How To Use The Mixolydian Mode - Playing With Modes #1
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We are starting a series on modal playing! The purpose of this series is to help you see the modes as individual scales with their unique flavors.
In this video we are going to explore the mixolydian mode. The mixolydian mode belongs to the major box and we will start with getting comfortable with the mixolydian scale shape in the CAGED system. To accomplish that we need to sing and internalize the sounds of the scale.
Then, we will start improvising, targeting every note and analyzing how that note feels. This helps us anticipate the sound of the note and establishes a strong connection between our mind and what we are playing.
Mix and match different scales systems like CAGED and Three note per string to maximize your melodic options and come up with your own custom shapes.
Once we finished this exploration phase we need to concentrate in the musicality aspect. For this, put you guitar down and start singing then, translate that to your guitar.
The other thing you can do is adding rhythm to your story inspired by actual speaking phrases.
Finally, use the knowledge you previously acquired to enrich your improvisations with concepts like playing the arpeggios over the major scale, using the pentatonic scales "hidden" in the modes and incorporating the minor pentatonic scale over a mixolydian backing track.
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I’m 70 years old. I feel my musical life is over. I’m trying to learn the modes. How great they sound.
I’ve played in clubs my whole life.
I never got a record deal, but I made a living doing music.
I will continue to learn, thanks for making some of this understandable
It sounds like your musical life ISN'T over Barry :)
Age is a number
Met some very old 35 year olds and some extremely young 75 year olds
Leonard cohen Leslie Nielsen really took off in their 60s and 70s
May I say there r different phases in life - if u r not thinking about live playing - the options are still immense with teaching coaching you tube etc - change is never bad but giving up ur passion is not good
I'm a little older and I am starting to learn modes. I always to try to keep on learning, it's so rewarding!
Barry, please don't feel that your musical life is over. You are never too old to learn new things. I am 58 and stopped playing about 15 years ago and sold my guitar. I bought a new guitar a couple of months ago and have made lots of improvements by watching videos and practicing backing tracks. I am still putting modes together and when I plug into the amp it opens a whole new world. Thanks to people like David Wallimann it is easier than ever. I hope you find new inspiration as I did. Happy picking!
Just discovered this 6 year old series of vids a few days ago, and already I'm further ahead with modes than in all my past years attempting to figure them out!!. Such a great style of teaching as well, not intimidating and really a 'relax, you can do this' vibe.
Thanks David, weirdly been stumbling across a few vids about mixing major/minor pentatonic and the mixolydian mode, this is by far the best.
Yess!
Try dominant pentatonic
1 2 3 5 b7
It is kinda a mix of major and minor pent. Major pentatonic with a b7 instead of 6.
David Rocks in explaining complicated stuff very very very easy. That makes a teacher, a great teacher. Awesome guitar player also, lots to learn. Thanks!
This is awesome. Because of this, I have figured out what I have been missing in my improvisations. Very grateful that you have decided to put this out for free.
Just started really pounding this stuff out after too many years of not realizing the full potential of the mixolydian scale. Incredibly thankful for this, and all the lesson videos you put up. Definitely going to take you up on that track-pack, big ups Dave!!!
One thing is to play great like you Dave, but the other thing is to teach in a way everybody can understand. But even the "Pro`s" can learn something from your teaching. Your a Mentor. greats to you and good bless your Health.. peace
Thank you so much man. You are a huge inspiration to me , both musically and as a human being. Love you man.
This single video contains everything I need to work on for the next week at least. That you added one of your courses for free is awesome. Thank you very much.
This was the most inspiring instructional video I have seen in ages! David, you just fundamentally changed the way I have been playing for the past 40 years. I look forward to getting into your Modal Explorer pack. Also, your playing is uniquely creative and very tasty. It doesn't hurt that your style and likability makes me wish that you were my next door neighbor :) Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing your talent and wisdom with the rest of us.
You are the first person I have found who explains and clearly shows how modes work ... thank you ...
even tho english is not my main language, this video showed me how to start think about use of modes and escape that pentatonic scales. I was looking for something like this for two months.
Thank You!!
david before i started learning from your videos. i was just a metal player. now i can play blues and melodic lead guitar and other styles i just wanted to say thank you.you make a difference
Your generosity in sharing this is over the top! Thank You!
How wonderful that you give this away. Thank you so much for your hard work. You look like a great man. I would love to be locked up for a month with you, two amps, two guitars, box of strings and some food. I'm sure I would learn so much from you. I suscribed a long time ago and watched so many of your video's but somehow this course escaped me.
Hi David, Just came across this and your channel. Your comments about finding your voice as a guitarist REALLY resonate with me. Glad to find you, and thanks for this great video.
Everything I watch from you I pick up something useful but this is just Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for David! I watched the video and then followed the link as usual and had no idea what I was about to receive, an entire course with all of the support material!
I've purchased some of your other packs and this by far, so far, has been the most immediately useful for me. I played through all of the tracks in "A" and realized how many of the modes I actually use when I'm improvising and the ones I need to concentrate on.
And then there are all of your solos to study, just completely great stuff!
A big thanks for all that you freely give to the music community!!!!!
Wow, I'm blown away. You have a very efficient teaching method--you covered a ton of ground and still managed to make perfect sense. And your lesson's got a sort of spiritual element (not religious; that's not what I mean) in terms of the putting the guitar down and taking that leap of faith. I'm a bassist, and this lesson is entirely helpful for all of us four-string people all the same.
So inspirational David, I love the way you teach.
It has changed the way I've been playing rhythm and lead.
More please!!
After having watched many of your videos over the last few days since stumbling across your channel by chance. I must say I find your teaching method very easy to understand and your relaxed attitude and chilled vibes really add to the experience. Cheers mate.
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This is awesome. Super easy to follow, and learn. And that epic bluesy bend you do at 22:20 is fantastic!
jeeeez...ive learnt soooo much in this wonderful video. i knew a mixo pathway but this stretched it all over the neck!! you sir are a great teacher. smart advice and cool as f..k .great
Great video. David is an excellent instructor. His advice about getting the modes into your ears is "priceless". I started about 2 years on the modes. Things are just now starting to come together and for all the reasons David mentions.
OMG DAVID, thankss! You're extremely talented, thank you for the free lessons, i'll waiting for the next lesson, David. Please DONT stop making lessons. Greeting from Indonesia!
I've been struggling to understand modes. Your insight and clarity to communicate this knowledge is brilliant.
David, you are just great!
I really love the way you teach, you’re the best here in youtube for me, its very simple, effective and detailed specially with visuals plus you also say the location of the notes. Cheers mate. Thanks a lot and keep sharing.
You rock!!!
Wow, thank you!
David thank you very much!!! May God bless you!!!
I remember learning the guitar solo to 'China Grove' and how it starts out in E major pentatonic, then switches to E minor. There are probably numerous other examples. You brought up a good point!
amazing lesson as always! You are really helping me with modes and I'm pumped on this new series.
Thank you.
Great video David and terrific playing too.
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What a teacher you are!
A master!
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David, you explain these so well i think, what's left to learn! very good series i'm glad i found them thank you and if i can support i will!
This is a great advice. This is one of the professional way to create a music. Thanks.
Wow I just came across you. Just downloaded your Modal Explorer and feel this might be my missing link as I really enjoyed your phrasing ideas on this video and the resources included in the download may unlock a number of ideas I have been unable to harness on my own. I have been searching all over to find backing tracks to help me work on my phrasing and I really do think this could help. Will be sure to continue to follow you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the resources!!!
Thank you so much
Thank you for this David! Awesome material as always.
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'Awesomer'!! -watch his fantasy for Myxolydian! I love the mode too. Great video!
Again, Thanks so much for this David. You are a true inspiration. Very generous!
Awesome video and thanks for sharing your tips.
Thanks for the free course. Great explanations.
Excellent teacher and musician. Thank you.
Thanks for the new approach on practicing modes
Infinite thanks, for the incredible lesson, incredible teacher you are.
Thank you.
Really great lesson, but also, your phrasing is sweet!
Hi David! Great video. I'm happy to see that my approach is similar to your way. I think that use the modes like canvas, as you said, its more natural and melodic. It's the key to understand the "modal music". Congrats and thanks for all your videos
I use this similar method with my lyrics awesome as always David
This was awesome!!
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Brilliant tutorial David.
This needs more than 91 views... very well thought out lesson. Thank you.
It feels for me like the target-note c (4th) tends to take us very strong to the parent-scale c-ionian. But when you "resolve" to a different target-note, its it goes on ;) i learnd a lot from you man, thx!! Now i can understand what i have used already to do all the past time when i improvised somewhat. even awesomer:)
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With each lesson, David keeps creating a new breed of guitarists who want to go beyond the penta-boring scale.
Juan Teppa
Im sorry but if you think the pentatonic scale is boring then your not fully utilizing it. Go watch some Vai Ritchie kotzen or Eric Johnson videos and watch the phrasing and different ways they use it. Should light some bulbs
I didn't mean to be disrespectful about the pentatonic scale. It sure is a really useful scale, but David is always pushing with each lesson further beyond it. Different strokes for different folks, right? Personally, I've learn a lot in a couple years just focusing my guitar learning approach on intervals + modal playing. I try to get as far as I can from the pentatonics in my daily practice, It can become a "hard to leave" comfort zone.
Juan Teppa
No worries it's cool when you learn to combine the pentatonic with the different modes
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Thanks for this beautiful lesson ( encore une fois ) !!!
Thank you David. very helpful
Thanks you sire for doing this..really helpful
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This is totally brilliant. Thank you David!!
Hi David , been a while , these videos are great ! Frankly , I don't know how you keep coming up with new material ! I have been watching for long time , will you ever run out of new ideas ? Thank you !
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Lots of good info in this lesson. Thanks...
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That is so nice of you! You can purchase a lesson on my site www.guitarplayback.com or send a tip to my PayPal david@davidwallimann.com
Thank you so much!
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Smoking lesson David, as usual!
Great videos On modalities! I wanted to download the free pack you mention but there is no link. Thanks!
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Great video, thanks!
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I love the way you think, man. Cheers!
Thanks for this one David. I'm still chewing on this and it's implications. Mix. in G lets me use all those notes in the " cowboy chords" positions and on the 12th. Also I found some pentatonic shapes I can use. This has opened up the instrument in a big way. The thing is I kind of already knew in a accidental way what I was playing but now I really understand... Thank you sir.
Hey David - thanks for the lesson - excellent! Can i ask for your tone, what preset number are you using on the fractal? Is it a stock preset - thank you
David: I tried the link that you have listed above and although I can find other courses and information I cannot find any reference to the "Modal Explorer Pack" that you mention. I did sign up and create an account and do see some reference to mode lessons but nothing that sounds like what you have outlined here with backing tracks, etc. Does this still exist or am I just late to the show since the video was posted 4 years ago? Love your stuff. Keep up the great work.
Great lesson David, something just went click
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You are the best man thank you
Thanx for all of this.
David are there any videos on how you write your backing tracks, and the process you use for making chord progressions? thank you!
David,
How can I open the solo files to here them played and see the tab?
I reality like the way you teach
But you never said when we can use this scale, what is the formula in the chord progression? Please help because I know the scale but I don't know when I can apply it.
Great stuff
Hey David, you had a video and a chart showing how you could start at ionian and change one note to got to the next, and so on. I had been relying on that because it's a brilliant way to remember it. But I can't find it. I printed a copy and I can't find that. I downloaded your packet, and it's not in there either. Do you still have that video/chart? Thanks!
this is a great video series and exactly what i needed! thank you so much!! i was just wondering, because mixolydian is the 5th mode, aren't you supposed to play it over a backing track in C instead of in G?
Thanks so much!
You are right that Mixolydian is the 5th mode extracted from a Major scale, however you should see modes as unique and individual scales. So here it wound be G Mixolydian! Everything you play is attracted to G which makes it G Mixolydian. Check out the free workshop at www.guitarInfusion.com for more info on that!
Hi sir Wallimann. The backing tracks are short. When we purshase, do i have the full version?
Yes you do! Plus this pack should be free for viewers!
Would you explain to people that there is modal variation in most improvisation unless there are little to no chord changes in a piece of music? Most people don't realise they already use modes.
NAMASTE FROM NEPAL.....DEAR SIR HOW TO DO CHORD PROGESSION OVER MODE?CAN U GIVE SOME IDEAS.....THANK YOU......