6 Ways To Solo Over 4 "Simple" Chords [Dorian + Minor Modal Mixture]

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Signals Music Studio 👍 Thank you!

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[@slash196]

E-Kinda-Dorian is my new favorite mode.

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This needs to be a series

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

My G arpeggio suddenly shrunk up at 7:25, how embarassing

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Not to worry. This video is very useful. I am going to compose using this chord progression. Thank you.

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Gosh, I'm always embarassed when my arpeggios shrink too, don't worry.

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1:33 you know a solo is gonna be fire when it starts like that

[@mayday777]

Also that Dorian pentatonic and the very specific one in E,was used in a Radiohead song,I think lucky

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Pentatonic minor is the guitarist answer to most life problems.

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I have no money. Pentatonic Minor. My girlfriend left me. Pentatonic Minor. My dog died. Pentatonic Minor See.... IT WORKS!!!

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This is brilliant. This video is brilliant, omg, I can't stress this enough... I, as a hobby musician without formal prior education, found so many answers and new links between topics with this video. This material is gold, I've watched this a couple of times already, and even the way you shed light on these solutions is satisfying to watch and listen to. Thank you so much for these videos, you explain topics in a wonderfully clear way! I dare to say that you are one of the best music teachers on KZbin, and definitely >the< best music theory teacher for guitarists.

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So I wasn't far off?!

[@ChintanCG]

same

[@DMSProduktions]

You mean For Your Love!

[@geronimodiaz2310]

The same

[@stephanlappas4143]

And when he started soloing in Dorian it sounded like every Ghost solo

[@nsp477]

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I just can't believe how I never thought of method #4. Such a simple thought, such a bright, kinda sour sound, softened up by that C chord.

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[@mvansome]

That descending arpeggio really made sense to me in terms of something I have heard countless times in solos but never really knew the mechanics of it. It finally made sense thanks to you simple explanation!! Thanks

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[@Dave-ey3nd]

I love how you explain things , like a lot of people i learned the pentatonic scales first and noticed i could add a couple notes to those pentatonic shapes and id get the major and minor scales and modes ,and youre the first person to explain it like that . you dont have to leave the pentatonic patterns you just add notes to them...i hope you gave a video on modes !

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Some very simple but very powerful ways of analyzing a chord progression. I've always done all these things instinctively, but seeing you put them in words, it makes a whole lot more sense. I feel much more confident while making a melody over a chord progression, now that I've seen this video. I am a big fan brother. Always love your videos. I've yet to see something from you that doesn't teach me something new. GOD bless you and please keep those videos coming. :)

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[@anniecharbonneau4614]

What a great lesson! Do the same thing with Phrygian and Phrygian Dominant! One note makes all the difference

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[@oneeyemonster3262]

You can also see it as in D min/FMaj ... to borrowing chords from D melodic min E dorian b2 G mix #4 A mix b6....C Mix or C mix b2 or in D Major/B min....the C Maj the n6 or in G Maj/E min...the A Maj is the mix ( lydian dominant) But I know other scales..and have the DOMINANT Pentatonic under my fingers....but I play with passing or OPTION notes 1...x...2....x....3............5.............b7...x....R The tritone is always option to me. In other words play dominant pentatonic as a guide over each tone center and wing it accordingly. It's the easy way...I'll simply lean on the second arpegion of the chord accordingly. Sometimes..I'll also play the NUTURAL penta. it's just 1..x..2.........4..x..5......b7..x...R or play.... MAjor penta over G......A......and C ( as a guide) if I use the C as the n6..it's just be lydian to Lydian #2 Lydian #6 lydian #2, #6 Lyd #5, b7 Ion #5, b7 or some other modes with enharmonic ( b3, and maj3) Mix #2 Mix #2, #4 phy b4 loc b4 or from E Min... to E Harmonic min b5...AND E melodic min b5 ( full dim W/H) A dorian b2, #4 AND A lydian dominant b2 ( full dim H/W) There;s all kind of other stuff i can do...if i play with my coloring kit when I paint music.lol

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Dude your channel has been a revelation for my guitar theory. I realised while watching this that I've already been doing some of the modal interchange stuff over certain chord progressions, but didn't know the theory behind it to really expand and build upon those ideas as you did in this video. Fantastic stuff, one of the best music education channels on this site. Keep it up!

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Pentatonic minor works Great over Major Chords of the Same Root This Old Man Knows a Thing or Two But I've learned so much more from You !! Thank you Jake Lizzio

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Awesome lesson! I really like Method #4 how you reversed the idea of modal interchange which gives it a different effect! I want to try that!

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[@talbar9023]

Thank you, this is one of the best video's I've ever seen! It will help me a lot in futher playing. I'm still stuck at playing pentatonic everytime. I tried to look at the other modes etc, but it seems really confusing. This video gives some really nice tips to help practicing the modes.

[@EclecticEssentric]

Learn the modes, it is easy, but here's a hack; Add b2 (note right after the tonic) for Phrygian sound to penta. The b6 of phrygian is mundane enough to pass on. Add sharp 6 (as Jake did) for Dorian sound. The perfect/sharp 2 is mundane. Add sharp 7 for Harmonic sound. Add sharp 6 and sharp 7 for Melodic sound. The modes themselves, being 7 note scales (heptatonic), only add these 2 (any example above, incluuding the non-modes Harm/Mel) notes to penta to create the mode. Easy way to grok mode shapes: Take c key, learn each 7 note mode to memorize the shape of the mode. C Ionian (major 3rd) CDEFGAB, D Dorian (minor 3rd) DEFGABC, E Phrygian (minor) EFGABCD, F Lydian (major) FGABCDE, G Mixolydian (major) GABCDEF, A Aeolian (minor) ABCDEFG, B Locrian (minor diminished 5th) BCDEFGA.

[@talbar9023]

@@EclecticEssentric Thank you so much! This will help me a lot!!!!!

[@EclecticEssentric]

@@talbar9023 You're welcome. There is a lot more to using modes, but at least this gets you started. Enjoy!

[@CMM5300]

It really helped me to learn what notes give each mode it's flavor. It has to do with what 7thchord and 1 note. Here's the major modes from brightest to darkest using the circle of 5ths. Changing 1 note at a time. Lyd 123#4567 maj7 #11 (#4) Ion 1234567 maj7 11 (4) Mix 123456b7 dom7 (4) Dor 12b3456b7 min7 13 (6) Aeol 12b345b6b7 min7 b13 (b6) Phry 1b2b345b6b7 min7 b9 (b2) Loc 1b2b34b5b6b7 min7b5 (b5) Notice how you can change through the modes chromatically Changing one note Lyd #4 Ion 4 Mix b7 Dor b3 Aeol b6 Phry b2 Loc b5 Modal notes Lyd 7 #4 Ion 7 4 Mix b7 4 Dor b3 6 Aeol b3 b6 Phry b3 b2 Loc b3 b5 I'm just showing some modes take more than 1 note to define the flavor. Simplest way with 3 note chords Lyd Maj #4 13#45 Ion Maj 4 1345 Mix (Dominant) Maj b7 135b7 Dor min 6 1b356 Aeol min b6 1b35b6 Phry min b2 1b235 Loc diminished 1 b3 b5 Note that diminished is 1 b3 b5 If it has a b7 it's half diminished and or min7b5 which is the same note but different functions how they resolve. If it had a bb7 it is a Dim7 and or full diminished. The names are confusing. I hope this helps.

[@globaltrekkerexplorer]

Great musicianship! Soloing over chords is an excellent video topic! You Rock 👊

[@coolvjh]

Even if I don't understand the concept I'm in awe of those solos you show us as examples.

[@coolvjh]

After a year of practice I understand this easily and can play the solos at the same speed lol

[@MrBriang1]

As always, great video Jake!!

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this video is excellent as usual, thanks you very much, i'm learning EACH TIME you post a new video! good job!

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Mind blowing, Jake!! Absolutely amazing job!! Long time viewer here, it's incredible how you consistently put out the most informative and fun videos on guitar playing and even music in general, for that matter. Keep up the great work. Greetings from India!

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Jake i learn alot from you .. please make more vedios about how ro solo .. how to make musical phrase .. your style is very cool and i like it alot .. Thnx alot man ..

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Thanks teacher I am finding my way heartily I 🙏 your good teaching. 💖

[@davidwenzel6673]

Hey~ Thank you for the awesome tutorial! In method 1, you start with the e-minor pentatonic, using the positions shown in the diagram (1-4, 1-3, 1-3 and so on), but then move down the fret board. Can anyone help me out about what he is doing there?

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

It's the same notes of E Penta Minor- E G A B D. I'm just playing them lower on the fretboard. If you learn all five pentatonic shapes, you can easily connect them all over the guitar without actually playing any different notes- you're just playing them way lower or higher than where you started.

[@nvantas]

Mind absolutely blown, I have so many more ideas now. Thank you Jake!

[@EclecticEssentric]

Always awesome! Thanks to Jake and the Patreons!

[@redwatch.]

I'd give the moon and stars to be good at soloing over chords. Thanks for the instruction! I really like your specific break downs. A lot of videos go over my head fast.

[@francissola5591]

was that a reference to "for your love"?

[@redwatch.]

@@francissola5591 Yes sir.

[@MrSpanky2001]

These tutorials are terrific for my harmonica scale workouts. They apply equally to the harp.

[@XENOGOD]

great video, i wish you would talk about chords with bigger extentions though. for example playing the 9th over a minor chord, or the #11 over a maj7 chord

[@miniguitarjams]

great lesson. it feels like a step up from where i am now with my guitar so its perfect. thanks. look forward to jamming along with you some more

[@voronOsphere]

I'm definitely interested in Modal Mixture/Interchange!!!! Excellent intro for me!!!! Excellent lesson, period! Thanks, Jake!!!

[@rpmusic22]

Thanks Jake, you are a great master!! Now I can see all the resources I have when I play a guitar solo over that chords progression!!

[@broony77]

Love this video and love this channel. Gives me loads of ideas and it’s helping me improve so much. Thanks for all your work.

[@devapriyaacharya4691]

Probably the most important lesson in solo making. Excellent breakdown. I just wonder how come this lesson has been posted so late. Thanks Jake.

[@frannyp46]

I thought I knew how to navigate this progression when I first saw it. Learned something new.Thank you!

[@dimeforever8]

This is good stuff! Please make more video’s on progressions highlighting different tools to colour them :-)

[@felixplaza823]

Excellent lesson as always! Thanks!

[@Tim_Tomorrow]

This makes me want to play again.

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Do it!

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Don't waste ur time and go right the fuck now to play some 035 maaaan

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May Inspiration be by your side 😎😎😎

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Thats the most awesome comment ive ever seen !! Play man play !!

[@sergrito]

Love it, it´s simple, and yet, beatiful.

[@petecanthropus9947]

Good ideas ... and you also show a very good taste in your solos, they sound very "musical" despite being just examples.

[@randomstuff4176]

I was sitting here trying to work out my next move (learning guitar). This arrived just in time. That's my weekend sorted :). Thanks.

[@bm8584]

Thanks for this wonderful lesson. Very useful!

[@ArthurMaximilliano]

Jake! You're the man Incredible way to teach Love your videos

[@rockingjoh]

Once again a very helpfull lesson, Jake! You are a great teacher of music theory. Please get on with it. By the way, I ordered your poster, it's really great. I can highly recommend it!

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

As soon as he played the chords I heard For your love, by the Yardbirds

[@rabmacleod6331]

Another great video. Long time subscriber, first time commentor. Much thanks from Canada.