How to hear & use the minor scales on guitar (Natural Minor, Melodic, Harmonic & Dorian Mode) EP542

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In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to hear the unique sounds of the 3 minor scales (Natural Minor, Harmonic Minor, and Melodic Minor), plus Dorian Mode. You'll also learn how to use them when improvising.
To download the MP3 jam tracks and the PDF downloadable for this lesson (which has the 4 minor scales in all 5 positions of the fretboard), visit: www.activemelody.com/lesson/h...
0:00 - Introduction
02:11 - G minor pentatonic scale (over G minor chord)
02:52 - Adding 1 note to the minor pentatonic scale (minor base)
04:41 - The Natural Minor Scale
07:21 - The Harmonic Minor Scale
09:52 - The Melodic Minor Scale
12:04 - Dorian Mode
15:05 - Testing all minor scales over 3 chord jam track (w/ minor 5 chord)
18:08 - Testing all minor scales over 3 chord jam track (w/ major 5 chord)
20:20 - Testing all minor scales over 2 chord jam track
23:19 - Conclusion

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@some-other-guy 4 ай бұрын

Finally! The one lesson that cleared out all my confusion with the minor scales. Everything makes perfect sense. Thank you, Brian!

@Antonio76D 8 ай бұрын

This man is, hands down, one of the best guitar teachers today; truly gifted. The "Eric Clapton" of guitar teachers.

@peterwolf3001 3 ай бұрын

how the hell do you keep finding these super useful lessons your a genius teacher thankyou once again

@mr.pickitt5426 8 ай бұрын

Brilliant lesson, Brian. Further proof of how good a teacher you are. And special thanks for filling that void for me. I always liked the sound of minor scales, but never fully grasped how I should learn them nor understood which one to use in what context. This short lesson showed me so much already, now it’s on me to do my homework and practice.

@barnBR5-49 7 ай бұрын

Excellent lesson.

@GuitarJoLa 8 ай бұрын

That's a brilliant lesson, Brian! Love the minor sounds and I like how you stacked them together for comparison! ♪💕

@willischeyltjens2980 8 ай бұрын

Everything explained so simply and clearly. Thx Brian, great teacher

@jfinke373 8 ай бұрын

Great job juggling complex and simple. Often wisdom is figuring out how to make things simple.

@RedMercuryBluesBand 8 ай бұрын

There is no question why you have over 500k subscribers - great teaching!

@shannonneely5049 8 ай бұрын

For real, a jam track 🙏 please. Awesome vibe

@bobbyjohnson7160 8 ай бұрын

Yes, isn't it awesome?! Sounds like it's out of a Tarantino movie!

@bobbyjohnson7160 8 ай бұрын

Brian, these last two lessons have been utter grand slams! It's as if you knew instinctively what I have been emphasizing in my practice lately! I'm 68 years old, and time is precious to me, so these laser-focused lessons are perfect for me. Keep 'em coming! BTW, I'm a premium member ... I need to utilize it more!! Thank you for plain-spoken, common sense teaching. I pray you're doing well. 🙏

@markscheld535 8 ай бұрын

Brian, you forgot to mention that the Dorian scale is the second mode of F major. It is the F major scale. So it is the major scale a whole step below the tonic minor chord,which is the easiest way to think about it.

@activemelody 8 ай бұрын

Yes good point

@chrisp9549 8 ай бұрын

Brian is really brilliant in his pedagogical approach. I have stucked in guitar during several yeats. But since I a following Brian (4 to 5 years) i made great progress on my understanding of music 1nd guitar.

@thattassiewargamer 8 ай бұрын

I’m a beginner enjoying soloing but I’ve been stuck with using the Pentatonic and Blues scales and this video is the most helpful I’ve watched in a long time. I feel like I’ll be able to add so much more after watching this. Thankyou. 👍

@shannonneely5049 8 ай бұрын

Whew whooo!!! Awesome jamming man! Thanks. Idk the scales but I hear them. I would like you to share u playing when u jam out for your soul candy. That would a real treat. This vid came up in my notifications, didn’t know I was subscibed. If I’m not I will be. Only so much time and so much to nteresting choices available on life’s info menu now. All good to u and urs and theirs and theirs ad infinity, eh? Thanks again. Peace Sounds so good! I could listen for hours really…maybe a sleep track? 💤✌️❤️🫶☮️💟🙃✌️

@davidpatrick1813 8 ай бұрын

Finery kind.. a big help for this near beginner.

@thyagofurtado 8 ай бұрын

Great video! Reminds me of a VHS with young Marty Friedman talking about the scales he uses and how we shouldn't worry about identifying their names, finding instead our own scales by ear. 🤘🤘

@rayladeojen1594 8 ай бұрын

I found this very helpful. Thanxs!

@derruuuuu 7 ай бұрын

This helps so much!! Really appreciate what you're doing here

@scottgibson5697 8 ай бұрын

Great lesson! This what needed to take the next step from pentatonic. I really like the way you teach. Thanks

@dbwalker100 8 ай бұрын

Thank you Brian one of my favourite lessons so good!

@johnmastropietro6626 8 ай бұрын

Excellent lesson and reference material! Thank you! 🤘

@Calamouchi 8 ай бұрын

What a great lesson! Thanks Brian!

@pennyd3194 8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much. I love that.

@attomwanga9438 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, what a lovely lesson!

@tbone2451 8 ай бұрын

This is great stuff !

@denisechetty4019 8 ай бұрын

Great ear training lesson👍🎸.

@owenanstey436 8 ай бұрын

Love that dorian scale

@jfinke373 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian. Somehow The base scale adding that one note, set me going. Like the blue note, but even more better.

@ieldepiel 8 ай бұрын

For non members, Become one today! 🎸❤️🎸

@leov.caprivi6675 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for fulfilling my wish🤗🤗

@QBRX 8 ай бұрын

Pretty cool!

@postoffice146 8 ай бұрын

Great lesson. I had learned the scales and modes, played mixolydian and dorian, but I hadn't realized you can mix all like this with the minor scale. I thought the minor scale was boring. First you work hard to learn the scales just to learn you can use notes outside the scales 😁

@jeffro. 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Brian! I still keep getting the names mixed up, even though you said to only worry about the sound, lol.

@kentonanderson561 6 ай бұрын

For those of us who are dyslexic it would really be an amazing help if you could flip around that guitar neck diagram so that it was facing the same direction as the one on your guitar

@activemelody 6 ай бұрын

i get 10 to 1 complaints if I flip it that way. the vast majority want it to be oriented the same way that the guitar neck is when you look down at it. - same is true for tablature

@stevel.6245 8 ай бұрын

Isn’t the diagram of the scale shown in the video upside down? Is this the way it is always shown in your lessons? That had me confused until I realized what was going on.