Practice Routines Scales and Modes #shorts @QJamTracks

Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Practice routines to grasp the essence of a scale or mode. The routines consist of playing the characteristic chords of the scale and their inversions, a scale run and arpeggios of the characteristic chords. Everything packed in one dense exercise. This will help you to train your ears and get a feel for the sound of the scale. In the same time you practice your technique and dexterity. There are practice routines for the modes of the major scale, the harmonic minor scale, the phrygian dominant scale and the melodic minor scale.

Practice Routines Scales and Modes #shorts

$MODES of the HARMONIC MINOR scale – Ultimate Guide - CRYSTAL CLEAR! The modes of the Harmonic minor scale will boost your improvisation and compositions like nothing else. The Locrian #6 mode, Ionian #5 mode, the dorian #4 mode, the phrygian dominant mode, the lydian #2 mode and the super Locrian bb7 mode are such amazing and special scales that it will let sound like no one else. Lot’s of Jazz and fusion guitarists and even metal guitarists and world music are using this awkward alien, but beautiful scales day in and day out. E-BOOK - Modes of the harmonic minor scale https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/modes-of-the-harmonic-minor-scale Other E-books with audio files: E-BOOK - Easy arpeggios for sophisticated results https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-easy-arpeggios-for-sophisticated-sounds E-BOOK - Improvising over dominant 7 chords (using scales) https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-improvising-over-dominant-chords E-BOOK - Modes of the major scale crystal clear https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-modes-of-the-major-scale-crystal-clear E-BOOK - Exotic Pentatonic scale for Guitar https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/exotic-pentatonic-scales-for-guitar E-BOOK - Secrets of outside playing https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/secrets-of-outside-playing E-BOOK - Superimpose Pentatonic scales https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/superimpose-pentatonic-scales-for-rock-fusion-and-jazz E-BOOK - Traids and inversions for Guitar https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/triads-and-inversions-for-guitar-easy-to-advanced 0:00 Introduction 1:44 The harmonic minor scale 3:12 Chords 6:07 Ambiguous scale degrees 7:09 The modes 7:48 The Minor scale of the 3rd degree 8:55 VS the modes of the major scale 12:17 The sound of the modes 13:30 Mode 2: Locrian #6 15:48 Mode 3: Ionian #5 17:51 Mode 4: Dorian #4 20:23 Mode 5: Phrygian Dominant 23:06 Mode 6: Lydian #2 25:57 Mode 7: Super Locrian bb7 27:46 Conclusion You can support me on my patreon page (also for tabs of the licks played in this video): www.patreon.com/QJamTracks Artwork: (c) 2021) Rob van Hal Used: Strandberg Boden Metal 8 NX (www.strandbergguitars.com) Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez RT Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Schecter Banshee GT FR (www.schecterguitars.com/) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Samson Concert 99 Wireless system Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) BIAS FX (www.positivegrid.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2021 Rob van Hal, Netherlands Subjects in this video: Modes of the harmonic minor scale, Harmonic minor scale, Modes, Locrian #6, Ionian #5, Dorian #4, Phrygian Dominant, Lydian #2, Super Locrian bb7, Altered diminished scale, Ultra Locrian scale, Improvising, Jazz guitar, Jazz scales, Fusion, fusion scale, Metal scale, Music theory lesson guitar, Music theory, Guitar tutorial, Guitar lesson, Rob van Hal, QJamTracks, Q Jem tracks, Q jam tracks$ $Modes Explained Effective and Crystal Clear (Guitar Tutorial with Examples) Check out the E-book below! This video is all about the modes explained in a way everyone can understand by the crystal clear graphics and enhanced explanation. We’ll grasp the essence of the modes trough various graphic representations and musical examples of what modes really are. This tutorial is pointed to everyone that wants to study the modes in an effective and understandable way. Learn to understand and use the Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian mode in this tutorial about the modes of the major scale. E-BOOK - Modes of the major scale crystal clear https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-modes-of-the-major-scale-crystal-clear Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files: E-BOOK - Easy arpeggios for sophisticated results https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-easy-arpeggios-for-sophisticated-sounds E-BOOK - Improvising over dominant 7 chords (using scales) https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-improvising-over-dominant-chords E-BOOK - Exotic Pentatonic scale for Guitar https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/exotic-pentatonic-scales-for-guitar E-BOOK - Modes of the harmonic minor scale https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/modes-of-the-harmonic-minor-scale E-BOOK - Secrets of outside playing https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/secrets-of-outside-playing E-BOOK - Superimpose Pentatonic scales https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/superimpose-pentatonic-scales-for-rock-fusion-and-jazz E-BOOK - Traids and inversions for Guitar https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/triads-and-inversions-for-guitar-easy-to-advanced Tabs for the modal improvisation in this video: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tablature-for-25351086 Backing track for playing through the modes: https://youtu.be/xaZFyLW6lWY Support me on my patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/qjamtracks Social Media/contact: www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks Copyright attribution: Monkey/Bull/Baby/lamp: Pixabay.com / Pexels.com (CCO license) All audio created and played by me (Rob van Hal) I use: Ibanez JEM 7v (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) (c)2018 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$ $One Chord (Cdim7) Backing Track for the Diminished scale and Arpeggio An uplifting, educational one chord groove backing track with a Cdim7 chord for guitarists who want to improvise with the whole-half step (tonic) diminished scale and arpeggios. 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