The Modal Shift Workout

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2 ай бұрын

Hey everyone! Here's the next episode of Scales & Tales with The Modal-Shift Workout. The premise behind this lesson is something I've practiced for a long time, and it seems like something I developed not long after graduated from AIM. It's been around and under my fingers for a while, and makes practicing scales more interesting, musical, and fun - so let's dive in!
This lesson revolves around shifting between two modal scales/tonalities, using what's known as a modal shift. While there are several ways of moving between modal scales (including Modal Interchanges), I decided to keep things simple in this lesson, and introduce the basic concept by moving between G Dorian and C Mixolydian, which creates an ear-catching and pleasing sound, and could be viewed as a "diatonic shift," and remains in the same key.
Once the basic chord and arpeggio versions of this progression are introduced (to get the sound in your head), then we're moving through an assortment of scale-based approaches that outline the progression or "shift." This includes a variety of one and two-octave sequenced ideas that remain in a single position/area, while also including an extended idea that travels across the fretboard and expands this idea further in the process.
Needless to say, if you're searching for a different way of practicing scales, are curious how to blend modal scales/tonalities together in a musical way, are looking for some additional challenges for your technique and fretboard knowledge, or maybe you're just curious what all the fuss is about - this lesson is totally for you! Give this episode a view, leave some comments/feedback, and please subscribe to Late Night Lessons - THANK YOU!
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@el_kraken 2 ай бұрын

Best guitar channel on youtube!

@karmadave 2 ай бұрын

Great lesson/exercise! I am going to have to watch it a couple more times 😃

@GoCreateSomething 2 ай бұрын

That's Carlos Santana's bread and butter right there.... Dorian i to mix IV. It is also the basis of tons of funk. It would be good to make a little loop with 2 bars of Gm7 to two bars of C7 to better learn to put that into context. It is also good to do it in all keys. Not all in one session, of course. :P This is also two of the three chords in the most basic progression in jazz, ii, V7, I. So Gm, C7 to F would be the first building block of jazz. I think it is good to do the pentatonics for this too. So do a Gm pentatonic to a C pentatonic over that same backing track. The more stuff you have in your bag of tricks, the better.

@dongentry5895 2 ай бұрын

Heya Dave, Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your Videos. Ive been watching you for years and learned a ton from you!! Felt I owed you a BIG THANKS!!

@mark.guitar 2 ай бұрын

Instant "Carlos" just from the basic 101... Nice!

@PawpawJamz 2 ай бұрын

My first thought as well.

@Richie___ 2 ай бұрын

Modal concepts add such rich flavor to any tune! Thanks for featuring them!

@MarkEdward-bl6cr 2 ай бұрын

Kool lesson David that cord progression has a Santana vibe oh yea awesome shirt by the way 👏👍🤘🎸

@Jackie_Rosewood 2 ай бұрын

As always awesome lesson David!!🎸🎸😎😎☮️☮️🤘🏻🤘🏻

@1macirone 2 ай бұрын

Great lesson Dave, thank you!

@mikeivey8471 2 ай бұрын

Love these lessons !! Truly help the struggling lead player !!!

@nogbadthebad2609 Ай бұрын

Love the T shirt and the pick guard.

@rusty_strings7356 2 ай бұрын

First time viewer, via your Frank Marino lesson Thrilled to have found your site. Great content!

@greg77hot 2 ай бұрын

Great lesson Dave...very helpful.

@martymooney8099 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave.. AWESOME CONTENT Sir 🤘🤘✌️🖖

@suzannecoholic1467 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave!

@Mike-rw2nh 2 ай бұрын

Strategic preemptive like on this bad boy. Theory - the antidote to G.A.S. Though, I am toying with purchasing a proggie Strandberg Boden as my go to Stunt guitar. 😇

@user-ko4iy1pp9j 2 ай бұрын

Thanks David 👏👏👏💯💯💯🎸🎸🎸💜🤍💙❤️

@robertbernas1104 2 ай бұрын

David thanks so much as always 🤙

@robmason6509 2 ай бұрын

Awesome.

@fredericadda 2 ай бұрын

Funny I learned this connection between the mixolydian scale on the A string and the dorian scale on the E string when taking bass lessons. Never thought about that on the guitar before.

@BillLarkinmusic 2 ай бұрын

Cool thanks bro !

@waynegram8907 2 ай бұрын

LATE NIGHT, Hendrix and Jimmy Page would often have the bass player NOT play the Root note so when they are playing Riffs like more zep songs are Riff based instead of strumming chords the bass player is not playing in Unison the same Riff but a few notes a other than the unison notes. When the bass player not playing the root note of the chord or riff it becomes SLASH chords so you can play pentatonic modes. Example strum an open C chord with the bass player would use the C note as the root so your play C minor pentatonic , but when the bass player would play D note as the root you play D dorian pentatonic and when the bass player would play E note as the root you play E phrygian pentatonic. This is what Hendrix was trying to do but Jimmy Page also was making the bass player use notes other than the root note of the chord or to avoid keeping the whole riff as unison so some of the riff notes are not in unison with the bass player. Main Point I'm making is when using Slash chords you can use Modal pentatonic scales or substitution pentatonic scales, which you can make a lesson about them. David Gilmour would often use the Lydian Substitution pentatonic based on Richard Wright chord inversion and 7th chords.

@marclevant6639 2 ай бұрын

When you are learning the modal scale positions, do you think parent scale.

@shredmaster300 2 ай бұрын

Cool tone. Your guitar sound like syth on bridge) For me of course

@aylbdrmadison1051 2 ай бұрын

I call that the _"Oye Como Va_ cadence." lols

@SteveBello 2 ай бұрын

I loved (and still love) working on scales. I'm weird, okay?! :)

@davidsummerville351 2 ай бұрын

Still holding on to my favorite guitar. 😎🤓

@THEFREERFACTORBAND Ай бұрын

Great lesson. Now in the background, we have Jimi at Woodstock, Space Ace and then the mystery figurine. Is it George Harrison, Yellow Submarine or is it...Jan Akkerman??

@user-jh7ki9sn5h 2 ай бұрын

Thats awesome.. i noticed when u were first starting you were playing the g minor and c major chords in different inversions up a set of strings. I just recently watched a lesson where they do that with the I,IV, and V chords and play them in that fashion across a set of strings. I found it to be a eureka moment as ive been playing for 16 years and it never dawned on me. I guess its called vamping? Idk anyway.. its old news i guess because i found examples of it in jack and diane by jon mellencamp, michael jacksons it dont matter if your black or white, pink floyds run like hell, one thing by finger eleven, and just today i realized the verse riff of crazy train uses it too! Ive been playing that riff forever and the theory behind it never dawned on me. Anyway idk if there is a more modal way of doing this. Im just mind blown by this and im not sure if you have any lessons on it but you should make one if you dont. I feel like i stumbled across musics best kept secret with this one.. i mean just look at the diversity of its use! Im sure its used in gospel and even christmas songs as well. The guitar really is such an incredible instrument.. i know this was a little off topic but i couldnt help myself.lol

@michaeljensen8211 2 ай бұрын

Okey David....I've a request for you. Way back in 1978 when i was young a startet out learn i had a teacher who was into Beatles, but i was NOT a Beatles ear so i afsked him to teach me STRAIGHT AHEAD with Jimi Hendrix on his cru of love album, but the solo he after 6 week could not handle so i lost interrest in that track, but a Master as you David....can you make a video on that one 🤔😁