Mode 1 - Introduction to mode theory

Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 1:24 am

What is you mode today? introduction to modes

well hopefully some of you have grasped the idea of major scale and it's structure...if not i'd suggest read that post bout major scale first b4 we go into modes n other stuff..

pls review the W W H W W W H progression as this would be later referred to again and again.. i cannot stress how important this innocent looking major scale is to getting the skills necessary for some death metal soloing ..er atleast rock soloing hehe..so if you havent checked out the article titled 'Scales and Modes' go check it out now before we go into modes ..

Most of the time people use major or minor scale , esp during baroque/classical period . Modes have been around for quite some time well b4 1600..sometime it is also known as the church mode cos Roman church back in those days use modes for their chorale n stuff ..

7 types of mode scales exist , and they are named after some ancient greece town :

1)Ionian - this is the major scale

2)Dorian - minor sound , used by metallica sometimes , and country music too

3)Phrygian - evil spanish sounding scale - mostly used by metal guitarist (metallica too)

4)Lydian - jazz / blues - stevie ray vaughan used this alot

5)Mixolydian - sweet sounding jazz bluez , stevie ray is a big fan of this mode combined with blues scale

6)Aeolian - this is where we get our minor scale , it's natural minor

7) Locrian - due to tonal instability people do not use this very much...very low minor sounding scale..

Okay guys so we gonna go into detail bout modes n it's structure..so pay extra attention to this posting..tak lama lagi boleh goreng mcm kirk hammet haha..aku nak mandi sat..