What are some good scales or modes to use in rock other than pentatonic?

[tiltmodearmy]

Anyone? Also is you cal tell me what scales or modes brian may favors it would be appreciated.

[cyberfret]

Start with learning these 5 basic scale forms.
http://www.cyberfret.com/scales/basic/index.php

Brian May uses major, minor, pentatonic, harmonic minor, different modes. So to nail it down to a few select scales would really not be accurate.

Take a look at the scales section here at Cyberfret.com for more scale form to add to your arsenal.
http://www.cyberfret.com/scales/index.php

--Shawn

[BloodXero]

diatonic mode is pretty good.

[wise]

Im currently acquainting myself with the patterns for the various modes at the moment. You mentioned 'diatonic' as a mode? While I've heard that word before, from what I can see on this website and others, that is not on the list of 'modes', such as Dorian, Phyrigian, Lydian, Mixolydian, and Locrian. Any explanations would be appreciated ;)

'Chris

[BloodXero]

o im sorry ... its not a mode. its sorta like the pentatonic. the "penta" means "five" and the "tonic" means "tones". so pentatonic means "five tones".in diatonic "dia" means "seven" and of course u know "tonic". so you use all seven tones of a major scale but you ascend and descend the strings with only 3 notes on each string.

Aminor "Three-string Diatonic"
|---------------------------------1-3-5-----------------------
|---------------------------1-3-5-----------------------------
|---------------------2-4-5--------------Then-Descend---
|---------------2-3-5-----------------------------------------
|---------2-3-5-----------------------------------------------
|--1-3-5------------------------------------------------------