Sometimes a guy gets sick of staring at a screen- I figured an actual paper book would be nice to look at while I'm trying to figure this out.
Keep in mind that I'm just starting out, but I'm trying to go beyond what I've been doing- learning chord progressions for a dozen songs and learning (from tabs) some simple intros and a lead or two.
Anyway, the scale book is all in E. That is, it gives 5 patterns for each mode in E. Therefore, that can be moved around the neck to play in any key, right? Just plunk the root onto a different fret, and you've got whatever mode you've picked out in a different key.
Right?
So, making sure I'm clear on this-
QUESTION #1
I'm looking at the 5 patterns covering the neck for E Locrian. Well, I want to play G. So, I just shift everything up 3 frets so the roots land on G, right?
QUESTION #2
I've got to start somewhere...and figuring out where and how is my problem. I've read several conversations on here about application of this stuff, but I'm still struggling to gulp it down.
I know that simply banging away for months learning these patterns won't turn me into a lead player. I also know that it's too big a monster to gobble up all at once, so I guess I need to take a small part and work with it.
Maybe, as a warmup before daily practice, I work on a different mode each week? (With some reenforcement of the stuff I went over in previous weeks of course)
Question #3
It seems to me that the patterns for the modes are much more important than *plays the C Major scale* ... *plays A Minor scale* because if the modes are known, then if we're jamming in A, I can pull from my bag-o-tricks, which might contain 3 memorized modes, slap that on A, and noodle around over a I-IV-V progression or the like.
How's that sound?
Any advice on how to approach scales and modes would be appreciated. I've put some time in reading other posts on the subject, but it hasn't congealed into a practical way to learn.
Keep in mind that I'm just starting out, but I'm trying to go beyond what I've been doing- learning chord progressions for a dozen songs and learning (from tabs) some simple intros and a lead or two.
Anyway, the scale book is all in E. That is, it gives 5 patterns for each mode in E. Therefore, that can be moved around the neck to play in any key, right? Just plunk the root onto a different fret, and you've got whatever mode you've picked out in a different key.
Right?
So, making sure I'm clear on this-
QUESTION #1
I'm looking at the 5 patterns covering the neck for E Locrian. Well, I want to play G. So, I just shift everything up 3 frets so the roots land on G, right?
QUESTION #2
I've got to start somewhere...and figuring out where and how is my problem. I've read several conversations on here about application of this stuff, but I'm still struggling to gulp it down.
I know that simply banging away for months learning these patterns won't turn me into a lead player. I also know that it's too big a monster to gobble up all at once, so I guess I need to take a small part and work with it.
Maybe, as a warmup before daily practice, I work on a different mode each week? (With some reenforcement of the stuff I went over in previous weeks of course)
Question #3
It seems to me that the patterns for the modes are much more important than *plays the C Major scale* ... *plays A Minor scale* because if the modes are known, then if we're jamming in A, I can pull from my bag-o-tricks, which might contain 3 memorized modes, slap that on A, and noodle around over a I-IV-V progression or the like.
How's that sound?
Any advice on how to approach scales and modes would be appreciated. I've put some time in reading other posts on the subject, but it hasn't congealed into a practical way to learn.