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I disagree with what you say about learning by patterns. Patterns are very useful for people like myself who understand visuals better than words. Don't discount something because it doesn't present all the information you feel is needed. I'm not necessarily directing this at you, more to some of the people who overshot this topic by posting overly complicated responses.
Thank you for the posting the Vinnie Moore videos, they are very helpful.
So where's the problem if I play C major scale pattern over a G chord? Sounds mixolydian to me. I just don't get the part about it being a problem. I'm starting to believe some people refuse to accept anything except complicated solutions. And they say I have a problem with my thinking?The problem with that way of thinking in regards to modes is that modes are sounds dictated by the underlying harmony . Not scales and patterns.
I disagree with what you say about learning by patterns. Patterns are very useful for people like myself who understand visuals better than words. Don't discount something because it doesn't present all the information you feel is needed. I'm not necessarily directing this at you, more to some of the people who overshot this topic by posting overly complicated responses.
I agree with the Vinnie Moore videos on modes posted by trickae. Vinnie says the same thing I'm saying. Play the same major scale pattern over different chords in the same key, using root notes of the chord you're playing over. There is nothing to prove, it just is.
Say you're playing over an extended Em vamp. That triad occurs in three different major scales: C, D, and G. Which one do you play?
Whichever sounds the best.