Writing Morse Code Math Metal in Phrygian - Riffing with Modes #3
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Writing and composing riffs with Phrygian is ripe ground for growing dark, doomy, and chaotic metal riffs. This video explores some compositional options, including modulations, odd time signatures, overlapping meters, and poor attempts at choral arrangement.
The basis of this song is a rhythm constructed from morse code. A note to the attentive- I did not completely honor or respect the resting pattern, instead, I used the rhythmic pulses to direct the rhythm of my riff. If you were to try to reverse engineer my rhythm just by listening to it, it would be quite difficult considering the rests are smudged a bit.
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:51 Phrygian: The Third Mode
02:08 Inspiration
02:58 Adding Chaotic Rhythms Using Morse Code to Build Your Riff
05:23 How To Use Your Rhythm
06:21 Adding Chords with Phrygian Flavor
08:36 Writing a Phrygian Solo
09:19 Adding Something New
10:15 Modulating Between Whole Steps
12:52 Adding Variety to Your Main Riff
14:10 "War Monks"
16:40 Closing Notes
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Makes one of the sickest tracks ever, then immediately after it just says “that was fun”. What a legend.
did i scare u in my red adidas hoodie lmao
very. please never do it again, it might kill me
I was very spooked indeed.
hell ya !!!!! great i am actually composing in phrygian right now
ye now im going to have nightmares for the rest of my life thanks lake jizzio >:(
ｓｐｏｏｋｅｄ
I love how you make amazing songs just to teach theory.
Franco Soria he's just getting started I think. How many albums will he wind up releasing.
that latin phrase is actually quite correct, you could more or less translate it as "I love you, you love me, we are happily at home" :D
Haha thanks for confirming!
I love you, you love me
We're a happy family
With a great big hug
And a kiss from me to you
Won't you say you love me too?
That can sound rather creepy depending on the context
He protec
He attac
He write math metal trac
As a mathematics major and metal enthusiast, that title made me click instantly
One day I'll make some actual math rock with the help of one of my math major friends. I'm thinking markov chains, recursive phrases, and self similar structures...
@@SignalsMusicStudio Ahhh that's awesome to hear man! I look to that!
@@SignalsMusicStudio haha, as a math professor, I'm happy to help
Another math prof here, I write some songs using Markov chains and HMMs; you might be interested in a master's thesis I supervised recently about algorithmic composition: www.d.umn.edu/~mhampton/Composobot/
But it's phrygian, not a major!
Nevermind, "bad jokes festival" in here...
Dude are you kidding me I want that on my playlist this is amazing. I can't believe you just made it as an example for a tutorial. It honestly feels like we don't deserve such quality free content. Thank you so much
“If I chose B Phrygian, well, that would B phine.”
😏
Hilarious to the third degree!
You have single-handedly:
1. Become my favorite theory channel on CZcams, 🤓
2. Given me a real appreciation for metal as a genre, 🎸 and
3. Convinced me that you must have been a voice actor in another life! 🎙
#wereahappilyfamily
metal is assention into intellectualism
he's a baseball announcer in the near future, but you're close.
edit: I'm sorry, _this_ is what gave you a "real appreciation" for metal as a genre? you've got to be shitting me. this was just one guy's lifeless, by-the-numbers demonstration for 10 minutes worth of content. I'm finding it hard to believe you are a musician at all
@@mackhomie6 For every genre, there's guys like this who seems dedicated to making sure that anyone who shows interest feels utterly and completely rejected. They would rather the genre wither, so long as they can feel like they are the gatekeepers for it.
@@ricobarth are you talking about me, because you rather confusingly addressed your comment to me. and come on, man. if I showed up on the country forums and told them how unti "old Town road," I had no idea that country was worthwhile, they'd feel the same--and I think they'd be justified, whether you feel like it's welcoming enough or not
@@mackhomie6 How could you be confused about something obviously directed to you? People who actually love something want to bring people into it. They don't mock those whose first step in is obviously shallow. Everyone's first step into something is shallow. You could have pointed them to something deeper that would take them a little deeper into what you claim to care about. But you don't, because mocking is easy, and bullying feels powerful.
You love sounding like dream Theater lol
i won't deny it
Not a bad thing at all.
Look at that guitar.
@@skwisgaarskwigelf331 you mean: "Looks at that guitar" , get it ? cuz you are skwisgaar ?
nailed it.
dude this track was so tight. unusual for someone to show how the sausage is made and then for the sausage to still be delicious but u did it again. there were segments where it sounded just like a joseph magazine track
@Me, Also Me dont threaten me with a good time
Awesome level 11. Nice.
A song I wrote in '92 started off with "I love you and you love me...". Then Barney borrowed it to terrorize children.
I think you just scored the next DOOM video game.
Indeed, it sounds very fitting for a Doom soundtrack.
sounds an aweful lot like an old MechWarrior track
@@RSProduxx Hmm, which one are you thinking of?
@@badbeardbill9956 none specifically, it just has that "vibe"
Holy crap dude this was absolutely incredible
“Expand our horizons when playing with time.”
As a drummer, seeing guitarists experimenting with time makes me very happy. Thank you!
("grab your pentagram pendant"😂)
Now It's you guys' turn. Get 12 fine tuned tomes XD
@@lakejizzio7777Lmao... fine tuned🤣
I learned about functional harmony and songwriting from “chords in a minor key” a few years back. Broke open the how of music for me. This right here did the same for metal.
You just wrote a DOOM soundtrack. Congratulations!
Heh... I also watch Early Music Sources, having an interest in early music. Frankly, there's some wild stuff there, when you bring it to modern times. Like the chromaticisms of Carlo Gesualdo (and other chromatic Italian madrigalists), and the fluid sense of meter caused by making the music subordinate to the words.
By the way, Jake, I wanted to thank you for making these videos. I don't play guitar, I play the piano (okay, a midi keyboard) but you would not believe how your videos broadened my understanding of music and composing as a whole. I now consider options and possibilities I would not have even thought possible a few months back. I bought your poster, too, obviously, and it helps me as a little reminder. It also looks great on my wall.
I thought the thumbnail said ‘myth metal’ and so I was hyped to discover a whole new genre of metal
NILE
I kinda figured that the inclusion of the "i love you" and barney Latin were just a way of showing that it's not what you say so much as how you say it that defines the impact it will have.
"I love you" in major is cute
"I love you" in Phrygian is psychotic. Kinda like my ex.
Another good example--have you ever heard "I Will Always Love You" (by Whitney Houston) in a minor key? It goes from "We can't be together, but I wish you well" into basically "I CAN'T _LIVE_ WITHOUT YOU! DON'T GO AWAY, IT WILL END MY LIFE!"
When you mentioned adding the distorted organ, I felt so glad to own a B9 pedal.
A benign pedal?
RC, it's not a pedal that's gone metastatic yet.
As a relative newcomer to playing bass guitar, coming from a classical and early music background, I wasn't expecting to see a reference to one of my favourite channels - Early Music Sources!
"Falsobordone" sounds like something excruciatingly painful that the Soprano family would do to you if you didn't pay up.
Best CZcamsr teacher i've ever came across , i wish i could explain How much u've me teached , but that is Just not even possible here,,,
Anyway, keep up the good work
Greetings from Rio
o cara é foda demaisssss
This is one of my favorites of yours so far, Jake!
A few years back I wrote a song where the verse uses Morse code to dictate pitch rather than rhythm, creating a "random" oscillation of two notes in each chord. The simple assignment of an eighth note for each dot/dash with an eighth rest to separate letters was simple, but the length of the message required a 3-measure cycle of 4+4+6.
Love these song break down videos....great stuff, so insightful!
You’re a fantastic teacher and this was really inspiring. Thanks for everything you do!
This is the greatest lesson series on CZcams! I really hope you continue the theme into Harmonic Minor modal playing!!
Really enjoyed this one, loving this series. Looking forward to the next installments.
This was a great video! I love this series. Keep up the great work!
This is the best song you have ever released for this channel. I love it
I don't play guitar, but your music theory is so solid that it is just enjoyable to be a part of! Thank you!
This is absolutely amazing! Such a great and helpful video please keep doing this!!
Literally cannot stop watching your videos. It would be super interesting if you explored some modern Black Metal or even DM? Svartidauði use a lot of the same chords all the time, I thought they used flat twos, but according to Ooolimo it's F#m(b6,b9). It has a wild, dissonant tone that sounds brutal but sort of happy a bit, actual black metal. Not to even to speak of someone like Krallice or Deathspell or even Ulcerate.
I wish I could like this video 10 times. Great Content, fantasticly advised on 17:45 ... Keep it up, and keep on rocking in the free world🤘
Sucks that the thumbnail says PHYRgian
lol omg i'll change it, gimme 20 minutes!
MomoTheBellyDancer just Phrygian but you are legally required to have every 5-10 th note be a Tritone
@@SignalsMusicStudio hate to break it to you, but it's in the final song portion of the video too.
@@SignalsMusicStudio That typo was also somewhere in the video...
@MomoTheBellyDancer Fergian
Great job man, love all your content.
Thank you for all the wonderful compositional techniques and ideas!
Holy sh**, you're so talented!
It goes without saying you are very good at guitar and music theory. But I am still so impressed with your delivery. You speak so clearly. No “um” fillers like so many music teachers on CZcams. Keep up the great work!
Just randomly stumbled on this video, and I cannot believe how much I love this: both the musical result and the thought process that lead to it.
Could not have made a video more perfect for me! I love this channel. You are so very helpful Jake!
counting out the one-e-and-a part at 4:48 you should have added that as a refrain in like deep scream voice. would sound sinister haha.
8:51 phrygian phlavor... oh you 😁
Oh you phucking funny..lol😆😅
Sorry phor my phoul language..please phorgive me my phriend..😲😩😭🙏😛
@Zizzi's Genetics Calm the phuck down ;)
That was fantastic and what an eye opener as to how ideas come to people. Loved it.
Always delivering amazing music jake
Phrygian has always been my phavorite phucking mode. Phor real.
It's me again with the same comment again hahaha excellent videos! Please upload these songs to Spotify
All of your videos are very inspiring. I really like your process of making music.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
really enjoyed this one!! want more like this. more math/ groovy stuff.
I can hardly wait for the follow up tune, " I love you more ".....
Cool video, you're a good composer, performer and teacher. Keep up the good work
Would be good to get a video on the grey areas between composing and performing. What I'm getting at is 'original' band vs cover band, and does that make you 'less of a musician', but then theres classical musicians who rarely play their own music. In the classical world there's more of a distinction between performer and composer, yet I'm sure all good classical composers were reasonable performers. And then you have eletronic music, a friend of mine is an up-and-coming dj, the music snob in me want's to cast shade, but he's creating music, and performing it live, yet the lines between composing and performing become somewhat blurry. Would love to hear your take on the whole thing, maybe do a vlog with someone like Adam Neely.
This is the best series on modes, especially like how you add different rythms! Really well thought out lesson.
Such a sick vid, upload was a blessing
You'd certainly be able to make a ton of DT-style albums that would be 1000x better than the original DT after the departure of Portnoy. Cheers!
I think most of this comment section could do the same lol
@@SignalsMusicStudio Have you listened to Distance Over Time? I personally think it's really good.
I was expecting James LaBrie's voice :D
Amazing Jake! Thanks for breaking it down.
This is the best video I've seen all year😍😍
Very nice vid. One question: how long does it take you to come up with such a song? It takes 19:49 to explain, but I'm sure thinking it up takes a lot longer, even with your obvious experience.
When a stalker says i love you
Yandere mode: activated.
@@roma540 LMAO yes
Great stuff... I always look forward to your videos. This one is a bit above my level, but enjoyable none the less. Loved those arpeggios you threw in towards the end.
Your videos never disappoint!! Good job!
Have you been offered a position at the Berkeley School Of Music in Boston yet?
we should definitely start sending letters.
4:55 made me laugh, it reminded me of limp bizkit
I seriously hope you play in a regular metal band, goofiness aside, your track is pretty good, it sounds gnarly and well produced.
your video is super interesting as usual
I actually learned something, thx Jake. Again.
The track kicks ass!
You're a genius! I love your videos, it's what I have been looking for for so long. You make everything easy to understand. Thank you!
Well, this pretty much unlocks how to sound like Ghost!
The Latin reminded me of Sephiroth Theme from FFVII!
Man, you are genius!!! Love your every video! You are really helping me.
Great song and perfect video editing. Good job!!
"Phrygian is more than just those two notes"
Come on you know that's not true.
Such a standard would make Phrygian indistinguishable from Locrian.
double harmonic would like to have to word with you
Ask Flamenco players :P
Dude, you should explore this mathy djenty side of your music, write an album!
Love all your videos Jake but this, for me, was absolutely the best. Loved the song, loved the composition, and loved the education. You're genuinely a master at what you do!
I love your channel. This video opened my approach to writing riffs in a newer way. Thanks mate.
That video was great!! 🤩 I've learned a lot from it!
If you were ever to make a video about J-Rock, that would be my dream come true. Like anything. Even an interview or like comparing western rock and typically J-Rock, common J-Rock progressions, etc.
Yes please. :3
War Monks could perfectly fit into Prince of Persia: Warrior Within as a battle song,great as always ✌️
I promote peace to the world..✌💃
I love this channel so much. Your videos helped me understand music theory A LOT more than I thought I could.
This was an awesome channel to discover. Your communication of your thought process is so satisfying to watch.
In the first time I made a Phrygian motif . . .
Me: I think 7/4 is nice here.
Just out of curiosity: What gauge strings do you use?
9s on my strat and esp, 10s on the 7 string
honestly I think you are the best teacher on youtube - great stuff thank you!!
Maybe a dumb ass question.
But in the term "odd time signature"
Does *odd* mean un-even numerical, or strange.
Because to me, 10/8 would be a pretty "odd" time signature, so I personally view it as the latter option.
Is there an "official" definition?
non standard meter.
I view the term as referring to uncommon time signatures, i.e. ones that aren't 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, etc. 3/4 has a non-even count, but it's so commonly used that I wouldn't call it odd.
I cant wait for the lydian one :(
Some of the best lesson vids I have seen period! Fine Job and an awesome track!
Nice work, i like your teaching style. The finished tune worked out well. Took the liberty of sharing the vid, several friends of mine will find it as inspiring as I do.
Sounds like something Dream Theater would come up with, if they went a more djent route. For all I know, they probably already have.
Definitely sounds like something off Train of Thought or Systematic Chaos
Ah Jake, I can always count on you for an education or a laugh. I got both this time. "Latin Barney songs", that cracked me up. Thanks.
I love these videos! It really inspires me to write more. I love how you explain all the thoughts going into the decissiones you took. Please, keep doing these. I love them! :)
Absolutely stellar demonstration! Thank you for consistent top quality content! The song is so good and I love the nerdy jokes sprinkled in all videos! 👍🏻
Coming soon to the soundtrack....
John Wick 4: Suiting Up One More Time
18:16 “Latin Barney Songs” Lol
DAMN!! This is awesome. Your lessons are spectacular. Thank you!
I get a lot of information on how to write songs and also a lot of inspiration from your channel.
I love your content and I appreciate what you do,
cheers from Iran!
"More monkish-style key than Phrygian"...
Uh... Gregorian modes?
Feels like im listening to porcupine tree
Minus Gavin Harrison 😁
@@NominalTopic yeah, minus Gavin Harrison
Great instructional vid... u answered a bunch of questions and unveiled some mysteries for me... good stuff, possibly best one yet! Thx!
some of the best metal at the moment, well done, solid track, the monk vocals really adds to it, great job
18:37 "Con-sext" 😄
pretty sure I said "bashically" also
@@SignalsMusicStudio I wasn't gonna kick you while down, but yeah. That aside, killer video dude. That bendy riff was heavy as hell.
thx, I really dig that riff too, it crushes!