Learn your MODES on the piano to help your improvise | Learn all 7 Major Scale Modes

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  • čas přidán 14. 10. 2020
  • In this video we will learn how to find and use the 7 Modes of the Major Scale: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian. Today's lesson is heavy on the theory and will cover the following sections:
    ***Intro to modes***
    0:06 Acroynms to remember the Modes of the Major Scale
    1:20 The 2 things you need in order to understand Modes
    2:06 Naming the Seven Modes
    ***Finding the rules for modes***
    3:27 How to Use the Modes to help establish improvisation rules
    3:50 Dorian Mode Rule
    5:47 Phrygian Mode Rule
    6:50 Lydian Mode Rule
    7:47 Mixolydian Mode Rule
    8:06 Aeolian Mode Rule
    9:00 Locrian Mode Rule
    ***Using modes practically***
    10:42 Use Dorian mode for Minor7 chords
    12:23 Use Phrygian mode for Minor7 chords
    13:25 Use Lydian mode to represent 2 triads one whole step apart
    15:41 Use the Mixolydian mode with Dominant 7 chords
    16:56 Use the Aeolian mode with Minor chords
    17:13 Use the Locrian Mode with Half-Diminished chords (min7b5)
    **please note the video does not mention what to use with Major 7 chords, and that would be the Ionian Mode or the Major Scale
    ***Links and resources***
    You can download a checklist of over 21 modes here for FREE seanwilsonpiano.com/modes-che...
    Check out my website here: seanwilsonpiano.com
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Komentáře • 174

  • @Call_mhe_dt
    @Call_mhe_dt Před 3 lety +13

    I gave up on modes a long time ago
    But with this my eyes have finally opened
    I've broken that barrier 💪
    Thanks so much Sean⁦♥️⁩⁦♥️⁩

  • @Iduininane
    @Iduininane Před 3 lety +11

    Oh my God! Wow!
    Best way to finally make me understand modes.
    I never thought I would understand it.

  • @DESIGNS-vo1mt
    @DESIGNS-vo1mt Před 3 lety +29

    Hands down the best explanation EVER. Now I've just gotta get them to memory

  • @thebod1
    @thebod1 Před rokem +5

    This video made me understand modes in an easier way. I saw it as layering the characteristics of a mode onto the scale with it's flats. Great video, you are an excellent teacher and player!

  • @rachadselkridge764
    @rachadselkridge764 Před 6 měsíci +1

    Man!!! This confirms everything I discovered with modes a few nights ago. I sat down, worked out and made sense of all this, having never studied modes before.
    This is awesome👏🏾👏🏾

  • @MrPlattie
    @MrPlattie Před 2 lety

    Thanks from South Africa 🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

  • @stilliving
    @stilliving Před 3 lety +3

    I love how Sean finds himself amusing 😄

  • @300cubits
    @300cubits Před 3 lety +4

    Thank you! You are blessed with both musical talent and gift of teaching. I really enjoyed it.

  • @-imkon-8557
    @-imkon-8557 Před 3 lety +12

    Exactly what I needed to decipher this mystery 🔥....thanks for this fantastic lesson Sean!

  • @NobodyHereFriends
    @NobodyHereFriends Před rokem +1

    You had me at your mnemonic devices ✨.
    PS: Chordie App for the win!

  • @mohsanrasool
    @mohsanrasool Před 2 lety +3

    Amazing video! Never understood the modes and the approach as good until now! Thank you!!!

  • @KelvinNjokiOfficial
    @KelvinNjokiOfficial Před 3 lety +5

    Sean you are the 🐐.. You've made me see song melodies differently! It's easier to create more voicings when Someone understands modes. Thank you!!!

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety

      yeah man, they're just natural, thanks for the comment

  • @74thstreet
    @74thstreet Před rokem

    Awesome job explaining the abstract thank you

  • @puppydogdavis
    @puppydogdavis Před 3 lety +4

    This is GOLD!!!! Thanks!

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety +1

      just remember keep growing doc, If Dwayne Plays Like Me, All is Lost 😎, cough

  • @BlessedOne686
    @BlessedOne686 Před 2 lety

    Wow!! This video is the best explanation of modes.

  • @2002jorgeparr
    @2002jorgeparr Před 2 lety +1

    Awesome 😎 THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!

  • @billmalandorcely5993
    @billmalandorcely5993 Před 3 lety +7

    This is incredible, you're an amazing teacher Sean!!! Thank you!!!!!!

  • @abenakelilahmarfo2087
    @abenakelilahmarfo2087 Před 3 lety +2

    I have seen the light!! Thanks, Sean! This was truly an eye opener 😄

  • @leoroy7118
    @leoroy7118 Před 9 měsíci

    Im glad somehow i slip in to this video, great work, crearly explained. Thanks man.

  • @2002jorgeparr
    @2002jorgeparr Před 2 lety +1

    . AWESOME 👍😎😎😎 THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH!!!

  • @MrArizona655
    @MrArizona655 Před 3 lety +2

    like your style...good video. Thanks!

  • @CreatedToWorship423
    @CreatedToWorship423 Před 3 lety +5

    Great explanations ever, brother and very insightful. May God continues to increase you in knowledge to continue being a blessing for many.

  • @alamolalamol9426
    @alamolalamol9426 Před 2 lety

    Love your humour at the start about what can at times appear a complex topic!

  • @WanaruaMusic
    @WanaruaMusic Před rokem +1

    I loved this. Thank you Sir 🙏🏽

  • @StarryBTV
    @StarryBTV Před 2 lety +2

    This is by far the greatest explanation I've ever heard! 👏 well done prof!

  • @MsKikiDivine314
    @MsKikiDivine314 Před rokem

    Wow!!!! I feel so blessed to have found your video!!! You are the best teacher EVER EVER EVER!!!

  • @sweettee1931
    @sweettee1931 Před 3 lety +6

    I love the "mnemonics" that you used! Helps to remember the modes!!

  • @alexsiuwh
    @alexsiuwh Před rokem +1

    Best mode and its application course from the ground up!... Clear as crystal!. Thanks for making this valuable tutorial

  • @KleephKeys
    @KleephKeys Před 3 lety +2

    Yoooooo🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Im loving this broooo🔥🔥🔥 could never get these down 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 i just learned them in 20mn😭😭🔥✊🏿🙏🏾

  • @AlbertAngmor
    @AlbertAngmor Před 3 lety +24

    Who liked before watching?

  • @lazhen
    @lazhen Před 8 měsíci

    Such an excellent comprehensible description and explanation of quite an elusive musical idea, theory which has escaped the grasp of many including myself...until now. I shall watch the video again😄 I do plan loving modes a lot. Thanks Mr. Wilson. God bless you!😎

  • @2002jorgeparr
    @2002jorgeparr Před 2 lety +2

    This FANTASTIC ☺️. THANK YOU SOOOOOO MUCH SIR!!!!

  • @perry1309
    @perry1309 Před měsícem

    Thanks Sean, this makes so much sense. Fantastic tutorial 👌

  • @TrainFlood
    @TrainFlood Před rokem +1

    Dude amazing.

  • @c-lomx9008
    @c-lomx9008 Před rokem +1

    You made this that child could understand it, thanks

  • @Joanna-kx1oy
    @Joanna-kx1oy Před 2 lety +2

    You broke this down so well. Thank u!!!

  • @joshu3392
    @joshu3392 Před 3 lety +4

    This is very eye opening modes, thanks Sean

  • @richiebarr7987
    @richiebarr7987 Před 2 lety +1

    Love your tutorials-- ur a great teacher-- u nicely explain things -- then u slowly show/ demonstrate on the keyboard what u just explained-- I love how u keep in mind ur teaching new students-- many tutorials the instructor just flys through the piano playing part demonstrations which totally loses the students -- u mk.learning all these various modes fun !! ( I DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE MODES A LOT ) a fantastic acronym!! Thank you so very much for these wonderful tutorials-- keep them coming 🤗🙃

  • @bobjohnson7441
    @bobjohnson7441 Před 2 lety

    Nice. Love your approach in general.

  • @Eric-pu7lp
    @Eric-pu7lp Před 3 lety +2

    wow you explained this so perfectly

  • @saint_dreamm
    @saint_dreamm Před 3 lety

    You're fantastic. Can't wait to practice

  • @hrkeys1494
    @hrkeys1494 Před rokem +1

    Man you are the best❤

  • @louseiler8384
    @louseiler8384 Před rokem

    Very helpful. Thanks!

  • @solomonwangi738
    @solomonwangi738 Před 2 lety

    The best video on modes. Thanks Sean!

  • @ahveekhy
    @ahveekhy Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent explanation!!! Now I've finally got it...Thanks for sharing:)

  • @yungvtheproblem
    @yungvtheproblem Před 3 lety +3

    Great explanation man! This helped me out A LOT ‼️🙏🏾

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety +1

      Thanks man, appreciate taking the time to comment bro!!

  • @richiebarr7987
    @richiebarr7987 Před 2 lety

    Ur a great teacher-- love your tutorials-- u nicely explain your lesson then u slowly demonstrate on the piano how to play it whereas I find most teachers just FLY through the piano playing part which loses the students n I find that extremely frustrating--- ( I DON'T PARTICULARLY LIKE MODES A LOT ) a great acronym -- u mk.learning the various modes fun -- then u show us how to use them-- love your tutorials please keep being them n I'll continue to learn n progress tyvm 🤗🙃

  • @malcolmsounds645
    @malcolmsounds645 Před 3 lety

    This is crazy!! Thank you!

  • @AMAZING_INSIGHTS776
    @AMAZING_INSIGHTS776 Před 3 lety

    Great Sean!! Amazing

  • @jaykahuri9106
    @jaykahuri9106 Před 3 lety

    This has helped me a lot. Thankyou!!!

  • @jorcilamoh6829
    @jorcilamoh6829 Před 3 lety +2

    Man you’re such a blessing

  • @BK_Vybez
    @BK_Vybez Před 3 lety +2

    You're doing real great. Thanks for always helping us

  • @wantfnjones
    @wantfnjones Před 3 lety +2

    This video is very helpful big dawg. Thanks 🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @DerekD026
    @DerekD026 Před 3 lety +2

    Great video.Man, you are so appreciated and I personally thank you for sharing the wisdom

  • @justincaviness797
    @justincaviness797 Před 2 lety +1

    Also you need to do more of these types of videos you teach perfectly for me.

  • @JayPine1357
    @JayPine1357 Před rokem

    This is the best explanation of modes I’ve seen! I finally get it! Definitely subbing

  • @francisolusesi7986
    @francisolusesi7986 Před 3 lety

    Wonderful lesson sean

  • @mahlonstrachan8075
    @mahlonstrachan8075 Před 2 lety

    Bro...you don't know how much this has helped me to understand modes...thanks much and keep up the good work

  • @garynicolson9341
    @garynicolson9341 Před 2 lety

    This was the best explanation on modes. The examples explained a lot thanks

  • @kaytutu8487
    @kaytutu8487 Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks Doc, I like your Acronyms
    it’s great

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety

      yeah well, [I don't party like Mom and Lenny]... cough..... I had time to create some

  • @emmanuelcs9976
    @emmanuelcs9976 Před 3 lety +2

    Years trying to understand that!! thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety +1

      well let's celebrate: I Dig Pizza, Let's Make A Large.... cough

  • @dwilks121685
    @dwilks121685 Před 3 lety

    Dope lesson bro really helped me out!!

  • @dalitsobotha7932
    @dalitsobotha7932 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video. Please do more videos on modes.

  • @oyeyemioyelere9193
    @oyeyemioyelere9193 Před 3 lety

    Great explanation bro!

  • @adamhrehorowicz4625
    @adamhrehorowicz4625 Před rokem

    Great and thanks, for me this is the best explanation ever👌😍

  • @Arael4
    @Arael4 Před 2 lety

    I am a bass player who's benefiting from your teachings and applications. thank you so much Sir!

  • @samuelsalami4023
    @samuelsalami4023 Před rokem

    Thanks my guy

  • @jacksonamaral329
    @jacksonamaral329 Před 2 lety

    good. i enjoyed it a lot.

  • @PIANOSTYLE100
    @PIANOSTYLE100 Před 2 lety +1

    I am getting better with modes. They are very helpful. I try to say their names often.

  • @mightyfigaro3566
    @mightyfigaro3566 Před 3 lety +3

    You are one of the best tutors Sean amazing work Sir🔥🤗

  • @modenelalivintrumpet9585
    @modenelalivintrumpet9585 Před 3 lety +1

    sean is definitely the best

  • @brathajoe1
    @brathajoe1 Před 3 lety

    This helps....thanks!

  • @thisperson6146
    @thisperson6146 Před 2 lety +1

    Love this Sean for making this complicated subject EASY.

  • @aarmstrong751
    @aarmstrong751 Před 2 měsíci

    Loved the chart helped me to be a seer like one of your other videos I broke it up into triads

  • @mwehulwamba3461
    @mwehulwamba3461 Před rokem

    We really appreciate ❤

  • @333ministries
    @333ministries Před 3 lety +1

    Thanks I was having trouble understanding mode you made it very simple and very understanding thank you

  • @JohnsonkeyzMusicAcademy

    Awesome awesome

  • @88KeysMan
    @88KeysMan Před 3 lety +1

    Modes took me a long time to grasp, but when I got it, it just makes sense to me.

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety

      Yeah, i only heard of them a year before i started my channel. People made it way more complicated than necessary tho

  • @Bimluva72
    @Bimluva72 Před rokem

    I can honestly say this has been very helpful in putting things together in my head. I understood the basic concept of modes but something clicked during this session/video. Essentially if you know what the sharps or flats are on that note’s major scale you flatten or sharpen them to get the mode. So D major scale has two sharps, F&C sharp so to get D Dorian mode I flatten the F&C (3rd and 7th) notes.

  • @christopherstewart1778
    @christopherstewart1778 Před 8 měsíci

    This help a lot

  • @drayvaughn357
    @drayvaughn357 Před 2 lety

    I feel my help coming on

  • @mikek.629
    @mikek.629 Před 2 lety

    Thanks!

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 měsíci

      Wow, just seeing this!! 🤦🏾‍♂️ Appreciate you!

  • @bookbearerplus
    @bookbearerplus Před rokem

    I get it, thanks!

  • @prophecycampbell5133
    @prophecycampbell5133 Před 2 lety

    Pls would like you to do a part 2 of this video tutorial on modes there’s a lot I need to learn and understand thanx

  • @janetgoodall6372
    @janetgoodall6372 Před 2 lety

    Ditto! 😊

  • @mollykeyzz8330
    @mollykeyzz8330 Před 3 lety +4

    pls can you do more examples to make it really sink in as every mode.........call it part 2......thanks l have spent almost 3yrs trying to make sense about the mode

  • @shalixmusic7280
    @shalixmusic7280 Před 3 lety

    Wow thanks for the knowledge shared 🎹👌 best Teacher now I found you 🕺 I already SUBSCRIBED

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety

      Appreciate it man, thanks for watching!

    • @shalixmusic7280
      @shalixmusic7280 Před 3 lety

      Sean Wilson Piano thanks Again, I have a small request WILL YOU TEACH US PLAYING A SONG IN STAGES,from beginner level to Advanced/alternatives of chords you can use on a melody sang. Thanks I hope you will attend to this 🙂🎹

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety

      I’ve done that already... search “give thanks” on my channel

  • @keysbythenumbers
    @keysbythenumbers Před 3 lety +3

    Sean, can you do a video on grace notes and grace note placement

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety +2

      That would be more of a "feel" video, but i can check

  • @MusiqExpress
    @MusiqExpress Před 3 lety +1

    Great video and acronym bro! Lol

  • @shiloh4184
    @shiloh4184 Před 3 lety

    Fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiire!

  • @nathankalubankay3281
    @nathankalubankay3281 Před 5 měsíci

    Yooooooooo. You so clever 😁

  • @keysbythenumbers
    @keysbythenumbers Před 3 lety +7

    Great...modes as dad jokes 🤣 😂 😆

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety +4

      just be glad I don't Pack Lemon Muffins At Lunch, cough

  • @eboyeman8457
    @eboyeman8457 Před 3 lety +1

    Can I steal your ears sean? They are too good 😆

  • @abosedecaleb5682
    @abosedecaleb5682 Před 3 lety +1

    Welldone sir
    From the Cmin7b 5 I can see a F#major6b5 chord which is one of my best chords thanks a lot that means I can also u this same mode when I am on any major6b5 chord

  • @normanspurgeon5324
    @normanspurgeon5324 Před 3 lety

    Presenting the modes in the context of a chord progression is helpful- "alone together" or "Yesterdays" both have a tonic, 2 to 5 chord progression in a minor key. The locrian mode is audible- it is unavoidable to the listener or player. If playing these in A minor, the aolian mode also clearly heard in the 1st chord. The dominant, then needs a few required notes (e7th )

  • @joeyblogsy
    @joeyblogsy Před rokem

    💪🏼

  • @SomeWhiteGuy_
    @SomeWhiteGuy_ Před 2 lety

    🔥 sub

  • @michaeljohnson5081
    @michaeljohnson5081 Před 3 lety +2

    Oh man Sean !! Very informative and Thanks. Curious on one thing. Do you change modes, or can you change modes in a song once you’ve started using a mode in that song? Does that make sense ? LOL!! I’m sure I’ll understand it more as I start using modes. I mean, I’ve been playing now for 60 years, it’s time to teach this old dog ... ya know 😃

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety

      Yes not only can you change modes multiple times In a song. It’s based on what I play in left hand

  • @HenryArko
    @HenryArko Před 3 lety

    Sound far better. Massive difference

  • @ChevonneReynolds
    @ChevonneReynolds Před 3 lety +1

    This video is especially for me lol🤣🤣

    • @SeanWilsonPiano
      @SeanWilsonPiano  Před 3 lety

      It didn’t get too exhausting with all the details?

    • @ChevonneReynolds
      @ChevonneReynolds Před 3 lety

      @@SeanWilsonPiano No, it’s not exhausting at all. I understand modes now!