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teacher - Lyle Ronglien
Tonight's topic is the Lydian mode.
Lyle:
Here's the jam track you'll use tonight.
Lyle:
Here's the A Lydian scale.
Lyle:
The scale tones are Root, 2, 3, #4, 5, 6, 7.
Lyle:
A reminder....Most of the tab posted here tonight is meant to be viewed on the virtual fretboard.
Jan:
it's a #4 difference from the major scale?
Lyle:
The notes in the Lydian that stand out are the 3rd, #4, and 7th.
Lyle:
Jan, the #4 is the only difference from a major scale.
Lyle:
The Lydian is the fourth mode of a major scale.
EC:
so you are playing a perfect fourth to the major scale
Lyle:
EC, yes you start on the perfect 4th of a major scale and go up an octave from
there.
Lyle:
Here's a look at the scale on the 1st string.
Lyle:
Here's a sample lick using just one string.
Lyle:
As you might have noticed, the Lydian has a "eastern" sound to it.
Jan:
what chords are being used in the background track?
Lyle:
Chords on the background track are B and A.
Lyle:
Here's a look at the scale over 6 strings.
Lyle:
The Lydian was used all over the recordings made by progressive rock
guitarists Satriani and Vai.
Jan:
why lydian so much?
Lyle:
Jan,It gave them a sound nobody else was using much at the time.
Lyle:
The next video and tab lick shows how you can solo within the pattern over the 6 strings.
Lyle:
In lick 1, you might notice how the solo tends to center around the highlighted notes from the earlier tab (6 string pattern)
Lyle:
Since the A Lydian we are working with tonight is the 4th mode in the key of Emaj, we can play the Emaj7 arpeggio. This is what lick 2 is showing.
Lyle:
View the next tab on the fretboard to see the relationship between Emaj and A Lydian scales.
Lyle:
The 6th string from E to E is the E major scale, the 1st string from A to A is the A Lydian. They share the same notes.
Jan:
they are the same?
Lyle:
Yes Jan, but they have a different sound when you play them from E to E, or A to A.
Lyle:
Check out this next example of playing a E major scale lick over the A Lydian jam.
Jan:
why is Emaj different than A lydian?
Lyle:
Jan, the Lydian has a raised 4th giving it a different sound than a major scale. Try playing an E major scale, then play an A Lydian scale and see if you hear the difference.
Lyle:
Here a tab that you must load onto the virtual fretboard to view. This has all the notes in the A Lydian mode.
EC:
what the numbers with the circle around them stand for
Support:
circled notes are highlighted in a different color on the fretboard
Support:
to show the root notes in this case
Lyle:
Here's another view of all the notes with a couple of patterns highlighted.
rags:
Hey Lyle, have you played on anything we may have heared??
Lyle:
Rags, no I haven't but I you might soon. I just finished a CD with the drummer Jonathan Mover. He's played with Satriani and Gambale among others.
Skedman:
Wow what's it called?
Lyle:
The CD is being mixed starting this week in New York. Go to:
Lyle:The Joe Blair Project "Watch out for the Curve"
rags:
cool...ya ever do any jingles??
Lyle:
Yes I did one this summer for Advanced Wireless Solutions and VoiceStream.
Lyle:
Good Night!
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