Learning modes for soloing

[HeadyVan Halen]

What is it about bassist that they think it's ok to never know what the F**k they are doing? You think Victor doesn't know exactly what he's playing when he plays it? He doesn't have to be consious of it every second. But believe me, he has total and I mean TOTAL command of what he is doing at all times...

Sorry for the rant, but I hear this nonsense way too often, and generally from the same people over and over.

1st off, I know the scales, modes, and tonalities, but what I was saying was you can't THINK that way when your playing..in fact, you can't think at all when your playing. It has to be instinct and feel. Yes, D is the flat 5th of Aflat or G# depending on how you phrase it. Yes, A is the major 6th of C but can still be played in the C minor scale. Sorry for the rant, but I hear it way to often when guys that can't swing go back to music theory as their shield.
No I can't read music but I get IT.

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I'm not hard to pick out. If your ever in Tampa, maybe you could show me a thing or too.....

 

[JimmyM]

If you practise modes, imo and the tutors that taught me modes, the way out of 'running scales' is to practise them arpeggiated, in 3rd's, 4th's, 5th's, 6th's, and 7th's, the inversions, the 3 scale patterns that are available for the same scale and each of them, over 2 octaves, 4 note skips, in all keys, then you have a start before the next set of approaches to modes.

right...and then you sound like you're running arpeggios

actually, that's all great stuff to work out on, and it's also good to learn modes and stuff, but when it's time to play, play!

 

[Skitch it!]

But when it's time to play, play!

+1, and get paid

 

[mcm]

dont do it! just solo