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Licking Up the Modes

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  • Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Scales Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Hi guys! This tutorial is the first of seven tutorials that will be covered throughout the year. We'll be going through each mode one at a time starting with our first mode, Ionian.  Each mode we cover will be relative to the key of C Major. C Ionian (major), D Dorian, E Phrygian, F Lydian, G Mixolydian, A Aeolian (natural minor), and B Locrian. Kee...

    Media Length: 1:40

  • Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Scales Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: IONIAN!!! So as I said earlier all of these licks will be in C Ionian (major).  Within a C Maj7 chord we have various target notes, tensions we can add, and one "void" note. Below you will find the example chords that are played in the video from left to right we have C Maj7, C Maj9, and C Maj13 (8th fret C).   Below I have included a diagra...

    Media Length: 3:37

  • Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: This first lick starts off with a C Major triad with a added 4 that resolves to the 3.  It then moves to some string skipping intervallic jumps. Pay attention to the tab to see how it is picked. 

    Media Length: 2:54

  • Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: Lick 2 starts with some string skipping 6th intervals and then moves into A min7 land. The string skipping at the beggining can be hybrid picked but also works with an upstroke. 

    Media Length: 2:04

  • Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: We're hitting some more advanced territory with this 3rd lick. It is specifically designed to utilize your middle and ring finger for hybrid picking. Pay attention to the triplets that take place. Phrasing on this one can be tricky.

    Media Length: 2:12

  • Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Crazy! Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: This lick is kind of in the style of Brett Garsed. There is a lot of legato happening here. This whole lick is 16th note triplets, except for a short 16 note and 32 note chromatic run near the end.

    Media Length: 2:31

  • Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Crazy! Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: This one is fast! A lot sweeping and economy type picking happening so pay attention to the tab. It's all 32nd notes so take your time and slowly work it up to tempo. 

    Media Length: 2:15

  • Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Advanced Topic: Cool Riffs Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: Here is the demo where I demonstrate all the licks over the backing track.

    Media Length: 0:57

  • Instructor: Mike Salow Level: Intermediate Topic: Improvising Style: Fusion

    Excerpt: Here is the backing track. Enjoy and practice hard!

    Media Length: 4:38