Ionian Scale Speedpicking

this is a must!

WOW ! This is some extreme speed-picking !

WOops OMG I've been playing this for like couple of hours and now I remember the scales! This is awsome This lesson is now my homepage

Really usefull Great way to build up my stamina and accuracy also it sound beautiful eventhough I'm just running trough scales Cheers

I feel a little proud now. This is the first lesson classified as insane, that I`m capable of playing in full speed:)
Thanks for a great exercise Pavel!

Awesome work mate!

awesome lesson man, never thought i could memmorize so many different scales so fast

wow!!!
nice lesson!!!

good job

Cool lesson.........should really build some speed if practiced enough........Thanks Pavel

another good example of exellent shred work not boring and clche'y either Bravo!

great technique pavel!

Useful stuff

also, can you move these scales anywhere on the fretboard?

nps*

what does np mean

thanks Pavel,

I'm just going slow and learning one box at a time. It was tough, but I'm finally getting the hang of box 1 ! I'm going to practice this one alot.

thx for that man =) 98%

hey...juz a question...which part of your hands ( left or right) is involved in muting noise...i get a lot of noise when playing between strings

Lol Speed Metal Symphony by Cacophony does this exact same scale, like 3 of the boxes in this vid note for note, except at 140 BPM! It is impossible.

Agree with all the other comments m8, this is the lesson that made me join GMC
I use it everyday as part of my warm up exercises, I have extended this now tho by reversing the lesson and moving up the fretboard making it twice as long, (just a tip for anyone else)

wow...ahem...well I see I won't be going out w/ friends anytime soon...gonna try to play this as well as I can, and I think it's going to take me a while. Great Lesson!

ok. thanks. great lesson;)

i've got two questions:
what is the difference between the white and the blue dots on picture of scale boxes?

if i want to play the scale in D, E or A is it just to move up (D and E) and down (A) on the fretboard?

i've got two questions:
what is the difference between the white and the blue dots on picture of scale boxes?

if i want to play the scale in D, E or A is it just to move up (D and E) and down (A) on the fretboard?

just finished learning all 7 boxes. sounds great, more 3nps boxes plz. thanks Pavel

sick man!!
it goes damn fast... how do you train up your picking to that level?
nice work as allways;)

Woah this lesson has increased my speed on EVERYTHING in one hour of learning this. Guitar seems so weightless now

Im not going to lie this lesson has done wonders for my improve

wow, this is a stamina builder!

This is my favorite lesson on GMC.

Pavel, can I ask about your right hand style - I play resting my pinky on the scratchplate with the middle and ring fingers extended and floating above the strings, I notice you have a tight fist that looks to be floating, maybe with your wrist anchored at the bridge area?
Is there a right and wrong method here? I have tried your way but it feels really bad, I think I'm too old to change.
What do you reckon?

Now that I've done this a bit longer, it definitely IS the most helpful lesson.

Great job Pavel, probably the most helpful lesson yet!

hey pavel i really loved this lesson went through alot of boxes..ive spent hours on this learning the boxes and it really helps...please keep them coming

the first three boxes*

ok soo far i have no problem doin the first the boxes at 90bpm..

Correct, except its the 6th box not the 7th ...

Instructors,
Thanks for the quick response. Andrew I think I understand better now. So, I would say box 7 from above is A Aeolian. And A Aeolian will works here becasue the notes are just rearranged from the C Major scale.

Modes are an involved subject but worth learning, I have lessons here and here.

The quick answer to you question is that the 7 boxes can be re-used in a different order to play all 7 modes of the scale. The rule is simple - start with a root note. Each time you move up a box, move up a mode and change the root note. So, if you start with C Ionian (or major), and move up a box each time you will be playing:

1 C Ionian (or major)
2 D Dorian
3 E Phrygian
4 F Lydian
5 G Mixolydian
6 A Aeolian (or minor)
7 B Locrian

Now, this is very useful, but is a confusing way of learning modes. A much better way is to look at comparisons between modes with the same root note. For instance:

C Ionian - C D E F G A B C
C Dorian - C D Eb F G Ab B C

Only then can you understand the differences between them.

Modes are important as regular scales imo.
Speaking of which,Ionian is mode while major is a regular scale.

Pavel,
I just want to make sure I am clear regarding the theory. The seven boxes hear represent all the positions of the ionian (major) scale. Does that mean there are seven boxes for each of the other six modes? How would I go about charting the other six modes? Is that already located somewhere in the site?
Thank you,
Donovan

I believe the start of this lesson is the exact same run found in video 1 of the alternate picking lesson, at least part of it is


- John

i understand its all AP, i must have slipped a note somewhere along the lines because i started that lick with an upstoke - thanks for your advice

I know, i mean section 4 of this lesson (fret 17)

Mr Pavel, are you starting part 4 with an upstroke or downstroke? thanks!!

The start of this is the first part of alternate picking lesson right ?



- John

Nice lesson, and very interesting patterns

I love sixtuplets

Nice lesson Pavel. This is a great warm up!!

CRAMP!!!

Sweet thanks Pavvvvvvvvvvel

- John

Can someone please help me understand this??? There is three notes in each six-tuplet?? How does that work (3=6)???

Could you give me the settings for your Df-7 on this if its not to much trouble ? Is it modal 6 because thats what sounds the closest ?

This is very useful , So if I learn this Im well on my to learning modes ?


- John

AMAZING ! One question Applying this to the metronome and since its in 6-tuplets do you recomend still breaking each of the videos into small portions of 6 notes or being that theres are scale boxes practicing them as a whole ?

Hope that made sense


And cool angles ---- John

wow this lesson is too easy... lol good one pavel this lesson will really help me on my scales

About the renaming of this lesson - we will soon add a search feature to the site. The word "Ionian" differentiates this lesson as a scalar lesson - as opposed to lessons treating "major chords". One doesn't speak about "ionian" chords.

In other words the renaiming of this lesson will hopefully make it a little easier for people who want to find a lesson treating major chords.

By the way - awesome new angles Pavel!

yo dude make some more lessons like these for other scales pentatonic, etc maybe??

@Pavel, sounds like a great chair

BTW, great video work and playing man!

Sweet lesson Pavel all the views are awesome

yes the ionian scale is also the major scale and the ionian is a mode of the major scale

awesome lesson, this will make scale practicing a breeze

quick question, is Ionian the major scale or a mode of a major scale?

Pavel, Thank you very much for going the extra mile and filming yourself from various angles. I can just imagine the amount of work it took. I especially appreciate the right hand from the top angle. I often wondered how you hold your pick. How much of it is sticking out, and how the right hand glides up and down in preparation for the new string. This is very helpful indeed, especially in understanding how string skipping works.

Boris

Thank you Pavel..great lesson and a funny way to practice alternate picking.

this is so sick im starting it right now!

Pavel: When playing three notes on a string, covering 5 frets, you use your middle finger rather than the ring finger for the center note. I find using the ring more comfortable. In fact high on the neck, it is most comfortable for me to use my first 3 fingers. I use my pinkie as much as anybody, but it is less cramped not to use it high on the neck. Do you advise that one should use the fingering that you show?

wooooooooooooo

Wow!

thanks Pavel,that was awsome.i'm definitely gonna practice this

unbelievable.... how good was that

man... awsome

Great lesson, damn man you have some stamina!

Nice Angles and great lession, really fun way to practice scales thanks pavel

awsum! this sure as hell beats straight up the scale, then straight down, over and over- this is great!

Cool lesson and nice angles as well Pavel!!

Wow
these new angles are awesome.Im sure it took alot more time to do this but i really like the angle where you get to see how you strike the strings!Great job Pavel the hard work payed off

Great lesson. I see you were able to achieve the different camera angles that were suggested. I'm sure we all appreciate the extra time it took. I know I do. Thanks

Awesome Pavel! Great phrasing!

Great lesson!
One thing I'd be pleased if you answer: You talked of 3notes per string boxes - do you propose them learning in alternate or in semi-alternate(economy")
picking?

Tobi

lol @ ezra!

This is just what i needed as i wanted to learn more 3-np boxes - thanks!

Nice chair