Yngwie Malmsteen Style Guitar Lick

Known for his brilliant combinations of guitar scales,
much of guitar great Yngwie Malmsteen's playing style
is based upon classical guitar scales & modes. This
lesson demonstrates the use of A Spanish Phrygian mode 
in combination with A Harmonic Minor Guitar Scale.

This is a good study of how the changing or addition
of a single note of any given scale or mode can drama-
tically change the sound. As often compared to the 
A Minor Natural or Pure Scale (A,B,C,D,E,F,G,A), the
A Spanish Phrygian Mode is altered to a half step
from the note B, to A#,Bb. The A Harmonic Minor Scale
differs by it's raised 7th interval, changing the note
from G to G#,Ab.

                  Scale Examples

A Minor Natural or Pure

    A B C  D E F  G A
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :---------------5-7-------------------------------|
A :--------5-7-8------------------------------------|
E :-5-7-8-------------------------------------------|


A Spanish Phrygian

    A A#  C  D E F G A
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :----------------5-7------------------------------|
A :----------5-7-8----------------------------------|
E :-5-6---8-----------------------------------------|


A Harmonic Minor

    A B C D E F  G# A
e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :---------------6-7-------------------------------|
A :-------5-7-8-------------------------------------|
E :-5-7-8-------------------------------------------|
 

                 Guitar Lick Example

Note how this guitar lick is derived from the A Spanish
Phrygian Mode, obtaining it's sound in consistencey, until
the last measure that is altered from A Spanish Phrygian
Mode to A Harmonic Minor Scale.

   A Spanish Phrygian

e :-------------------------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :------------------------------10-10-10-9---------|
D :---------------------8-8-8-7---------------------|
A :----------8-8-8-7--------------------------------|
E :-6-6-6-5-----------------------------------------|



e :-----------------13-13-13-12---------------------|
B :-11-11-11-10-------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|


   A Harmonic Minor

e :--16-16-16----17---------------------------------|
B :-------------------------------------------------|
G :-------------------------------------------------|
D :-------------------------------------------------|
A :-------------------------------------------------|
E :-------------------------------------------------|





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