Hi Niels,
I put here a list of interesting and very inspiring modes, some of them are new or come from contemporary compositor and it's necessary to experiment in order to get good ideas . In my opinion these modes can open new roads on the guitar :
Heptatonic scales :
Byzantine scale ( harmonic ) : 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 7
Oriental scale (5th mode of double harmonic) : 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7
Arabian (Rahawi) : 1 b2 3 4 b5 b6 b7
Arabian (Zangula) : 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7
Hungarian minor ( fourth mode of double harmonic) : 1 2 b3 #4 5 b6 7
Hungarian major : 1 #2 3 #4 5 6 b7
Enigmatic : 1 b2 3 #4 #5 #6 7
Leading whole tone : 1 2 3 #4 #5 #6 7
Neapolitan : 1 b2 b3 4 5 6 7
Neapolitan minor : 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 7
Lydian minor : 1 2 3 #4 5 b6 b7
Major Locrian (Arabian) : 1 2 3 4 b5 b6 b7
Marva (raga) : 1 b2 3 #4 5 6 7
Todi (raga) : 1 b2 b3 #4 5 b6 7
Persian (fifth mode of Todi) 1 b2 3 4 b5 b6 7
Phrygian harmonic : 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 (natural 7)
Locrian Harmonic : 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 (natural 7)
Locrian Major 2 harmonic : 1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 (natural 7)
Unitonic Harmonic : 1 2 3 #4 #5 (natural 7)
Unitonic sensible : 1 2 3 #4 #5 # 6 (natural 7)
Superlocrian Harmonic : 1 b2 b3 (natural 4) #5 #6 (natural 7)
Ionian b9, Lydian b9
Octatonic Scales
Bebop scale : 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 7
Major/minor pentatonic combination : 1 2 b3 3 4 5 6 b7
Phrugian dominant b3 : 1 b2 b3 3 4 5 b6 b7
Isfahan (arabic) : 1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 7
Spanish : 1 b2 b3 3 4 b5 b6 b7
Hexatonic Scales
Prometheus : 1 2 3 #4 6 b7
Prometheus Napolitan : 1 b2 3 #4 6 b7
Piongo : 1 2 4 5 6 b7
country : 1 2 b3 3 5 6
Blues : 1 b3 4 b5 5 b7
Pentatonic Scales :
Indian : 1 3 4 5 b7
Kumoi : 1 2 b3 5 6
Hirajoshi : 1 2 b3 5 b6
Iwato (fifth mode of Hirajoshi) : 1 b2 4 b5 b7
Pelog : 1 b2 b3 5 b6
Scriabin : 1 b2 3 5 6
Egytpain (third mode of minor pentatonic) : 1 2 4 5 b7
Banshiki-cho (fourth mode of minor pentatonic) : 1 b3 4 b6 b7
Ritusen (fifth mode of minor pentatonic) : 1 2 4 5 6
Rwanda Pygme : 1 2 b3 5 b7
All the best,
Olivier
Hi Oliver Definetly inspiring
Hi Oliver
Definetly inspiring to start use some of these exotic scales at some point, thanks my man
Niels
Thank you Niels. Also with
Thank you Niels. Also with the licks it could be interesting to put different kind of shapes for example 3 notes per string, 4 notes per string like Holdsworth, 8 notes per string (using tapping pattern) etc..
We can find many other modes with these scales and also arpeggios, chords etc.
A good thing is to approach a scale through :
2 notes ( intervals like third, sixth etc.)
3 notes (triads)
4 notes ( arpeggios)
5 notes (pentatonic)
And finally mix them...
All the Best,
Olivier
Awesome, thanks a lot. This
Awesome, thanks a lot. This is very usefull
Best regards
Niels