phrygian mode

[yogijimi101]

I love your teaching technique! Good explaination, with good examples, with great enthusiam. My kinda teacher. Keep em coming! I will subscribe!

[njd247365]

Great lesson thanks!

[Musikgizelle]

This channel is wonderful! Thank you.

[EspGuitars1337]

A Harmonic Minor sounds very spanish-like over an E major, because of the G# in the chord and scale.

[janmurph]

Why can't a freak like this be my next door neighbor ?! Instead I'm stuck with the mouth breather and his muffler-less lawn mower......life's just not fair.

[yatah]

@janmurph I wish all my neighbors were like you.

[gfinetin]

Always the same shirt. Nice tho (: keep up the lovely work

[minkorrh]

Very nice! You had a good time, explained things simply and I learned something. A well spent 2:18

[minkorrh]

This is hilarious! all the stuff my ear naturally liked/picked out when I was starting to learn guitar as a kid actually has musical meaning....Oh how I need to learn some theory!

[BanthaPoodoo94]

IS there a diagram anywhere showing all the positions of the phrigian dominant scale?

[andresloth]

good job!

[Zieglers666]

Thanks a lot! So if I have a F#m could I use a D Phrygian scale?

[madraven07]

Super helpful. Thanks so much.

[zekcyp]

like it . very good

[downhill240]

Man you are good and fun to learn from!

[will01r]

whats the constant noise in the background? i can't find it how do i?

[will01r]

whats the constant noise in the background? i can't find it how do it?

[secutorclaudius]

why is it named after an ancient greek place?

[RenegadeSquirrels]

I must be missing something - a mode is a scale played according to the sharps/flats of another key, i.e. playing a C major scale starting on A (minor) or G (mixolydian), keeping no sharps/flats. A mode isint just playing a C scale over an E chord, you have to play by the rules of the origional key, otherwise you're just playing in the wrong key. In order for the C scale to be a mode it must be played with one sharp. The scale would be C D E F# G A B C

[ryanoneillmusic]

@RenegadeSquirrels that depends. The C Aeolian is just a major scale. The phrygian scale in C is E F G A B C D E with no sharps or flats. That's what gives it the "mood" or the "feel." It's not playing in the wrong key, and in this example he's playing E minor. The G is natural. Otherwise, it would be playing in the "wrong key" But with modes, try not to think of keys because modes and keys are two completely different things!

[RenegadeSquirrels]

@ryanoneillmusic Ah. I'm overthinking it, as usual xD.

[TheDamnedNation]

How A pentatonic scale over Em chords???g

[vettefreak90]

it's just not fair.......lol

[littlewing62]

when you play a Emin scale over an Cmaj chord what's it called??

[johnhguitar]

Lydian

[aqphilipitio]

@johnhguitar its it not phrygian?

[aqphilipitio]

@johnhguitar emin scale over an Cmaj is the aeolian, isnt it?

[ibz120]

@johnhguitar No, it's not. I don't get why people have this idea that if you have a chord (C major in this case), and you play a scale (E min in this case..) you're playing in a mode. First off you're not playing in a mode, you're playing a major/minor scale with accidentals. Why would you want to think about it like that? Why not just think okay, (assuming you are in the key of C) to get a lydian sound I'm going to use a #4 accidental over this major chord.

[johnhguitar]

The guitar is a visual instrument with patterns that occur up and down the fretboard. It's not like the piano at all. I've taught the guitar for forty years and people don't get any better when they know the theory but stumble over constantly learning new systems. Yes, what you say sounds easy but it's harder than it looks for guitarist. So in order to simplify the learning I tell people that the scale shape of C major is the same shape as F Lydian. They're the same notes. Sorry.

[johnhguitar]

C major scale over A minor is Aeolian minor.

[thelordofdarkcheese]

@littlewing62 I believe you are talking about c lydian.

[johnhguitar]

I'm playing C Ionian major scale over an E major chord. Those notes turn out to be the same as E Phrygian minor. At least they do in my book.

[machinegunlicks]

@littlewing62 Eminor scale on Cmaj it's a C lydian because you have the F#

[andresloth]

please...explain how can I play the phrygian mode over diferent chords...I mean....... how can I keep the sound of the root through different chords??????? I would really preciate this

[johnhguitar]

Progression; Aminor, Gmajor, Fmajor, Emajor.... Play the C major scale over all these chords and then get back to me with a question. Thanks

[johnhguitar]

@andresloth Did you try this? You never got back to me.  John

[arxidi666]

Why is there an annoying buzz in the background?

[ordepcbmt]

Over E major u can play the CMaj scale with the augmented 5th G# (wich would be the A harmonic minor).

Very used by Malmsteen, Blackmore, Uli Roth and metal music in general...

[johnhguitar]

People look at this tip!

Wow, this is great!

Thanks for sharing this great fact.

I'm going to work at this because I've never tried it.

Thanks a million.

Not many good teachers like this.

[ordepcbmt]

@johnhguitar U should check this, maybe u would not suck so much...

[TheUnforgivenGenius]

@johnhguitar It's called phrygian dominant :D

[TheUnforgivenGenius]

@ordepcbmt It's called phrygian dominant :) 

[JazzGuitarJuo]

So if I played a F major Chord would I play a D Phrygian scale?

[johnhguitar]

If you play a C major scale over an F major chord the sound would be Lydian. I don't fully understand you're question. If you play a C# major scale over an F major chord you get the Phrygian sound of F.

[qaiex]

@JazzGuitarJuo C# since it's half a step between E and F.

C to D is a whole step higher. F# would be D phrygian. D E F#m A would be the chord progression there.

[ertansaygi]

Can we say:

If we shift positions of a major scale we get modes? For example let's say i want to play dorian on an A major chord. When i play second position (one finger per fret, first position starting on 6th string root) in the first position i get A dorian. Right?

[johnhguitar]

To get the A Dorian minor scale we play the G major scale. G being two frets down from A. Understand?

There might be a major Dorian scale but I've never played or heard of it.

[ertansaygi]

@johnhguitar Thanks for all the information and your response. Regards.

[N1nja32]

so if there is a chord progression in e minor, and i want to use E phrygian to solo, i would use the key signature of c minor? but still keep the root note as E ? im just a bit confused.....

[johnhguitar]

No No Use the scale of C major over the E minor. It will work over an E major chord too.

[N1nja32]

@johnhguitar so i would always refer back to the major scale? no matter if the chord progression is of a minor key? i mean if there is chord progression in A Minor, i wanna solo phrygian, i would use the scale of F major?

[johnhguitar]

Correct! However, next you should learn about the Harmonic minor and the Melodic minor and you'll have plenty of minor sounds to cover all sorts of chord progressions.

[johnhguitar]

Just like the picture on your channel, outer space galaxy. No it wouldn't be good or correct to say you're playing an E minor scale over a C minor chord. That's not what's happening. If it was I would have said that. The notes of the C major scale are the same as the notes of the E phrygian minor scale. Play that C Major scale over the E minor or even E major chord. Understand?

[Astrovideo]

Phrygian is playing a C major scale over an E minor chord? Isn't it more correct to say that phrygian is playing an E minor scale over a C major chord? Since phrygian is the 3rd mode of C - not the 6th mode of E. Right?

[mcainiac]

I thought Phrygian mode used a bII (flat major 2)?

[cookiemonstergabino]

I know you were just playing scales and shit, but fuck that was beautiful

[danielvlee]

Are you leaving an open note hanging over what you're playing in the first half of this video? Or is that some effect you have on? Or a harmonic? I found it so distracting that I had to restart the video. Perhaps my hearing is especially tuned to that pitch.

[johnhguitar]

I'm using a stomp box that has a hold feature. I just play a chord and it loops it for me. thanks 

[InATelescopeLens]

Used with E minor, it sounds Middle Eastern but with an E major it sounds Spanish.

[kaylashalaylaaaaa]

sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but i was reading wikipedia for information about traditional european folk music; for example jewish, middle eastern, etc. so, if this is considered the mode most commonly used for/in spanish music, what would be the mode most commonly found in those mysterious, haunting middle eastern melodies?

[johnhguitar]

You're asking the wrong guy.

[underagedpickle]

@kaylashalaylaaaaa harmonic minor

[TimeWolf26]

@kaylashalaylaaaaa

Harmonic Minor, in other words Natural Minor with #7.

[johnhguitar]

I'm lost. How does this all relate to the Phrygian mode. Teach me!

[TimeWolf26]

@johnhguitar

It doesn't. The original commenter was saying how the Phrygian mode sounds Spanish, and was asking what scale/mode would best fit middle eastern melodies, which would be Harmonic Minor.

You can of course start getting really crazy and mixing the two, for some really wicked sounds, but I've even forgotten the names for those particular modes.

[johnhguitar]

I'm OK at explaining but a lousy listener. Thanks for the clear comment and explanation.

[kaylashalaylaaaaa]

I LOVE IT!!!

[IronPump89]

hm okay so if you play a F#-Phrygian over an F#-Chord it will have this exotic spanish sound?

thanks budd

[johnhguitar]

Of course but don't forget the F# phrygian sound is the same notes as the D major scale with an F# in the root or bass.

[superstriker00]

Uh... Ok, I'm quite seriously confused on this. Let's say I'm playing a Bm scale, where would I find the phrygian mode?

[johnhguitar]

Play the G major scale over the B minor or major.

[infectedA1]

Ok Mr.Johnguitar I can understand that you would take offense to someone calling you a dick. But I still have not made the connection where that has ANYTHING to do with native americans or "Americans" stealing their land. Thats stupid and has nothing with the goal of this video. And oh ya fuck the indians. Shit happens. How about a feather hat and a dream catcher for your next video Mr. john. Jesus...............<is not real btw (like the indians)

[johnhguitar]

I bit of a dick? Americans came to this land and slaughtered the natives and stole their land. You think I'm a dick because I'm totally NOT serious about what I'm doing as a guitar instructor and that I come off rude? You must be kidding? You can have my place in this life. In return I'd gladly like to have the land the Indians lost.

[sonicfreak12]

music is so fucking fun!

[GraveshiftNGroupies4]

I really appreciate that you do your best to answer back everyone's question...I have a few...

1. Why can't modes just be in the same family with scales, just to be simple?

2. How do you know which scale to play for a song? ex: The song is in...something simple like...D....or if its something weird like F# or G flat?

3. Does every mode have just a specific finger pattern?

[johnhguitar]

Your questions encompass a lot of wordy information. Do you live near any professional guitar teacher(s)? I think in one lesson with the right teacher you could have all these things made clear.

There's a lot of learning to picking the right scale for a series of chords in a song.

Modes are the scales identified in their practical application.

There's many ways to play the same scale or mode.

Thanks for your interest.....John

[Shred687]

Wait, I'm confused. So, I thought that all of the seven modes are built note for note off of the major scale. So why is there flats on the 2, 3, 6, and 7?

[johnhguitar]

Yeah, you're confused but don't feel bad. It's all day long with me and the same conversation at the guitar lessons.

Here goes nothing;

In the key of C (C D E F G A B C)= Ionian major scale.

In the key of C (C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C) = C Phrygian minor scale.

C Phrygian minor scale = the Ab major scale.

The C major scale = the E phrygian minor scale.

READ THIS AS MANY TIMES AS IT TAKES TO UNDERSTAND IT. IT WILL DAWN ON YOU IF YOU READ THIS ENOUGH TIMES.

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[Shred687]

@johnhguitar

Darn. I thought I just had to change the root to make it Phrygian, Dorian, etc.

Anyways, thanks a lot man! You ROCK!!

[TheChondriac]

I have a question. Is the scale you were playing considered an E Phrygian scale aas well as a C Major Scale?

[johnhguitar]

It would be C if C was considered the bass note, E if E was considered the same.

[ojit1979]

John, what guitar are you playing? it is a beauty!

[johnhguitar]

Gibson 175 made in 1978?

[DrUmtombo]

Great vid. I always new what sounded 'right', but didn't realise it was a major scale - doh! Loved the Spanish singing at the end . Muy Bien !

[heufemann]

great !

thaks a lot

[NadadouroDave]

Thanks very much!!! That's great! Can you tell me what you're using to sustain the "E" or Em" chords while you play over the top, without sustaining the scale you're playing?!! Did that make sense? Cheers!

[johnhguitar]

A Boss delay pedal on the 'hold' function

[TommittajaFIN]

can you tell me which mode sounded excactly like the Spanish scale? i don't ever remember. :D

[johnhguitar]

This one. Play a C major scale over an E chord....

[TommittajaFIN]

@johnhguitar

mm... there's gotta be that one different note? i don't remember which one... oh yeah, the 6th should be 1 up.

[RsGhost1]

@TommittajaFIN Spanish? That's usually Harmonic minor or Phrygian Dominant (Phrygian with a major third).

[ogle777]

you can play any mode using the C major scale! yayyyy for C!!!! haha

[emmaspd]

@ogle777 You can play any mode using ANY scale, that's even better

[ed4409]

The Phrygian Mode isn't just Hispanic, right? I was told that you could play arabic stuff with it

[TomyyY90]

Hm. I try to learn this stuff.

John is playing the C-Major Scale over an E-Minor Chord and you get E-Phrygian if you see "E" as your root, right?

If you change E-Minor to E-Major and play the C-Major Scale still with E as root you get that spanish stile? But what is it called then? E-Phrygian Major?

Because, I thought E-Phrygian Major and A-Harmonic Manor use the same notes? But C-Major Scale doesn't have G-Sharp? and it's still sounding spanish?

strange ... :( anyone can help?

[assholefuckerjackass]

Why is it possible to have E minor OR E major when you use the E Phrygian scale? I always thought it was only E minor. Thanks!

[johnhguitar]

Go back and forth between an E major and an F major chord and play the C major scale which is the same notes as E phrygian minor. Hope you understand. Thanks, John

[PadzyFoley]

@assholefuckerjackass I think I kind of understand why, basically the mode played over the E major should be the Phrygian Dominant and this replaces the G, which would be the minor third in E minor, with a G sharp or A flat to make the E major chord. The reason you can do this is because, for example when you play in the key of C, the relative minor is A and the key of A minor has the same notes as C apart from the A flat or the G sharp. So, you can play the phrygian in E M or m over Am and C.

[Lachy101]

@assholefuckerjackass Google the "phyrigian dominant scale". This is phyrigian with a major 3rd instead of a minor third.

[Atoms4Peace]

@assholefuckerjackass

When you use an E major chord, you're essentially raising the minor 3rd (G) to a major 3rd (G#). This creates the Phrygian Dominant scale ( 1 b2 3 4 5 b6 b7 ).

[sensational1982]

Phrygian is basically a minor scale with a b2 instead of the 2 right?

[johnhguitar]

Correctamundo! 

[maikay1403]

Please tell me if my thinking is right or wrong. If I learn Phrygian normally up and down and I know all the notes for the Phrygian scales then I can go from first fret to twelve frets? I feel like Yngwie know all his notes in his scales and that is why he can run all over the place. As I know more about playing, I realize how important it is to know where you are on the guitar at all times. Thanks John.

[johnhguitar]

How can you fly up and down the neck and play tastefully if you don't know where all the notes are? Good luck with it!

[maikay1403]

Thank you for GREAT lesson, well explain and demonstration. Many thanks!!!!

[pulseofmaggots616]

this is beautiful! ah

[atila120]

if you use phrygian dominant (phrygian with a raised 3rd) the E major chord sounds even better

[LanceSaunders]

@atila120 Phrygian with a raised third is a harmonic minor scale, isn't it?

[Luisrox123]

@atila120 in a way.... but phrygian dominant is the 5th mode of the harmonic minor scale (and it is similar to the natural minor which is the 6th(Aeolian) mode of the Ionian mode) so really it depends in the key that you're playing in whether to use that phyrgian dominant

[mrshef666]

what a beautiul guitar you have bro :D \m/ thanks for these awesome lessons also :D

[Luisrox123]

well techniccally the best chord to play the E phrygian mode is over the Esus4(b9) chord, its called the phrygian chord for that reason

[johnhguitar]

Excellent tip. Thanks for posting that. I'm going to try it myself!

[Luisrox123]

@johnhguitar no problem man. good lesson

[fatdaddychong]

that is a sweet guitar, and your an excellent teacher.

[ConspX]

to me, that's the coolest sounding mode of all 7

[miwaro12]

very helpful...thank you

[pzolsky]

for the major i tend to add sharpened 5th (3rd of E) which i think creates another scale...........

i mainly play scales by ear though

[jkbezo]

Thanks for the lesson and tips. You play really well.

Was very helpful.

[johnhguitar]

It that your beautiful little kid? John I have 4...

[jkbezo]

Yes, Thank you.

She is now 2 years old. That picture is about a year and a half ago.

I have 2 older sons also.

[dipsetallday75]

thanks

[robert700x]

Really interesting!

[schn0x]

putting theory into practice is hard.

one day, though.

[johnhguitar]

I think one day for all of us. Everyone is claiming the music is there but it's all left to the listerner in the end and people fight over what's real and what's not. I go to a gig that I love and the guy next to me hates it.

Whatever right?

[BeatmanMyth]

That was AWESOME! I can picture you at a bull fight playing those tunes! lmao

[Ampdriver]

Thanks

[Ampdriver]

What if the song is in B min.

[johnhguitar]

Play a G major scale over the B minor chord for the B minor Phrygian.

[trivium693]

Dude btw a sus4 works very vell with phrygian, seriously my m8 was improving in phrygian and i knocked about a couple of sus4's and i sounded like freaken zorrow lol

[HAIKELzambri]

O.o what did u use to hold the Eminor chord?

[johnhguitar]

Boss delay pedal with the HOLD feature. Play the chord and step on the pedal and it echo/holds the sound for you.....

[HAIKELzambri]

owh!! thank you!!

im think im gonna buy one... it seems like it is a good tool

[Sixstringpuller9]

Thank you sir.I tried playing the phrygian mode on E,is there a g#and d# in the scale.I saw your videos for the first time so i am a bit confused.Thank you

[johnhguitar]

No. The phrygian mode in E has nothing but C D E F G A B C, no flats or sharps. Play the C major scale against an E major or an E minor chord for the phrygian effect. Thanks

[Sixstringpuller9]

sir does it mean that each mode eg lydian mode should start with the note F on the C scale

plz advice

[johnhguitar]

I don't see where you got that idea. Look at it as one scale; C major. Take the different notes of the scale and use them as bass notes C D E F G A B C. The sound yo create with the different notes in the bass is what gives you various mode sounds. We have one scale being use to create more modes.

[LazerRazor7]

Great videos , thanks!

[ammetal4life]

sirus the damn virus

[dlyoshi]

killer tone!

[pkatsiv]

what a quality of image!

[SergeyKozlov]

haha! nice!