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Visualizing Modes Pt. II

Al Joseph
IntermediateAny styleImprovising 4 lessons8m

Breakdown I'm going to use a segment from one of my original tunes called "Desperate Times". Here are the chords / modes / intervals: Dm9 / Dorian / 1-9-b3-11-5-13-b7 D7b9 / Mixolydian b9(b13) / 1-b9-3-11-5-b13-b7 Gm7 / Dorian / 1-9-b3-11-5-13-b7 Ebmaj7 / Lydian / 1-2-3-#11-5-13-7 Gmaj7 / Lydian / 1-2-3-#11-5-13-7 There you have it. I've provided the tab in the next section for the "Root Connection Study". However, unfortunately I cannot provide the tab for the actual due to legal reasons. My deepsest appologies for that :-( On the brighter side, the point is to be able to improvise your 'own' solos using the Root Connection method I explained in the previous tutorial. Sound good? Best of luck guys, - AJ

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  1. 1 2:23 Lesson · 2m Visualizing Modes Pt. II - Intro Breakdown I'm going to use a segment from one of my original tunes called "Desperate Times". Here are the chords / modes / intervals: Dm9 / Dorian / 1-9-b3-11-5-13-b7 D7b9 / Mixolydian b9(b13)...
  2. 2 1:29 Lesson · 1m Visualizing Modes Pt. II - Root Connection Study The key here is to be able to isolate the sound of the modes in your mind and then connect them throughout a harmonic progression on the fly. Hint: Try isolating each chord via reording software or "iRehearse"... Tab Guitar Pro
  3. 3 0:57 Lesson · 1m Visualizing Modes Pt. II - "Desperate Times" Solo Like I said before I could not provide tablature for this. However, learning this solo is not the point. Understanding how I'm stringing my lines together to display the color of the harmony is the thing to...
  4. 4 2:47 Backing track · 3m Visualizing Modes Pt. II - Backing Track Here are the chords / modes / intervals: Dm9 / Dorian / 1-9-b3-11-5-13-b7 D7b9 / Mixolydian b9(b13) / 1-b9-3-11-5-b13-b7 Gm7 / Dorian / 1-9-b3-11-5-13-b7 Ebmaj7 / Lydian / 1-2-3-#11-5-13-7 Gmaj7 / Lydian /... Tab

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