aeolian mode

The aeolian minor mode is introduced. The website has more mode instruction not found in these videos.

6th of 11 introductory mode lessons.

link: http://www.johnhguitar.com/john-heussenstamm/GuitarLessons-Modes01.php

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[rainmakermr1]

hello john, all of your modes is played in minor - what about playing that modes in major? any difference? thx for your explanation

[johnhguitar]

The Ionian, Lydian, and Mixolydian type modes are major based. I thought I covered those?

[johnhguitar]

Thanks for the friendly comment.

I'm now using the internet to study the human character. Our world is predominantly negative.

When a ten year old guitarist tells you you're going to hell and calls you every swear word he can think of because of the way you teach and play you know we're in trouble.

[oliTUTilo]

I think some of the negative comments here are misleading and unuseful. John's basic treatment of the modes is very common and accepted in the musical community. For example, the concept of the A Aeolian mode is constituted of the notes of a C major scale with emphasis on the notes of the A minor triad -- especially the A note itself. More specific interpretations vary but music is not a hard science.

This is a great introduction to modes: it's clear, concise, and sounds great in the process!

[bobsimp2372]

i just appreciate the time he took to do these lessons .....they sound right n sound good ....i have some stuff to piece together on my own but thx john n please keep em comin

[bearspringvalley]

@johnhguitar "In truth though it sounds the same no matter what you call it."

I like your videos, John, but to be honest, this was actually where I got confused. The reason why this is important is that the the normal way to play a scale is "1, 2, 3...". So #4 or b5 makes a huge difference because it determines which note is actually changed (e.g. in C, is it F or G?).

I often wondered, like you, why people say it is so important. But hey, now I know! Learning from your mistakes, I guess...

[cool22sweethikaru]

NICE LESSON IT HELPS A LOT DUDE

[rainmakermr1]

@johnhguitar thx alot, i'll check it out

[guitar19904]

john youre awsome

[dmandrade1978]

John, ignore the negative comments. Anyone that needs you to hold their hand just cant wrap their head around the concept. Its simple really. Learn the major scale shapes and the names of the modes change depending on what chord you are playing over. (and of course the note you decided on. C major over C chord = Ionian). Thanks for the video. The backing chord and you soloing over it was a nice touch. Not many videos like that.

[endauthority]

@johnhguitar ...You add annotations to youtube videos. It literally has nothing to do with music. Edit your video from youtube.com and add a little popup box that gives the actual info on modes. You do not have to reupload anything, youtube allows you to do this to current videos.

[johnhguitar]

Please give us an example because I'm not sure what you're talking about even though I looked up annotation in music. Thanks.