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Modes for Guitar (Private Lessons) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Tom Kolb
Publisher: Musicians Institute Press
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 38992
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 56
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 11.9 x 8.7 x 0.4
ISBN: 0634018779
Dewey Decimal Number: 781
UPC: 073999955552
EAN: 9780634018770
ASIN: 0634018779
Publication Date: April 1, 2001
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Product Description
In this one-on-one lesson, MI instructor Tom Kolb unravels the mystery of the modes, giving guitarists a complete approach to soloing and a thorough, hands-on explanation of Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian. He also covers: melodic minor, harmonic minor and the blues scale; soloing over diatonic and modal progressions; superimposing modes; patterns, progressions, licks; and much more. The accompanying CD includes 83 full-band tracks.
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Great tool for modes!! July 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book to be a great way to connect the dots in your head when it comes to modes. It gave me a better understanding of the rules involved in applying modes, and how to bend and break those rules to suit my own style. I would recomend at least a basic understanding in some music theory in order for this book to be truly effective.
Probably all you need to know about modes for guitar May 14, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Presented in straight forward speak. Covers the modes you are probably interested in and none of the ones you probably don't care about. I wanted to learn more about this subject after hearing that Jimmy Page frequently played in Mixolydian and that many of Queensryche's solos are played in Aeolian. I am novice at best and usually just improvise using straight pentatonic scales. After a few weeks with this book and studying Michael Wilton's solos (watching concert videos on DVD) I am now soloing in major scales in aeolian mode. My playing has way more variety now.
Excellent account of the modes May 7, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
A clear and well presented account of the modes of the major scale. Kolb has a knack of explaining abstract musical idea in the written word, although in this account it is augmented by a CD of examples and useful backing tracks. I'm not sure that this title is aimed at beginners-I doubt they'd follow it, but for the guitarist with a bit of a grasp of music theory and some playing experience, I believe this is an excellent book. Indeed buying this has prompted me to search out and purchase Tom Kolb's other titles. Highly recommended!
Helpful for learning the major modes October 26, 2006
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
I bought this book about 2 years ago. I really liked it. It was extremely useful when I was first learning about each of the major modes. That said, it focuses mostly on the application of the modes, although there is a rather brief introductory chapter on "The Theory of the Modes." Each major mode is covered in detail in it's own chapter, which includes:
-Harmony, matching chord types, and pattern shapes.
-Description of the mode's "character," what gives it that character, and common usages of the mode.
-7 to 10 licks, riffs, and solos illustrating and explaining different applications of the mode, all on accompanying CD and all in both tab and standard notation.
-A jam track for improvising over in that mode (on CD).
It also contains a chapter on "Other Modes," where it briefly touches upon melodic & harmonic minor, the blues scale, and a couple modes of each (like the Altered scale, Phrygian dominant, and the Bluegrass scale). It's somewhat helpful.
One final note: while the examples are not overly technical (for example, no shredding), some of them might be a bit daunting to those who haven't been playing very long. But with a bit of practice anyone could probably get them down. All in all, this was a great book for me, and I recommend it to anyone who's want to be able to do more with the modes. It answers that question, "Okay, so now I know what modes are, but how do I actually use them?"
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