Steve Vai Style Lydian

HI GMC!

This time the lesson is based on E major, more specifically on the Lydian mode, which has the
special characteristic of having 4th sharp, a note that inspires very airy and mysterious
feelings and a favorite of Mr Vai, Guthrie Govan and tons of other guitarists in the same style.
The whole exercise is in Emaj7, Ionian scale, where E is the 4th degree as you probably know.

The most important thing when you compose a melody is to be yourself, to be true, and also to
include a personal touch in everything you play, This makes a real difference and defines your
musical personality. Sometimes,a slide or a good vibrato can articulate a melody or turn an
otherwise dull phrase into something rich and lively. Try composing simple stuff and then enhance
it with small subtleties here and there! It definitely works!

I wanted this lesson to have a metal flavor, that's why the background guitar is always mimicked by
the double drums, especially in the triplets with palm mute.

I hope you enjoy the lesson. Practise a lot and see you next time!!


Tuning:

guitar tuned one step down

from 6th string to 1st these are the notes:

D G C F A D

It´s a lower tuning, for heavier sounds, special for this kind of music with heavy backgrounds.


Chords:

E MAJOR

Techniques:

CREATING A MELODY
TAPPING
STRING SKIPPING
TAPPED HARMONICS
PICKING
WHAMMY BAR
VIBRATO


Scales:

Ab pentatonic minor

E lydian