Why are guitarists obsessed with modes?

GuyBoden

frankus said:

GuyBoden;654366" said:

frankus said:

when you lay the modes out in this way (as is often done) Lydian (#4)Ionian Mixolydian (b7)Dorian (b3)Aeolian (b6)Phrygian (b2)Locrian (b5)All the melodic minor modes are there.

Frankus, that's interesting, because I too used to think of Melodic minor modes as just altering one note of the Major Modes I already knew.



Example:



Major | Melodic Minor

Ionian = Ionian b3

Dorian = Dorian b2

Phrygian = Phrygian b1

Lydian = Lydian b7

Mixolydian = Mixolydian b6

Aeolian =Aeolian b5

Locrian = Locrian b4

I'd be interested to know what your thinking moved on to

I just started thinking about each note interval being flatted or sharpened. Example, I'd think that the b7th, the b9th or #5 etc sound good over certain altered dominant chords.

Nothing too complex.