Your solo in 5 minutes is my favorite teaching video ever I’m 13 and playing guitar for half a year and improving fast thanks to you. Best guitar teacher hands down
Bass player here, already enjoying the content of this video but when I heard a lead guitarist say we are not important, the rhythm is important, then I LOVED this video ;)).
I have watched this video about 5 times and made notes. This video, Shred Scott, and Rick Beato taught me modes and how to understand them in playing solos. Writing progressions highlighting a specific mode is my quest now.
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MrDaoJones Slayer is my favorite metal band, but as a teacher myself Steve is correct as far as keying one of their songs, their stuff is basically atonal, the chord progressions really don't follow any one key most of the time
Okay you cleared some things up for me. I now know that you just have to memorize the notes and emphasize them depending on what chord is being played. But how do I figure out what mode to use over a chord progression?
I'm complete beginner (as my poor English) but this video tells about very important issue - how to react improvising while chords change during chord progression. Good news for me is that if any tonality is in the key of C, and there are e.g. 3 chord changes I can still play using the scale C - it makes entire impro easier. Especially if the chord progression is very fast and there are many different chords used so guitarists has no great chance probably to change his key and scale of solo. But, is it reasonable or good (in some cases) to react properly (and how) rather slow chord changes and using only few chords? I noticed that sometimes using backing track when I try improvise some note are not false, but some of them sounds better when chord changes. Could you tell something about this? Merry Christmas.
Dear Steve, I am from Tehran /Iran. Regarding modes I have a question which nobody is answering me. The Ionian scale which is c,d,e,f,g,a,b and back to to c. Now if you want to play the Dorian scale in the scale of C, you said in your previous video that the Dorian scale starts on the d note. Then howcome the Dorian scale starts on the c,d,flat e, f,g,a flat b. I am confused and I think you can explain to me as you explain very well. Have a pleasant day.
Hi! Always think of modes related to the key you are in. If you think of them as related to their Parent scale you have to consider the alterations (sharps of flats) in that key. C Ionian is the same as the Major scale: C D E F G A B C The second mode of this scale starts on the note D and has the same notes (The parent scale is C major). This mode is called D Dorian. (D E F G A B C D) If you want to find C Dorian you have to think of this as the second mode of a scale which is 1 step down. (Remember that from the 1st to the 2nd degree there is 1 whole step). So C Dorian is the second degree of Bb major and the alterations of Bb major are Bb and Eb. C Dorian would be: C - D - Eb - F - G - A - Bb and C because it's the 2nd mode of Bb major. Dorian is always going to be the 2nd mode of whatever major scale you are studying. So In summary: D Dorian (2nd mode of C major) - D E F G A B C C Dorian (2nd mode of Bb major) - C D Eb F G A Bb C D Dorian ( Has the notes of C major) starting on D. C Dorian ( Has the notes of Bb major ) starting on C. Please let me know if this makes sense and answers your question.
BUT: if you would not only use C for every chord, but change scale with every chord..... what is one doing then ? Is it tonaly wrong in sense of the song? I am not able to do this, but aren’t jazz players changing key with every chord/triad ? I think that would be fourth or fifth level then ?
When you build chords from the scale, you take each note of the scale and stack thirds. Like taking every other note of the scale. For the first note which is C we get C - E - G and that's a C major chord because the intervals are a major third and a perfect fifth. If you take the second note of the scale which is D and again you stack thirds we get D - F - A. The first interval in this chord (D - F) is a MINOR third and this makes the chord minor. Major chord structure is R - M3 - P5, for minor chords the structure is R - minor 3rd and P5. This happens with the second, third and sixth note of the scale and that's why the chords built on the 2nd, 3rd and 6th degree of any major scale are actually minor chords. Hope this helps and answers your question.
That's called a major 3 rd and minor 6 th relationship because both of them share the same set of 7 notes only thing they are spelled differently right
I just think if the song starts on Am the songs' "key" is Am .. but i'm working within the scale of C. C might be the one but you can play a progression in any order..in this case it starts on the 6th..and doesn't include the one..So to me the one chord isn't part of the rhythm. The only C that comes into it soloing is the C Note...A note is not a chord.. it's a note or part of a chord. That's how i see it anyhoo..And i don't really worry about modes either to be fair....
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Your solo in 5 minutes is my favorite teaching video ever I’m 13 and playing guitar for half a year and improving fast thanks to you. Best guitar teacher hands down
Bass player here, already enjoying the content of this video but when I heard a lead guitarist say we are not important, the rhythm is important, then I LOVED this video ;)).
I have watched this video about 5 times and made notes. This video, Shred Scott, and Rick Beato taught me modes and how to understand them in playing solos. Writing progressions highlighting a specific mode is my quest now.
Awesome, sounds like a challenge! :-)
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Great explanation, I finally understood modes. Thanks!
Hi my pleasure! Glad the lesson was helpful. Feel free to ask any questions if you need to! Thanks for commenting!
Please more Steve .. I think about it every day.. Thats the Key...
I learned that Slayer doesn't make sense
MrDaoJones Slayer is my favorite metal band, but as a teacher myself Steve is correct as far as keying one of their songs, their stuff is basically atonal, the chord progressions really don't follow any one key most of the time
Hey Kevin hahaha
Best teacher.
Need part 2!!
Great Job Steve....your a great Teacher
he recognized me by name... amazing!
hi steve, question for you... i'm a beginner and i would like to know..is a telecaster a good guitar to start with??
Okay you cleared some things up for me. I now know that you just have to memorize the notes and emphasize them depending on what chord is being played. But how do I figure out what mode to use over a chord progression?
Thanks Steve. Educative video
I'm complete beginner (as my poor English) but this video tells about very important issue - how to react improvising while chords change during chord progression. Good news for me is that if any tonality is in the key of C, and there are e.g. 3 chord changes I can still play using the scale C - it makes entire impro easier. Especially if the chord progression is very fast and there are many different chords used so guitarists has no great chance probably to change his key and scale of solo. But, is it reasonable or good (in some cases) to react properly (and how) rather slow chord changes and using only few chords? I noticed that sometimes using backing track when I try improvise some note are not false, but some of them sounds better when chord changes. Could you tell something about this? Merry Christmas.
I love your videos!!!
Dear Steve,
I am from Tehran /Iran.
Regarding modes I have a question which nobody is answering me.
The Ionian scale which is c,d,e,f,g,a,b and back to to c. Now if you want to play the Dorian scale in the scale of C, you said in your previous video that the Dorian scale starts on the d note. Then howcome the Dorian scale starts on the c,d,flat e, f,g,a flat b. I am confused and I think you can explain to me as you explain very well.
Have a pleasant day.
Hi! Always think of modes related to the key you are in. If you think of them as related to their Parent scale you have to consider the alterations (sharps of flats) in that key.
C Ionian is the same as the Major scale: C D E F G A B C
The second mode of this scale starts on the note D and has the same notes (The parent scale is C major). This mode is called D Dorian. (D E F G A B C D)
If you want to find C Dorian you have to think of this as the second mode of a scale which is 1 step down. (Remember that from the 1st to the 2nd degree there is 1 whole step).
So C Dorian is the second degree of Bb major and the alterations of Bb major are Bb and Eb.
C Dorian would be: C - D - Eb - F - G - A - Bb and C because it's the 2nd mode of Bb major.
Dorian is always going to be the 2nd mode of whatever major scale you are studying. So In summary:
D Dorian (2nd mode of C major) - D E F G A B C
C Dorian (2nd mode of Bb major) - C D Eb F G A Bb C
D Dorian ( Has the notes of C major) starting on D.
C Dorian ( Has the notes of Bb major ) starting on C.
Please let me know if this makes sense and answers your question.
It it’s because C mayor and A minor scales are relatives scales? is this reason ??
Or I’m totally wrong?
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i may be 4 years late but yes, you are right my friend
Light bulb moment. How did I not know this. Thank you.
This is my next big thing to get down on guitar
Yo the video that's uploaded by guitar zoom on their channel just earlier..is it the continuation of this one?... BTW when did this live happen
BUT: if you would not only use C for every chord, but change scale with every chord..... what is one doing then ? Is it tonaly wrong in sense of the song?
I am not able to do this, but aren’t jazz players changing key with every chord/triad ?
I think that would be fourth or fifth level then ?
how is there a minor chord in the key of C???
When you build chords from the scale, you take each note of the scale and stack thirds. Like taking every other note of the scale. For the first note which is C we get C - E - G and that's a C major chord because the intervals are a major third and a perfect fifth. If you take the second note of the scale which is D and again you stack thirds we get D - F - A. The first interval in this chord (D - F) is a MINOR third and this makes the chord minor. Major chord structure is R - M3 - P5, for minor chords the structure is R - minor 3rd and P5. This happens with the second, third and sixth note of the scale and that's why the chords built on the 2nd, 3rd and 6th degree of any major scale are actually minor chords. Hope this helps and answers your question.
That's called a major 3 rd and minor 6 th relationship because both of them share the same set of 7 notes only thing they are spelled differently right
OKAY!
Understood
After 25years playing guitar,i finaly found this solution...how stupid i am.. Thank you very steve.
I just think if the song starts on Am the songs' "key" is Am .. but i'm working within the scale of C.
C might be the one but you can play a progression in any order..in this case it starts on the 6th..and doesn't include the one..So to me the one chord isn't part of the rhythm. The only C that comes into it soloing is the C Note...A note is not a chord.. it's a note or part of a chord.
That's how i see it anyhoo..And i don't really worry about modes either to be fair....