Modes for People in a Hurry
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The fastest, most practical introduction to modes I can give you, with everything stripped out that doesn't immediately help you play.
Most guitarists learn modes as seven separate scales, which is why most guitarists give up on them. They aren't seven things. They're one scale and six moves. Start at Lydian, the brightest, and every mode below it is a single note darker than the one above — six moves and you're at Locrian.
Each mode also has exactly one note that makes it sound like itself. Lydian's ♯4. Dorian's natural 6. Phrygian's â™2. Miss that note and you just sound like you're playing major or minor, which is the real reason modes feel like a con to so many people. This book names it for all seven.
No patterns to memorise. The diagrams put chord tones in red and colour tones in blue, so you're decorating shapes you already know rather than learning new ones. There's a page on what to do when the chord actually changes, which is where most modal advice leaves you stranded, and a one-page summary of the whole thing if you're in a genuine hurry.
For anyone who's heard the word a hundred times and still isn't sure what to do with it.
Free. No sign-up. If it clicks and you want the long version, Quickstart Guides: Modes covers the same ground more in-depth.
Most guitarists learn modes as seven separate scales, which is why most guitarists give up on them. They aren't seven things. They're one scale and six moves. Start at Lydian, the brightest, and every mode below it is a single note darker than the one above — six moves and you're at Locrian.
Each mode also has exactly one note that makes it sound like itself. Lydian's ♯4. Dorian's natural 6. Phrygian's â™2. Miss that note and you just sound like you're playing major or minor, which is the real reason modes feel like a con to so many people. This book names it for all seven.
No patterns to memorise. The diagrams put chord tones in red and colour tones in blue, so you're decorating shapes you already know rather than learning new ones. There's a page on what to do when the chord actually changes, which is where most modal advice leaves you stranded, and a one-page summary of the whole thing if you're in a genuine hurry.
For anyone who's heard the word a hundred times and still isn't sure what to do with it.
Free. No sign-up. If it clicks and you want the long version, Quickstart Guides: Modes covers the same ground more in-depth.