Originally Posted by: ChristopherSchlegelSounds good! There's a trap that guitarists often fall into of staying frozen in one mode & trying to make a whole composition with it. And of course it goes nowhere, because it's just a static groove with no melody or chord progression, just random "licks in a certain mode".

That sort of thing is great for exercises, practice demos, just getting used to the sound of a mode or how it works on the fretboard. But for a piece of finished music ...

Yes, great job at adding a chord progression & a dramatic arc to the whole thing! :)

Using Lydian (or any mode) as a way of laying down a foundation mood is a great place to start, but a good piece of music requires more.

Well done!

Thanks Chris! I appreciate the feedback!

Just to be clear, I should point out I didn't create the backing track or come up with the chord progression. I think it's from a youtube jamtrack...don't even remember where it came from actually.