Solo?

[guitardude67]

Are phrygian modes used alot in soloing?I was listening to this one Satriani song forgot the name of it and I swore I heard the Phrygian mode being used?

 

[robelinda2]

yep he uses it heaps, on War in particular, and a stack of others. malmsteen ues it too, and a whole lot of metal guys from the 80s. plus Al DiMeloa!

 

[guitardude67]

yep he uses it heaps, on War in particular, and a stack of others. malmsteen ues it too, and a whole lot of metal guys from the 80s. plus Al DiMeloa!

Thanks bro!

 

[guitardude67]

yep he uses it heaps, on War in particular, and a stack of others. malmsteen ues it too, and a whole lot of metal guys from the 80s. plus Al DiMeloa!

Can you reccomend some other modes that are good for solo's?

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

Depending on what chord progression you are playing, it gives you a certain "mode sound/feel" -- You want to focus on this sound/feel when figuring out which mode to use in the solo (or just wank away running scales).

Example - in the key of G Major the following modes work because they all contain the notes in the G Major scale - G Ionian, a dorian, b phrygian, C Lydian, D Mixolydian, e aeolin, f# locrian.

If the progression you are playing is G-Maj C-Maj D-Maj (I - IV - V), then G Ionian, C Lydian, or D Mixolydian could be used. You want the mode you use to focus on the overall tone of the progression.

Now, say that you're playing a C-Maj b-min e-min (IV - iii - vi) progression. I would hear the C-Maj to b-minor change as "b phrygian" and would focus more on this mode than the others listed above, although they are all "correct" - C Lydian could work, too - although it tends to sound "happier" while the progression itself sounds "darker"

Pete

 

[SteveB]

Can you reccomend some other modes that are good for solo's?

I highly recommend this book:

Scales Over Chords

 

[guitardude67]

Thanks guys for response's!Great info!Appreciate it!