... OK PLAY A i - iv -v in G Major and you to be able to go .... Ok thats G major, C major and D Major off the top of your head, but if you work on it and focus on studying it, it becomes second nature to you.
On top of all this it opens doors for all kinds of arpeggio ideas as a soloist. Being able to connect all the arpeggios on the fretboard to their corresponding keys its vital for that "Becker" "Friedman" "Howe"/ Shrapnel Records shredder type of playing.
On top of that when playing over any extended chords, 9th's, 13th's 11th's you can really focus in on what you are going for. Dorian sounds are 9th chords, Lydian for 11ths and so on ....