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It's one of Joe Satriani and Steve Vai's favorite scales, and holds the most mysterious-sounding note combinations – here's how the Lydian mode works
Root, major 2nd, major 3rd, augmented 4th, perfect 5th, major 6th, major 7th So that's just one note different to the A major scale – D# instead of D. Easy! However, the sonic effect of this ...
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Guitar modes lesson 1: The Ionian mode is the same as the major scale – here’s what makes it work
The ‘happiest’ sounding of the modes, the Ionian is identical to the major scale, so it’s highly ... mode against a repeating open-string root note (known as a pedal tone) helps your ears ...