Riffing With Modes #1: Writing with Major/Ionian [Rock/Prog style]
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Riffing with Modes part 2- Dorian Dad Rock: • Writing Powerful Doria...
This is the first of a seven part series on how to write riffs. Every guitarist should be able to make a decent riff, and throughout these videos, I’ll be demonstrating the strategies and techniques I use to writing music on the guitar.
Each video will focus on a different mode of major, but will not always be totally limited to that key. In the case of this video, we perform a relative modulation by resolving to the vi chord for long enough to make it feel like our new tonal center. In future videos, we’ll build on the skills we learned before and explore new possibilities.
To fully understand this video you’ll want to know the following topics-
Major Scale + Chords: • How To Write Chord Pro...
Seventh Chords: • How To Write Progressi...
Suspended Chords Pt 1: • Suspended Chords: The ...
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Riffing in Major Basics
02:12 Constructing a Major Riff
04:15 Expanding your Major Riff
06:51 Spicing Up the Rhythm
09:35 Next Steps
10:20 Repackaging your Major Riff
11:06 Adding a B Section
14:36 Happy Rhythmic Accidents
16:25 Finished Product!
17:23 Closing Notes
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Thinks, Plays, Speaks, Arranges and Teaches all at once!
Totally blows out the water that old saying of "Those who can't do, teach!" 🤣
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@@stephensmith799 Yes, I understand. Love Conquers All! The Love for music shines through this young man (though I do hope for him that music as beautiful as it is, is not an idol, but a mere stepping stone). And against all odds, Love will overcome!
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And for his next trick, he'll pull a rabbit out of a hat while walking on stilts!
with a bonus lesson on crystals.
This will be the most tame out of all of the videos in this series, since it's Major and it's the intro video. You can bet we'll be playing with more odd time signatures and non diatonic chords in future videos :). Also- weird glitch alert at 12:45. I'm leaving it in, cause this is the 4th time I've uploaded and rendered this video and I don't wanna delay it again!
Amazing stuff, thanks for the upload!
Can't wait till vid 7, Locrian ^_^
By the way, the Solo really sounds great, and without pointing out the 5/4 grouping I wouldn't have even noticed.
Awesome video! I feel like i could practice for years and never even come close to your level. Also, what software did you use for the drums?
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God I hate guidos.
A lot of channels teach me something, and then it just stops there with that riff or theory idea. But with this channel I always feel like I leave with the tools to keep growing beyond the video. Great stuff!
This is so true!
This channel helped me lose over 25 lbs….plus I’m rich now and have 3 STDs! Keep rockin!
When I was a kid using an old fashioned Nokia phone's composer, I made a cool tune. Over a decade later, I realized it is in D Dorian and in 7/4 time signature.
Excited for your next video about Dorian riffs.
bruh send a recording sounds friggin awesome
@@direst9570 I second this
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Yeah, I completely forgot about this one. I had taken that tune and made it into a full-blown piece.
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Jake, thank you for such well thought out and professionally presented material. I am reigniting a once strong passion for playing the guitar (mostly hard rock/metal) that was put on hold many years ago when I started my career as an airline transport pilot. Unfortunately I broke my neck last summer racing motocross and as a result have partial paralysis and on disability. With much unwanted down time to try and figure things out, I decided to start playing my guitars and relearn theory. With my hands and fingers being effected, it is like I am starting all over again and have little dexterity. Your videos have given me productive motivation and help with depression struggles. I have almost watched everyone of your videos late into the evening when the rest of the family are sleeping. I have spent hours searching the internet for good instructors with a more relaxed, personal approach and I find your videos the most enjoyable and beneficial for me - Thanks again Jake for your contribution to this community.
It's amazing how Rush is still relevant.
Teddy Egan They’ll still be talked about a century from now, I’m sure.
I love Rush. 🙏
When jake makes a video... You know its a good day
I swear Jake has been the only person able to drive these concepts home for me. I built up so many mental blocks and anxieties that I never thought I'd get to a point where I understand these concepts enough to actually follow along with other tutorials/resources I come across.
Oh my god I‘m so hyped for this series! Thank you for doing this!
The A/B part was really helpful to me personally,
as I can often come up with something but then feel stuck in a loop where my song can’t progress further.
Great video as always !
Really appreciate your videos, Jake. You helped me develop a lot both in guitar playing and in the understanding of music / song writing. Keep it up!
Fascinating to see your process here! Thanks for *ALL* your wonderful video instructions!
One of the best channels on here! Massively appreciated
You really make this all look so simple and your love of music is contagious and inspiring. Thank you so much.
I like the way you explain the processes, and I'm glad I can stop and rewind as much as I need to.
Fantastic video man. I want to binge the rest right now. very well laid out, great fast delivery without being confusing, and good tips on how to think about how to achieve what you're going for.
This series will be a gold mine just like every other series you've done already! Best guitar youtube channel hands down!!!
Thanks for this wonderful work,jake.
This is my favorite music Chanel so far. I’ve been learning a lot with your vídeos.
Jake, I've been watching plenty of videos on youtube and all the great guys who can teach you music theory and guitar stuff but I have to admit your videos are the most comprehensive ones. Amazing job, man! Really appreciate your help and dedication. These are the most well spent minutes and soon to be hours. I'm truly sad I discovered your channel only a few days ago. I've been learning guitar for 2 years and now, when I finally decided to move to some more advanced stuff, your channel is the best motivation ever. It's incredible how clear you can be in your speech and how much information you can provide in one single video. Much appreciated! Wish you all the best and see you on Patreon. Amazing job!
Can only thank you for yet another great video . As I have said many times, you have taught me so much, which I thought was so beyond me . But slowly slowly. Am truly grateful, cheers
Holy crap this really gets me excited to learn guitar. I’ve never been able to see music theory so clearly and link it to actually creating music, a lot of your videos have been helping me open my eyes.
Outstanding video! Your knowledge and musicianship are both incredible; but your ability to arrange and present these concepts in such an easygoing, laidback, and understandable way is amazing. I truly look forward to the rest of this series! Thank!
Thank you Jake for your amazing work! As an aspiring guitarist I'm oftentimes Ieft in awe after one of your videos. What you're teaching here feels like magic, but you make it appear palpable
Such rich teaching. Absolutely brilliant
Great idea for a series!
Jake is a great teacher and musician. The content of this channel is consistently great!
Very well explained, one of if not the best "how to write riffs" videos out there, and trust me, I've spent a lot of time looking 😅 congrats! Can't wait for the next one!
I've been subscribing this channel for quite a while now and I've learned so many stuffs which are very useful and very practical. Since Im a self taught musician I was lacking musical theory and was always stuck to a point being unable to compose my own stuffs, but now I'm able to write my own song, thank you so much Jake, you are absolutely a great teacher. Best music lesson channel on CZcams
Bro this is literally the video I was looking for like two days ago. Thank you for being awesome!
Awesome!!! So excited for this series of videos!
Jake, you make me want to grab my guitar -- and never play it again -- both at the same time. You friend, are a roller coaster ride of creativity over the top. Some big progressive rock band should pick you up. But we're Soooo happy you're taking time for us!!! You're my most valuable mentor at this time of my life. Thank you so much.
This year, I am thankful for jake. We appreciate all your content.
I have missed your channel so much Jake!!!! Glad to see a new video. :D
I love how you can play for the video and it sound super distorted and dirty then as soon as you record it.. its so smooth and clean. LOVE IT.
I don't often comment here, but I thought I would take the opportunity of this day of celebration, and thank you for the work you do here, I really enjoy it and despite being an old fart am learning, and to wish you a Merry Christmas!
Mode 1: Keep crafting until you have a riff that makes you happy.
Mode 7: Okay, so I was lying about happiness...
You know, I was just thinking earlier today about the other common way of ordering the major modes--the brightness scale--and how it forms this sort of helix where you can keep lowering (or raising) one note at a time through all the modes until you get to the border between Lydian and Locrian, and when you cross it you move down (or up) to the next key and start all over again. It's really interesting how these two modes are defined by the tritone in the scale (the only two modes that do this) and yet could not sound farther apart from each other because of the difference between the tritone as a raised fourth versus a lowered fifth. I find it really interesting to explore the relationships between each mode's two "brightness" neighbors--such as major / Ionian, which brightens into Lydian and darkens into Mixolydian.
This has been the most helpful so far! Love it
I truly hope that all of the songs from this series will become full length songs and be released as an album. I don’t know how this man does it! Such versatile musicianship.
This series is exactly what I've been looking for, thank you so much!
You're the best teacher on internet for sure. I've been struggling to learn and it became so much easier when I found this channel. You're simply amazing teaching. Great job!!!
This video was so helpful in my writing process. Thanks Jake for share
Thanks, Jake! I've been working a lot lately in the F Major/D Minor Scale, so you picked a great key to teach this in for me! I love your lessons!
What a wonderful teacher you are! Sometimes many guitarists can play the instrument, but they definitely cannot explain the theory in an effective, easily understandable manner, but you nail it with such an ease, I really admire your ability of music instruction.
GREAT video and lesson today Jake! Finding you’re channel was one of the best things about 2019. Keep up the awesome & inspiring work 👍🏻😄👍🏻
awesome as always Jake, great idea for a series
Looking forward to the rest of this series!
So good, Jake! I love your stuff so much. Favorite teacher on CZcams.
I haven’t watched a video of yours yet that disappoints me in any way. You are an amazing teacher and I look forward to seeing your videos every time I open my CZcams app. Thank you for all that you do.
Wow Bro. This is one of the most amazing creations i ever saw in a you tube video. You're amazing i promise i will pick up my guitar again and start making Muzik
dang i cant believe how many musical secrets you give us for free! as a beginner you could make very cool music after a year just following youre advice, dang i am still stoked on how the internet is such a good learning source :) and thank you! i can see what youre doing for us and the worth of it is humongous!
Fascinating, purely fascinating!!! My head is exploding with all this stuff running through it right now! I cannot wait for Phrygian! I gotta get back to my practice so I can utilize what I have just seen!!! Keep it up and anxiously awaiting more!!!!
I cannot begin how to explain how much this walkthrough process helped me with my understanding of why my riffing was lacking and how to improve it. Thanks!
Cool. Love lessons like this. Showing the process is just on another level of making video that is really worth the subscription.
Thank you for the Christmas gift, and 6 more to come.
That was good man. This was not only well presented, you also played and explained the processes beautifully and clearly. I respect your passionate enthusiasm too.
Thank You.
I find your videos so educational and inspiring. Thank you!
Great job! Always a new wrinkle in my brain after watching your videos
Really Great tips here. Looking forward to the rest of this series
Another great post, will n enjoy following this series.
"Let's make this sound Rush-like" and does so perfectly. Beautiful way to highlight the possibilities of Ionian having tension, as interesting, bright and driving rather than just syrupy sweet like most artists write. Brilliant A+ effort!
dude you're a wizard, thanks for everything you put on this amazing channel
you are 1st on youtube who show me how to riff around scales! Genius!
Looking forward to this series! Thank you sir!
amazing as always
Dang I love Prog, and anytime I see it in the title I watch! I was wondering if you could ever do an analysis on Rush now that Prog Rock was thrown around a bit! Cheers for the lesson
Great vid man! You explain things so clearly, the riffage is strong with you!
I’d hate to think some guitarists might decide to skip this one because of the title (and just assuming all major is boring). This might be one of the absolute best songwriting instructional videos on the Internet. Amazing stuff here. This is the content that’s so hard to find. It’s not just the theory stuff, but how to hook it all up together. Thanks so much for making these.
That was beautiful. I suggest finishing and releasing the song!
Thank you! Very to the point of fascilitating creativity, not just plain theority or finger gym
I didn't believe it was possible, your posts are getting better! For me you have one of the most entertaining and instructive channels on the interweb :-)
Your videos are great Jake.
Hey Jack, thanks soooo much for the video, love this kind of song arrangement tutorial. very helpful, easy to understand.
That was a genuinely *brilliant* video Jake. Wishing you all the best for Christmas etc!
Great content man! Love your content!
Fantastic video! I love the pacing of the material. Looking forward to some Dorian and Mixolydian riffing!
Can’t wait for Dorian and Lydian too
Best music theory channel I've found!
Jake, I'm a really old guy who plays keys, not guitar. And I haven't really learned much new in years. But I can tell you that I've learned as much useful, interesting stuff from you as any keyboard guys on CZcams.
Nice work, Bud
Thanks.
Thanks bro for such a wonderful lesson, it helped me a lot to develop and improve my guitar techniques. May God bless you.🙏
A real.lovely.lively way of teaching....DrNanda
OMG that's sounds amazing!! Thank you so much for it!!
This man is a legend! Cant believe the way u help me understand
I remember when Neely and Beato had 300k. Rick needs to add more of this songwriting/sculpting to his channel. It's always good to learn your scales and play the changes, but it's songs and tunes that make playing worth while-- a vehicle, a context, an environment, a story. Also like the shout out to the shaping that the rhythm section plays and the effect that the arrangement has on things. This really spoke to creating as an application of all the technique and theory. You get chops, you get a vocabulary and then it's time to tell a story. When you write the story you go into the studio and you make the movie. Excellent class and an excellent-- and needed-- addition to the CZcams University music department curriculum.
You are the best teacher I have seen online, and you're incredibly talented and inspiring thank you so much for making these videos :)
Join us on Patreon bud, I think you'd enjoy it.
Awesome class!
Liked the solo, very tasteful :) thanks for the video Jake !
This clip was great. Enjoyed and learned a lot. Thanks.
I think your the best teacher on youtube. Awesome work man. 🙃
Always excellent, thanks!
great video. I can practically hear Geddy Lee screeching through the riffs.
I love your videos! Been learning a lot lately. Keep it up, thank you.
I'm only at 5:45 and that's amazing use of the mode. Love your stuff man. I've been watching all your teachings on modes and am slowly getting the bigger picture.
Would love to hear you make some brighter metal in other modes.
Hey Jake,
I'm an aspiring composer with cerebral palsy. Although I don't play guitar, I've learned a lot of compositional techniques from your channel, and I wanted to thank you. You are always clear, concise, and have a great sense of humor. Please keep up your quality work!
Jake, your the best man, keep it up. Thanks for your lessons
I need the next video in this series!
Beautiful solo, nice job man
Awesome writing and Great playing.
Wow! What an amazing video!
Wow. This was a very helpful video for me. Thanks.
This dude is a bad ass teacher.... Nice to know someone is still teaching theory these days and does it in a fun and understandable way :)
truly excellent teacher, which is very rare