[ARCHIVED] UNDERSTAND the MODES - and Use the Pentatonic Scale to Play Them INSTANTLY

This video has been expanded/remastered/replaced by these two: ► The Modes on Guitar Explained Clearly: ► The easiest way to play the modes is hidden in plain sight: If you already know the pentatonic scale anywhere on the fretboard, you can instantly access the modes by understanding how the modes relate to the pentatonic scale and to each other. ► For downloadable/printable “cheat sheets“ for this video and others, visit: ► If this video helped you in your guitar journey and you’d like to leave a tip, visit: ► You can learn more and sign up for our email newsletter at ► Gear I use and recommend (affiliate links): TC Electronic Infinite Sustainer Pedal - TC Electronic PolyTune 3 Mini Tuner - TC Electronic Ditto Looper - Digitech Trio Pedal - Boss RC-500 Loop Station - D’Addario NYXL strings - MXR Six Band EQ Pedal - Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface : PRS Guitars - Bose S1 Pro PA - Pedaltrain pedal boards - Voodoo Lab Pedal Power X8 - Electro-Harmonix Freeze Pedal - TC Electronic Plethora X5 - MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive pedal - Wampler Tumnus Overdrive - World’s Best Cables 10’ (Mogami/Neutrik) - World’s Best Cables 15’ (Mogami/Neutrik) - ► Check out our related videos: Shifting patterns across the fretboard: Understand the modes: Master the pentatonic scale: The easiest way to learn the modes: The CAGED system and triads: Learn the 5-string master modal pattern: ► Keywords: guitar lesson, music theory, pentatonic scales, the modes, Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian ► Chapters: 00:00 - Introduction 00:17 - Where the modes come from 01:04 - The Greek mode names 01:51 - “Brightness“ ordering 03:37 - The sound of the modes 04:35 - The relationship to the Pentatonic Scale 05:27 - The “rectangle“ hidden in every Pentatonic pattern 05:55 - Fill in the missing notes with simple patterns to create the modes 06:49 - Summary ► Thank you to Dave DiCenso (drums), Jeff Gilman (bass), and Jake Shapiro (guitar, cello) for permission to use their recordings (as Kilgore Trout) of “Bilious the Profidious“ and “Sea Horses“.