How To Make A Classic Rock Hit Single 35 Years Late [RIFFING WITH MODES #5 - MIXOLYDIAN]
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This giant lesson is essentially a mini documentary on how to create a classic rock 80s metal hit track. Of course it's several decades late, but I certainly don't mind- there's so much to learn through out this process, from wielding music theory to collaborating with other musicians, and I believe this lesson does a good job of demonstrating that entire process and what it can lead to.
It also features the one and only Kerry Devine as a guest vocalist to guide us through the twists and turns of melodies in the fifth mode. His work can be found here:
Rockstar Roadshow (National Act): rockstarroadshow.com/
LAVA Rock (Chicagoland Area): lavarockband.com/home
All of this was done to highlight how to use the Mixolydian scale/mode but I got a bit carried away. Once I realized I was having a vocalist help, I felt obligated to turn it into a full single instead of a little musical tidbit as I've made in my other Riffing With The Modes videos. It takes me a TON of time to finish a single like this, well over 100hrs was spent just on the song for recording, tracking, editing, mixing, mastering, tweaking. The lesson video was nearly as taxing, but I did elicit some help in editing the basic parts of my music video so thanks to Joe Watychowicz for filming some of those fun 80s shots for the video and doing some basic editing work.
What's really weird, is Ben Eller happened to post a video describing 80's hair metal pedal tone riffing on the exact same day as I posted this video. Check out his video here to understand the concept in MUCH more detail! • The Secret Sound of th...
The song will post separately as a music video here in a few days once the track is up on spotify. To be quite honest, I could talk for another 40 minutes about obscure and tiny decisions that HAD to have been made when producing this song but I had to reign it in somewhere, so if you're interested in a part two let me know!
Videos mentioned or referenced this one:
ACDC + Mixolydian: • Why Your Mom Loves AC/...
Metallica Scale: • How To Write Metal Rif...
Blues Lead lesson with microbends: • Live Quarantine Lesson...
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Mixolydian Vibe + Inspiration
02:55 Writing An Intro Riff
06:49 Recording and Producing an Intro
09:23 Bass Guitar Options
12:00 Intonation Issues with Major Thirds
14:35 Writing a Verse with Movable Thirds
17:09 Writing a Prechorus
20:22 Writing a Chorus
22:17 Using the Neutral Third
25:50 Crafting a Solo Section
17:32 Writing a Bridge
29:48 Extra elements of a song
31:52 WHAT'S COMIN' TO YA?
25:48 Composing with Intent
37:37 Succesful Collaborations
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I appreciate this.
You rock!
i love what u do
@@SignalsMusicStudio you shlould've answered 'I appreciate that.' :p
Be an organ and marrow donor ASAP and adopt and donate to bed nets
@@FetAlfredo uuuuuuuuuuuu
Damn, Jake compressed 1986 into one 4 minute song. So Bon Jovi.
Kept thinking I was ripping off a song when I wrote this, then I realized I was ripping off like a dozen songs.
@@SignalsMusicStudio meh, that's bloody rock n roll, mate. 🤘💀
@@SignalsMusicStudio you ripped them off in style man, loved it.
@@SignalsMusicStudio ripping off one is plagiarism, ripping off loads is research!
@@SignalsMusicStudio "The greatest songwriters are the greatest thieves." - I have it that was said by Sting, but can't confirm it.
It's crazy these kinds of videos and full breakdowns are available for free. This channel is such a blessing!
"I wanna make an 80s song, but I don't want it to sound cheesy." -Jake Lizzio, 2020 A.D.
In all seriousness, this is an excellent video. Giving us things to think about is infinitely more helpful than telling us what notes to play.
Agreed. I recorded a song of my own the other night and forgot to add an extra measure of the verse chord before moving to the bridge, which I had planned to do. And here Jake says that exact same idea.
This was the most work I've ever put into a single YT project, topping my 7 modes/7 musicians. I'm gonna make the next few videos a bit shorter so it's not so long in between uploads but I hope you think the wait was worth it! Also, the single will be on spotify soon, when it's up I'll be reuploading the music video to the channel here as a standalone video. Until then the mp3 is posted for all patrons or you can skip to the song at 0:31:52. ALL HAIL BEARDSTANK AND KERRY DEVINE! Oh and make sure too look for me in the reflection of kerry's glasses, more than one instance where i'm caught red-handed grinning like an idiot while filming lmao. And remember, Rock is only dead if you let it die!
I wholeheartedly can wait for longer videos if they're well made and crafted like this. Great work, Jake!
Thanks papa
Pleae do what makes you happy! Your quality is so incredibly good! And I learn so so much from each video. Take all the time you need if you like making these longer video's! We love everything :)
The most educational School of Rock lesson I've ever received in one sitting. Every bit of your information is golden, bro!🤘
Well you really outdid yourself this time. Excellent job!. Nice solo too.
Now all we need is Rick Beato taking this apart again for a What Makes This Song Great :)
Or maybe give us a list telling us what the 20 best of all time are. What a doucher
Nah he is too busy selling his $200 ear training app that does the same job others apps do for free.
@@jamesmorgan2064 what's the problem with him? Im kinda Lost here
@@Raisphere Rick is divisive. On one hand he is a solid teacher, especially for advanced theory concepts. However, he's full of himself like the overpriced ear training app. Once I called out that James Jammerson did not play bass on "I Want You Back" - Jackson 5 and told me in the comments "who gives a shit?" A few weeks later he did his best ROCK bass tones ever and he credits Wilton Felder for "I Want You Back" and despite making a disclaimer at the beginning saying it's strictly ROCK tones he makes exceptions for two motown bassists in Jammerson and Felder. Dude refuses to acknowledge when he's wrong and will double down.
Hell no. I already do my best to avoid that pompeous boomer.
39:24: "If you think he is as impressive as I am". I almost never laugh out loud. This time I did.
omg i meant to say as "impressive as I do".... maybe it was a freudian slip and my arrogant side peeked out
@@SignalsMusicStudio We know what you meant bro. Lol.
Only a crazy person would think you're a jerk.
Great song. Great performances.
You're a good dude.
chad moment
Ha, I missed that the first time.
“Polluting the youth with a bluesy twinge” sounds like a followup album.
Man, they need to add an extra like button because this one isn't cutting it. Great vid man!
Can you do something like this with 60’s - 70’s psychedelic rock? Like, Jimi Hendrix or Pink Floyd or Santana or The Beatles. How they employ the Dorian mode, how the develop a song to start off slow and slowly climb to a climax with a great solo, and what not? I would love this. I’m super interested in writing music like this, but I’m just not sure how everything really goes together. Thanks!
This would be great
setsebbati you don’t know it.
I second this request
That's My Forte....Ha! Check out my CZcams channel, under my name! Then gregdemeterband.com
@@gregdemeterband you are NO Rick Beato
Speaking of A Major, and A minor,
C Major chord asks his relative if he wants to go have a drink in the bar.
Relative says, "I can't. I'm A minor."
Have you been inducted in the hall of fame yet?
“I can’t, I’m A minor, and I’d B suspended. “
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That, is badass. If I heard that on the radio I would totally think it WAS a real '80s hair-metal song--and I _was_ around back then. (As a kid, but still.) I love all the little details in the video too, like the rainbow unicorn t-shirt and all the very '80s effects and colors. Definitely one of the most fun NEW songs I've heard in a long time.
"I started getting that Van Halen vibe and I thought synths would be a great way to amp that up"
- David Lee Roth has left the chat
- David Lee Roth has left the band
Stephen Donovan 😂😂😂
Yep
That’s funny
😂
Love that "mom" is Steven Tyler doing his Julia Roberts look
lol this is my favorite joke in the whole video
Totally missed it. Timestamp?
36:02
I'm 51 now so the 80s is in my blood :-)
I searched for Mixolydian and your video popped on the list, watched the whole 40 min and I must comment!
First of all wow, how you built it and explained everything... I'm speechless... you understand music writing in levels that I will probably never will, it was really enlightening how much thought you gave this, and for that you have my total respect!!!
Now, the song, oh god, don't get me wrong, I know to where you aimed and you made it there 110%... but I must confess I HATED those bands that did Metal Pop back in the 80s :-)
I did love Van Halen to death, and still does, but they where something else.
Ratt? Toto? hated 95% of their material (tho I did love Warren Di Martini and Steve Lukather as guitar players).
This song here, no matter what my taste is, if it was written in the 80s, it would have been getting radio time for sure and (sadly) some success for the band :-)
Amazing how you did it... pfff
As a musician that was alive in the 80's, I can say it was a great nostalgic trip to the time I was listening to Poison, Motley Crue or Warrant on cassette tape. Great video, I know a lot of effort has been put into this.
Jake. This. Kicks. Ass. Nostalgia, check. Awesome guitar tones, check. Music theory support and explanation, check. This is really an example of amazing content, because it teaches _and_ entertains. Really like how you put this together. Thanks!
I'd really love to have an album of all the music that you've written for these videos. You and all the people you surround yourself with are all so talented.
eventually i'll make an hour long video of all the music i've made just for here, but i think at least a few of them will be resurrected into new songs. There's a few things I've written here that I want to expand on, like my Dorian Dad Rock song needs to be finished one day for sure!
@@SignalsMusicStudio Thanks man!
@@SignalsMusicStudio You've inspired me to make an album just like this. One song in each ionian mode! My production isn't the best but I'm using your videos about composition and my background with four voice part writing to make instrumental pieces
Dude you are classic! Great video!
Love it!! You got a new fan :)
Love your tracks, Quist. Cool to see you here.
Sunday jam to your tracks is a ritual at this household! Keep them coming, you're great!!!
Is beard stank even real?? Asking on behalf of a hive of sentient bees.
i'm very sorry but no, you died long ago and I used CGI to replace you in this video :(
Yes its possible
@@SignalsMusicStudio A very selfless maneuver!
Hammer time!
Oh man, I knew it would be worth the waiting for what's coming to me.
It's almost annoying how many times i can see your videos and still learn a lot of things.
.... I guess that sounds a bit rude, so I'll just say what it really means; i love your videos, i can watch them like a thousand times.
This was so much fun to watch! I had a smile on my face throughout the entire video. I'm so grateful you're here on the Tube teaching these important songwriting concepts
18:57 REPETITION LEGITIMIZES
- Adam
I legit heard the lick in my head as i read that
Better than to become a banana
Darn it, I wanted the whole video to be the vhs format lol...
Hey Jake. I´ve recently discovered your channel and must say, all your "lessons" are top notch. Thanks for that!
You have brought my bass playing to the next level since going through a bunch of your videos. Thank you so much for breaking everything down so it's not mind melting or tedious. I've been putting off theory for way too long and you have made it so easy! Can't express my appreciation enough. You rock man!
As of now, 504 likes, 0 dislikes... if only everyone could make content this good
As someone with perfect pitch, I'm very pleased to hear you discuss the tuning issues with the major third. Very thoughtful of you!
Glad people appreciate that section, wasn't sure whether to include it on a video about mixolydian!
@@SignalsMusicStudio I think that it was a great idea. Intonation is an important aspect of production that separates pros from amateurs.
I know! I've been playing guitar for about a decade and I've just been assuming those tuning issues were only because of my crappy guitar!
@@SignalsMusicStudio It used to confuse the shit out of me when I was younger because I've got a pretty good ear, but I couldn't understand how I could tune to get one chord to sound perfect, but the next chord would sounds like garbage. Like the previous comment, I thought there was something wrong with my guitar, or that I was bad at tuning! Turns out, in a way, I was too good at tuning...
@@oldnelson4298 You tell me! Now I regret I developed good ear. xD I can clearly hear difference even when I press the string little bit further behind a fret. The same issue with power chords. When I play them with 2 fingers or 3 fingers there is also noticeable difference in quality of intervals. Moreover those sus chords played with pinky are really killing me...I often need to check tuning for these sus power chords so they don't sound off to me...
Jake - you're amazing! The amount of effort you put into the hilarious intros, the great lessons and the side effects is INCREDIBLE!
Awesome. I have been waiting for this video ever since you announced the riffing with modes series. Very well done!
I hope Lava Rocks performs this next time I see them once COVID passes. Enjoyed it, very well done!
Yessss finally!!! I've been looking forward to this :)
Your excitement at the end, when you're talking about the production/collaboration process... love your passion for the field.
Just WoW. This video has got to be one of your best. The song is absolutely killer...your wig face during your badass guitar solo is hilarious. The fact that this song (though hard work) was a blast to put together and see the final project is clearly evident. Thank you Jake for everything you do, making all of us self taught composers and musicians that much more skilled! You rock brother. 🤘
13:58 Thank you so much for mentionning this, you saved some of us a lot of time and frustration trying to fix tunning issues on a guitar !
I usually don't listen to this genre of music, but your song is still very enjoyable!
Way more than a guitar lesson, love the format of beginning to end.
Keep rocking and stay healthy We Need You!
Jake, your musical cooking show is fantastic. You explain the theory, practice and artistic layers in such an integrated fashion that is authentic, fun and never boring. Not to mention that your inspiring posts always make my music gland itch. This vid is well worth the efforts! Thanks!
As an 80s kid, I would’ve rocked out on it in highschool 35 years ago!!!
Wooaaahoooo woooahhoooo you gonna get whats coming to ya!!!!
Thanks Jake, now I can finally write the songs I've been envisioning in my head for the past 3 years
This is a super deep dive, and I really appreciate you walking us through what you wrote and DIDN'T use. I just found your channel yesterday, but this is really informative. Thank you!
This is possibly the greatest thing on the internet.
Jake Jake Jake, you've gone and done it again. Such a great video. I think I speak for all of your subscribers when I say, thank you.
Jake, I really appreciate you de-tuning to correct the intonation because my ear _without fail_ *always* hears and feels the out-of-sync oscillations - the wave peaks bounce and clash against each other. Lol. Loved this song! You guys made the perfect chart buster for that period, hands down. Wondered where you were and then this super long video. Thank you.
Especially with overdrive or distortion it begins to become really clear with how the note changes over time.
My gosh this is absolute gold! 🤣❤️
And I'd totally watch long videos like this, man! They're brilliantly made, right from the intro (THAT INTRO, MY GOSH) all the way to the end.
Amazing stuff. You're a gift to all of us.
The quality of this video production and content along with the song is absolutely brilliant, fantastic. You gave me a lot to think about and enjoyment. I can't imagine the work that goes into making this type of video, but please keep doing them when you can, however long we have to wait. Thanks
This is legitimately a really good song, and I'm not even big into the style.
The guitar solo did seem more mild than it should have been though. Typically, you expect to hear dive bombs and really flashy bits like a Van Halen solo typically is. This solo was more just simple and straight forward like the styles that came about 15 years earlier than this timeframe.
@@trebmaster Jake is alot of things but he's definitely not a flashy player , very effective non the less.
To me it sounded like nicely produced nothing. The song pretty much sums up why 80s glam metal died. Cliches, unoriginality, not very good rip-off riffs (main riff sucked), lack of energy, lack of attitude. It sounds almost like a parody of the genre. For its purposes (teaching) it is good effort, as a song meh.
@@kkarx so glam metal died bcz glam metal is garbage
I agree
Mixolydian is a great mode. Always light and fun sounding without being too restrictive like the Major scale. Raspberry Jam Delta V by Joe Satriani is written in Mixolydian and it's an amazing track front to back.
This series of yours is one of the best of any guitar channel, thanks for all the hard work you put into your craft.
Wow! This video was a blast!! The slightly extended format works really well with you taking us through every step of the song's creation. It makes the final thing so much more enjoyable to see the story of it coming into being. It is great fun to watch, too! Do more like this!!!
Jake, great video. I can’t believe it took me 10 minutes to notice the mask on the our lovely friend in the back.
thx bro! theres also a mask on the llama, got keep him safe
Man when you said "intonation" and then explained it, a light bulb moment occurred....you see many years ago I did not know of this problem and spent most of my time thinking I had a problem guitar and the band spent a lot of rehearsal time just tuning up. I think we found the blend sometimes and enjoyed performing around 88 times plus a few studio experiences again the hot topic.......tuning. So what now? Great video and you are a talented teacher. Good luck.
I am so impressed by this whole video! I love how in-depth you went with everything, music theory, feel, lyrics, arrangement etc. I am also glad that you didn't go too much into detail with music production, because then this video would have been way too long and stuffed with information. The way it is, though? Brilliant.
And the song is top notch, it's exactly how you described it after playing the whole thing through at the end. Nice work!
This video was amazing, it was a captivating story in and of itself, and it was genuinely fun to watch how you put together each part of the song
already know all about mixolydian from your poster 😎
but seriously your poster is really good. thanks a lot, so useful for writing and jamming.
I was actually going to buy it a while back. Only thing that kept me from buying it was is the only size 18x24? I'd buy it if it was that size, but the site says "other sizes" and doesn't let me pick a bigger size and I'd rather have something bigger. If it exists. Is the site buggy or is the only size 18x24?
Redder01 I ordered it three weeks ago; how long does it take to arrive? 🤔
Teesprings Customer Service states they’d respond in 24 hours... four days ago. 🙄
@@DrErnieGibson it didn't take me that long, about a week.
@@josephperez4319 there's only one size i think. i dont have a ruler, but it seems like 1.5x an a3 size. imagine an a3 piece of paper but a bit bigger.
That intro to this video reminded me of Ben Stiller in Zoolander! Love the seemingly natural communication of Signals Music Studios, a natural Musical genius! So packed full of knowledge you can watch it a endlessly and learn more every time! THANKS!
This video is the one to finally make me break down and create a youtube account just to post this. There are a lot of music youtubers out there going deep on theory or gear, and they're great, but as far as I can tell you're one of the few and definitely the best at showing what it's all for; actually making music. Learning theory just for learning's sake is great, but putting all the pieces together and actually USING it might be the hardest part and it's awesome that you've kept your focus on that. Anyway, great job on the video, the song, and the hilarious music video.
That sounds really great. I want this song in my playlist, definitely.
Love this video and the whole channel. SO fun to relax from the daily grind of academia with a creative distraction from the 1980s!
Thrilled to see you here =) The channel admiration goes both ways!
It could probably pass as an ACDC song! It has that vibe to it, great job! There's some kiss and GnR in there too
Dunno about ACDC, to me it felt more like Mötley Crüe or Poison.
Felt more like Van Halen
This is one of the better videos on song composition that I've seen. It explains the whole process more succinctly than others. Great video.
I just want to say thank you to you, and your patrons, for this video. This is truly amazing content. I'm glad you had fun making this, I'm glad you share your joy with us. I don;t know what else to say, words don't seem powerful enough, so I'll just leave it at THANK YOU!!!
Take that Beta Max, VHS is here to stay! Great work with the production, instruction! See ya next time, and Star Licks better make a beefy offer for SMS contracts!
I really hope u will live forever. Thanks 🙏
This is the best music-related channel on CZcams. Thank you for what you do and please, keep it up!
From idea to conception: this is entirely excellent. I love your closing thoughts and demo example too; really helps demonstrate the evolution of songwriting
The dislikes are gonna get what's comming to them
Yeaaah! *Nothing* can stop what is coming!
You guys rock, so true. Karma comes around
No
Wax on Wax off 👋
Jake: You did implant the ear worm. Hearing it in my head as a I do yard work.
Love how you dissect the magician's hat and show exactly where that rabbit's coming from. Bless you!
My entire childhood was music like this. Could actually feel where you were going with every step, but you threw in some surprises, without a doubt. A clever demonstration of how to create a song with a clear idea - great work.
As i started to worry and say.. huh... man jake hasnt uploaded in a whi- 40 MINUTES? YES PLEASE. Great video as always man but... that snare... it aint 80's if it doesnt have a shit ton of reverb. Keep it up!
Lack of audio sync at the beginning cracked me up! Just like a VHS tape...
All that was missing was some "pan and scan."
Oh man, that's the most kosher guitar content I have seen. Thanks a lot and really appreciate all the knowledge and passion that you share with us!
Keep rockin'!
I love this level of depth!
I am excited to watch more of your work.
12:55 right after i saw this "Why didn't Frusciante tune his guitar?!" video czcams.com/video/Daw93bRHe4Y/video.html :D
That is so Warrant, Firehouse, Ratt, Poison, Winger, Firehouse, Mötley Crüe, Great White, Cinderella, and Skid Row, all mixed up into one song.
Mixolydian is my favorite of the seven major modes, so when you first announced this series I was instantly hyped for the eventual mixolydian one. I've been waiting for it this whole time, and imagine my pleasure at seeing a 40-minute video show up! This is awesome! Your videos just get better and better. Because of this pandemic, my finances currently look like a tuna salad got into a fight with a jello mold, but I am gonna sign up for your Patreon as soon as I'm able.
Wow Jake this video had it all. Educational, inspirational and fun. You can really appreciate the work that has gone into this production from yourself and everyone involved. This could very well have been a popular hit. If I was in an up and coming band I would seriously consider you as a producer and mentor for it, regardless of the genre. You are so accomplished at knowing whay works within music theory and what sounds good. Thankyou so much for your sharing of your knowledge and not making music theory suck.
I pretty much spend every day depressed and sad until i see a new signals music video.
PROTIP: For some extra Steel Panther vibe, extend "com" to at least a quarter note.
Dude, you are an absolutely incredible creator. Talented as hell. This was priceless.
This is the best riffing with modes so far. It really goes beyond making music. Thank you Jake, beautiful video 🙏
quoting a movie I forgot the tittle: "when did motley crue became classic rock!?"
That's definitely the song "1985" by Bowling For Soup
Is it me or Eddie looks shredded in that thumbnail picture? Pun Intended
Man you're incredible, you make awesome enjoyable vids that feels like an adventure with a great climax (the song) and a lot of knowledge, but you also give some cool insights after
Such great detail and time put into this. I like the different flavors you used on the solo. Love the video with band looked like so much fun.
Mixolydian - The Movie, by LordLizzioMetal666
As Adam Neely said constantly: repitition legitimizes
This is the best composing lesson in the entire world. Every aspected of composing process is so well explained that you can't miss it. It speaks so well to me, I cannot thank you enough for that. You worked hard to make this video happened but your help is gold. Thank you so much for that. Sam
This is my favorite CZcams channel. No matter what level you are, there’s always something to learn here
Michael Anthony would be SO PROUD to hear you wailing away on one note for an entire riff.
I've learned so much from your lessons I feel like I owe you money. Heading over to your Patreon page.
literally ive been looking for a classic rock lesson and thank god Jake upload this at the right time 👍😂
Great lesson! I appreciate the way you break music down and explain the parts. Thanks for your efforts! I’m subscribed.
This is DEFINITELY gonna go into all 3 of my Spotify playlists.
The song is awesome, the lesson was great...
Thanks Jake, that was incredible.
Yup, this sounds exactly like something out of the 80s and if someone said it was a big hit at the time I would believe it. The singer of this is superb and really has the 80s scream down.
Dude! This was awesome as well as fun and filled with great learning ideas! I got a ton from this video production. I appreciate All the time is cost to do this. Thank you! You definitely Rock!
Man, this video is incredibly inspirational and over the top great! wanna thank you for the dedication put towards making a great rock song.