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TheDirt
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TheDirt
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09/15/2004 7:12 pm
Originally Posted by: beginnerI actually do know the avoid notes in Ionian(11), Aeolian(b13), Phrygian(b9, b13) and Dorian(13), but I don´t know them for the modes Mixo., and Lydian.


That's funny... the notes you are mentioning are exactly what gives each mode their distinct sound. For example, without the b9 and b13, your "phyrgian" is just the minor pentatonic scale! It seems like you're looking for a vanilla scale to play over each mode... If you really want to be safe (and at the same time bland), don't play anything 1/2 step above or below the root or the fifth. So, in Phyrgian, don't play the b9, which is just above the root, or the b6, which is just above the 5th... this same rules applies to each of the other modes (but again, this is boring soloing!).

There are no "avoid notes", but rather you just need to be careful with your tension and resolution. Experiment! Using the b9 in Phyrgian is totally useful (play an E major chord, then play E, F, G, F, E on the high E string, and then hit the E major chord again... phrygian!)
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