Lessons Techniques Richie Kotzen's Lick of the Week - Week Twenty-Three Tuition By By Richie Kotzen published 19 November 2008 Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By Richie KotzenSocial Links Navigation More about techniquesEveryone from Metallica to jazz pros have made use of the ominous sound of the Locrian mode – here's how it could shake up your guitar playingJimi Hendrix, David Gilmour and Slash all love Aeolian – the minor mode that rules over them all. Here’s what makes this scale workLatest“I like seeing boundaries pushed. With these loops, I wanted to inject my identity”: Tosin Abasi’s playing is now available in Garage Band and Logic thanks to a high-profile new producer packSee more latest ► Most PopularConfused about altered and extended guitar chords? Here’s the theory behind them – and how they can supercharge your songwritingAn essential scale for classic blues and rock solos, the Mixolydian mode is loved by everyone from B.B. King to Guns N' Roses – here's how it worksIt's one of Joe Satriani and Steve Vai's favorite scales, and holds the most mysterious-sounding note combinations – here's how the Lydian mode works“He redirected the future of blues guitar from his very first release, and his influence continues to inspire new generations of aspiring players”: Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan“That top nut is probably the most common problem with any lower-end mass-produced guitar”: Having problems with your shiny new guitar? Try these fixes firstGuitar modes lesson 3: It has the sound of thrash metal at its core, but also Latin and flamenco music too – here’s how the Phrygian mode worksThey emerged from the same British blues explosion as Fleetwood Mac, but soon became prog trailblazers – and their interlocking acoustic guitar approach is often overlookedGuitar modes lesson 2: The Dorian mode is a bittersweet minor mode – here’s how it worksHow to play the E chord! (And Em!) Beginner guitar lesson 2How to hold the guitar, pick strings and fret your first note! Beginners guitar lesson 1Guitar modes lesson 1: The Ionian mode is the same as the major scale – here’s what makes it work MORE FROM GUITARWORLD...1Tosin Abasi’s playing is now available in Garage Band and Logic thanks to a high-profile new producer pack2Peter Frampton on how he’s adapting his technique in order to keep playing3How a video game about a cult led by a lamb united 5 of today’s greatest metal players in a quest for brutality4Adrian Smith reveals what convinced him to ditch Les Pauls for Jacksons5Jared James Nichols shows you how to use call-and-response blues phrasing
