Lead Mode?"
PostPosted:Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:51 am
Am just starting to sort out the modes a bit (barely) and am wondering if anyone knows what mode Jerry used to use in this song for the Am7to G#o7 part?
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Re: Lead Mode?"
PostPosted:Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:01 am
Over the Am7 I hear an A Dorian. Then the Dim scale over the Go7
Re: Lead Mode?"
PostPosted:Thu Oct 15, 2009 11:19 am
strumminsix wrote:Over the Am7 I hear an A Dorian. Then the Dim scale over the Go7So Locrian for that dim chord?
Re: Lead Mode?"
PostPosted:Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:05 pm
Something to try over the G#dim chord: G#dim is the vii of A Harmonic minor, so you could play A dorian over the Amin7, and switch to one of the modes of A Harmonic minor for the G#dim. Personally, I would use the ii mode, which would be B locrian in this case ( the ii chord of A Harmonic minor is Bmin7b5 ).
Judicious use of the harmonic minor and it's modes will add instant Yngwie to your playing ( and that doesn't have to be a bad thing ). Just try not to play all 64th notes while striking rock-god poses. There is an excellent series of books by Don Mock ( an educator at GIT, and well known session ace and jazzman ) that covers the different minor scales and their applications, the one on harmonic minor is "Harmonic Minor Revealed!" I can't recommend this book enough if you are looking to instantly spice up your playing with some exotic sounds.
Judicious use of the harmonic minor and it's modes will add instant Yngwie to your playing ( and that doesn't have to be a bad thing ). Just try not to play all 64th notes while striking rock-god poses. There is an excellent series of books by Don Mock ( an educator at GIT, and well known session ace and jazzman ) that covers the different minor scales and their applications, the one on harmonic minor is "Harmonic Minor Revealed!" I can't recommend this book enough if you are looking to instantly spice up your playing with some exotic sounds.
Re: Lead Mode?"
PostPosted:Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:38 pm
something like this...
E-------------------------------------------10----7--------------7----------------------
B----------------6---9---6-----------------------------9--------------9-----------------
G-----------7-----------------7----------------------------10-------------10----7------
D--6---9---------------------------9-----------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------10----7--------------7----------------------
B----------------6---9---6-----------------------------9--------------9-----------------
G-----------7-----------------7----------------------------10-------------10----7------
D--6---9---------------------------9-----------------------------------------------------
Re: Lead Mode?"
PostPosted:Sun Oct 18, 2009 4:39 pm
Snap! the format's dicked... 
Re: Lead Mode?"
PostPosted:Thu Jun 03, 2010 6:58 pm
I find playing E Phrygian( C major) works well over those chords.
Re: Lead Mode?"
PostPosted:Fri Jun 04, 2010 8:51 am
I usually center around the 4 notes in the diminished scale of the G#dim chord also tying them together with little chromatic runs that end on a chord tone. The chromatics are especially helpful if you don't want the big interval jumps in a diminished scale. Diminished scales are also really cool substitutes for when you are playing over a dominant 7th chord for a few bars (start the diminished scale on the 3rd of the chord) - it's good for creating tension in tunes that have a long jam over a dominant 7th (Shakedown C7 jam is a good one). I also like playing with a whole-tone scale in those instances. I like the lack of a tonal center in the three equidistant scales (whole tone, diminished, and augmented).