I read my post after reading yours. I meant A on 6th stringGo to any G Major (Ionian) pattern and start from A.
Or go to any of the Standard 2 Octave Patterns Griff teaches in Modes Unleashed and start any one of them from A.
A Dorian right-facaing from the 5th string root is the E Aeolian pattern from the 6th string root.
ThxA Dorian from the 6th string root (lowest note) is the Standard 2 Octave Pattern.
Griff teaches 5 patterns. They all have the same notes - F# G A B C D E
Each pattern is named from the 6th string root.
Locrian (F#) / Ionian (G) - Dorian (A) - Phrygian (B) / Lydian(C) - Mixolydian (D) - Aeolian (E)
But you don't have to start from the lowest 6th string note.
Just like pentatonic boxes that are both G Major and E minor.
Except now you have 7 notes you can start on, instead of just 2.
Play from A to A in any of the 5 patterns and you are playing an A Dorian scale.
The 5 patterns and all the notes remain the same.
Each pattern is a pattern for all 7 modes.
You simply choose a different note in any pattern to be the root.
Good Explanation. I guess I'll have to rewatch some of Griff's videos cause I missed something a long the way or maybe I just wasn't ready for modes yet but your video explained what I wasn't getting.Here's a quick demo that you may, or may not, find useful.
In summary: A Dorian
6th string root: Right-facing - Dorian Pattern : Left-facing - Ionian Pattern
5th string root: Right-facing - Aeolian Pattern : Left-facing - Mixolydian Pattern
4th string root: Right-facing - Phrygian/Lydian Pattern : Left-facing - Dorian Pattern
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/sfvwnckol0xnlep/Modes.mp4?dl=0
Oops! @ 6:21 I meant Dorian, not Aeolian
I've been working on the modes course lately also. This is my 2nd time through it as well. It's great to play it better than I did before in spite of a lengthy break I took. I understand things much better then before but there is a lot to know about how to figure out which mode to use and why. Especially when you take it farther and do some modal chord chasing....Thought I'd revisit the modes Unleashed. After 2 yrs it makes more sense to me. Don't know what I picked up along the way but I think I actually understand it now.