Riff Of the Week™ : The Modes: Ionian

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Hi, I'm Dave Weiner. Every Wednesday I do a new Riff Of The Week. Here's Season 3, Episode 15: "The Modes: Ionian"

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Dave

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[liamzuid]

How do I know what mode my chord progression is?

[DAVEWEINER]

@liamzuid - harmonizing a scale.

[Loknik13]

Are there no longer tabs for these lessons?

[DAVEWEINER]

all tabs will be up at riffoftheweek . com eventually.

[RsGhost1]

Harmonizing the scale is just finding out what chords you can form with e.g. C major notes: C D E F G A B?

[DAVEWEINER]

yes.

[snaredrumdude2]

hey man, love your riffs of the week. Just wanted to say thanks for all the info. you definitely help guitarists like me reach the next level in the music. i need to brush up on my theory it seems. im used to trumpet not guitar!

[blahman178]

dave this is great thanks a lot!

[loveguitars]

Excellent

[MrShayneOneill]

@RsGhost1 For pretty much any scale your chords are pretty much made of a 1,3 and a 5. You start on a note, go 2 up in the scale, then go up 2 again. Then you can colour it in by going up 2 more to a 7th or even get fancy pants with a 9th or even 11th. (Look at the notes in the tune to work out if its justified!) Starting this on any note in a scale will usually give you a valid chord, but not necessarily the right chord for the song. Use your ears.

[HillaryHitler]

Outside of a teacher I used to have that was in G.I.T, the others just looked at me funny when I asked about teaching modes. This told me their just older guys that never learned them/understand them

Frank Gambale's video years ago was a huge help too

[JoluBadBoy]

Wow, you're a great player man and a good teacher

[JoluBadBoy]

Wow, a great payer man and a good teacher.

Suscribed !!!

[pdod09]

thank you SIFU you really helped me...after a year i studied about modes.. you give me great example..very clear how to apply it... one more i noticed that...your really love to do lesson..and music...you re musicholic..great... keep sharing.. after this i must sign in into your website

[mokuso666]

Well ive been out of the guitar world for about 2 years now and only been getting back into it, have to say your videos are amazing for refreshing things and teaching me where i was going wrong and also stuff i didnt even know.. thanks a bunch dave :)

[Saxophonerus]

Thanks much, explained very clearly:probably the best instruction manual for music I have seen on YouTube! However it would be nice if you could put fragments of your solos as a PDF which would help us to see which specific notes you were using. I know that would be a lot to ask but anyways thank you and I'm amazed your putting this up free!