This really was an eye opener. I really appreciate the way you walked us through this by the G scale and letting us see it visually. Question- does this work in any scale key?
Of course. You could have A Locrian, D Mixolydian, etc. It just changes the spacings between the notes of the scale away from full full half full full full half. You move the halves around, but you can start on any note.
Ok, so this is not my first time hearing about modes but every time I come to the same conclusion: Modes aren't "real" in the sense that you're just playing a major scale but shifting the reference point, like how there's a "relative major" that helps you know what notes to play but a 1-4-5 chord progression will not start on the root note of that major scale. Modes always get talked about like they're so special and fancy but they're not any different than major and minor and even those two are the same, ultimately. I'm not saying they're not useful to know about but they're more like shortcuts to get the idea across because "Play this scale but start from here" is a lot more words than "It's in Amin".
This is the best, clearest explanation of modes, thank you!
thank you for the clear explanation! Was good to hear you play in each mode too.
Great lesson! I never knew what “ modes really meant until now. 👏👍
I’ve learned a lot from this channel as I’m a play by ear person.
Fantastic explanation! Never understood it well before now. Now to memorize the names of the modes. 😆👍🏽
Thanks Baron. Excellent explanation. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
This is brilliant. Thanks!
Thank you!
Thank you!!! That helped!
This really was an eye opener. I really appreciate the way you walked us through this by the G scale and letting us see it visually. Question- does this work in any scale key?
Of course. You could have A Locrian, D Mixolydian, etc. It just changes the spacings between the notes of the scale away from full full half full full full half. You move the halves around, but you can start on any note.
Ok, so this is not my first time hearing about modes but every time I come to the same conclusion: Modes aren't "real" in the sense that you're just playing a major scale but shifting the reference point, like how there's a "relative major" that helps you know what notes to play but a 1-4-5 chord progression will not start on the root note of that major scale.
Modes always get talked about like they're so special and fancy but they're not any different than major and minor and even those two are the same, ultimately. I'm not saying they're not useful to know about but they're more like shortcuts to get the idea across because "Play this scale but start from here" is a lot more words than "It's in Amin".