Exotic (Ethnic) Scales - How to Play the Latin\Arabic\Gypsy Guitar Sound - The Ultimate Lesson

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  • Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024

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  • @icyburger
    @icyburger 6 лет назад +275

    That Arabic scale exist in Arabic musical academia. It's called the Hijaz Scale or Maqam Hijaz.

    • @Lux-zb2wn
      @Lux-zb2wn 5 лет назад +1

      Thank you

    • @BD-33
      @BD-33 4 года назад

      هذا صحيح ... أسمه الحجاز

    • @That1guy772
      @That1guy772 4 года назад

      Does it still exist, can you please share a link?

    • @oscarcuevas3653
      @oscarcuevas3653 4 года назад +7

      It is also called Phrygian dominant. Or the 5th mode of the harmonic minor scale

    • @safaecreates3361
      @safaecreates3361 4 года назад +2

      THANK YOU! why does he have to call this exotic ?

  • @EvaluateAssimilate
    @EvaluateAssimilate 5 лет назад +67

    I like the Em diminished dog scale. Made him disappear instantly!

    • @bobochan4699
      @bobochan4699 4 года назад +1

      Lol... Literary diminished......

  • @imack1051
    @imack1051 4 года назад +11

    I am so impressed with your knowledge of our Arabic scales and sound with quarter notes

  • @jaynichols6868
    @jaynichols6868 7 лет назад +301

    Holy crap! You're E minor chord made your dog disappear! Can you teach me how to do that?

    • @djrezentes
      @djrezentes 7 лет назад +5

      Jay Nichols LOL 😂

    • @alialsharshani
      @alialsharshani 7 лет назад +3

      Jay Nichols looool

    • @greshje
      @greshje 7 лет назад +5

      The dog giving side-eye right before that is priceless. :)

    • @victorpavlov5140
      @victorpavlov5140 7 лет назад +1

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    • @denniscontreras
      @denniscontreras 6 лет назад +2

      the dog was never there. TheMatrix: Boy: Do not try and bend the spoon. That's impossible. Instead only try to realize the truth. Neo: What truth? Boy: There is no spoon. Neo: There is no spoon? Boy: Then you'll see that it is not the spoon that bends, it is only yourself.there is no dog...play the mystic scale

  • @6string697
    @6string697 5 лет назад +4

    What sorcery is this? A strange brew of alchemy and wizardry that we must all subscribe to and worship the great RUclips channel that is Lick n’ Riff. I am a disciple to his teachings and will spread the word that through practice comes a better understanding of the fretboard. Sadly we will never have his presence but he is alive in us all. Amen.

  • @Trip4man
    @Trip4man 5 лет назад +40

    So happy to find you. I'm a guitarist that grew tired of the simplistic western music. Rock, blues, metal, country... And with the electronic music it all got even worse. I'm Latin and I do like a lot of that Arabic & Gypsy classic sound on a guitar. There's something mystical, sexy and hypnotic in them. Even though I live close to those countries I feel like there's not enough of it around (if any!). Everyone just goes for that boring monotonous bass and beat music. The real geniuses are in Arabic and Latin music for sure. Not in these "push a button" and "copy-paste encyclopedia computer sounds" guys. Anyway, thank you very much for the tips! I wish there would be more in depth lessons because I think you probably scratched the surface. This stuff can be for very advanced guitar players

    • @ekul831
      @ekul831 5 лет назад

      Classical and jazz of all variations are my favorite. I'm a huge fan of Flamenco and Gypsy Jazz

    • @Max-dr6rz
      @Max-dr6rz 5 лет назад +2

      I'm a huge fan of everything

  • @Phantom-ho6un
    @Phantom-ho6un 6 лет назад +57

    7:24 the dog on the left is like "thats not how you play it my guy"

  • @suryagurung7793
    @suryagurung7793 4 года назад +7

    This scale is pretty commonly used in Indian classical music too and it is called Bhairavi

  • @johnnybegood8531
    @johnnybegood8531 7 лет назад +47

    Nice that you mentioned the arabic microtonal difference :). I learned a lot thank you so much!

    • @Wout1337
      @Wout1337 Год назад

      Best part of the video!

  • @Tommi_D
    @Tommi_D 3 года назад +24

    Im only intermediate and this simple tip is truly amazing. i would love to learn more on ethnic sounding scales and chord progressions.
    I haven't worked out how to incorporate them into punk just yet though!

  • @LBM2255
    @LBM2255 5 лет назад +39

    I like your video but there is something i have to explain. What you explained being the Arabic scale (phrygian dominant) is actually played without the quarter notes, so it is playable on a guitar. This is also the case for the following ethinc Arabic scales (maqams):
    -hijaz (phrygian dominant)
    -kurd (phrygian)
    -nahawand (minor)
    -ajam (major)
    The following ethnic scales are not playable on a guitar as they contain quarter notes:
    -saba
    -bayat
    -rast
    I hope this is useful for you (:

    • @dawnjohnbronze8500
      @dawnjohnbronze8500 5 лет назад +1

      Can you please let me know the tuning' s of Arabic guitar, since no one else can include them

    • @LBM2255
      @LBM2255 5 лет назад +2

      @@dawnjohnbronze8500 a standard 6 pair strings tuning is FADGCF

    • @dawnjohnbronze8500
      @dawnjohnbronze8500 5 лет назад +1

      LBM- THank you so much there are not many people who have the consideration to type in the tuning especially when it comes to Exotic Arabic Egyptian and Spaniard because they are distinct tunings that are played for a distinct purpose, 🤘👀🤘

    • @tomsimpson7044
      @tomsimpson7044 4 года назад

      He is trying to keep it simple and easy .Westerners get lost as Spanish music is similar and everything depends on c scale or rock and roll and most people improvise by ear or on modest u tube lessons that are okay but not perfect for all. It's all good

  • @GrlzzIy
    @GrlzzIy 5 лет назад +14

    0:05 THAT SMILE, THAT DAMN SMILE

  • @VelikoBekir
    @VelikoBekir 6 лет назад +6

    Being Albanian, I appreciate this tutorial - helped me - Thank you

  • @hatanbu1
    @hatanbu1 4 года назад +1

    Good lesson. You just explained the beauty of fusion, of different musical cultures , of this planet. they are all beautiful in their right space.

  • @royisaac5496
    @royisaac5496 7 лет назад +1

    Another amazing lesson. I realize from your videos that you can get the most knowledge out of learning as many scales as possible. from there you just throw some chords on them and BAM!

  • @somamusika
    @somamusika Год назад +1

    Thank you. I tried to quiet so many times in the video and saw it in two days but at the end it was worth it. I understood finally what you meant and it was great great lesson. Thank you.

  • @DarkWorldQ8
    @DarkWorldQ8 Год назад +1

    Thank you for the helpful video. Arab music has a lot of scales (maqam), some are without quarter-tones such as the major, minor, harmonic minor, phrygian, phrygian dominant, locrian, and more. Some scales are in quarter-tones such as Rast and Saba, sometimes they would intentionally play a regular scale but flatten or sharpen a note by a quarter-tone or by an eighth-tone.

  • @thevodkatourists3014
    @thevodkatourists3014 2 года назад +2

    Excellent lesson/discussion. Really useful and very enjoyable to learn. Thankyou💫👏

  • @arkaprabhabhattacharya2517
    @arkaprabhabhattacharya2517 7 лет назад +47

    'Indian tonality is crazy, so let's not get into that.' XD
    If anyone wants that specific scale btw in C# it goes
    c# e g a c#
    But you can play around with the the C and D notes too.

    • @RitobanMaitra210701
      @RitobanMaitra210701 7 лет назад +7

      Arkaprava Bhattacharya
      He is correct, you know? it's pretty f'd up ( indian tonality i.e.)

    • @arkaprabhabhattacharya2517
      @arkaprabhabhattacharya2517 7 лет назад +19

      that's why it's Indian. we find simplicity in complexity.

    • @Daybara
      @Daybara 6 лет назад +3

      Beautiful

    • @greywolf271
      @greywolf271 5 лет назад +6

      It's a musical curry

    • @SolFormation
      @SolFormation 3 года назад +1

      Thank you too!! Great

  • @greshje
    @greshje 7 лет назад +2

    Amazing lesson as always. I love your approach to teaching. You consistently provide very approachable paths to what is often complicated material.

  • @ricardoduarte5831
    @ricardoduarte5831 3 года назад +2

    man I'm Portuguese so it wasn't confuse or hard at all to understand and I could easily play all those scales and I actually came here because our national music the Fado is actually filled with these Arabic scales

  • @bliss12251225
    @bliss12251225 13 дней назад

    Super cool, bro ‼️❣️ Im gonna be on these ideas for a while! Great tutorial 😊

  • @Ballonpoire39
    @Ballonpoire39 3 года назад

    I’ve been playing a year and a half and learnt from youtube videos and i don’t know much or basically anything about scales and I just wanted to learn some new stuff and wow this video was so great. Thank you! You made it very simple and fun to learn!

  • @dutchdykefinger
    @dutchdykefinger 6 лет назад

    i love the 0-1-4-5-7-8-11-12 scale.
    i also like 0-2-3-(5)-6-8-11-12 and the whole note scale a damn lot
    thinking in a scale i find them easier to apply than for instance jazz chord theory,
    i guess i used to undervalue short chromatic intervals before,
    i have a very western ear, one could say classical even with very clean non-dissonant resolving chords (except for the odd diminished chord)
    but slowly but surely i developed a bit of a gypsy style to my playing, i also can do a decent blues solo, so my experience with microtonal stuff does help with conveying it.
    you're an incredible teacher!

  • @srishti4271
    @srishti4271 3 года назад

    by far the best tutorial on hijaz scale. naaaailed it

  • @rockandrollrabbit
    @rockandrollrabbit 7 лет назад

    Excellent tutorial. I really like that rather than focusing on specific licks, you give the overall concepts at work. I find it very intuitive.

  • @soterion5687
    @soterion5687 7 лет назад +6

    Your video got a like within the first 5 seconds. That was quite the humorous intro.

  • @interestingvideoschannel9663
    @interestingvideoschannel9663 4 года назад +1

    You are a great Teacher....

  • @stephenbouchelle7706
    @stephenbouchelle7706 Год назад

    Extremely cool lesson. I am playing a tenor guitar these days DGBE. This will be fun.

  • @jamessojourner1120
    @jamessojourner1120 2 года назад +1

    11:25 Holy Moly! That Em Chord Made The Dog Disappear!!!

  • @alfredarsiniega2224
    @alfredarsiniega2224 5 лет назад +3

    Exactly what I was looking for, I too love my guitar, dogs and wife. God bless

  • @Iheartpie1234
    @Iheartpie1234 7 лет назад +6

    Ur channel is so awesome!!! Ive been trying to find someone who is really passionate and loves to share information

  • @ekul831
    @ekul831 5 лет назад

    For anyone interested in non western music check out. Flamenco (spanish classical) and Gypsy Jazz. I'm a huge fan of Jazz and classical of all variations but those 2 mentioned above are among my favorites

  • @saggarwal01
    @saggarwal01 2 года назад

    Finally . Thank you, Raaga Bhairav in Indian classical sounds similar

  • @BradAllenTheWayFinders
    @BradAllenTheWayFinders 7 лет назад +7

    I'm so happy I found your channel. You know your theory and technique 👍 subbed immediately! Love your dogs too! Very generous of you to take the time.
    Aloha!

  • @1VictoriaDee
    @1VictoriaDee 7 лет назад +1

    LOVE THIS LESSON JUST WHAT i have been looking for

  • @angiolinobarbieri916
    @angiolinobarbieri916 4 года назад +1

    thanks a lot from Italy

  • @aguzelektrO
    @aguzelektrO 7 лет назад +31

    new guitar ? it's cool!!

  • @paulbannon498
    @paulbannon498 2 года назад

    Wow, short and to the point, giving new ways to think about and create these sounds. Great communicator 👍

  • @racracovich2843
    @racracovich2843 5 лет назад +1

    Great video! Thank you! I've spent so much time to find something on these theme, and good bless RUclips recommendations here it is :D

  • @DJNutS3
    @DJNutS3 4 года назад +28

    11:25 dude u have to play E minor again so the dog reappears

  • @friendofbeaver6636
    @friendofbeaver6636 4 года назад

    Thanks LicknRiff! I'm gonna workout these ideas on my weekend camping trip.

  • @jamesbarros950
    @jamesbarros950 2 года назад

    This did confuse me,
    But it inspired me. It drove me to learn theory. Thank you for sharing how beautiful this can be

  • @JQKhanTech
    @JQKhanTech 2 года назад +1

    Splendid and unique music and play device too, it shows your talent and the ability of ruling the art music very well. I tribute your music is the best. The charm of your voice remained the top during entire recording therefore, you certainly deserve lots of likes. keep up uploading please. Best regard

  • @kennadams3577
    @kennadams3577 6 лет назад +3

    That subtitles are so good

  • @dan74able
    @dan74able 4 года назад +1

    Great lesson! Thanks for simplifying these concepts.I can’t wait to practice this now 😀

  • @gwen77Visu
    @gwen77Visu 4 года назад +1

    Wow, thank you so much for this! I love your way of teaching, you are so clear and natural, it's a pleasure :) wish you the best

  • @juula9469
    @juula9469 2 года назад

    there is nothing more exciting than some good middle eastern plucked scalesss ong

  • @senrio56
    @senrio56 7 лет назад +27

    WILL THIS WORK ON THE Hooka?

  • @eskforte6672
    @eskforte6672 6 лет назад

    usually im so bad at learning from youtube videos but this one is ace thanks mate!

  • @Escuelapsicodelica
    @Escuelapsicodelica Год назад

    That was so good man, many many thanks!

  • @mavriv
    @mavriv 5 лет назад

    Yes. Phyrgian is fun to play for hours and hours. Did that when I was a kid.

  • @cristianandroide4128
    @cristianandroide4128 3 года назад

    it impossible to don't suscribe if you are teaching with your dog!
    Thank you!

  • @RKCMUZIK1111
    @RKCMUZIK1111 3 года назад

    dude I love these lessons !

  • @justbuddythings33
    @justbuddythings33 2 года назад

    The first lesson is the Indian classical raga called Mayamalavagowla

  • @Stellifant
    @Stellifant 6 лет назад +1

    Great Tutorial, thanks. I agree with earlier comments that your lesson would benefit from clearer structure. Thanks again!

  • @tomsimpson7044
    @tomsimpson7044 4 года назад

    Very good .Especially the numbers on the screen.Love this powerful music

  • @summeronio9751
    @summeronio9751 6 лет назад +6

    I think this video shows in a little way that not only are types of music throughout ethnicities are similar and maybe the people are similar too.
    Music is the universal language

  • @tajulafham94
    @tajulafham94 7 лет назад

    Thanks dude. I've been searching for this lesson and your video showed up in my subscription feed. Really helpful. Greetings from Malaysia

  • @fisenko93
    @fisenko93 6 лет назад

    A very useful lesson. Many thanks! Exactly what I was looking for a long time.

  • @FancyFudge24
    @FancyFudge24 4 года назад

    This video is so enlightening

  • @thesidj
    @thesidj 6 лет назад

    Thank you for this video. It was very informative and helpful for me. All the best for your future endeavours. Much love from India.

  • @petertracanna6679
    @petertracanna6679 7 лет назад +1

    I'm really digging ur videos, appreciate your instruction!!!

  • @metamax813
    @metamax813 3 года назад

    Such a great lesson and dude, you are so engaging. Thank you for expanding my guitar voice!

  • @ramiroalvarez5397
    @ramiroalvarez5397 Год назад

    Interesting scale. Thanks for the information to practice on. Cool 😎 too!

  • @sibastueldesconocidothaunk8006
    @sibastueldesconocidothaunk8006 3 года назад

    thank you ,you really know how to explain it easily without all the theory ,thank you !!!!

  • @KalpaHettiarachchi
    @KalpaHettiarachchi 4 года назад

    Wonderful performance

  • @JeremyHerman1
    @JeremyHerman1 6 лет назад +1

    4 note scales in Western Music are called TetraChords.

  • @ricktheexplorer
    @ricktheexplorer 5 лет назад

    I love using these solos. They set me apart. Thanks for the video.

  • @salthepal
    @salthepal 4 года назад

    Maqam is 8 notes, there is something called "jins" which is 4 notes. The one you play at the beginning (interval 1/2 - 1 1/2-1/2) is jins hejaz in Arabic music theory. An actual mode without a quarter tone, no approximation necessary :)

  • @enthusedtosing9655
    @enthusedtosing9655 4 года назад

    Great. Informative and entertaining.
    Balkanic (or Balkan) and Baltic is not the same, and is to be corrected, as Balkanic is what is meant here. Balkanic means Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Turkey etc.
    Baltic means Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia..
    That can be corrected at least in the description, as a whole region's musical herirage being ascribed to a whole other hugely different region ruffles feathers.

  • @MetalJames1282
    @MetalJames1282 5 лет назад +2

    Being a newbie to guitar, I appreciate this video. I believe Metallica used these types of techniques and Nile really utilizes these unusual scales.

  • @flaviuhossu3005
    @flaviuhossu3005 7 лет назад

    Best teacher ever

  • @kawabanga8926
    @kawabanga8926 7 лет назад +2

    great video, for your information, not all Arabic maqams havee quarter notes for example, maqam Nahawand is just E minor or C minor scale

  • @KnowledgeIsKey215
    @KnowledgeIsKey215 7 лет назад

    Niiiiiicccceeee...... NEW TAYLOR! Such a gorgeous guitar... gorgeous, other than the Taylor Koa guitars (my favorite Taylor style) and Mahogany/Tortoise Shell (my favorite guitar finish), that wood type and grand auditorium style is one of my top choices. Thanks again, your channel has been so valuable to me

  • @blackflamezzproduct
    @blackflamezzproduct 6 лет назад

    i searched youtube for months to find a channel that covers the stuff yours does and never found one. this morning i found your channel and im so glad i did you explain stuff so clearly. cheers

  • @flobydemacongo4580
    @flobydemacongo4580 7 лет назад

    You are the champion, my friend, greatings from freinch guyana

  • @michaelmurphy1783
    @michaelmurphy1783 6 лет назад

    awesome video, i love metal, I'm so inspired by this sound when I play or try to write my leads.. And now.i know what it actually is in going for. And not getting lost as often haha. thank you

  • @Jollynoose
    @Jollynoose 5 лет назад

    thank you so much for this video. a well deserved thumbs up and a sub. I will be watching this many many times

  • @TheRooks87
    @TheRooks87 Год назад

    11:26 dog disappears like ghost 😂

  • @willtsam171
    @willtsam171 3 года назад +1

    lol this is literally the video I NEEDED lol

  • @kezziekz
    @kezziekz 5 лет назад +14

    10:08 deep, deep look into each other's eyes

  • @nathandavidzipf
    @nathandavidzipf 6 лет назад +3

    "dis is a friggin good lesson"

  • @roadtorockstar7848
    @roadtorockstar7848 Год назад

    Gotta learn this!

  • @beforfuckenreal
    @beforfuckenreal 9 месяцев назад

    You had me at dogs and guitar!

  • @kojiexe8656
    @kojiexe8656 6 лет назад

    Much instructive. Such make sense. Very logic.

  • @kanalizekanalize11
    @kanalizekanalize11 5 лет назад

    You are the king of youtube dude👊

  • @sameersheikhaccoustica2249
    @sameersheikhaccoustica2249 7 лет назад

    OMG... i lovyeww Man... you're awesome... i love to watch your videos which helped me more and more to understand guitar... stay blessed and keep smiling always... you're the Master of Guitar :)

  • @mr.neurafractaljr.6644
    @mr.neurafractaljr.6644 5 лет назад

    That intro, this subscribe button.

  • @SolFormation
    @SolFormation 3 года назад

    I loved watching your video, really, fantastic. Thank you

  • @TheNikoljus
    @TheNikoljus 7 лет назад

    Thats awesome like always by the way :-) thanks you for great explanation, so unusually to see you with new guitar, I'm going to miss the previous one, but this one is looks fantastic and sounds breathetaking for me ! Hello from Latvia !

  • @Lame_Kiwi
    @Lame_Kiwi 5 лет назад +2

    what a beautiful guitar, i wish i have an acoustic guitar too :(

  • @coochbeharlawcoachingcente5167
    @coochbeharlawcoachingcente5167 7 лет назад +2

    im very glad to learn this lesson. but, can u please make a video with the scale pattern of arabic and all other scales, with the whole tone half tone, please say about the scale notes, thanks u sir,

  • @fajriakhyarul8996
    @fajriakhyarul8996 3 года назад

    thank you, in your way i can play guitar

  • @Tatokala
    @Tatokala 11 месяцев назад

    Good lesson. What about this free 3hours workshop?

  • @OrientalGuitar
    @OrientalGuitar 3 года назад

    This scale is an Arabic Mqam it is composed from 2 Hijaz mode
    Its name is Athar Kurd آثر كرد
    Orgenaly it played from D like that
    D E flat F sharp
    Then
    G A flat B C D

  • @videotestground3246
    @videotestground3246 7 лет назад +22

    Very useful. Do you mean Balkan music instead of Baltic? I just listened to a bunch of Baltic folk music trying to find chromatic, phrygian mode or microtones -- couldn't find much (mostly minor keys in Baltic from what I can tell). Balkan music has a lot of it. Baltic is Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania. Balkans is Greece, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia & others

    • @rockandrollrabbit
      @rockandrollrabbit 7 лет назад +2

      VideoTestground I think you're right.

    • @xFanGame23
      @xFanGame23 7 лет назад

      rockandrollrabbit he is

    • @ekul831
      @ekul831 5 лет назад

      Learn Phrygian Dominant mode/scale. Harmonic minor scale works with it if you know that scale. For instance E phyrigian dominant and A harminic minor are in the same key. There's alot more to it but you can get the idea

    • @SatinKab
      @SatinKab 5 лет назад

      *North Macedonia

  • @ekul831
    @ekul831 5 лет назад

    Those quarter notes are known also as micro tones. Check out microtonal guitars or fretless. I play the double bass and guitar. so I can get those microtones on the upright. It's very fascinating stuff though. Great job at making it simple for those who don't know or understand theory. Once I learned more advanced theory the doors just opened up to new heights for writing music and playing with people.

  • @miku1983
    @miku1983 7 лет назад +7

    new guitar? it has nice sound

  • @dmxjo
    @dmxjo 5 лет назад +1

    10:11 the dog: its time to sleep bro :)