Guitar Lesson 05 Guitar Tuition 'Understanding Modes' Pt 1

05 Guitar Tuition 'Understanding Modes'Pt 1

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[Birkosteve]

The easist way to understand modes is to start on a different scale degree. e.g, G mixolydian is GABCDEFG, (C scale starting & ending on the 5th degree)

I DON'T PLAY LIKE MY AUNT LOUISE is a way to remember the order of modes.

Ionian dorian phrygian lydian mixolydian aolian locrian. Hope I've simplyfied it for you!

[modeplayer67]

Well done. It's rare to fine someone who approaches these things the right way in terms of only needing to alter a single note of the major or minor scale.

The only thing I would add, is that it does not matter what note you start or end a scale on. That does not determine what the mode you're playing is. The ONLY thing that determines what mode you are playing is how those notes harmonize with the CHORD they are being played against.

[8Zeitgeist]

@modeplayer67 thank you, i was about to ask :)

[nicedog1]

Good video. If you flatten the 3rd and the 7th what is that scale, minor seventh or dorian?

[shredrix]

sooo confused on modes ahaha if you're playing in c Major ...couldnt you just count your modes as follows ; C=ionian, D=dorian, E= Phrygian, F= Lydian, G = mixolydian, A = aeloian and B = locrian ?..... and to play in Lydian , you would just start on a F and end on a F pretty much ??....hope that makes some sense, confused :S

[JusticieroDeLaMuerte]

Man, you're making it more complex than it is. It's really simple. Just take a major scale and play it from each to its octave. Then you'll have the seven modes. That's it. You also can do that with a minor harmonic and minor melodic scale or whatever scale, and you'll find their modes. That's it.

[guitaristman23]

i maybe slighty confused but are you essentialy just change the root note and that makes a different mode?

[waddsy]

my past guitar teacher fucking sucks. he called them in position scales and they were all the modes mixolydian etc and showed me patterns. and now they dont make any sense... I have NO IDEA what this guy is talking about and he jumps straight into it without explanation.... fuck I'm never going to learn this shit

[MJconvictioncase]

If Dora Plays Loud My Arms Leak.

[Minor8Flat4]

You need to look at the chord progression not just learn positions up and down the neck that is not modes ! Analyse what i posted in my last comments. Emaj -- F maj -- Gmaj

record these then play a melody using only the C major scale. Then you will be playing in Phrygian ! you need to work out why ! As ive said , you want the 3rd mode then count down a Major 3rd from your designated root , in this case E and you get C , C major , voila. Try it for Lydian now !

[Minor8Flat4]

You dont understand modes.

If you play chords Emajor , Fmajor and Gmajor then play a melody in Cmajor what mode am i playing in. Ill give a quick hint. An easy way to work out modes is to find your root note and if you want phrygian then count back from the root a major third. Therefore from the progression above we see a major 3rd DOWN from E is C , playing C major over these chords puts you in phyrgian mode. Likewise to get Lydian count down a perfect 4th from your root note. etc simples !

[chrismahaffey6666]

like minor and magor. every thing in magor is a step and a half down from minor but still using the same root note.

just like the but up a step.

a good way the learn is use ever more starting on the same note and ending on the same note