There are different ways you can play modes and scales on your guitar, but I like learning through the three-note-per-string approach best, because you always know how many notes you’re going to play on each string when playing through a given mode — three! It’s also the best and fastest way to memorize because of the patterns we will be using.
As far as harmony goes, this set of chords will be one of the most important things you learn. These are the diatonic chords of the Major Scale. Diatonic means coming from or derived from a scale or key. So, for example, if our key is C major, then the notes of the key are C, D, E, F, G, A and B....
One of the most challenging things to do once you have the mode shapes of a given scale under your fingers usually has to do with finding ways to implement them into real guitar playing, as well as understanding when to use which mode over which chord. This is a solution to that predicament!
One of the most popular questions I receive in Guitar Super System usually have to do with finding ways to implement the major scale modes into real guitar playing, and understanding when to use which mode. In this lesson, I’ll outline how the modes apply to chords and demonstrate the concepts us...