Poor technic on the finger placement, this is not accurate at all. I teach music at a distinguished music academy, if I saw my students do that I would smack them in the face for insulting the guitar.
Slide the same shape up and down? Deceptively incomplete teaching man. A mode covers THE ENTIRE fretboard...not just one scale shape/position. No wonder so many people are confused about modes. (And it's Mixo-LYDIAN...btw.)
Hey look another video that is all about relative modes, yes any body can play 84 different scales, but knowing a million scales isnt going to get u any were u have to know how to use them, for example key of g the root will be g u can chaNge the root to a b c d e f# g to get a mode at a relative perspective and thats the way u should but to alot of people it will still sound like a g major scale u should study modes at a parrallel perspective to understand why its like that then u will heAr
For a few hating comments below: I am playing guitar for about 5 years but since a week ago i've been trying to fill this gap of not knowing the theory, because the theory can widen your view of music (it does now for me), it doesen't matter what great guitarists know or do not know the scales, do you learn for yourself or by the image of the already famous? Thanks for the others bringing helpful information to share, Rock on!
ive heard this theory before, very interesting! but i still dont know what scales and modes are for or why they're used. ive been playing for 10 years and sound prty good honestly, but have never had lessons (obviously). can someone please explain why we have to learn scales and modes anyway? or what they are for?
Basically - for soloing. If you know the Pentatonic scale you can jam over any song (especially blues) very easily, Different scales and modes just give a different "feel" to the solo.
@NoStairwayPlease just soloing? so is it just to help find notes on the guitar? i can never figure out why certain scales have the notes they do... when im soloing i kinda just guess where sounds are across my fretboard, most of the time im wrong, but im getting better at figuring out where the notes (even tho i cant name them) im looking for are. do alot of professional guitarists do that? or do they all use scales?
Pretty much yeah, but knowing scales can be useful for forming chords because they use the same respective notes (ie. C major scale, C Major chord) . The way you are learning by feel is an excellent way to start and will help in the long run. I can think of many professional guitarists who only know scales by the pattern, not the notes. Even Slash admits he doesn't read music and isn't theory trained.
Seems like anyone who has picked up a guitar thinks they know everything...maybe that explains why there are so many shitty guitarists out there...just an observation in regards to the idiots tearing this guy a new one. Cheers.
Man people love talkin shit...I watched this to learn something, if you already know everything about music dont search for some simple lessons! Thanks guy for posting this I found it informative!
The boy is fenomenal ...why is that people always have to start out with...:"he knows theory but..oh ..can he play?...can he fly??...can he speak german??"...c'mon fellows!!!He has a better grasp of how to teach the modes than several other highly qualified "methodes and approaches "I've ever read ..plus ..the GUTS to do something really cool and expose himself to judges such as yourselves.
yeah this is totally true. modes arent complicated at all. all playing in a mode means is EMPHASIZING A DIFFERENT SCALE TONE THAN THE ROOT. if youre playing in C major you can play the c major scale and just emphasize the 4th note (F) and you are playing F lydian. if you do the same but emphasize the 2nd note (D) you are playing D dorian. no big deal.
He just know theory but I wonder if he can play. In his channel there are no videos of him playing live or rehearsing with a band. I think his is a scam.
This tutorial 'play the same scale' is completely confusing and false. A better explaination would be start on the corresponding note of the major scale according the the number of the mode and shift that note back down to the key you are playing in.. So Phrygian (number 3) you have to learn first how you play the major scale from the third position (3rd note of the scale) and then start that note (3rd) on the major key or chord you are playing in.
no alternate picking or pinkie? wtf is wrong with you? you might as well throw that guitar away and never pick up a guitar again cause your playing it completely wrong
this guy is completely wrong. If you use the pattern for c Ionian then move that pattern up to d and play it,(same pattern) you are playing d ionian. you are going to confuse people.
jesus people just forget this shit and rip the minor pentatonic like all the great guitarists have been doing for years. Mix in a little dorian if your feeling frisky and its a minor progression.
This is flawed! completly flawed! using the same pattern for each of the 7 modes doesnt make sense at all... why would there even be 7 modes if they were the same pattern. if you play a c major ionian and then play the same pattern on the D you are just playing a D ionian mode. this guy has no idea what he is talking about.
@PathologistReport This is correct. He is not playing the same pattern using D as root, he is playing C major pattern starting and ending in the second and ninth grade of it, and that makes it a D dorian. So from major WWHWWWH we go to dorian WHWWWHW and we could use the same fingering pattern. You just need to realize that root and chord tones are different now. Modes derive from Major scale, you should be able to understand and make sense of why they share fingering patterns.
Would be more helpful if you could demonstrate some licks with this new acquired theory knowledge. Not too hard to loop a back track right quick. Bust out that "mixylodian" for that dominant 12 bar blues haha.
Are each of the modes transposable as well? Or is each mode just exclusive to each note? i.e. "C for lonian, D for dorian, E for phygian..." If they are transposable, I think I would rather learn each one individually.
@2hafstylezk For improvisation... Learning all of the modes and being able to play them all of the neck will give you the power to know the right places to land (chord tones)
im totally lost , so i will just continue to play and put my fingers where i think it sounds ok *shrugs* , really good video though , the guy knows his stuff , ermm i think. lol
@berlits There are major and minor scales. Then there are "modes" within those scales. Major scale staring on the root note (tonic note) is the Ionian or "major" scale. The 6th mode is always the "minor" scale.
Not enough space to answer all questions, but here is my advice. Learn the major scale of each note, learn the minor scale of each note. Play major scale mostly if the first chords of song is major, play minor scale if minor. Not always true but gets you in the right ballpark.
@berlits It is that simple and that is the same pattern for those modes no matter where you play it on the fretboard. There is only ABCDEFG with flats and sharps except B-C, E-F. No more notes exist, just different octaves of the same notes. Same scales on the piano. Difficult part is knowing when to use those notes and in what sequence, what timing, what application. If you just played the scale in order on a solo it would sound pretty boring or not correct if wrong one is used.
Scales and modes can be learned by anyone & memorized. Application is the big difference; knowing when to use the modes and sequence the notes. You need to know when to use what mode over what chord. Jazz players do this the best as many change modes on each chord. Bmin7 chord for example: three different modes associated with a min7 chord, Dorian, Phrygian and Aeolian. You could play the B Dorian mode, the B Phrygian mode, the B Aeolian mode, or any combination of the three possibilities.
you're not actually playing modes, you're actually just modulating the major scale to different keys
C major for example has no sharps or flats, so when you play a D Dorian, there should be no sharps or flats as well, D major has 2 sharps (F# and C#), but what you said about knowing the patterns is true, once you know the pattern you should be able to apply the scales and modes to any key
2:10 yeah you played c major and then you played the same pattern moving up to d. that would be d major not d dorian, d dorian has a different pattern even though same notes as c major. lol
@metaflux2 Of course. Thats not what I was talking about though. If you look at the video, he moves the same pattern he played which was C major up a whole step and said it was D dorian. What are you talking about? He made a mistake in the video. Thats what my comment was about. Duh!!
@AhYaOk Oh I see what your talking about now, yeah the Dorian pattern is different then the Ionian. Ionian is W-W-H-W-W-W-H where as the Dorian is W-H-W-W-W-H-W. So if he used the same pattern of whole step's and half step's when raising it to D he would have a D Major in Ionian. Maybe when he said "pattern" he was referring to the same key signature? Sorry lol.
@metaflux2 Its alright. I've misunderstood people too. Its funny how this video has a lot of thumbs up. lol. i'm sure the guy knows the difference. he just got it mixed up. its easy to do sometimes.
yeah only thing is though is that its not the same pattern. all the modes have different patterns and they're all movable. thats probably what you meant though.
dude i m sorry u r wrong a bit.. a dorian doesnt always starts wid D !!!! n same for others... it does in c major scales . but in other scales like for G maj scale the 2ND note of the scale is A , so if v start the scale wid A , it would B Dorian mode of G major scale
Unfortunately it's not as easy as you put it because you have to remember what Major Scale the Mode comes from. You can't just remember the Mixolydian scale Pattern. You have to know what Major key that for example D Mixolydian belongs to (it belongs to G Major). Also, knowing that the Aeolian Mode is the relative Minor for the Major Scale.
@xDrumsx4xLifex All Modes are is playing from different steps of the Major Scale. There are 7 different notes in a Major Scale, so there are 7 different Modes as the dude said. Remember that the Modes always come in the order: Ionian, Dorian, Phygrian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrain. For Ex. C Major. Notes are C, D, E, F, G, A, B. So to play F Lydian, all you do is start at F in the C Major Scale and play after F, that are part of the C Major Scale. F Lydian: F, G, A, B, C, D, E.
Brian, you have no idea how much this has helped me...or maybe you do lol. I found this yesterday and have been working with it and I have improved immensely. This is what was holding me back from becoming an amazing guitarist. I think if I put another month into this I will be flawless. Thank you so much. - Aaron
@tbaldwin102 Yngwie plays with fingers 1 2 3 dominant also, and he's done pretty well with it. Im sure this guy can play well with 3 fingers dominant also.
Hey man guess what? that dark guy that follows you on sunny days?Thats your shadow dude. Maybe you didnt find out yet and you think its very cool too. LOL
Seriously man!!! Thanks a lot!!! You're a life saver (time saver hehe). I was disappointed that i had to master all those modes. i was like... whoa... thanks again... imma check out your site. :) (btw awesome blues in the credits!)
Good lesson but there is another way because the major scale and the minor is the same scale why not use the natural minor scale and play the relative major for instance u take Aminor go three frets down there is your relative Cmajor my reason for this is it goes perfectly with the most used scale in rock the five note pentatonic scale and the blues scale which you can mix all this up when soloing Rock on
Wow, I never realized how ignorant I am, JonathanReichert. See, during the whole video I was thinking it was about modes, but then you, my hero, have come to make me realize that it's not about modes at all. I guess I misinterpreted the title, it should have stated "I can play the major scale perfectly."
Don't play mistakes when you are trying to teach video lessons. If you snub notes, its worth re-doing the video, cause i stopped listening after i heard you mess up a major scale, after talking about how its all you need. Your pinky finger is part of your body as well.
This seems to be a very classical approach to modes. You could have used half the time, and explained that each mode has 3 pentatonic scales within it, that you could use more easily, with one shape.
you play your scales wierdly! 2 fingers ha ha! its not that simple mate. it only works like the way you explained it because when you play a mode you are simply borrowing information from another major key, but the way you taught it was naff. whats the point in playing all modes in one position, all your melodies will sound the same! you've just severely hindered the progression of anyone who watches your video - congratulations!
I'd advise any beginner to try playing only the root, 3rd, 5th and 7th notes of each mode. For example, on the second mode of the key of C that would be: D - F - A - C. Practising the full scales up and down and with little relation to harmony is rather unmusical and pointless in my opinion. Sorry for my english!
Hi there! Well, I'm no big specialist but the root, 3rd, 5th and 7th will, most of the times, sound good on your chord. Other notes are very often played as passing notes. Jamey Aebersold points out that most melodies tend to start and finish in one of these notes (I'd never realised it). But my comment was just a little help for those who are trying to understand what modes are used for.
For example, over Dm the arpeggio we were talking about is the most "obvious" one but not so obvious arpeggios sound really nice. Try playing the same D-F-A-C arpeggio over a G7 chords. It's nice as well but no so obvious. Have fun!
The root, 3, 5 and 7 (G plus B, C and F) will always fit the G7 chord but you can play the Dm arpeggio as well as other arpeggios in the key of C over that chord. For example, try going up two octaves with the D-F-A-C arpeggio and coming back with the G7 arpeggio over the G7 chord (D-F-A-C/D-F-A-C/B-G-F-D-B/G-F-D-G). Try different combinations of arpeggios and chords of the same key.
It will probably sound "right" although a little bit mechanical. But it's a good reference for more "musical" ideas. Anyways, I'm much better saying it than actually playing it :-)
A Close up of how the scales look step-by-step would have been more beneficial. I appreciate the technical explanation, but laymans terms would have sufficed.
I'm confused about the relationship between modes and scales. Every mode HAS a scale (like Ionian=major scale), but not every scale has a mode (like Harmonic Minor)..
So why focus on 7 modes? I like The Harmonic minor - and I feel slighted- my favorite scale don't even RATE a mode!
And what does that imply- that harmonic minor is non-modal? And if you reply that only the 7th changes- well for Dorian only the 6th changes?? So what!
The harmonic minor isn't a mode, you're correct. It has the raised seventh so that the dominant (5th) chord is major.
The natural minor is the same as the Aoelian Mode, and sounds quite distinct, or 'modal'.
You can only describe the modes as 'major' or 'minor' because of the prescence of a major or minor 3rd. There are other changes to the structure of each scale that gives each one a unique character (although, in the case of the Ionian, it is indeed the same as the major scale).
As a matter of fact, that is the basis behind my explanation of modes to beginning students. It's good to see that others use this tool; it allows folks with little knowledge of theory to get patterns in place that they can build from.
It's much like teaching someone phonics when you're trying to teach them how to read.
For the naysayers, remember that not everyone has been reading Guitar for the Practicing Musician for 12 years.
last of continuation.. after a little longer i memorized the keys in every fret even the sound of each note in different frets which helps me distinguish notes while the music a music is being played since i memorized the sound coming from a key that i know.. and not my muscle.
so what i did is go back to basics, try to learn all the notes in the fretboard (A MUST) and then next is memorize the keys of a scale (not the position) in that case i will think of everything and every note that i pluck and try to make it reasonable and (to comment) in each riff2riff relations to make it reasonable... and not depend on muscle memory..
don't jump into conclusions, or try the easiest way possible.. what you have to do is learn the babysteps.. cover everything that is needed for learning and go from there. i did tried scale position memorizing and scale boxes. did help me with improvising and shred and modes..but for some reason it is pointless, its more like muscle memorization without thought can't find the reason why i did such things and tried to depend on tabs (hassle)..
Thank you so much for this lesson mate. I could never get my head around modes from my teachers explanations. You made it so simple. Im started say IDPLMAL through the degrees of the major scale. Cant thank you enough dude!
The more i know about music,the less i know it seems after over 40 years of playing guitar and bass with bands lol!! Scales help but don't mean nothing without the feeling,passion and life's experiences.
calm yourself i never said that i was better than anybody, for the record, and he may be better than me but his lack of pinky use still makes him look rather unexperienced. and he plays metal, ask any guitarist and he'll say its hands down the easiest style to play out of everything. p.s. sweeping and flying through scales is cake man lol theres no phrasing involved so idk if you should say he is better than me until ya find a vid of him playing with some feelin.can you say mental masturbation
@njeznik: I don't understand what you say... (maybe because I don't understand the word "pattern" in English :s ) but what the guy on the vid says is right!
Ionien: 1=>1=>1/2=>1=>1=>1=>1/2
Dorien: 1=>1/2>1=>1=>1=>1/2=>1
and so on
If you start playing Dorien on C it means you're on a tune of Bb and that's it!
I know I explain myself very badly, my English vocabulary in music is very poor :(
Modes are very easy to understand I don't understand the matter... (???).
I have been saying the same thing to my students for years!
darkguiitargod 1 month ago
omg thank you soooo much i was really stuck and you made it really easy to understand thank you sooo much !
rushfan1999 1 month ago
you dont even alternate pick. why should i learn from you?
SGdiabloPlaya 2 months ago
Poor technic on the finger placement, this is not accurate at all. I teach music at a distinguished music academy, if I saw my students do that I would smack them in the face for insulting the guitar.
Xatruch702 4 months ago
@Xatruch702 Same for me. I Teach and if i saw my students using this type of fingering i would shit on them.
MultiToneKing 3 months ago
@Xatruch702 could you give an example of how one should apply correct finger placement then?
vzurion18 2 months ago
@Xatruch702 this is a lesson on theory though....so what does it matter?
bellers 2 months ago in playlist Modes
Slide the same shape up and down? Deceptively incomplete teaching man. A mode covers THE ENTIRE fretboard...not just one scale shape/position. No wonder so many people are confused about modes. (And it's Mixo-LYDIAN...btw.)
ibanezdude777 6 months ago in playlist Guitar
You rock! Thank you for the simple but brilliant demonstration of the modes!
bcklines 6 months ago
Hey look another video that is all about relative modes, yes any body can play 84 different scales, but knowing a million scales isnt going to get u any were u have to know how to use them, for example key of g the root will be g u can chaNge the root to a b c d e f# g to get a mode at a relative perspective and thats the way u should but to alot of people it will still sound like a g major scale u should study modes at a parrallel perspective to understand why its like that then u will heAr
timsmashuhoe 7 months ago
Thanks man, it was much helpful.
For a few hating comments below: I am playing guitar for about 5 years but since a week ago i've been trying to fill this gap of not knowing the theory, because the theory can widen your view of music (it does now for me), it doesen't matter what great guitarists know or do not know the scales, do you learn for yourself or by the image of the already famous? Thanks for the others bringing helpful information to share, Rock on!
GoranKami 7 months ago
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Inostranec1991 7 months ago
ive heard this theory before, very interesting! but i still dont know what scales and modes are for or why they're used. ive been playing for 10 years and sound prty good honestly, but have never had lessons (obviously). can someone please explain why we have to learn scales and modes anyway? or what they are for?
DrunkDuckXD 9 months ago
@DrunkDuckXD
Basically - for soloing. If you know the Pentatonic scale you can jam over any song (especially blues) very easily, Different scales and modes just give a different "feel" to the solo.
NoStairwayPlease 9 months ago
@NoStairwayPlease just soloing? so is it just to help find notes on the guitar? i can never figure out why certain scales have the notes they do... when im soloing i kinda just guess where sounds are across my fretboard, most of the time im wrong, but im getting better at figuring out where the notes (even tho i cant name them) im looking for are. do alot of professional guitarists do that? or do they all use scales?
DrunkDuckXD 9 months ago
@DrunkDuckXD
Pretty much yeah, but knowing scales can be useful for forming chords because they use the same respective notes (ie. C major scale, C Major chord) . The way you are learning by feel is an excellent way to start and will help in the long run. I can think of many professional guitarists who only know scales by the pattern, not the notes. Even Slash admits he doesn't read music and isn't theory trained.
NoStairwayPlease 9 months ago
Seems like anyone who has picked up a guitar thinks they know everything...maybe that explains why there are so many shitty guitarists out there...just an observation in regards to the idiots tearing this guy a new one. Cheers.
dclawsn 9 months ago
great modes review- God bless
mysoukouss 9 months ago
MixoLYdian you douche
MrRickfarmer 10 months ago
Man people love talkin shit...I watched this to learn something, if you already know everything about music dont search for some simple lessons! Thanks guy for posting this I found it informative!
clayfuckingblack 10 months ago
hahah mixolodian
iticam92 10 months ago
for more help go to chiknbrutalsoup dot webs dot com.ask me anything!
manooveration 11 months ago
pedantic guitar players, what has happened ot the world of rock n roll?
jaypauldini 11 months ago
im not taking lessons from a guy who doesnt use his pinky , and plays "Mixoloadian" scales..not "Mixolydian".
PickyfromTerminology 11 months ago
Go to that hippie looking guy. He explains it better.
aynrandy1 1 year ago
@aynrandy1 Yeah, Lucien Nocelli explains it perfect you're right
MARSMARSHALLX 1 year ago
Holy crap it's the Fonz
stache500 1 year ago
real bad.
megafone58 1 year ago
what kind of guitar you using?good lesson
rekkzzpress 1 year ago
The boy is fenomenal ...why is that people always have to start out with...:"he knows theory but..oh ..can he play?...can he fly??...can he speak german??"...c'mon fellows!!!He has a better grasp of how to teach the modes than several other highly qualified "methodes and approaches "I've ever read ..plus ..the GUTS to do something really cool and expose himself to judges such as yourselves.
fredquin68 1 year ago
yeah this is totally true. modes arent complicated at all. all playing in a mode means is EMPHASIZING A DIFFERENT SCALE TONE THAN THE ROOT. if youre playing in C major you can play the c major scale and just emphasize the 4th note (F) and you are playing F lydian. if you do the same but emphasize the 2nd note (D) you are playing D dorian. no big deal.
bombsawayd 1 year ago
He just know theory but I wonder if he can play. In his channel there are no videos of him playing live or rehearsing with a band. I think his is a scam.
JusticieroDeLaMuerte 1 year ago
great video. don't understand why everyone feels the need to criticize him, he knows more than a lot of guitarists out there.
obamarosa 1 year ago
This tutorial 'play the same scale' is completely confusing and false. A better explaination would be start on the corresponding note of the major scale according the the number of the mode and shift that note back down to the key you are playing in.. So Phrygian (number 3) you have to learn first how you play the major scale from the third position (3rd note of the scale) and then start that note (3rd) on the major key or chord you are playing in.
stoob1969 1 year ago
no alternate picking or pinkie? wtf is wrong with you? you might as well throw that guitar away and never pick up a guitar again cause your playing it completely wrong
guitarist0201 1 year ago
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guitarist0201 1 year ago
Those are some big words
8000cheese 1 year ago
this guy is completely wrong. If you use the pattern for c Ionian then move that pattern up to d and play it,(same pattern) you are playing d ionian. you are going to confuse people.
stdnt4eva 1 year ago
jesus people just forget this shit and rip the minor pentatonic like all the great guitarists have been doing for years. Mix in a little dorian if your feeling frisky and its a minor progression.
Okesupinus 1 year ago
This is flawed! completly flawed! using the same pattern for each of the 7 modes doesnt make sense at all... why would there even be 7 modes if they were the same pattern. if you play a c major ionian and then play the same pattern on the D you are just playing a D ionian mode. this guy has no idea what he is talking about.
PathologistReport 1 year ago
@PathologistReport someone's a music theory retard.
Curl3y95 1 year ago
@Curl3y95 way to have a valid response with an accusation. any criticism or just ignorance?
PathologistReport 1 year ago
@PathologistReport This is correct. He is not playing the same pattern using D as root, he is playing C major pattern starting and ending in the second and ninth grade of it, and that makes it a D dorian. So from major WWHWWWH we go to dorian WHWWWHW and we could use the same fingering pattern. You just need to realize that root and chord tones are different now. Modes derive from Major scale, you should be able to understand and make sense of why they share fingering patterns.
GEternalBraid 1 year ago
Would be more helpful if you could demonstrate some licks with this new acquired theory knowledge. Not too hard to loop a back track right quick. Bust out that "mixylodian" for that dominant 12 bar blues haha.
Ableem05 1 year ago
thanks so much you are such a great teacher,i have never seen this easy explaination before. this was brilliant.
maryannemay 1 year ago
Are each of the modes transposable as well? Or is each mode just exclusive to each note? i.e. "C for lonian, D for dorian, E for phygian..." If they are transposable, I think I would rather learn each one individually.
totallycosmc 1 year ago
@totallycosmc theyre all transposable, the key youre in is what makes the difference
HiImJerry8 1 year ago
whats the point of learning modes?
2hafstylezk 1 year ago
@2hafstylezk For improvisation... Learning all of the modes and being able to play them all of the neck will give you the power to know the right places to land (chord tones)
maxpowd3r 1 year ago
im totally lost , so i will just continue to play and put my fingers where i think it sounds ok *shrugs* , really good video though , the guy knows his stuff , ermm i think. lol
tabulaerasae82 1 year ago
Why don't they just call a D scale a D scale like they did in the old days?
duvexy 1 year ago
@berlits There are major and minor scales. Then there are "modes" within those scales. Major scale staring on the root note (tonic note) is the Ionian or "major" scale. The 6th mode is always the "minor" scale.
Not enough space to answer all questions, but here is my advice. Learn the major scale of each note, learn the minor scale of each note. Play major scale mostly if the first chords of song is major, play minor scale if minor. Not always true but gets you in the right ballpark.
benellidown 1 year ago
@berlits It is that simple and that is the same pattern for those modes no matter where you play it on the fretboard. There is only ABCDEFG with flats and sharps except B-C, E-F. No more notes exist, just different octaves of the same notes. Same scales on the piano. Difficult part is knowing when to use those notes and in what sequence, what timing, what application. If you just played the scale in order on a solo it would sound pretty boring or not correct if wrong one is used.
benellidown 1 year ago
Gee, that seems like a lotta stuff to have to learn just to be able to play.
bataniavo 1 year ago
nbmnbmnb
cizanopen 1 year ago
cool
cizanopen 1 year ago
Coool !
Thanks fer the tip dude ! :D
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koolaidman3692 1 year ago
Which note is for Nickelodeon?
Broyale26 1 year ago 39
Scales and modes can be learned by anyone & memorized. Application is the big difference; knowing when to use the modes and sequence the notes. You need to know when to use what mode over what chord. Jazz players do this the best as many change modes on each chord. Bmin7 chord for example: three different modes associated with a min7 chord, Dorian, Phrygian and Aeolian. You could play the B Dorian mode, the B Phrygian mode, the B Aeolian mode, or any combination of the three possibilities.
benellidown 1 year ago
well i like this lesson... its a good start, but this guy... where the hell did they find him
FlyingDonkeyKing 1 year ago
I dont mean to be a douche, but its mixoLYDian, NOT mixoLODian...
wxb200 1 year ago
if you get hal leonards music theory book for guitar they talk all about this stuff in there.
guitarmessiah95 1 year ago
you're not actually playing modes, you're actually just modulating the major scale to different keys
C major for example has no sharps or flats, so when you play a D Dorian, there should be no sharps or flats as well, D major has 2 sharps (F# and C#), but what you said about knowing the patterns is true, once you know the pattern you should be able to apply the scales and modes to any key
HitmanJenkins1 1 year ago
2:10 yeah you played c major and then you played the same pattern moving up to d. that would be d major not d dorian, d dorian has a different pattern even though same notes as c major. lol
AhYaOk 1 year ago
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metaflux2 1 year ago
@metaflux2 Of course. Thats not what I was talking about though. If you look at the video, he moves the same pattern he played which was C major up a whole step and said it was D dorian. What are you talking about? He made a mistake in the video. Thats what my comment was about. Duh!!
AhYaOk 1 year ago
@AhYaOk Oh I see what your talking about now, yeah the Dorian pattern is different then the Ionian. Ionian is W-W-H-W-W-W-H where as the Dorian is W-H-W-W-W-H-W. So if he used the same pattern of whole step's and half step's when raising it to D he would have a D Major in Ionian. Maybe when he said "pattern" he was referring to the same key signature? Sorry lol.
metaflux2 1 year ago
@metaflux2 Its alright. I've misunderstood people too. Its funny how this video has a lot of thumbs up. lol. i'm sure the guy knows the difference. he just got it mixed up. its easy to do sometimes.
AhYaOk 1 year ago
yeah only thing is though is that its not the same pattern. all the modes have different patterns and they're all movable. thats probably what you meant though.
AhYaOk 1 year ago
dude i m sorry u r wrong a bit.. a dorian doesnt always starts wid D !!!! n same for others... it does in c major scales . but in other scales like for G maj scale the 2ND note of the scale is A , so if v start the scale wid A , it would B Dorian mode of G major scale
rizwankhan1989 1 year ago
finally a guy who thinks straight ;)
dpapaioannow 1 year ago
that most be an older classic 30
cbappa1 1 year ago
haha like the way you say start from d
petervsthechicken 1 year ago
tnx dude!nice lesson..
K3rplunk17 1 year ago
this is prob the only theory i have actually taken into account, ty dyde.
XpEAnUTBuTtERsUckSX 1 year ago
zentao. com/guitar/modes/
MrMemag 1 year ago
Finally someone who tells this to the people out there!
PbVeritas 1 year ago
Unfortunately it's not as easy as you put it because you have to remember what Major Scale the Mode comes from. You can't just remember the Mixolydian scale Pattern. You have to know what Major key that for example D Mixolydian belongs to (it belongs to G Major). Also, knowing that the Aeolian Mode is the relative Minor for the Major Scale.
calmclownful 1 year ago
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@calmclownful BA ha ha!
pusshat 1 year ago
how are you possibly staying on the same pattern when you use a different mode? cuz i cantell you r changing notes.
xDrumsx4xLifex 1 year ago
@xDrumsx4xLifex All Modes are is playing from different steps of the Major Scale. There are 7 different notes in a Major Scale, so there are 7 different Modes as the dude said. Remember that the Modes always come in the order: Ionian, Dorian, Phygrian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrain. For Ex. C Major. Notes are C, D, E, F, G, A, B. So to play F Lydian, all you do is start at F in the C Major Scale and play after F, that are part of the C Major Scale. F Lydian: F, G, A, B, C, D, E.
calmclownful 1 year ago
TEACH ME THE NICKELODIAN SCALE !
fenderhands1 1 year ago
@fenderhands1 haha.
calmclownful 1 year ago
@fenderhands1 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA he must watch alot of nickolodian network and got it mixed up with mixolydian
RezoNecro 1 year ago
thats really helpful! awsome thanks
hilley19 1 year ago
Brian, you have no idea how much this has helped me...or maybe you do lol. I found this yesterday and have been working with it and I have improved immensely. This is what was holding me back from becoming an amazing guitarist. I think if I put another month into this I will be flawless. Thank you so much. - Aaron
guitariist 1 year ago
you know a bunch of theory but you dont use your pinky or alternate picking??? wtf??
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MrApocalyte 1 year ago
@tbaldwin102 Yngwie plays with fingers 1 2 3 dominant also, and he's done pretty well with it. Im sure this guy can play well with 3 fingers dominant also.
justinhoman 1 year ago
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@tbaldwin102 You just went full retarded...
myguitardidyermom12 11 months ago
mixolodian? wtf!!!its mixolydian idiot!!!!
RezoNecro 1 year ago
@RezoNecro stop shitting
neofiren 1 year ago
what guitar is that???
Miteour17 1 year ago
Hey man guess what? that dark guy that follows you on sunny days?Thats your shadow dude. Maybe you didnt find out yet and you think its very cool too. LOL
superaxel1981 1 year ago
1.24 mixolOdian? FAIL.
scrumpymanjack 1 year ago
EPIC FAIL!!! LMAO SERIOUSLY !!!!!MIXOLODIAN!! ROFLMAO!!!!
RezoNecro 1 year ago
@RezoNecro maybe read the description. idiot.
iamchris1000 1 year ago
but isnt there 5 patterns? and all u have to do is move 1 back and that would be a diffrent mode?
thejbskater 1 year ago
Seriously man!!! Thanks a lot!!! You're a life saver (time saver hehe). I was disappointed that i had to master all those modes. i was like... whoa... thanks again... imma check out your site. :) (btw awesome blues in the credits!)
OxalicMetal711 1 year ago
excellent teacher. really really makes it simple
splinteringbass 1 year ago
you kind of sound like jerry seinfeld
1234thegodofwar 1 year ago
Good lesson but there is another way because the major scale and the minor is the same scale why not use the natural minor scale and play the relative major for instance u take Aminor go three frets down there is your relative Cmajor my reason for this is it goes perfectly with the most used scale in rock the five note pentatonic scale and the blues scale which you can mix all this up when soloing Rock on
serpentguitarman 1 year ago
pronunciation fopa at 1:18 ... mixolodian? is that the 8th mode i didn't know about?
fullmarshmallowjaket 1 year ago
GUYS. ALTERNATE PICKING AND USING YOUR PINKY IS HARD!
Jesus christ....
1KOOLRIFF 1 year ago
Wow, I never realized how ignorant I am, JonathanReichert. See, during the whole video I was thinking it was about modes, but then you, my hero, have come to make me realize that it's not about modes at all. I guess I misinterpreted the title, it should have stated "I can play the major scale perfectly."
Dnoble007 1 year ago
Brian this has helped me a bunch. I've been at it a year and when I learn something, its cool.
Thanks, Oak
oaklandfla2 1 year ago
This guy is good. Dope refers to the neg comments.
Oak
oaklandfla2 2 years ago
very helpful thx
St3v3n947 2 years ago
Don't play mistakes when you are trying to teach video lessons. If you snub notes, its worth re-doing the video, cause i stopped listening after i heard you mess up a major scale, after talking about how its all you need. Your pinky finger is part of your body as well.
This seems to be a very classical approach to modes. You could have used half the time, and explained that each mode has 3 pentatonic scales within it, that you could use more easily, with one shape.
JonathanReichert 2 years ago
lighten up mr perfect!
NonStopRocker 2 years ago
@JonathanReichert your such a p3rfect!oni$t.........
xmaste 1 year ago
you play your scales wierdly! 2 fingers ha ha! its not that simple mate. it only works like the way you explained it because when you play a mode you are simply borrowing information from another major key, but the way you taught it was naff. whats the point in playing all modes in one position, all your melodies will sound the same! you've just severely hindered the progression of anyone who watches your video - congratulations!
megashredderofkate 2 years ago
this guy is a fag
mxb531 2 years ago
Dope
oaklandfla2 2 years ago
yeh cool but you have to learn all the notes on your fretboard ??
Davidof1990 2 years ago
mixal"o"dian..... no
farcal123 2 years ago
slow down dude you didn't show the finger positions
johnson5317 2 years ago
I don't quite get it, I went to the website, but I don't see what the ONE pattern is? Could you please help me?
melody1349 2 years ago
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longination 2 years ago
The One pattern is the Major Scale. Then the modes only differ in which step of the major scale they start from, that's all.
RobbyEpi420 2 years ago
Dude where were you 10 years ago? THANKS!!!
einarabelc5 2 years ago
I'd advise any beginner to try playing only the root, 3rd, 5th and 7th notes of each mode. For example, on the second mode of the key of C that would be: D - F - A - C. Practising the full scales up and down and with little relation to harmony is rather unmusical and pointless in my opinion. Sorry for my english!
jmvaz 2 years ago
why is that? do the root notes sound more harmonious whitin a key?
Does that apply to any chord whithin a key?
Ie. In key of C if the Dm chord is being played, should I play D-F-A-C ?
and so on? thanks
chrysafis 2 years ago
Hi there! Well, I'm no big specialist but the root, 3rd, 5th and 7th will, most of the times, sound good on your chord. Other notes are very often played as passing notes. Jamey Aebersold points out that most melodies tend to start and finish in one of these notes (I'd never realised it). But my comment was just a little help for those who are trying to understand what modes are used for.
jmvaz 2 years ago
For example, over Dm the arpeggio we were talking about is the most "obvious" one but not so obvious arpeggios sound really nice. Try playing the same D-F-A-C arpeggio over a G7 chords. It's nice as well but no so obvious. Have fun!
jmvaz 2 years ago
i appreciate your comments don't get me wrong. just trying to better understand.
So in your example above, would you play the 3,5,7 of the G7 chord when playing the G7 or stick with D-F-A-C ?
chrysafis 2 years ago
Hi there!
The root, 3, 5 and 7 (G plus B, C and F) will always fit the G7 chord but you can play the Dm arpeggio as well as other arpeggios in the key of C over that chord. For example, try going up two octaves with the D-F-A-C arpeggio and coming back with the G7 arpeggio over the G7 chord (D-F-A-C/D-F-A-C/B-G-F-D-B/G-F-D-G). Try different combinations of arpeggios and chords of the same key.
jmvaz 2 years ago
It will probably sound "right" although a little bit mechanical. But it's a good reference for more "musical" ideas. Anyways, I'm much better saying it than actually playing it :-)
jmvaz 2 years ago
Sorry if I'm being a jerk, but it's mixolydian-not mixolodian (sounds like lydian, but with "mixo" in front of it)
Gregorypeckory 2 years ago
some of us knew what you meant. the lesson was still good :)
chrysafis 2 years ago
that made things a whole lot easier.
megadeth92108 2 years ago
seinfeld?
emandude 2 years ago
i still dont get it so u just play the major scale on a certain note within the major scale to get the mode u want? wow that is easy
Ablithealbino 2 years ago
nice SRV lick at the end
deadhead42020 2 years ago
learning this is easy..making beautiful music is another story..
MegaAwesomeDan 2 years ago 18
true that
Ablithealbino 2 years ago
I feel you, you can learn whatever you like and get your hands to play whatever you like, but you can't train a soul, either got it or you don't!
MrZephax 2 years ago
Yes you can. it's called living.
einarabelc5 2 years ago
lol 84 ratings for 84 different scales. :P
ClassenGuitars 2 years ago 9
1:16 "mixolodeon" .. lol good one.. :D
asdfasdsfsa 2 years ago 3
great lesson thanks
crazybri311 2 years ago
Your teaching makes it very easy to understand
airock666 2 years ago
wow!! you made it easy for me to understand!
tnx man,,. although your not so good at it,.
tnx
buaya10 2 years ago
A Close up of how the scales look step-by-step would have been more beneficial. I appreciate the technical explanation, but laymans terms would have sufficed.
Thanks.. Good vid for the highly technical.
Mavericco 2 years ago
Lol, thats about as layman as you are gonna get bud. Wasn't too technical at all.
jordaniac89 2 years ago
how many scales we should learn?
LPsatanos 2 years ago
I'm confused about the relationship between modes and scales. Every mode HAS a scale (like Ionian=major scale), but not every scale has a mode (like Harmonic Minor)..
So why focus on 7 modes? I like The Harmonic minor - and I feel slighted- my favorite scale don't even RATE a mode!
And what does that imply- that harmonic minor is non-modal? And if you reply that only the 7th changes- well for Dorian only the 6th changes?? So what!
malabarspyder 2 years ago
That's a good point. I recommend google. If you find anything you should reply to this comment.
jbeckforever 2 years ago
The harmonic minor isn't a mode, you're correct. It has the raised seventh so that the dominant (5th) chord is major.
The natural minor is the same as the Aoelian Mode, and sounds quite distinct, or 'modal'.
You can only describe the modes as 'major' or 'minor' because of the prescence of a major or minor 3rd. There are other changes to the structure of each scale that gives each one a unique character (although, in the case of the Ionian, it is indeed the same as the major scale).
evildave9000 2 years ago
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u look and talk so homo.... guess u got 1 inch....
PININSKY 2 years ago
great video! my guitar teacher taught me this, very helpful information
Schecter725 2 years ago
thanks for this. You sound like a busy guy, by your video notes.
peacewalker7 2 years ago
As a matter of fact, that is the basis behind my explanation of modes to beginning students. It's good to see that others use this tool; it allows folks with little knowledge of theory to get patterns in place that they can build from.
It's much like teaching someone phonics when you're trying to teach them how to read.
For the naysayers, remember that not everyone has been reading Guitar for the Practicing Musician for 12 years.
cecilbdml 2 years ago
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What does it mean when i play and scales and modes, What is modes.??
Dorian mode Ex.??
FenderStratoccaster 2 years ago
what ???
i dont get what hes trying to explain!!
is he on about the major pentatonic scale???
tim0090 2 years ago
he's talking about scales, which are scales within the major scale.
Learn the major scale and you will start to understand, send me questions if you wish
oranjjjggg 2 years ago
i just found out how to remember which one locrian is. its spelled with 7 letters, and it starts on the 7th intravel of the scale.
mighitman 2 years ago
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MasterDirox 2 years ago
last of continuation.. after a little longer i memorized the keys in every fret even the sound of each note in different frets which helps me distinguish notes while the music a music is being played since i memorized the sound coming from a key that i know.. and not my muscle.
09kitty23 2 years ago
continuation...
so what i did is go back to basics, try to learn all the notes in the fretboard (A MUST) and then next is memorize the keys of a scale (not the position) in that case i will think of everything and every note that i pluck and try to make it reasonable and (to comment) in each riff2riff relations to make it reasonable... and not depend on muscle memory..
09kitty23 2 years ago
an advice from a guitarist like you:
don't jump into conclusions, or try the easiest way possible.. what you have to do is learn the babysteps.. cover everything that is needed for learning and go from there. i did tried scale position memorizing and scale boxes. did help me with improvising and shred and modes..but for some reason it is pointless, its more like muscle memorization without thought can't find the reason why i did such things and tried to depend on tabs (hassle)..
09kitty23 2 years ago
You forget to mention that you don't move the shape up to D and E etc...
You just start on the first note of the pattern for ionian, then the second for dorian, then the third for phrygian.
Sometimes its better to learn the modes separately anyway, as they ARE different scales and not just around in relation to the major scale!
Chainsawmaniacguitar 2 years ago
Thank you so much for this lesson mate. I could never get my head around modes from my teachers explanations. You made it so simple. Im started say IDPLMAL through the degrees of the major scale. Cant thank you enough dude!
neverendingscotty 2 years ago
mixolydian
not mixolodian
vheadfacelegs 2 years ago
The more i know about music,the less i know it seems after over 40 years of playing guitar and bass with bands lol!! Scales help but don't mean nothing without the feeling,passion and life's experiences.
ronnycould 2 years ago
calm yourself i never said that i was better than anybody, for the record, and he may be better than me but his lack of pinky use still makes him look rather unexperienced. and he plays metal, ask any guitarist and he'll say its hands down the easiest style to play out of everything. p.s. sweeping and flying through scales is cake man lol theres no phrasing involved so idk if you should say he is better than me until ya find a vid of him playing with some feelin.can you say mental masturbation
shanepittenger 2 years ago
dude you should really learn to use your pinky cause it makes you look like an unexperienced guitarist
shanepittenger 2 years ago
well that was a watse of time
keithb1959 2 years ago
@njeznik: I don't understand what you say... (maybe because I don't understand the word "pattern" in English :s ) but what the guy on the vid says is right!
Ionien: 1=>1=>1/2=>1=>1=>1=>1/2
Dorien: 1=>1/2>1=>1=>1=>1/2=>1
and so on
If you start playing Dorien on C it means you're on a tune of Bb and that's it!
I know I explain myself very badly, my English vocabulary in music is very poor :(
Modes are very easy to understand I don't understand the matter... (???).
LatchesPH 2 years ago
are you picking down and up or down down?
garenzy 2 years ago