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Mastering the Fretboard - Scales and Modes

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Overview

An intensive course for the intermediate-advanced or ambitions beginning guitar player looking to learn the major scale, the modes, and the minor pentatonic scales up and down the neck. Learn how to connect the major scale and the minor pentatonic scale together. Not only will you understand the modes in depth and how they work. But you will be able to play the major scale, it's modes, and the minor pentatonic scale connected together up and down the neck.

Syllabus

  • Left and Right Hand Technique
  • The Major Scale or Ionian Mode - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Major Scale or Ionian Mode
  • The Dorian Mode or the Second Position of the Major Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Dorian Mode or the Second Position of the Major Scale
  • The Phrygian Mode or the Third Position of the Major Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Phrygian Mode or the Third Position of the Major Scale
  • The Lydian Mode or the Fourth Position of the Major Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Lydian Mode or the Fourth Position of the Major Scale
  • The Mixolydian Mode or the 5th Position of the Major Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Mixolydian Mode or the 5th Position of the Major Scale
  • The Aeolian Mode or the 6th Position of the Major Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Aeolian Mode or 6th Position of the Major Scale
  • The Locrian Mode or the 7th Position of the Major Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Locrian Mode or the 7th Position of the Major Scale
  • All of the Positions of the Major Scale
  • An Overview of the Modes of the Major Scale
  • The Ionian Mode - An Explanation
  • The Dorian Mode - An Explanation
  • The Phrygian Mode - An Explanation
  • The Lydian Mode - An Explanation
  • The Mixolydian Mode - An Explanation
  • The Aeolian Mode, Natural Minor, Relative Minor - An Explanation
  • The Locrian Mode - An Explanation
  • The First Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the First Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • The Second Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Second Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • The Third Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Third Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • The Fourth Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Fourth Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • The Fifth Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Fifth Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • All of the Positions of the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • Ionian Mode/Major Scale with the 2nd and 3rd Positions of the Minor Pentatonic
  • Practice Ionian Mode or Major Scale with the 2nd & 3rd Position Minor Pentatonic
  • Dorian Mode with the 3rd Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Dorian Mode with the 3rd Position of the Minor Pentatonic
  • Phrygian Mode with the 4th Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale - Explanation
  • How to Practice the Phrygian Mode with the 4th Position of the Minor Pentatonic
  • Lydian Mode with the 5th Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • How to Practice the Lydian Mode with the 5th Position of the Minor Pentatonic
  • Mixolydian Mode with the 5th and 1st Positions of the Minor Pentatonic
  • Practice the Mixolydian Mode with the 5th & 1st Position of the Minor Pentatonic
  • Aeolian Mode with the 1st Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • How to Practice the Aeolian Mode with the 1st Position of the Minor Pentatonic
  • Locrian Mode with the 2nd Position of the Minor Pentatonic Scale
  • How to Practice the Locrian Mode with the 2nd Position of the Minor Pentatonic
  • All Modes or Positions of the Major Scale with all Positions of Minor Pentatonic

Taught by

David Varney

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