joe satriani great lesson on guitar modes part 1

[Nebuna64]

hes so brilliant.......

[mikesingermusic]

Great video! Thank you for taking your time to share!!!

[MusicBooksForKids]

Thanks for taking the time to share that!!!

[0U8123MTA3]

Nice shirt. I bought a GNR tab arrangement book, Appetite for Destruction, and the introductory overview analyzed each song according to mode and rhythm. I'll bet Satriani could play through my GNR book and sound like Slash. Great lesson Joe. I could listen to your guitar all day.

[raed666n]

I WANT A DATA TRAVELER USB FROM MY HEAD 2 A PC TO MEMORIZE THOSE STUFF...SO THAT I CAN PLAY RIGHT AWAY

[VERNOMOON]

The eduardolima....slash si a great guitar player...An his sound id very cool..but i think ..Joe satriani is a music encyclopedia..and is a great teacher...but satriani And slash are diferent.....i love slash...and i love satriani ..u know..they are diferent no one is the best..and no one is a god...only they are a human playing guitar..you can play guitar like they..if do you want ...bye

[icywinters]

And i'm here like "WTF0:"

[TheEduardolima]

slash kills satriani ....t-shirt ..hahahahahaahhaha SLASH IS GOD

[GuitarsUnite]

@TheEduardolima r u serious...? Honestly just watch Surfing with the Alien live...slash can not do that by any means...

[GibsonGuitarist1022]

So when he's playing the modes, for example he plays E Lydian. Does that mean he's playing a B major scale starting and resolving on the E note, or is he playing a B major scale landing on B because the B note will stand out in comparison to the E pedal tone creating the modal sound? Is he playing a scale in a different key every time? I did notice him landing on the E notes, but I just wanted to be absolutely sure.

[parkwaydrivetony]

@GibsonGuitarist1022 He is playing in a different key every time such as when he goes to the E Dorian he is then in D major. E Mixolydian is then A major. So yes he's playing in different keys to give the music more variety. Hope this helps :)

[11jupitercowboy8]

@parkwaydrivetony Do you really hear it that way? Doesn't the 'E' sound like the 1 the whole time? If the E is the tonic, then you are in the key of E. 'Key' is (or should be) defined by which note is being heard as the '1'. So no matter what combination of notes you play over that E drone, they are all being heard in relationship to the E.

[parkwaydrivetony]

@11jupitercowboy8 true, i was just describing this theory in the classical way (not my way). I agree with you that yes he is staying in E but just he's changing the feel of the music by using the different modes based on the E, still changing key though.

[Evchen100]

(Y) (Y) (Y)

[elebeu]

WHAT????

[yunesbb]

gnr shirt ?? really ?

why ?

[kingv911]

@yunesbb maybe because technicality isn't the only measure of quality. GnR and Slash wrote awesome music, regardless if it is hard to play or not.

[012jack012]

i think its funny how he's wearing a guns 'n roses shirt when he is so much more skilled than slash

[HImynameis303]

@012jack012 loser

[capecodnut]

@HImynameis303 Huh??  Are you kidding? Are you just angry at Satch...or just "ANGRY" at life in general? So sorry...............

[HImynameis303]

@capecodnut What? I called that jack012 guy a loser because he was comparing musicians which IMO is stupid. satch is dope.

[SuperIbanezgio]

u are too awesome JOE ...

[dondorward2010]

wow--he's got phrasing down to a science......

[Omerfayyaz2001]

i cant think of modes as seperate Entities than their Root (ionian) scale, i wonder how does this guy produce key changes in progressions based on modes only, its wayy \above my head to change a key so easily

[redneckblacklabel]

joe didn't get the memo that this guitar is no longer attractive.

[kanethecracker]

this sounds like Coldplay



[Omerfayyaz2001]

@kanethecracker COldplay sounds like this , this doesn't sound like coldplay :p do u know that coldplay had a copyright infringement On their song "Viva la vida" cuz they copied chords progression from Satriani's "if i could fly"

[kanethecracker]

@Omerfayyaz2001 haha only kidding, anyway modes finally starting to make sense! thank foooooook

[ravok23]

Thanks for adding this!!

[drbilldc]

Joe could take a dump on a Guitar and It would sound incredible!!

[GuitarZile]

GUNS N ROSES T-shirt!!!!!!!!!!!!

[anggitarako]

John Pertrucci the king of phrygian dominant

[1970borntorun]

You know, I don't mean to be a "hater", but it's amazing that such a seemingly passionate person about music and as much theory as he knows, writes in such a way where it comes off very contrived and that the ENTIRE purpose of the song is just a "backing track" to showcase his solo abilities. I know I'll get negative replies on this, but players like Steve Vai and Randy Rhoads (RIP) know theory and don't sound like robots like Satriani.

[NiteRidar]

@1970borntorun

The other players you mentioned though comparable to Satriani with guitar skills, musically, they are not worthy to tie his laces. What separates Satriani is the melodic content of his music. He is a master composer. Please do yourself a favor and ask Steve Vai himself instead of posting inane comments.

[1970borntorun]

@NiteRidar Ohhhh, ok. Well, based on your comments I see that you are into soulless guitar playing so I won't bother wasting my time on someone who obviously doesn't have the intelligence to carry an intelligent conversation on the subject. I feel sorry for you that you think Satriani is "incredible" and Schenker can play 5 extremely tasty and melodic notes and give you goosebumps. When one hears Joe play, it sounds like he is torturing kitchen appliances.

[Cbrosss123]

@1970borntorun have you heard made of tears, If I could Fly, Always with me always with you I would say Satriani is alot more soulfull than most players but having said that alot of it is down to opinion I personally think steve vai sounds very contrived and show-offish

[Omerfayyaz2001]

@Cbrosss123 stop feeding the troll



[Cbrosss123]

@Omerfayyaz2001 I like feeding the troll it amuses me

[mod50]

"With all of these I'm not playing too crazy." LOL. Yes, Joe, you are.

[futurfry]

Phryg dom is my fav

[mysterybat35]

the hurdle I'm trying to get over is that none of these modes sound "musical" until you actually hear them in a song.. It's easier for this to sound musical watching the video because of that delay/reverb and the distortion.. but playing this clean doesn't sound like much at all

[dbzsony]

Since these are all played around E, does that mean that every time he switches to another mode, he's also switching the key in which he's playing?

So the E Lydian is in the B Major Scale but when he switches to E Dorian, it's in the D Major Scale?

[futurfry]

@dbzsony Yep hes not playing diatonically relative to E lydian, he's just saying what changing your root note's mode can do to the sound

[dbzsony]

@futurfry

OK thanks a lot, that's really helped me :)

[futurfry]

@dbzsony anytimebro

[xGTxWaGoN03]

"With all of these I'm not playing too crazy" oh good.

[leapsplashafrog]

This is expedient. Full of useful knowledge and personally it's keeping me busy for months learning these modes. I can feel my skills developing and its so inspiring to see a renowned player give so much useful stuff away for free. His music teacher must have been awesome. Thanks

[xgemstar22x]

Very good!

[FRsleepwalker]

Okay I understood Aeolian Dominant = Mixolydian b6 (5th mode of melodic mode)

Yes I'm talking alone.

[FRsleepwalker]

Oh okay he said it : With a major third :p

[FRsleepwalker]

What are the intervals of an Aeolian domiant scale please ?

[qwertyuiop46853]

@FRsleepwalker Same as an Aeolian mode but with a major third. (1, 2, 3, 4, 5,b6,b7)

[FRsleepwalker]

@qwertyuiop46853 Thank you but after a little conversation with myself I understood. :)

This scale sounds great by the way

[MattyyyM]

Guns n roses shirt :D

[abdeee100]

like this

[tonydmty1234567]

BEST Guital Player...EVER::

[downscreen129103]

this man is a genius. His knowledge of the guitar knows no bounds.

[MrDeamon1]

I wouldn't think he was a gnr fan, not that there's anything wrong with that

[YadeyJadey64]

awr the times of 240p

[ArianeQube]

Satch with a Guns N' Roses T-shirt =))

[ylcn77ylcn]

Hi I wish you success

[kilowat]

is that from a dvd ? wich one ?

[2patero]

SATCH is the yoda of guitar!

[apprentice70]

anyone know what the tuning is in this vid? is it just standard E? or is it drop D minor? or Is it C tuning? or what? cuz learning these modes is not too bad as long as u know the tuning and pratice each mode till u memorize them. if anyone knows let me know THanks :D

[ex3vious]

@apprentice70 standard

[hucchio]

@apprentice70 what teh fucking question is??? Play the E chord in your guitar and listen!!!!!!!!

[apprentice70]

@hucchio well how was i supposed to know what he had it tuned lol..he could be playing those "E" scales but his guitar could be tuned in C, or Drop D...how would i know...jeez man easy..lol

[hucchio]

@apprentice70 Man...I say you NO! Joe plays a E in VI string. Well done, paly the same strings and listen the tune!!! Pretty obvious...

[r3v9191]

@apprentice70 most likely standard...It seems like it would be dumb to play in a different tuning than what most people play in for a lesson

[jfelipe994]

a musica é universal, eu nao entendi porra nenhuma que ele falou, mas curti porq ele é o melhor do mundo :D

viva o Joe Satriani \õ/

[dasbootster]

Nothing like surfing with the Aeolian...

[89ErwinR]

could some1 tell me what dominant means? I know what Aeolian scale is but Aeolian dominant??

[SantomPh]

@TheGlenn9 they are called dominant because their outstanding note is a raised note somewhere. And Lydian Dominant is not a mode of the harmonic minor, it's a mode of the melodic minor

[Naiqvist]

@89ErwinR dominant means a raised third by a semitone.

[HawkeyeMarvel]

GUNS N' ROSES

[Pierceher]

haha Satch could make an entire album just using the E string as his backing rythm

[matzanrock]

@Pierceher Agreed

[peter0000018]

Coollllll....

[MrIBREATHEMUSIC]

@JamesKendric hahahahaha he is the DARK LORD of Guitar :D

[FanSlash00]

do i need learn the modes for rock playing? style acdc,gnr,zeppelin

[eipylOh]

@FanSlash00

Not particularly, only for bits of GnR songs. If you want to learn songs by Satch and the likes then yeah you do really.

[MaximusHendrix]

@FanSlash00 up to you mate~! u bet ur bottom dollar Slash did when recording appetite. i met the man himself Slash at a book signing cheers mate:) guns4life!

[dsysm]

@FanSlash00

Yes!

[andrewt248]

Contrary to the title, the diatonic modes are not "guitar modes".

[vodoostef]

wonderfull ...!! but i'll we be so much more if i could have the french translation ..

:D

[TheRowlhion]

genius!.

[BDPGT]

oooooh so thats what you taught vai!!!!! i got your tricks now!!! think about it its the same exact scales he play in I Know Your Here

[mytemight]

Thank you Again Joe!!!!!

[GUITARISTm14]

ah I love music Im really trying to challenge myself and get a better understanding of music theory/ modes/scales and all that good stuff..... still learning and will be but I love all of it =)

[Fluffypopcicle]

2:48 - 2:49 I'm probably the only one who thought he was going to play the rest of the intro Not Again by Shawn Lane lol. I don't even know if Joe knows about Shawn. I doubt it considering that if a professional guitarist knows about Shawn they usually can't stop talking about how amazing he is lol.

[zombiezombie1977]

I LOVE JOE SATRIANI !!!

[m11gtr]

Two ways to think about modes. 1. Relativity to the major scale. ex. E dorian is the second mode of D major. They contain exactly the same notes. 2. How a mode differs from a major or minor scale. ex. E dorian is E minor with the natural 6th as opposed to the flat 6th. Understanding both approaches is very important in order to apply them musically, which of course is what it is all about (the music!!!).

[ZeppelinFloydRoses]

Okay, so........... You play a drone in E and improvise using the E major scale, you're playing the Ionian mode? Then if you keep that E drone playing but then start improvising using D major, are you then playing the D Dorian mode?

Please help. I have all this information in my head but can't make sense of it.

[pancakekiller91]

@ZeppelinFloydRoses If you drone E and improvise the E major scale then yes, you are playing E Ionian. Ionian scale= major scale. If you drone E and play the D major scale over it you are making it sound like E dorian because E dorian is composed of the exact same notes as D ionian (major).

[ZeppelinFloydRoses]

@pancakekiller91 So I'm right? Just had the notes mixed up. Drone in E and improve with the notes from the D major scale = E Dorian?

Ta for replying, man. I'm so confused. 

[pancakekiller91]

@ZeppelinFloydRoses correct. You will be playing the notes composed of D Ionian but because you are droning an E you will be emphasizing the E as a root note and it will sound Dorian

[ZeppelinFloydRoses]

@pancakekiller91 Thank you so much, man. I have had so much trouble with these, but now it's clicked! Just to make sure I understand.... If you drone in E and improvise with A major, you'll be playing E Lydian?

[pancakekiller91]

@ZeppelinFloydRoses Droning E and playing the A major scale would actually be sounding E mixolydian, not lydian. I think you had them mixed because E mixolydian is the A major scale but A lydian is the E major scale.

[NolitaDenise]

@ZeppelinFloydRoses - the way it's being explained folks will still get confused. you cannot get confused(in your head, fingers are a different story) if you learn the modes starting with ionian for each key. in order they're: ionian = 1 - 1 or tonic to tonic, dorian = 2 - 2 or supertonic to supertonic, phrygian = 3 - 3 or mediant to mediant, lydian = 4 - 4 or subdominant to subdominant, mixolydian = 5 - 5 or dominant to dominant, aeolian = 6 - 6 or submediant to submediant...

[NolitaDenise]

locrian = 7 - 7 or leading tone to leading tone.

i think you want to start with relativity to the major scale. start there. otherwise i feel you'll get lost. that it's good to listen to what's being said in the video but don't let it get you lost. it will make so much more sense later once you have a handle on the patterns of tones and semitones. it's complicated enough for a long time just remembering which notes to move and where when playing melodic minor and harmonic minor.

[jimmmmybrady]

@ZeppelinFloydRoses That would be E Dorian.If you play C major it would be E Phrygian.B Major would be E Lydian,A Major would be E Mixolydian,G major would be E Aeolian,F Major would be E Locrian...And E Major is E Ionian.

[Hybridhor]

@jimmmmybrady You are correct. But that is not what is important here. He is teaching his pitch axis theory here. Technically you are right, but what is important is to know all the modes and apply them to one key. Then listen to how each has a different colour. Once your brain knows how each mode sounds, then when music is played, you will know what notes will sound good in that chord progression. Or, what modes compliment the chord progression.

[jimmmmybrady]

@Hybridhor Exactly,I was responding to ZeppelinFloyd's question,he thought that D Major over an E drone would be called D Dorian.

[corporacionmonstruo]

why you need to know modes?

[killchargemembrfrank]

I just want to learn some scales an be able to write riffs an play awesome solos for my band. But every time I try to learn something new it always leads back to music an guitar theory an I'm so confused. I want to be able to play the: Natural minor, dorian, harmonic minor, phrygian, locrian, phrygian dominant, chromatic, Hungarian minor, mixolydian, and some others. But I can't figure out when to use them over chords or power chords can someone help me?

[StringTheory808]

@killchargemembrfrank so you need to learn the chords themselves E based, and A based, chords first. then you can get to sus and add chords. power chords are easy if you can do any chord then you have a power chord there. Find your root then the octave and in between the octaves you have the intervals. THAT is the crucial part INTERVALS. But sorry dude theory is almost nessesary to understand what you want. but it isnt to hard Just start with chords and their chord families.

[timsmashuhoe]

I really like how he explains modes at a parallel point of veiw instead of relative good video

[fendi85fendi]

1 people is still on earth

[TSS1994]

I don't under stand why people keep thinking this guy is voldermort! I mean seriously He is Vold.... Satriani!

[tpain2345]

I like to watch this before I go to sleep.. hopefully I'll just learn some of it subliminally

[mopbrothers]

Very articulate. Thank you.

[JacksonAndCo18]

i seriously wish he would release like... a lesson dvd. or maybe like, a youtube channel with different lessons every week. he's a great teacher. this is something that i could NOT wrap my head around for the longest time, and this video like... totally showed me what i was missing. go joe.

[TheNikeTen]

I just realized i play like him and i dont even listen to him much

[gwapo143ful]

Where is your hair? let me see sir.

[MrVidManiacMilo]

I pressed dislike cos i was hanging upside down from my bed, sorry i guess

[DescentFromHeaven]

@MrVidManiacMilo Rofl. "Like" has the text "Like" next to it. Fail troll.

[MrVidManiacMilo]

@DescentFromHeaven not if you are hanging upside down than it actually says "ǝʞı|" so...

[MrVidManiacMilo]

@DescentFromHeaven now i failed cos i wanted to write Like upside down and i inserted it in using the upside down text thing

[tabotabojayar]

good lesson...whoever posted this video deserves a beautiful sex slave...

[superkellerman8D]

Phrygian = Spanish

[triviumecj]

@superkellerman8D you = douche

[ptdatnurpipensmkit]

Nice upload dude...this from a GW column? this really put my practicing regimen into perspective

[dmohr7]

ARGTH why dont i get this lol fuck!

[jbell902]

@dmohr7 Give it time.

Learn modes in terms of the numbers to get an understanding of them in relation to one another then it's so much easier to understand the feeling and "relation" in a feeling sense.

[hendrixslashmay]

he tought steve va and kirk hammett...

[Divljina89]

Maaan that guitar is sweet...

[TheFolksinger]

Very helpful video. Subscribed. Thanks.

[CastAirLead]

The more I learn the more complicated it seems. So you dont have to e playing in the right key of a song, or the right scale? WTF?

[ArtuRider]

@CastAirLead Not necessarily, what he's doing is using a root or pedal note and modulating with different modes or scales with that root. The sensation it causes it's bigger when using chord progressions because it's more violent the change in the sonority. Obviously he's playing just the root, so if he was playing chords, he would need to fix the chord's mode (minor or major) when switching from one mode to another one.

[Waddayreckon]

This looks like it came from an instructional DVD. Does anybody know where it came from. I'd love to buy it.

[schwarszendeust]

i wish this video release in spanish Y_Y

[scotty688]

how the hell do know what notes to play in a mode?

[schwarszendeust]

@scotty688 because he just play mayor scales. example: F dorian.. its just E minor scale

[SuperGuitarNewbie]

@scotty688 Modes are just the major scale. Just that starting from different note.

[spikewind]

@SuperGuitarNewbie good luck with the dyslexia.

[SuperGuitarNewbie]

@spikewind Thanks fag, good luck with the gays

[guitar19904]

@SuperGuitarNewbie

sorry just completely lol'd at your comment haha

[ericsbuds]

amazing

[thejrock36]

absolute genius

[GuitarJarUK]

Great vid

[JamesKendric]

nice shirt satch :D

and this was really helpful, yay for Voldemort! I mean Joe Satriani... 

[ipartiedwithbob]

Brilliant.

[xhealmyhartx]

Great advice about developing your own opinion about each mode. Thanks Satch :)