Learn the Modes: The Easy Way!
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- Learn the modes the easy way, just by listening to them. Yes they can be very confusing, but this method helps to get you connected to hearing them first, THEN we can deal with all the math'y stuff later.
One of the lesser-known scientific tests to prove if you are human is to see if you are confused by the modes. The lab results are categorized like this:
1) Confused = true: then "human being"
2) Confused = false: then "alien"
00:00 Demonstration
00:34 Thesis
01:00 Introduction
02:40 Lesson
08:50 Wrap Up
COMMENTS CHALLENGE: What mode sounds the most interesting to you, and why?
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So which one sounds the most intriguing to you? And why?
Phrygian! I love the "Spanish minor" sound. Although the Mixolydian makes me thing Grateful Dead, so that's excellent too. Great and as usual concise explanation! Thank you again!
@@simontemplar3359 Of course! Thanks for the comment!
@@simontemplar3359 If you like the Spanish minor Sound check out Phrygian Dominant! I know the name is a little out there but i'ts very similar to the Phrygian you already know. (1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7) It just has a raised third EDIT: i forgot the fith
is this going to be on the test ? asking for a friend,,haha
Phrygian is interesting. Sounds like the basis of spaghetti Western scores. Eastwood, Wallach, van Cleef, squaring off.
Thanks so much for the video Chris! Im an up and coming guitarist who is beginning to dip his toes in the modes and... I was very confused. This video cleared a lot of stuff up for me!
There are at least three distinct ways to look at this subject, I'm glad this one resonated with you, JC!
Thanks for the recommendation! This will be this evening’s practice session 👍
I’ve been pretending to play bass and guitar since 1987 and while I’ve memorized patterns and chord charts I’ve never “got” most of the theory stuff. I’ve been watching your channel for a few weeks and now I’m starting to suss things out. I’ve found when I understand “why” I can memorize almost anything easily. Context is everything!
So glad to hear the channel is resonating! Thanks for being here!
"Today you will learn the major scale modes." That's the sound of a whole new can of worms opening.
Ha!
Great way to look at this!.., Along with associating the sounds of each Chord that corresponds with the given degree, its like an "ahh Ha! " moment! Makes this subject a lot easier to understand !! Brilliant!! as always!
Many thanks, for all your support Tone! Glad you enjoyed this one!
This is so good. I understood your explanation perfectly.
Great video, Chris, thanks for posting it!
Modes to me are moods - so my favourite one changes all the time! Can't beat a bit of chilled Dorian, though 😉
Modes are moods...love that phrase.
Thank you the contextual lesson. I’m liking the color of the Lydian mode.
Oooh…now what color would that be?
Thanks for the views and comments!
Orange…like the setting sun…with a color red hue
Ok. I now finally understand that modes are within reach. Future task, but doable. I was just so darn curious. Couldn't wait.
That’s great to hear Arild!
Mahalo so much for this. I have been studying modes for the past year...your context makes it easy.
Glad to hear it Kevin, Mahalo!
Wow. Great lesson once again. Tnx.
Excellent. Thanks so much Chris!
My pleasure, Raine!
As usual, super simple and “clarifying”! Thanks Chris!
You bet, Dave!
Amazing! Thanks again
I'm a new subscriber, and I love this channel! I feel like I've graduated to the Advanced Marty Channel. Question: If I'm playing Dorian, from the second note in the A Major scale, am I playing A Dorian or B Dorian?
That would be B Dorian.
Welcome to the channel, and thank you, very much for the sub.
Great work! Thanks!
You bet!
your every tutorial is very very useful.enjoyed your tutorial.sir,Really thanks a lot for the lesson.
You bet! Thanks for the views and comments!
I had set aside learning the modes in favor of getting all the major/min scale positions ingrained. I looked at modes as starting up or down the neck on the E string, like the major scale positions, so it overlapped or added additional "positions" to the major scale. Doing it as you presented was a light bulb moment for me. Oh, Dorian would be my favorite. I have played Santana songs in the past and just "feel" that mode.
Yeah, I love Dorian!
Again, great lesson for anyone playing any polyphonic instrument, and even monophonic people can use this! My favorite mode was phrygian, and the reason I find it the most interesting is because it's spelled like it would be some kind of Egyptian queen's name.
Ahhh Queen Phrygia!
Aeolian has to be one of my favorites, I love the b6 and 9th. Thanks again for this wonderful video Chris!
Yeah, Aeolian is pretty chill..."Miss You" by the Stones is written using Aeolian.
Just yesterday a friend asked me "You know about music theory can you explain modes to me?" - I said it's not that easy... Watched this video and had an epiphany moment! Thanks Chris this is a game changer for me.
That's great to hear Sean! Now you can teach this method to your friend. very cool!
I was wondering what all got away from me the last few days. I wanted to come back with this one. Been trying to sort out a long distance emergency with my brother and dad while their phones are both in transition needing to be swapped out. Second time around when an ambulance really needs to happen. Looking forward to chilling out with this exercise. *🧘♀️with guitar on*
Finally...More than a year later and I think I'm getting it! Thanks for this...modes are tough.
Glad I could help, Bob. It all gets clearer and clearer from here on out!
Thanks for the lesson!! I love minor modes specially in the key of D !
Oh yeah! "D Minor, the saddest of all keys!"
Thank you, I understood that.
Boom! Thanks for the views and comment, Todd, glad you're here.
the Dorian mode Chris, the sound of King Carlos Santana
Indeed! Peter Frampton too!
@@curiousguitarist Frampton comes alive hey Chris. Inspired me to learn guitar but I was only getting started then had a 30 yr break! Love all your videos. Is it better to memorise the scale formulas or just refer to the parental major scale, so E mixolydian go find the A major scale! Also really enjoy your triad videos & building chords. Opened up the fretboard for me along with using different chord voicings. Regards from Aust,Phil
Thanks for sharing this! Fantastic video! Really helped me understand why notes played in solos by our guitar heroes sound “right” for the song. ✌🏻🎸🎶
Boom! That's it!
Thanks that was a very good lesson, I don't think it could be any more clear. Do you have a video that will show how to apply the modes? They definitely project a tone or feel, how can one put them to work?
Yup, I have a couple...
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Phrygian and Lydian are my favorite, I love the mysterious sound of Phrygian and the dreamy sound of Lydian. Where does harmonic minor fit in? Is it a minor mode?
I love Lydian! "Maria" from West Side Story is Lydian.
Harmonic minor is a completely separate structure from the major scale and actually has its OWN MODES!!!
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Hahaha Well Chris, other than hearing the sound and seeing the interval distance relationships I’ve always hated this approach to teaching/learning the modes. I was confused about the modes for years because of this method. Sadly, this is the common way modes are taught, other then you and 2 other guys who also show modes off a single key center. Next lesson on modes: application and creative use. Thanks as always. -James
The specific modes videos I’ve done so far feel pretty good for application, but yeah I’m happy to keep going :)
Great video Chris. This video and the seeing through scales video have been eye opening for me. Thanks for sharing. I noticed that most of the chords use the 1,3,5 of the scale, with the exception of the Lydian, is there a reason for that?
Well the Lydian can use 135 as well, but the sweet spot in Lydian is the #4, so building a major chord and tossing that in really paints the Lydian sound better :)
This is super useful Chris thank you! Now that I understand the contect and the theory, what would be awesome is to learn how and when to use them. Like, when would I want to use the A Mixolidian? For lead playing, over what chords would it make sense to use a mode and which one? How would the modes be used to write or improvise music?
I've got a few modes videos here on the channel that do exactly that.
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czcams.com/video/NREEYfPYTpY/video.html
czcams.com/video/5zxaScGVI2U/video.html
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@@curiousguitarist This is perfect! Thanks so much!
great lesson. i always new the zix was the relative minor, can you explain the cords at the end some more? I have always loved the jam between mixo and dorian
I’m just playing the chords that outline those modes, they are all Maj or Min except for Lydian (I added the #4 to a major chord), Mixolydian (just playing a dom7th chord there) and Locrian (playing a diminished triad).
Hope that helps!
U R an amazing teacher
Thanks, Jason, I appreciate that!
Phrygian sounds great and so mysterious.
Yeah, one of my “phavorites” (sorry, couldn’t help myself) 😜
@@curiousguitarist 😁
Been studying modes for a while now, but this video opened up an "Aha!" moment. I thought that the Phrygian mode was the most interesting to me because of the half step start. Makes me think of middle eastern music.
Love that! Yeah, that half step right on the top, makes you pause :)
Hey Chris. Great video as always. I was expecting a D major chord with Lydian, what chord did you play.
I just tossed in the #4 (in relation to the D chord) there to outline that Lydian sound a bit more.
@@curiousguitarist gotcha!! Thanks again for great content. Your productions have certainly made me curious and eager to learn more. 👍
Chris do the minor scales have their own modes as well ?? Thank you for everything 💯🎸
Indeed they do, every scale produces modes in this way, but the major scale modes are the most widely used.
"Someone said they were confused."was it me? haha because I am confused out of the box. is that a mode ?? , oh goody no math yay.! wait .wait .slower Chris slower dang it . oh no numbers ,hehe ,,oh you read my mind thanks hehe .. ionian it majorly haha . you are the best. Chris This is on my must watch before practice mode, haha . seriously thank you for sharing this.
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ps , sorry I have been absent my rig is down and out and my strings all broke, so I bought a set of black beauties god they sound great on my bc rich.
Great lesson as usual can you figure out a way to use the chromatic scale for everything as Victor Wooten said your always a semitone out of being in every key thanks you are the best teacher on CZcams
Wow, thank you Frank. Glad you're enjoying the channel!
All the modes are great you can come up with great solo using all of them in the key. Also the minor modes are very interesting . I wonder if there is a way to use the chromatic scale in every situation . Then we wouldn’t have to learn all the scales . I mean if you could see everything with that scale .The only other guy as interesting as you is Pat Martino Thanks
@@MegaPkstarstorm Thank you Frank!
Does the major minor minor major major min steps in the scale hold the same positions? I almost grasp it but still a question. I would assume so since you said they are the same notes?
Yes exactly.
Think of it this way:
The structure stays the same...always.
Changing the starting point SHIFTS the structure in relation to the new starting point. So one scale may start with a half step, where another starts with a whole step. Totally different sound...same exact notes.
Ionian starts with the 1st in the pattern, Dorian starts with the second in the pattern, Phrygian starts with the 3rd...etc.
I just ran through it all on the strat and I understand the patterns but I still don't see, or hear, how to use it for improv.
Still a lot of learning to do
Yeah, it's one step at a time.
Using them for improv is a different beast. But say a chord progression like Aminor to Dminor, you'd use A Aeolian for the improv scale. But for Aminor to Dmajor you'd use A Dorian.
There's a lot of "data" to unpack, but hearing them is a great first step.
A student sent me your vídeo cuz he’s still trying to wrap his head around the modes. Wondering why you played a G natural in the G#min7(b5) when you played locrian which is incorrect
That, my friend, was a mistake.
They get made :)
@@curiousguitarist they do happen!
“Locrian” is that a mode that is associated with “diminished” chords?
Indeed! Locrian generates the only diminished triad in the diatonic series. The diminished chord is built off of a few other scales as well.
Holly Shit now I understand!!!
Wow really!?!?!?! That's so cool! This subject is so confusing, but once you get a glimpse of it, you're in!
Chris.. if I start on B and play a Dorian scale,is that called A Dorian..? ..or B Dorian..? Thanks..!👍🏼❤️
That would be B Dorian, Joe.
@@curiousguitarist .. thanks Chris..! I’ll have to think about this some more.. lol..! ..but I’m still on triads all over the board.. so I have time..
@@joeurbanowski321 this video shares ONE of the few different ways to look at modes. If it doesn’t click for you here let me know and I’ll send you a link to another couple to see if they set it up better for you!
When you cycled through the modes it sounds like the song To Dream the Impossible Dream.
Yup, that and Doe A Dear from Sound of Music are the same idea there. they just climb up the modes.
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Great vid thanks, I get this but my problem is how this helps me learn songs to play
This video is about hearing the modes of the major scale. I don't think much of this transfers to the various skills behind learning songs.
I love the idea of a "how to learn songs" video though, great suggestion!
You could have played chord first and then play the scale to set up the context first in the listener's mind
Ahhh, great suggestion! Thank you.
Can we get a video on what is “noodling”
Hahah, sure Rick! Thanks for the suggestion!
People are often confused about modes until they realize that the minor scale which they already know well is just a mode of the major scale.
Truth...now there's just 5 more to unlock!
Modes are like in between scales. Is that E major or E minor? Nope, that’s E Phrygian.
Hahaha love it!
You are great .. love from India ❤
Thank you!!