5 chords aka power chords are absolutely beautiful. They leave more options on what you play on top of them. As you probably know 5 chords are made of just the root and the fifth note. No thirds to make it major or minor. Some people say 5 chords are not really chords at all, it's just the interval of five. I love power CHORDS!

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Here's a new mode change to play with. It's a nice modulating tone, the changes between two lydian modes in different keys, F and A flat. This jam will get you flying!

F lydian notes: [F-G-A-B-C-D-E] formula: [1-2-3-#4-5-6-7]
Ab lydian notes: [Ab-Bb-C-D-Eb-F-G] formula: [1-2-3-#4-5-6-7]


The backing track is same as on Magic Carpet Tour -game, but with this cool change added. Enjoy the ride my friends!

Here's a very nice backing track for soulful solo improvisations. Thanks to the looping machine, one can enjoy jamming this for hours. And maybe some more. But before we begin let's take a look at the actual modes we are using here.

B aeolian notes: [B-C#-D-E-F#-G-A] formula: [1-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7]
Bb Lydian notes: [Bb-C-D-E-F-G-A] formula: [1-2-3-#4-5-6-7]

Learn where to find these modes on the guitar. Put the loop on and close your eyes.

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Good! We're flying high again with the Magic Carpet. This time we will expreriment with some mode changes. The loop starts with A mixolydian mode and then it changes into G dorian. And loop we go!



A mixolydian notes: [A-B-C#-D-E-F#-G] formula: [1-2-3-4-5-6-b7]
G dorian notes: [G-A-Bb-C-D-E-F] formula: [1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7]

Now more mode changes! The loop starts with A mixolydian mode. Then it changes into A dorian. The only difference of these two modes is the third note, C versus C#. Mixolydian is major mode while dorian is a minor mode. And loop we go!

A mixolydian notes: [A-B-C#-D-E-F#-G] formula: [1-2-3-4-5-6-b7]
A dorian notes: [A-B-C-D-E-F#-G] formula: [1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7]

Press play on tape to jam...

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