Modal Etudes: 35 Tonalities

Seven tonalities from each of these five parent scales: Major scale, Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Major and Hungarian Minor. Compositions designed to help your ear and mind grasp each tonality/mode as its own tonality - based on concepts from the book, "Voicing Modes."

From the introduction:
Here are 36 etudes using 35 different tonalities. Seven tonalities derived from five different parent scales. These sounds are just a snapshot into how each mode or tonality can sound. Some tonalities are familiar and have obvious harmonic gravity while others require a bit more rhythmic and harmonic machination to point the listener to the intended home base. Some etudes use chord progressions while others reference more of a static pedal-tone in the bass to be clear. Each key/tonality was chosen by a set of “Modal Dice” (consisting of a parent scale die, a mode number die, and a 12-sided pitch center die).

From the Foreword:
...This is by no means an insipid “Life Hack” guitar book nor is it a judgmental “Theory Wizard” treatise. This is a comprehensive way to enhance your understanding and appreciation of the modes and what they offer you as a guitarist/ musician. If you have ever found yourself saying, “I wish there was a way that I could identify and understand why I like the sounds I hear in music” then this book is for you. Use it to your advantage and make the best music you can make. Thank Noel when you see him!
Dweezil Zappa - 2019