Gambale Modes

Intro to modes

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• fusion;modes;Ionian

[P5ych00]

So if we play that chord progression (the second example he talks about starting on e) does that mean we're in the key of A on the 5th mode, or the key of E on the 5th mode of A... sry I'm new to this :(

[funkifyyourlife]

@P5ych00 That's not as beginner as you might think. That's a question that plagues even advanced players. There's two ways to think of this. I would subscribe to the view that the "home" chord is the "key". If I'm onstage and yelling out a key, I would say "E". It's actually using the major scale of A Major, but it wants to resolve back to E for the resolution. It's really in the 5th mode of the key of A Major. Maybe more correct might be to say it's in the key of E Mixolydian.

[szymonwoj1]

that's right - you have to hear it - the tonal gravity of a particular mode, and then - how to make someone feel it too, so that your music holds water

[stikhi]

WOW! Amazing. I'm just learning music and he both blew my mind and made the subject matter approachable.

[guillotinedeath]

does this dvd come with tabs or something or he just talks about modes the whole time

[127quinn]

shiny leather pants and bright pink fret board pearly things= mixolydian

[danlovesnan]

...can't understand the idea of modal progressions...let's take Autums LEaves...play the Gmajor scale, that's the scale (or E pentatonic minor, or E harmonic minor on a couple of chords)...where is the progression in this standard? just play, and understand which tonality you are in and how you can interpret each chord...

[kabustard]

@P5ych00 A song using "tonal harmony" is always built around a key center. Thus a song in the key of C would cadence or end on a C Major chord. Most contemporary songs use tonal harmony. That is different from "Modal Harmony" which is built around a mode (or modal scale) and not a key center. A not so technical way to think about it is to remember that modal harmony is about the SOUND of that particular mode-- whether its Dorian mode, Ionian mode or whatever.

[michaelkim119]

Whenever I take a solo, I use the ionian mode. How do you know what modes sound good to a certain progression or key? I'd like to mix things up and use different modes, but I don't know when it'd be appropriate.

[ExtremeBogom]

@racefactory900

Soon I'm going to upload all the mode plays like they used to be on youtube.