Music Modes Explained (4 Of 4)

[AKASLOVERBOY]

hey i cant acces ur website am sick O_O

[AKASLOVERBOY]

WALT HELP ME

[AKASLOVERBOY]

hey its very confusing to me

if there is seven modes

it means 1st mode is ionian if i play in the key of c? C major scale

how do i play ionian mode in the key of d e f or g? so on O_O

if i play walk up with D to D its sounds DORIAN isnt?

Help me!

[damienrouse]

A + buddy love it

[machicniii]

THANKS DUDE 

[pivotalxedge]

Thank you! :)

[IReallyAmIronMan]

I just had an "oh that makes sense" moment.

[SickBearage]

doesnt it also depend on what chord you play over the melody? sorry im new to this and thats what i heard. Like if i was to play on my guitar -C, D , E, F - but im playing a D minor chord over it, i would be in D dorian??

[NailsForDinner]

Thanks man this helped. I had a fairly good foundation of music theory I just needed more reinforcing on the modes.

[MrSvjoe]

hey thanks it was very useful ! :)

[maddkat420]

what does the w w h w w w h mean?

i dont understand that at all.

[maddkat420]

@maddkat420

i figured it out, whole-tone and half-tone...

[IReallyAmIronMan]

@maddkat420 w= whole step h=half step, a major scale is 2 whole steps and then a half step, a separating whole step, and then another 2 whole steps and then a half step.

[LibertyAndJustice91]

I feel retarded, I have been confused about what modes were for forever, this is really simple i already kknew this just didn't know the explanation behind it......I'm dumb hahaha.

[Zerathul7]

1BIG QUESTION does the scale ever change? cuz all i am doing here is starting from diferent points. like playing mixolydian in C scale do i have to add the Bflat? (Bb)

[Dimefan91]

I can tell this guy is a good teacher... however, I didn't understand shit after watching all 4 videos... I suck =' (

[mattgav23]

@Dimefan91 haha dont be hard on yourself. music theory isnt something you just pick up over night. takes lots of work and practice :)

[AirHendrix91]

OH Its C Lydian because you started on the fourth note of the scale aka G!

God that makes sense!

[bdotsoul]

this way of modes is backwards to me

if im soloing, and i want to play d dorian im not thinking c major (even tho all the notes in d dorian are also in c major) im thinking d dorian, becuz say someone plays a d chord, to get a dorian feel, i DONT play E dorian, i play simply D dorian

and u dont play d dorian over c (to get the dorian sound) cuz then it is just diatonic,

you play d dorian, over a D minor chord, which is not diatonic to that chord, but u get the dorian flavor

[gjmowen31]

Well done,thanks.

[tails11]

Im confused.. I am trying to figure out other modes in different keys but Im not sure if I am doing it right. In the key of E it has 4 sharps,F#,G#,C#,D#. If I wanted to do the Lydian scale for the key of E,would I play the note,A, with the 4 Sharps from the key of E?

[WhelanBass945]

Yup. A Lydian is basically the key of E starting on scale degree 4 (A). This is the same for all keys, any of the modes will have the exact same key signature as the ionian mode. I.E in the key of E, E ionian, F# Dorian, G# Phrygian, A Lydian, B Mixolydian, C# Aeolian, and D# Locrian will all have the exact same key. Exact same accidental and natural notes.

[asphixa]

It's easy to understand, allthough what about the key of C it has no flats or sharps but still it changes, I kinda know why because of the half steps and whole but I don't rly get it enough to play with..

[WhelanBass945]

what instrument do you play?

[asphixa]

Guitar, but I understand now. I was learning some theory about this modes and they all started from C so I thought ok these are the modes. But I misunderstood something vital. It was C ionian but also C dorian etc, while i was thinking it was D dorian. So you know I understand :D

[WhelanBass945]

err... D dorian is in the key of C....

you lost me lol

[asphixa]

yea I know but nevermind :D The theory I was reading was explained in a weird way but I get it now

[vFluX]

So this just means if i go the the next mode of a scale, i simply play that scale but than starting from the next note in that scale?

[flamer221]

oh by the way that wasent an insult. your a good teacher dude.

[flamer221]

holyshit your video quality sucks. but thats not the point now i know ive understood modes all along i just didnt know i did. now to learn the names.

[ansionnachcliste]

Ok I kinda get it now, cool lesson but one question. Why would I play these modes? Thanks :D

[benchwarmer969]

Simple acronym to remember modes:

I Don't Play Like Miles And Louie

Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian.

[jazztrio2008]

Ionian (Major)

Dorian

Phyrgian

Lydian

Mixolydian

Aeolian (Minor)

Locrian

yeah baby!! thats why i graduated..

[ThirdEyeOpen123]

thank you so much for these videos. ive always stayed clear of modes because i thought they were too complex, but once you see past the strange names theyre fairly simple. great lesson 5*

[CorporationsSuck]

Can you play/give some example of songs in each of the modes?

[CorporationsSuck]

example=examples

[waltribeiro]

Do a search for modes on my website. I have a listing of examples of genre's. An example of A Mixolydian mode is Blues. An example of Aoelian mode is minor scale. An example of Phyrian is spanish i bii iii progression.

[19polizer]

so... the formula of major scale is 2-2-1-2-2-2-1

so C MAJOR SCALE is C-D-E-F-G-A-B

and if we're talking about

D MAJOR SCALE it would be D-E-F#-G-A-B-C#-D

and the list goes on...

for instance, when they say, play Dorian mode in key of C major... so i would then start with the 2nd note which is D since the next note from C is D?

and if they said play, phrygian mode in key of C it would be 3rd note which is E?

did i get it right?

[waltribeiro]

your better off saying the formula is W W H W W W H

Yep! You got it!

[19polizer]

thanks mann... really appreciate the feedback..

now i know

it's way better than memorizing every position for every modes....

[bofoj]

ok im having trouble!!! how do you know when you're playing a mode of a scale if the all have the same note in them..what gives them their unique sound?....

[waltribeiro]

Do a search for 'modes' on my website - i explain it all there ;)

[kmish213]

thanks for this, i was a little confused but now i know

[VetleZorZ]

this doesn't work in the real world. if the rest of the band is resoluting to C, and you're resoluting to A, it's just gonna drag you back to c.

[hurley1]

This is great man thanks. I'm still a little confused though. I mean when a guitarist solos using modes, does he/she really have to end on the same note they start on? And do you really have to run through the notes one by one? Or can you jump around and like make riffs with the modes as long as you start and end on the first note?

[waltribeiro]

no - they don't :) you don't have to play the notes in order either - mix it up! That's what gives it substance. Just stay within the notes of the mode though and you'll be fine. No solo plays the notes ONLY in order. You learn the modes that way so its easier to remember :)

[hurley1]

ahh ok great thanks!

one more question, this one might not even make sense but here ' goes.

how do you know when to use which modes? if a matter of preference of does it have to do with the chord progression being played in the background?

[waltribeiro]

both preference and chord progression. Use your ear - every mode has its own sound :)

[hurley1]

alright thanks man.  Keep up with the lessons!

[louie180]

ok, Ionian is the same as major scale. just wondering is there a musical name for natural minor?

[3milNJ]

yep, the natural minor scale = aeolian mode.

[waltribeiro]

The Aoelian Mode or Scale :)

[hawny101]

I like to think of your major scale in the form of numbers, 1-7 repeated. So you have your normal scale 12345671 which is your Ionian. Dorian 23456712, remembering that 1 is the root or key.

Phrygian 34567123. Lydian 45671234. Mixolydian 56712345. Aolian 67123456. Locrian 71234567. And back to Ionian 12345671. I hope you don't mind that I wrote this Walt, love all that you do for us. Thanx man, keep awesome dude.

[waltribeiro]

Awesome!

[NorthernComfort]

Omg, I am so glad I watched your videos, I've been struggling to get this concept for a while and I thought it was a lot more complicated. You're a really good teacher!

[rippinkorpse]

so what if u want to play an E Ionian how do u change the notes to make it sound liek and E Ionian, i already know the notes to the C Ionian, its pretty much a major scale right? so a major E scale would be an E Ionian mode????

[waltribeiro]

Yep! Ionian is the same as major scale :)

[jomacheret]

so c dorian would be a b major scale starting on c

[waltribeiro]

No, C Dorian would be a B flat major scale starting on C. If the key was B major then the Dorian would be C Sharp (because there's a whole step between the first and second scale degrees)

[yoyojm]

I have no idea wtf hes talking about o.o but nice :D

[xxxangelxxx]

thanx for ur vidz.... i couldn read sheet music at all and any time i tried i got frustrated and gave up but ur vidz helped it makes sense to me now :)

thanks

x

[paradisoparadis]

Yes!!! I got it right! I answered it right! I feel so proud of myself for actually getting it! You're the greatest Walt. You make it all make sense. Thank you!

[MikeTheGuy00]

Hey paradis! It's mike. Lol.

I love these videos. Every nook and cranny was looked at for these ones walt!

I'm starting to understand modes pretty well! :)

Still trying to get some things straightened out, though.

Like for example: I'm in the key of C major. So i have all the freedom in this scale if i go D dorian or E phrygian, as long as the "C to C" rule remains, yeah?

I got the concept of modes, scales and how they work, but there's things i'm still not understanding. Like that example.

[MikeTheGuy00]

I know there was something i said that might have been the wrong thing to say for the question, but i hope somebody got what i was talking about XD...

[nutmegger1957]

Ok, so if I can tell that if it's the Key of G and that happens to be the Lydian Mode, (respectfully) "so what?" What does that do for my playing (not trying to be rude here.....just trying to be honest in my question).

[waltribeiro]

every mode has a different sound and feel :) Mixolydian is blues, Phyrgian is Spanish, etc.

[alex3914]

omg...

U r a godsend