I’m 70 years old. I feel my musical life is over. I’m trying to learn the modes. How great they sound. I’ve played in clubs my whole life. I never got a record deal, but I made a living doing music. I will continue to learn, thanks for making some of this understandable
Age is a number Met some very old 35 year olds and some extremely young 75 year olds Leonard cohen Leslie Nielsen really took off in their 60s and 70s May I say there r different phases in life - if u r not thinking about live playing - the options are still immense with teaching coaching you tube etc - change is never bad but giving up ur passion is not good
Barry, please don't feel that your musical life is over. You are never too old to learn new things. I am 58 and stopped playing about 15 years ago and sold my guitar. I bought a new guitar a couple of months ago and have made lots of improvements by watching videos and practicing backing tracks. I am still putting modes together and when I plug into the amp it opens a whole new world. Thanks to people like David Wallimann it is easier than ever. I hope you find new inspiration as I did. Happy picking!
Just discovered this 6 year old series of vids a few days ago, and already I'm further ahead with modes than in all my past years attempting to figure them out!!. Such a great style of teaching as well, not intimidating and really a 'relax, you can do this' vibe.
David Rocks in explaining complicated stuff very very very easy. That makes a teacher, a great teacher. Awesome guitar player also, lots to learn. Thanks!
This is awesome. Because of this, I have figured out what I have been missing in my improvisations. Very grateful that you have decided to put this out for free.
Just started really pounding this stuff out after too many years of not realizing the full potential of the mixolydian scale. Incredibly thankful for this, and all the lesson videos you put up. Definitely going to take you up on that track-pack, big ups Dave!!!
One thing is to play great like you Dave, but the other thing is to teach in a way everybody can understand. But even the "Pro`s" can learn something from your teaching. Your a Mentor. greats to you and good bless your Health.. peace
even tho english is not my main language, this video showed me how to start think about use of modes and escape that pentatonic scales. I was looking for something like this for two months. Thank You!!
This single video contains everything I need to work on for the next week at least. That you added one of your courses for free is awesome. Thank you very much.
david before i started learning from your videos. i was just a metal player. now i can play blues and melodic lead guitar and other styles i just wanted to say thank you.you make a difference
This was the most inspiring instructional video I have seen in ages! David, you just fundamentally changed the way I have been playing for the past 40 years. I look forward to getting into your Modal Explorer pack. Also, your playing is uniquely creative and very tasty. It doesn't hurt that your style and likability makes me wish that you were my next door neighbor :) Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing your talent and wisdom with the rest of us.
Wow, I'm blown away. You have a very efficient teaching method--you covered a ton of ground and still managed to make perfect sense. And your lesson's got a sort of spiritual element (not religious; that's not what I mean) in terms of the putting the guitar down and taking that leap of faith. I'm a bassist, and this lesson is entirely helpful for all of us four-string people all the same.
Hi David, Just came across this and your channel. Your comments about finding your voice as a guitarist REALLY resonate with me. Glad to find you, and thanks for this great video.
Everything I watch from you I pick up something useful but this is just Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for David! I watched the video and then followed the link as usual and had no idea what I was about to receive, an entire course with all of the support material! I've purchased some of your other packs and this by far, so far, has been the most immediately useful for me. I played through all of the tracks in "A" and realized how many of the modes I actually use when I'm improvising and the ones I need to concentrate on. And then there are all of your solos to study, just completely great stuff! A big thanks for all that you freely give to the music community!!!!!
After having watched many of your videos over the last few days since stumbling across your channel by chance. I must say I find your teaching method very easy to understand and your relaxed attitude and chilled vibes really add to the experience. Cheers mate.
How wonderful that you give this away. Thank you so much for your hard work. You look like a great man. I would love to be locked up for a month with you, two amps, two guitars, box of strings and some food. I'm sure I would learn so much from you. I suscribed a long time ago and watched so many of your video's but somehow this course escaped me.
Great video. David is an excellent instructor. His advice about getting the modes into your ears is "priceless". I started about 2 years on the modes. Things are just now starting to come together and for all the reasons David mentions.
I remember learning the guitar solo to 'China Grove' and how it starts out in E major pentatonic, then switches to E minor. There are probably numerous other examples. You brought up a good point!
OMG DAVID, thankss! You're extremely talented, thank you for the free lessons, i'll waiting for the next lesson, David. Please DONT stop making lessons. Greeting from Indonesia!
jeeeez...ive learnt soooo much in this wonderful video. i knew a mixo pathway but this stretched it all over the neck!! you sir are a great teacher. smart advice and cool as f..k .great
I really love the way you teach, you’re the best here in youtube for me, its very simple, effective and detailed specially with visuals plus you also say the location of the notes. Cheers mate. Thanks a lot and keep sharing. You rock!!!
Hi David! Great video. I'm happy to see that my approach is similar to your way. I think that use the modes like canvas, as you said, its more natural and melodic. It's the key to understand the "modal music". Congrats and thanks for all your videos
It feels for me like the target-note c (4th) tends to take us very strong to the parent-scale c-ionian. But when you "resolve" to a different target-note, its it goes on ;) i learnd a lot from you man, thx!! Now i can understand what i have used already to do all the past time when i improvised somewhat. even awesomer:)
Wow I just came across you. Just downloaded your Modal Explorer and feel this might be my missing link as I really enjoyed your phrasing ideas on this video and the resources included in the download may unlock a number of ideas I have been unable to harness on my own. I have been searching all over to find backing tracks to help me work on my phrasing and I really do think this could help. Will be sure to continue to follow you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the resources!!!
Thanks for this one David. I'm still chewing on this and it's implications. Mix. in G lets me use all those notes in the " cowboy chords" positions and on the 12th. Also I found some pentatonic shapes I can use. This has opened up the instrument in a big way. The thing is I kind of already knew in a accidental way what I was playing but now I really understand... Thank you sir.
your tone is incredible.i have the pod hd pro and i have created a tone similar to yours on it just by listening to you.one day i hope to have the axe fx
Thx David great vid. I'll be sure to find something to buy from ya. Beautiful expressive tone by the way. Love that Vola... now I gotta go find a Vola thx a lot!!
Hey David - thanks for the lesson - excellent! Can i ask for your tone, what preset number are you using on the fractal? Is it a stock preset - thank you
Hi David , been a while , these videos are great ! Frankly , I don't know how you keep coming up with new material ! I have been watching for long time , will you ever run out of new ideas ? Thank you !
Would you explain to people that there is modal variation in most improvisation unless there are little to no chord changes in a piece of music? Most people don't realise they already use modes.
How can I support / pay you for your time ? You are one of the best teachers out there. I actually feel bad that I have not paid you some how. Let me know David. thanks mate.
That is so nice of you! You can purchase a lesson on my site www.guitarplayback.com or send a tip to my PayPal david@davidwallimann.com Thank you so much!
Hey David, you had a video and a chart showing how you could start at ionian and change one note to got to the next, and so on. I had been relying on that because it's a brilliant way to remember it. But I can't find it. I printed a copy and I can't find that. I downloaded your packet, and it's not in there either. Do you still have that video/chart? Thanks!
But you never said when we can use this scale, what is the formula in the chord progression? Please help because I know the scale but I don't know when I can apply it.
David: I tried the link that you have listed above and although I can find other courses and information I cannot find any reference to the "Modal Explorer Pack" that you mention. I did sign up and create an account and do see some reference to mode lessons but nothing that sounds like what you have outlined here with backing tracks, etc. Does this still exist or am I just late to the show since the video was posted 4 years ago? Love your stuff. Keep up the great work.
Hey mr. Walliman i am having problems downloading the backing tracks, when i enter in all my information and click sign up it says the page is not availible.
22:03 ... Huh? - how can you just throw G Minor Pentatonic in here? Does that work here, just because this particular backing track doesn't have a (major) third in it? Is that going to work in every context - eg, what if you're playing over a G (Dominant) Seventh chord, with a (major) third in it ... ?!?
Response from Ilia Lvov, explaining why this is so (in case anyone else is wondering the same thing). Thanks to Ilia for taking the time to respond and explain this so clearly: "There was a major third in the backing track. The thing is, the way the listeners perceive musical clashes (essentially, dissonances) depends on the overall aesthetics of the musical piece and on the listeners' own cultural background and previous exposure to that particular type of clashes. Minor pentatonic over a dominant seventh chord (which is the root chord in mixolydian) is one of the basic musical devices in blues - it is what gives blues its bite, instability and ambiguous mood (major harmonically, minor melodically). The famous "Hendrix chord" - E7#9, or 7-6-7-8 on strings A-D-G-B - utilises exactly that. If you, as a listener, have already been exposed to this type of dissonance and to the overall blues aesthetics, you no longer perceive it as unpleasant - more like spicy. However, it is not always that your musical piece (or a particular phrase within it) asks for that extra spice, and in this case sticking to the key may be the best option."
sorry if I am missing something, but following the link to the free explorer pack says it costs $47 ? Am I looking at the wrong thing or in the wrong place or is this no longer available ?
this is a great video series and exactly what i needed! thank you so much!! i was just wondering, because mixolydian is the 5th mode, aren't you supposed to play it over a backing track in C instead of in G?
Thanks so much! You are right that Mixolydian is the 5th mode extracted from a Major scale, however you should see modes as unique and individual scales. So here it wound be G Mixolydian! Everything you play is attracted to G which makes it G Mixolydian. Check out the free workshop at www.guitarInfusion.com for more info on that!
I’m 70 years old. I feel my musical life is over. I’m trying to learn the modes. How great they sound.
I’ve played in clubs my whole life.
I never got a record deal, but I made a living doing music.
I will continue to learn, thanks for making some of this understandable
It sounds like your musical life ISN'T over Barry :)
Age is a number
Met some very old 35 year olds and some extremely young 75 year olds
Leonard cohen Leslie Nielsen really took off in their 60s and 70s
May I say there r different phases in life - if u r not thinking about live playing - the options are still immense with teaching coaching you tube etc - change is never bad but giving up ur passion is not good
I'm a little older and I am starting to learn modes. I always to try to keep on learning, it's so rewarding!
Barry, please don't feel that your musical life is over. You are never too old to learn new things. I am 58 and stopped playing about 15 years ago and sold my guitar. I bought a new guitar a couple of months ago and have made lots of improvements by watching videos and practicing backing tracks. I am still putting modes together and when I plug into the amp it opens a whole new world. Thanks to people like David Wallimann it is easier than ever. I hope you find new inspiration as I did. Happy picking!
Just discovered this 6 year old series of vids a few days ago, and already I'm further ahead with modes than in all my past years attempting to figure them out!!. Such a great style of teaching as well, not intimidating and really a 'relax, you can do this' vibe.
David Rocks in explaining complicated stuff very very very easy. That makes a teacher, a great teacher. Awesome guitar player also, lots to learn. Thanks!
This is awesome. Because of this, I have figured out what I have been missing in my improvisations. Very grateful that you have decided to put this out for free.
Thanks David, weirdly been stumbling across a few vids about mixing major/minor pentatonic and the mixolydian mode, this is by far the best.
Yess!
Try dominant pentatonic
1 2 3 5 b7
It is kinda a mix of major and minor pent. Major pentatonic with a b7 instead of 6.
Thank you so much man. You are a huge inspiration to me , both musically and as a human being. Love you man.
Just started really pounding this stuff out after too many years of not realizing the full potential of the mixolydian scale. Incredibly thankful for this, and all the lesson videos you put up. Definitely going to take you up on that track-pack, big ups Dave!!!
One thing is to play great like you Dave, but the other thing is to teach in a way everybody can understand. But even the "Pro`s" can learn something from your teaching. Your a Mentor. greats to you and good bless your Health.. peace
even tho english is not my main language, this video showed me how to start think about use of modes and escape that pentatonic scales. I was looking for something like this for two months.
Thank You!!
This single video contains everything I need to work on for the next week at least. That you added one of your courses for free is awesome. Thank you very much.
You are the first person I have found who explains and clearly shows how modes work ... thank you ...
david before i started learning from your videos. i was just a metal player. now i can play blues and melodic lead guitar and other styles i just wanted to say thank you.you make a difference
This was the most inspiring instructional video I have seen in ages! David, you just fundamentally changed the way I have been playing for the past 40 years. I look forward to getting into your Modal Explorer pack. Also, your playing is uniquely creative and very tasty. It doesn't hurt that your style and likability makes me wish that you were my next door neighbor :) Keep up the great work and thank you for sharing your talent and wisdom with the rest of us.
Your generosity in sharing this is over the top! Thank You!
Wow, I'm blown away. You have a very efficient teaching method--you covered a ton of ground and still managed to make perfect sense. And your lesson's got a sort of spiritual element (not religious; that's not what I mean) in terms of the putting the guitar down and taking that leap of faith. I'm a bassist, and this lesson is entirely helpful for all of us four-string people all the same.
Hi David, Just came across this and your channel. Your comments about finding your voice as a guitarist REALLY resonate with me. Glad to find you, and thanks for this great video.
Everything I watch from you I pick up something useful but this is just Wow! This is exactly what I was looking for David! I watched the video and then followed the link as usual and had no idea what I was about to receive, an entire course with all of the support material!
I've purchased some of your other packs and this by far, so far, has been the most immediately useful for me. I played through all of the tracks in "A" and realized how many of the modes I actually use when I'm improvising and the ones I need to concentrate on.
And then there are all of your solos to study, just completely great stuff!
A big thanks for all that you freely give to the music community!!!!!
David you are the best teacher...You know what player need.I cant explaine.Awesome.Thank you very much.
After having watched many of your videos over the last few days since stumbling across your channel by chance. I must say I find your teaching method very easy to understand and your relaxed attitude and chilled vibes really add to the experience. Cheers mate.
How wonderful that you give this away. Thank you so much for your hard work. You look like a great man. I would love to be locked up for a month with you, two amps, two guitars, box of strings and some food. I'm sure I would learn so much from you. I suscribed a long time ago and watched so many of your video's but somehow this course escaped me.
This is awesome. Super easy to follow, and learn. And that epic bluesy bend you do at 22:20 is fantastic!
Great video. David is an excellent instructor. His advice about getting the modes into your ears is "priceless". I started about 2 years on the modes. Things are just now starting to come together and for all the reasons David mentions.
So inspirational David, I love the way you teach.
It has changed the way I've been playing rhythm and lead.
More please!!
I've been struggling to understand modes. Your insight and clarity to communicate this knowledge is brilliant.
I remember learning the guitar solo to 'China Grove' and how it starts out in E major pentatonic, then switches to E minor. There are probably numerous other examples. You brought up a good point!
OMG DAVID, thankss! You're extremely talented, thank you for the free lessons, i'll waiting for the next lesson, David. Please DONT stop making lessons. Greeting from Indonesia!
Keep it up David, you're inspiring many people ,keep on Groovin man😁✌️
jeeeez...ive learnt soooo much in this wonderful video. i knew a mixo pathway but this stretched it all over the neck!! you sir are a great teacher. smart advice and cool as f..k .great
David thank you very much!!! May God bless you!!!
amazing lesson as always! You are really helping me with modes and I'm pumped on this new series.
What a teacher you are!
A master!
Thank you!
I really love the way you teach, you’re the best here in youtube for me, its very simple, effective and detailed specially with visuals plus you also say the location of the notes. Cheers mate. Thanks a lot and keep sharing.
You rock!!!
Wow, thank you!
'Awesomer'!! -watch his fantasy for Myxolydian! I love the mode too. Great video!
This is a great advice. This is one of the professional way to create a music. Thanks.
Great video David and terrific playing too.
David, you explain these so well i think, what's left to learn! very good series i'm glad i found them thank you and if i can support i will!
This downloadable pack is gold! Thanks!
Hi David! Great video. I'm happy to see that my approach is similar to your way. I think that use the modes like canvas, as you said, its more natural and melodic. It's the key to understand the "modal music". Congrats and thanks for all your videos
David, you are just great!
It feels for me like the target-note c (4th) tends to take us very strong to the parent-scale c-ionian. But when you "resolve" to a different target-note, its it goes on ;) i learnd a lot from you man, thx!! Now i can understand what i have used already to do all the past time when i improvised somewhat. even awesomer:)
Thank you for this David! Awesome material as always.
Again, Thanks so much for this David. You are a true inspiration. Very generous!
The master has spoken. Thanks ..
Wow I just came across you. Just downloaded your Modal Explorer and feel this might be my missing link as I really enjoyed your phrasing ideas on this video and the resources included in the download may unlock a number of ideas I have been unable to harness on my own. I have been searching all over to find backing tracks to help me work on my phrasing and I really do think this could help. Will be sure to continue to follow you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and the resources!!!
Thank you so much
Infinite thanks, for the incredible lesson, incredible teacher you are.
Thank you.
I use this similar method with my lyrics awesome as always David
Excellent teacher and musician. Thank you.
You are a great teacher
Thanks for the new approach on practicing modes
Thanks for this one David. I'm still chewing on this and it's implications. Mix. in G lets me use all those notes in the " cowboy chords" positions and on the 12th. Also I found some pentatonic shapes I can use. This has opened up the instrument in a big way. The thing is I kind of already knew in a accidental way what I was playing but now I really understand... Thank you sir.
your tone is incredible.i have the pod hd pro and i have created a tone similar to yours on it just by listening to you.one day i hope to have the axe fx
Thx David great vid. I'll be sure to find something to buy from ya. Beautiful expressive tone by the way. Love that Vola... now I gotta go find a Vola thx a lot!!
Thank you.
Really great lesson, but also, your phrasing is sweet!
You are awesome man!! Love from Armenia!
Awesome video and thanks for sharing your tips.
Thanks for the free course. Great explanations.
Brilliant tutorial David.
This needs more than 91 views... very well thought out lesson. Thank you.
Hey David - thanks for the lesson - excellent! Can i ask for your tone, what preset number are you using on the fractal? Is it a stock preset - thank you
Best modes teacher 👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏻
Truly excellent course David
Hi David , been a while , these videos are great ! Frankly , I don't know how you keep coming up with new material ! I have been watching for long time , will you ever run out of new ideas ? Thank you !
This was awesome!!
Great videos On modalities! I wanted to download the free pack you mention but there is no link. Thanks!
Super thanks David, you are the greatest!
This is totally brilliant. Thank you David!!
I love the way you think, man. Cheers!
Thanks for this beautiful lesson ( encore une fois ) !!!
David are there any videos on how you write your backing tracks, and the process you use for making chord progressions? thank you!
NAMASTE FROM NEPAL.....DEAR SIR HOW TO DO CHORD PROGESSION OVER MODE?CAN U GIVE SOME IDEAS.....THANK YOU......
Would you explain to people that there is modal variation in most improvisation unless there are little to no chord changes in a piece of music? Most people don't realise they already use modes.
David,
How can I open the solo files to here them played and see the tab?
What is it about the backing track that clues the guitarist that Mixolydian works over those chords?
Awesome again. Hair style looks coo too.
Great vid brother. Thanks for the tracks
Thanks you sire for doing this..really helpful
Hi sir Wallimann. The backing tracks are short. When we purshase, do i have the full version?
Yes you do! Plus this pack should be free for viewers!
How can I support / pay you for your time ? You are one of the best teachers out there. I actually feel bad that I have not paid you some how. Let me know David. thanks mate.
That is so nice of you! You can purchase a lesson on my site www.guitarplayback.com or send a tip to my PayPal david@davidwallimann.com
Thank you so much!
Hey David, you had a video and a chart showing how you could start at ionian and change one note to got to the next, and so on. I had been relying on that because it's a brilliant way to remember it. But I can't find it. I printed a copy and I can't find that. I downloaded your packet, and it's not in there either. Do you still have that video/chart? Thanks!
But you never said when we can use this scale, what is the formula in the chord progression? Please help because I know the scale but I don't know when I can apply it.
Smoking lesson David, as usual!
Lots of good info in this lesson. Thanks...
Thank you David. very helpful
David: I tried the link that you have listed above and although I can find other courses and information I cannot find any reference to the "Modal Explorer Pack" that you mention. I did sign up and create an account and do see some reference to mode lessons but nothing that sounds like what you have outlined here with backing tracks, etc. Does this still exist or am I just late to the show since the video was posted 4 years ago? Love your stuff. Keep up the great work.
Whoa! Great tips!
Great!!! Loved it!
Thank you
Appreciat your videos 🤟🏼
Hi there, Maestro! Is this Modal explorer backing track pack still available and downloadable for free, or am I doing something wrong?
You are a Shredder! Thank you
Great work !
Hey mr. Walliman i am having problems downloading the backing tracks, when i enter in all my information and click sign up it says the page is not availible.
22:03 ... Huh? - how can you just throw G Minor Pentatonic in here? Does that work here, just because this particular backing track doesn't have a (major) third in it? Is that going to work in every context - eg, what if you're playing over a G (Dominant) Seventh chord, with a (major) third in it ... ?!?
Response from Ilia Lvov, explaining why this is so (in case anyone else is wondering the same thing). Thanks to Ilia for taking the time to respond and explain this so clearly:
"There was a major third in the backing track. The thing is, the way the listeners perceive musical clashes (essentially, dissonances) depends on the overall aesthetics of the musical piece and on the listeners' own cultural background and previous exposure to that particular type of clashes. Minor pentatonic over a dominant seventh chord (which is the root chord in mixolydian) is one of the basic musical devices in blues - it is what gives blues its bite, instability and ambiguous mood (major harmonically, minor melodically). The famous "Hendrix chord" - E7#9, or 7-6-7-8 on strings A-D-G-B - utilises exactly that. If you, as a listener, have already been exposed to this type of dissonance and to the overall blues aesthetics, you no longer perceive it as unpleasant - more like spicy. However, it is not always that your musical piece (or a particular phrase within it) asks for that extra spice, and in this case sticking to the key may be the best option."
sorry if I am missing something, but following the link to the free explorer pack says it costs $47 ? Am I looking at the wrong thing or in the wrong place or is this no longer available ?
Great lesson!
this is a great video series and exactly what i needed! thank you so much!! i was just wondering, because mixolydian is the 5th mode, aren't you supposed to play it over a backing track in C instead of in G?
Thanks so much!
You are right that Mixolydian is the 5th mode extracted from a Major scale, however you should see modes as unique and individual scales. So here it wound be G Mixolydian! Everything you play is attracted to G which makes it G Mixolydian. Check out the free workshop at www.guitarInfusion.com for more info on that!
Great video
Great video, thanks!
Has the free offer expired on this modes pack?