OMG! WHERE could I be now if I had learned this years ago! 40 years of frustration, confusion and $1,000's spent on lessons, tapes books, memberships, 💿s and DVDs cleared up in 15:25 by Brian who I just happened to stumble upon on RUclips! THANK YOU, BRIAN!!
That is the clearest, most concise explanation of modes I have heard so far. This was my 'riding a bike' moment. I will never 'unlearn' modes again. Excellent Brian!
And that's why you are the bestest guy on the Web, at explaining theory stuff. Years of confusion cleared up while having my tea. It is like knowing how a magic trick works when you are shown. Nice one as ever. Thanks Brian.
I can say exactly what you have said martyn, wow. The only difference is that I am sitting here having my morning coffee. So thank you Brian. What I don't understand is that even though I went to jazz school for two years, they still failed to explain this and even though I took piano lessons from a few different teachers, they failed me on this and even though I was hanging out with a lot of musicians, that were also teaching music, no one ever explained this to me. My question is: " how on earth can that bee? " again : " how can that be? Why? Is it that people just don't want to share their secrets so they alone can shine?" please if some one knows the answer, tell it to stupid me.
@@AnnemieM Sometimes I get the feeling they deliberately complicate stuff. Perhaps I am being paranoid, then again I came to theory very late on because I feared it for some unknown reason. It has certainly helped me immensely and I have Brian to thank for that mostly. My only regret is the silly amount of time I wasted whilst being so unaware.
Brilliant lesson Brian. Brings so much clarity to the use of modes. The emphasis on the underlying chord is what made it slot into place for me. The example of modal chord progressions was the icing on the cake. Awesome!
That's teaching at its best, imparting useful information without over-complicating matters for the sake of displaying the depth of one's own knowledge.
Thanks for this, finally beginning to understand modes. Great Teacher, I signed up for Brian’s full membership. He’s very knowledgeable and easy to understand.
That's probably the clearest explanation of what modes are all about that I've heard on the interweb so far. Thanks for taking the time to tackle such a tricky topic, subscribed!
Excellent Brian! You nailed it! Best I've seen on how to create a modal chord progression, as well as how to use modes. I knew how to use modes, but didn't understand how to create a specific modal progression. Thank you!
Thanks Brian. You really do have a knack for cutting through to the essence of things and explaining them in plain language. I now think I get the whole mode thing a lot more clearly . Glad I signed up for your full courses with all that available material.
1:24 Modes are based on chords. It took me many years to understand this. I think one reason why so many people don't understand this is because so many bad guitar "teachers" on YT are wrong or make it unnecessarily difficult. The reason I like you is that you make it easy to understand.
Brian - so basic, easy6, but brilliant. You explain in only a couple of minutes with things that many guitarists struggle with for years! Well done sir.
Thank you Sir, that was a very clear demonstration of how modes work & what they are... You also show/demonstrate how the circle of 5th help/work with the modes/key signature. Best demonstration of modes & their function I have ever seen. I should add, I just subscribed !!! Thank you again!!!
Brian, wonderful lesson! I completely agree with what you said about modes, you solidified what I thought modes are. I love how you showed the circle of 5ths and highlighted the chords as you played. Awesome job, buddy! Thank you very much!
Excellent video! For the last several years I've been catching up on music theory I missed when younger by watching RUclips videos. Never mind that I've been playing by ear since 1970. I still didn't understand why the sounds I slowly added to my repertoire of stupid human tricks seemed to work for my taste. I got my practical theory basics pretty much filled in, finally, and things aren't so much of a mystery anymore. Over the last couple of years, guitar videos have bored me because they weren't answering questions anymore. However, I decided to look at this video, and Brian, you about summed it up for me. If there were any questions left about modes, you cut through the crap and solidified what I've been learning to date. Now I have new adventures to explore. Thank you, sir!
Man I have been digging and digging for help understanding modes and your mode videos have blown the whole thing open for me. Thanks Brian! You’re a wealth of guitar info my friend.
Yet another great lesson Brian. I was stuck on which chord progressions you then played which mode over. I understood after watching Brian’s lessons what modes were after going down many confusing lessons here on RUclips. I highly recommend you follow All Brian’s lessons and things will become clear and you will be on the right path.
amazing... your lesson gives the most foundational element. sometimes listening to many teacher makes a lot of confusion coz one teaches series mode, one teaches parallel mode, others different. but you made it clear to me. thanks
Brian what you just did with this video is deliver me from confusion that I had for many years. This to me is gold worth. Thank you so very much. Now excuse me while I get out my piano. 💕💕💕
Wow you unlocked the door to finally understanding the functions of modes in relation of scales to chord progressions. After being a musician for many years, I always heard people describe music as being modal and have heard it in music. Thanks for teaching clearly the function of modes.
That was the best explanation I’ve heard so far! Thank you brother! That cleared up so much for me! So really you can learn the Major Scale and focus on your chord tones to make it either Major or Dorian or Phrygian... etc. I get it now! C maj. is G mixolydian D Dorian E Phrygian... just have to emphasize the chord tones when soloing.
Thanks for helping deepen my understanding of modes! I think of them differently, but I liked the modal progression explanation! Here's how I usually think of modes Ionian = play a major scale Dorian = minor scale with raised 6th Phrygian = minor with flat 2 Lydian = major with raised 4th Mixolydian = major with flat 7 Aeolian = minor scale Locrian = minor with flat 2 and flat 5 At least helps with playing them, but not so much for applying them, admittedly!
Dear Brian. Great video, as always, just wanted to point out: People don't understand modes because there are 2 informations in a "song": The key AND the root note. Often that falls upon the same note/key (e. g. a song in C and C is the root note). Modes start when that starts to divert (key differnt from root note). And the second misconception ist the ting with "starts on the - whatever - note", because there are songs in C that don't start on C, but perhaps on the 3rd. So took me a while to understnd that "starts" actually means "emphasises" or "frequently comes back to" or "is played in a way that makes the listener feel like HOME BASE. My explanation on modes is: Take a bag of 7 diatonic notes. That bag is now your "key". Now choose one note to be the root note. Now play a melody, that makes the listener believe that this note is root. Now choose a chord progresson over that melody making the chord from the root your "home chord" or put the root in the base. Now you got modal music. Actually also only with the melody you get a modal feeling if you emphasise the root note. The missing link for me was, that there are always 2 informations in a song/music. the key AND the root not. The fact that the key and the root not are the "same" in a lot of songs and are not mentioned separately kept me from understanding modes. Would you agree with that? Am I wrong about some details maybe? Thanks a lot for your videos!
I spent some time going down the modes rabbit hole and just watched this to see if you came to the same conclusion I did. And you did! You are exactly right. It is the chord you are playing over that makes it sound different.
Usually when I go to a video on modes, I see lots of comments from other players trying to simplify the video everyone just watched by adding their own explanation to how modes work. This video was so simple to follow that I couldn't find any comments from people trying to make modes easier to understand. And I've learned about modes from a lot of videos. Although I eventually could follow most of the videos, it was not an easy task. But only a few videos explained how the chord pattern really dictated the mode. Eventually I used my ear to play in different modes with certain chord progressions. No thinking that way, just feel it. But this video simplified it all.
JAMES SCOTT NICHOLSON,ONTARIO, CANADA 🇨🇦 I HAVE ALL THIS DOWN,JUST MAKING SURE I NEVER MISSED ANYTHING, AND WANT TO SAY AWESOME JOB AT EXPLAINING MODES...MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU!!! TOP LEFT HEART 💜
I played the trumpet seriously and understood key signatures and chord structure. Modes never made sense to me - they are just the chords in the natural scale of whatever key I'm playing in. As well, I can take any chord and move it around inside of different scales. I cannot believe nobody ever made this so clear to me before this. Thank you.
It only took me 17 fucking years. The scale comes from the key center and the mode from the chord being played. A tonal center is a chord and whether that chord is the first through seventh tone of a key center determines it's modal name. Thank you dude.
Thank you so much! I knew already that modes are about the chords sequence but now you made it all sounds almost easy! Look forward to watch your next lesson about "the modes". Thanks again for your great advice!!!
Thanks Brian for a brilliant lesson I really enjoyed the chordal proressions as even knowing the scales doesn't mean you know how to use them. I have a better understanding of the importance of the chords.
Worth noting that you can still use a pentatonic scale and add a few extra notes to make it a mode. Listen to Dream by Pink Floyd. Eminor to A7 chord progression. Gilmore plays Eminor pentatonic and E Dorian. E Dorian is the 2nd interval of D Major. So your D major scale works as well. This gives you a bigger playing field than just E minor pentatonic
Thank you very much for such comprehensive lesson. I believe that I have to watch it again (and again) with chart and guitar on my hand to really comprehend. However it sounds really beautiful for decorating song. Cheers from Indonesia.
There is an interesting fact about modes i wasn't aware before. If you look at the modes in terms of intervals (no. of halftones in my example from the tonic note on), you'll get the following: Ionian = 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 Dorian = 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 Phrygian = 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 Lydian = 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 Mixolydian = 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 Aeolean = 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 Locrian = 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 Notice that the formation just shifts back (the first "2" in Ionian gets at the end of Dorian and so forth)
I find it's much cleaner, for listening training, to compare C ionian with C dorian with C lydian, etc. Then you've got the same (exact) tonal center, so that you're ear's inertia can last from comparison to comparison. While it's true that you can construct modes from a single scale, that doesn't mean that that's the best way to hear them.
Yes, and that is exactly why I have videos that explain modes via their relative relationship: www.zombieguitar.com/how-to-solo-across-the-fretboard-using-modes/ and their parallel relationship: www.zombieguitar.com/how-to-solo-across-the-fretboard-using-modes-part-2-parallel-modes/ Both must be understood! 😁
Just fantastic finally some one explains it correctly,I wish you were my teacher 50 year's ago,or maybe I should have paid more attention to the teacher then,any inspiring guitarist should be signed up to your master class,Big thank you.
Thanks Brian. You teach using a technique which definitely resonates with me. Even a complex subject, such as modes, can become easier to comprehend when we look at the situation from a different perspective. Of course, like I keep telling my son, everything is easy once you understand it. ;)
Great video and I love the Locrian lighting with that tobacco burst LP! Question please the progressions used don’t fall in the I IV V right? It all sounds good but the progression formula doesn’t fit for me! Thanks 🙏🏻
Started playing 1967, found out scales and modes in earnest in mid 70's. We Had to play like John McLaughlin 🤣 but no one knew about the tonal centers of Chord progressions! Because of 3 chord rock 🥌 and pentatonic fossilization disorder 🦖 💀🦴? And "playing over changes" didn't explain how well you've shown it's tonal center's in chord Progression's. Thanks 👍
You just might make a musician out of me Brian. That’s the clearest explanation of mode’s I’ve heard so far. And yeah it’s an obsession with guitar people only. Thanks for your tutoring. Cheers
Never done much music theory and never heard of modes before. But all instantly clear after just a 15min. Excellent video. Just discovered that a little chord progression I wrote the other day which sounded quite nice was aeolian. Cool. I'll try an impro using D major now.
Technichally correct but still as complicated AF for those that don't understand Modes to comprehend. Basically a Mode is NOTHING without a note droning under it. Do this: On a guitar drone the low E string and play the E major scale starting on the 7th fret of the A string while droning the E. This is the Ionian (E major) sound. Now keep droning the low E but play the D major scale starting on the 5th fret of the A string, and by modal magic you have the sound of Dorian. Now drone the low E and play the C major scale starting on the 3rd fret of the A string and behold! you have just experienced the Phrygian sound. Now drone the low E and play the B major scale starting on the 2nd fret of the A string and you've just heard Lydian. Now play the A major scale over the good old droning E and you have Mixolydian and next to last play the G major scale over E and you will have Aeolian (the relative minor). Lastly and never to be used because it sounds like shit, is the Lochrian which is the F major scale played over the E note. And this dear friends is Modal magic in the key of E. And this is the same for every key. While Brian is technically correct about chords and such but really you don't hear the modal 'effect' unless you drone a single Note (the Root) and play the corresponding scale over it. As soon as you change chords it is no longer a true indication of a mode as the Modal 'sound is always dependent on the Root note sounding under it.Having said all that, I'd forget about Modes and just play your guitar. Remember the good old Pentatonic is a minor key and to play in the relative major it's the same pentatonic box but emphasise the notes of the corresponding major key. For example the A pentatonic Box is A minor sounding but if you emphasize the C, E and G witin the same box you are now playing in C major. As a matter of personal taste you can add any note in the Pentatonic to give an 'unusual' effect which can be interpreted as a modal sound. I hope this makes it easier
You sir are the hidden gem of guitar content creators.
OMG! WHERE could I be now if I had learned this years ago! 40 years of frustration, confusion and $1,000's spent on lessons, tapes books, memberships, 💿s and DVDs cleared up in 15:25 by Brian who I just happened to stumble upon on RUclips! THANK YOU, BRIAN!!
Brian is the man!
That is the clearest, most concise explanation of modes I have heard so far. This was my 'riding a bike' moment. I will never 'unlearn' modes again. Excellent Brian!
Awesome! Glad to hear it!
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And that's why you are the bestest guy on the Web, at explaining theory stuff. Years of confusion cleared up while having my tea. It is like knowing how a magic trick works when you are shown. Nice one as ever. Thanks Brian.
I can say exactly what you have said martyn, wow. The only difference is that I am sitting here having my morning coffee. So thank you Brian. What I don't understand is that even though I went to jazz school for two years, they still failed to explain this and even though I took piano lessons from a few different teachers, they failed me on this and even though I was hanging out with a lot of musicians, that were also teaching music, no one ever explained this to me. My question is: " how on earth can that bee? " again : " how can that be? Why? Is it that people just don't want to share their secrets so they alone can shine?" please if some one knows the answer, tell it to stupid me.
@@AnnemieM
Sometimes I get the feeling they deliberately complicate stuff. Perhaps I am being paranoid, then again I came to theory very late on because I feared it for some unknown reason. It has certainly helped me immensely and I have Brian to thank for that mostly. My only regret is the silly amount of time I wasted whilst being so unaware.
@@AnnemieM I agree moses made easy. Brian seems so chill
Totally agree bro
@@AnnemieM Hey , the same here, talking about morning coffee .
We in the guitar community are so fortunate to have discovered a guy with the gift of teaching. You make the complicated simple. Thank you, Brian.
Slowly getting clearer about modes... I think... Will have to watch it a few times more. Thanks man I appreciate what you are doing.
Brilliant lesson Brian. Brings so much clarity to the use of modes. The emphasis on the underlying chord is what made it slot into place for me. The example of modal chord progressions was the icing on the cake. Awesome!
That's teaching at its best, imparting useful information without over-complicating matters for the sake of displaying the depth of one's own knowledge.
I just love that you don't over complicate concepts. Music theory was off putting for me because people make it sound so complicated.
Yes! I love a good pun. Just put that one in my pocket.
Getting even more clearer with every lesson ... cheers Brian.
Brian is that one magician who not only demonstrates an awesome magic trick but is also willing to show you how it is done 🙌🙌
Not only did you teach modes very simply you even took the SAME chord and switched the key signature to really hammer it home. Excellent video
Thanks for this, finally beginning to understand modes. Great Teacher, I signed up for Brian’s full membership. He’s very knowledgeable and easy to understand.
My God you are the real genius. Thank you a lot sir.
That's probably the clearest explanation of what modes are all about that I've heard on the interweb so far. Thanks for taking the time to tackle such a tricky topic, subscribed!
wow. you just cleared up a lifetime of mode confusion, thank you so much for this lesson, you are an awesome teacher, you made my day
Excellent Brian! You nailed it! Best I've seen on how to create a modal chord progression, as well as how to use modes. I knew how to use modes, but didn't understand how to create a specific modal progression. Thank you!
Incredible lesson. Thanks Brian for all you do.
Hands down your the best online teacher I've come across man! Love your stuff. You explain things so well. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Thanks Brian! I appreciate the words 😀
Thanks Brian. You really do have a knack for cutting through to the essence of things and explaining them in plain language. I now think I get the whole mode thing a lot more clearly . Glad I signed up for your full courses with all that available material.
1:24 Modes are based on chords. It took me many years to understand this.
I think one reason why so many people don't understand this is because so many bad guitar "teachers" on YT are wrong or make it unnecessarily difficult. The reason I like you is that you make it easy to understand.
Brian - so basic, easy6, but brilliant. You explain in only a couple of minutes with things that many guitarists struggle with for years! Well done sir.
Thank you Sir, that was a very clear demonstration of how modes work & what they are... You also show/demonstrate how the circle of 5th help/work with the modes/key signature. Best demonstration of modes & their function I have ever seen. I should add, I just subscribed !!! Thank you again!!!
You Sir are one hell of a music teacher. You have a gift.
Thank you for using it and helping us🎸
Brilliant lesson . Made modes a lot clearer!
Thank you
That was an a-ha moment for me. Brian, you are easily one of the best teachers out there 🤟🏼
Thanks Brian. When I lose my way I keep coming back to this post to get me back on track in understanding modes. So well explained. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Brian, wonderful lesson! I completely agree with what you said about modes, you solidified what I thought modes are. I love how you showed the circle of 5ths and highlighted the chords as you played. Awesome job, buddy! Thank you very much!
Two and a half years now learning from Brian, best lesson yet. Thank you 🎸🍻
Excellent video! For the last several years I've been catching up on music theory I missed when younger by watching RUclips videos. Never mind that I've been playing by ear since 1970. I still didn't understand why the sounds I slowly added to my repertoire of stupid human tricks seemed to work for my taste. I got my practical theory basics pretty much filled in, finally, and things aren't so much of a mystery anymore. Over the last couple of years, guitar videos have bored me because they weren't answering questions anymore. However, I decided to look at this video, and Brian, you about summed it up for me. If there were any questions left about modes, you cut through the crap and solidified what I've been learning to date. Now I have new adventures to explore. Thank you, sir!
Glad to hear it John!
Love you music RUclipsrs.
I struggled for years but now I get it a bit more with every video . Thanks
Man I have been digging and digging for help understanding modes and your mode videos have blown the whole thing open for me. Thanks Brian! You’re a wealth of guitar info my friend.
Yet another great lesson Brian. I was stuck on which chord progressions you then played which mode over. I understood after watching Brian’s lessons what modes were after going down many confusing lessons here on RUclips. I highly recommend you follow All Brian’s lessons and things will become clear and you will be on the right path.
amazing... your lesson gives the most foundational element. sometimes listening to many teacher makes a lot of confusion coz one teaches series mode, one teaches parallel mode, others different. but you made it clear to me. thanks
Thank you Brian! I've never seen this topic described so easily and clearly. Looks I finally got it:)
Brian what you just did with this video is deliver me from confusion that I had for many years. This to me is gold worth. Thank you so very much. Now excuse me while I get out my piano. 💕💕💕
Wow you unlocked the door to finally understanding the functions of modes in relation of scales to chord progressions. After being a musician for many years, I always heard people describe music as being modal and have heard it in music. Thanks for teaching clearly the function of modes.
Brilliant lesson, Brian. Perfect logical sense. Thank you 👍🏻👍🏻
That was the best explanation I’ve heard so far! Thank you brother! That cleared up so much for me! So really you can learn the Major Scale and focus on your chord tones to make it either Major or Dorian or Phrygian... etc. I get it now! C maj. is G mixolydian D Dorian E Phrygian... just have to emphasize the chord tones when soloing.
Ditto on the “brilliant “. And thanks for your quick response to my question this morning-delighted to have a membership to your site!
Thanks for helping deepen my understanding of modes!
I think of them differently, but I liked the modal progression explanation!
Here's how I usually think of modes
Ionian = play a major scale
Dorian = minor scale with raised 6th
Phrygian = minor with flat 2
Lydian = major with raised 4th
Mixolydian = major with flat 7
Aeolian = minor scale
Locrian = minor with flat 2 and flat 5
At least helps with playing them, but not so much for applying them, admittedly!
Yup, that's what part 2 is about. Then part 3 is about practical applications. All parts are here on my channel 😁
The best way is how you expressed this. And make me understand how I can use it in the right context. Continue your fine work.
So so glad I found your page Brian. Your teaching is awesome man.
So well presented keep the amazing videos coming my friend
Eloquent explanation of modes. Excellent teaching ability too. Much appreciated!
You're excellent teacher Bryan direct to the point👏
Dear Brian. Great video, as always, just wanted to point out: People don't understand modes because there are 2 informations in a "song": The key AND the root note. Often that falls upon the same note/key (e. g. a song in C and C is the root note). Modes start when that starts to divert (key differnt from root note). And the second misconception ist the ting with "starts on the - whatever - note", because there are songs in C that don't start on C, but perhaps on the 3rd. So took me a while to understnd that "starts" actually means "emphasises" or "frequently comes back to" or "is played in a way that makes the listener feel like HOME BASE.
My explanation on modes is: Take a bag of 7 diatonic notes. That bag is now your "key". Now choose one note to be the root note. Now play a melody, that makes the listener believe that this note is root. Now choose a chord progresson over that melody making the chord from the root your "home chord" or put the root in the base. Now you got modal music. Actually also only with the melody you get a modal feeling if you emphasise the root note.
The missing link for me was, that there are always 2 informations in a song/music. the key AND the root not. The fact that the key and the root not are the "same" in a lot of songs and are not mentioned separately kept me from understanding modes.
Would you agree with that? Am I wrong about some details maybe? Thanks a lot for your videos!
Hey Irish brother from across the sea! that was brilliant! Light bulb went off for me thank you! Fantastic clear lesson! 👏👏👏
You are the best music teacher I have ever come across!
I spent some time going down the modes rabbit hole and just watched this to see if you came to the same conclusion I did. And you did! You are exactly right. It is the chord you are playing over that makes it sound different.
You are a brilliant teacher, Brian! All clear as never before. Thanks a lot! 🖐️
Brian, single best modes explanation for dummies like me, that I ever seen. Thank you. Subscribed!
Usually when I go to a video on modes, I see lots of comments from other players trying to simplify the video everyone just watched by adding their own explanation to how modes work. This video was so simple to follow that I couldn't find any comments from people trying to make modes easier to understand. And I've learned about modes from a lot of videos. Although I eventually could follow most of the videos, it was not an easy task. But only a few videos explained how the chord pattern really dictated the mode. Eventually I used my ear to play in different modes with certain chord progressions. No thinking that way, just feel it. But this video simplified it all.
JAMES SCOTT NICHOLSON,ONTARIO, CANADA 🇨🇦 I HAVE ALL THIS DOWN,JUST MAKING SURE I NEVER MISSED ANYTHING,
AND WANT TO SAY AWESOME JOB AT EXPLAINING MODES...MY HAT IS OFF TO YOU!!! TOP LEFT HEART 💜
Nice one, Brian. Very succinct, and cleared up all the misconceptions I had about the dreaded "modes". Thanks
🎸👍
I played the trumpet seriously and understood key signatures and chord structure. Modes never made sense to me - they are just the chords in the natural scale of whatever key I'm playing in. As well, I can take any chord and move it around inside of different scales. I cannot believe nobody ever made this so clear to me before this. Thank you.
Thanks Glenn! Glad to hear that the vid was helpful for ya 😀
This really helps demystify the concept of modes for me. Excellent lesson Brian!
Wow that was bloody brilliant!...so much clearer when done simply. Nice one mate, nice one!
thank you for cool video
You can feel this dude know what he is saying!
Like you said so simple and kind of confusing, but you made it clear again, thanks a million Brian
It only took me 17 fucking years. The scale comes from the key center and the mode from the chord being played. A tonal center is a chord and whether that chord is the first through seventh tone of a key center determines it's modal name. Thank you dude.
Thank you so much! I knew already that modes are about the chords sequence but now you made it all sounds almost easy!
Look forward to watch your next lesson about "the modes".
Thanks again for your great advice!!!
Thanks Brian for a brilliant lesson I really enjoyed the chordal proressions as even knowing the scales doesn't mean you know how to use them. I have a better understanding of the importance of the chords.
Thanks Brian, this clear and practical explanation of modes took away all the mystery of modes for me.
Brian, you are the one who brought light into my dark modal soul - now I finally understand this freaking simple concept that confused me for years.
This video is just the perfect explanation I was looking for, thank you so much!
Worth noting that you can still use a pentatonic scale and add a few extra notes to make it a mode. Listen to Dream by Pink Floyd. Eminor to A7 chord progression. Gilmore plays Eminor pentatonic and E Dorian. E Dorian is the 2nd interval of D Major. So your D major scale works as well. This gives you a bigger playing field than just E minor pentatonic
Yessir! More on that here: ruclips.net/video/KnsH41z6Kb4/видео.html
Great lesson and a great teacher everytime!!!
A great explanation, I see the light it's less foggy now. Thanks.
Thank you. I feel that you have given me a toehold on this. Hopefully it finally begin to make sense. Love your videos.
Suddenly it all clicked and started to make sense. Thank you so much!
Many thank's Brian, that was like walking through a forest.
And then coming to a clearing, that was a great lesson!!
Thank you very much for such comprehensive lesson. I believe that I have to watch it again (and again) with chart and guitar on my hand to really comprehend. However it sounds really beautiful for decorating song. Cheers from Indonesia.
Wow!! Best explanation of Modes I've ever heard anywhere, EVER!
There is an interesting fact about modes i wasn't aware before. If you look at the modes in terms of intervals (no. of halftones in my example from the tonic note on), you'll get the following:
Ionian = 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
Dorian = 2 1 2 2 2 1 2
Phrygian = 1 2 2 2 1 2 2
Lydian = 2 2 2 1 2 2 1
Mixolydian = 2 2 1 2 2 1 2
Aeolean = 2 1 2 2 1 2 2
Locrian = 1 2 2 1 2 2 2
Notice that the formation just shifts back (the first "2" in Ionian gets at the end of Dorian and so forth)
Yup! A mode is simply a "shift" of a key signature 😁
Very good explanation. That helped me out. Thanks
Thank you very much Brian. This is fantastic knowledge. Thank you for sharing it!
I find it's much cleaner, for listening training, to compare C ionian with C dorian with C lydian, etc. Then you've got the same (exact) tonal center, so that you're ear's inertia can last from comparison to comparison. While it's true that you can construct modes from a single scale, that doesn't mean that that's the best way to hear them.
Yes, and that is exactly why I have videos that explain modes via their relative relationship: www.zombieguitar.com/how-to-solo-across-the-fretboard-using-modes/
and their parallel relationship: www.zombieguitar.com/how-to-solo-across-the-fretboard-using-modes-part-2-parallel-modes/
Both must be understood! 😁
Thanks for simplifying modes it's about the chords and key signatures make's using the modes usable Cool lesson once again.
Another ahaaa moment thanks to you Brian. You are simply amazing. Thank you!
Just fantastic finally some one explains it correctly,I wish you were my teacher 50 year's ago,or maybe I should have paid more attention to the teacher then,any inspiring guitarist should be signed up to your master class,Big thank you.
Amen, brother. Took me years to figure out it’s all about the chords
Thank You ! Been playing for years and I finally understand modes. At least what they are ! Applying it - now thats a whole new adventure!
Stay tuned for today's video 😉
Thanks Brian. You teach using a technique which definitely resonates with me. Even a complex subject, such as modes, can become easier to comprehend when we look at the situation from a different perspective.
Of course, like I keep telling my son, everything is easy once you understand it. ;)
Great video and I love the Locrian lighting with that tobacco burst LP! Question please the progressions used don’t fall in the I IV V right? It all sounds good but the progression formula doesn’t fit for me! Thanks 🙏🏻
That’s high quality content as always! I ❤️ Zombie Guitar!
Best video ever. Great explanation. Thank you.
Started playing 1967, found out scales and modes in earnest in mid 70's. We Had to play like John McLaughlin 🤣 but no one knew about the tonal centers of Chord progressions! Because of 3 chord rock 🥌 and pentatonic fossilization disorder 🦖 💀🦴? And "playing over changes" didn't explain how well you've shown it's tonal center's in chord Progression's. Thanks 👍
You just might make a musician out of me Brian. That’s the clearest explanation of mode’s I’ve heard so far. And yeah it’s an obsession with guitar people only. Thanks for your tutoring. Cheers
Brilliant explanation, best guitar vids on the web
Never done much music theory and never heard of modes before. But all instantly clear after just a 15min. Excellent video. Just discovered that a little chord progression I wrote the other day which sounded quite nice was aeolian. Cool. I'll try an impro using D major now.
Great explanation and examples as usual, thanks Brian 😁👍
You're the best, Brian. Great explanation.
Nice Job !!! Best Explanation of this Concept !!! Thanks !!!...
Yes very clear explanation. I was educated. Thank you.
Really well explained Brian well done
Well, thank god you and I are dispelling the modal mayhem! Well done Brian!
Simply genious. Finally I get it! Thanks! :D
Technichally correct but still as complicated AF for those that don't understand Modes to comprehend. Basically a Mode is NOTHING without a note droning under it. Do this: On a guitar drone the low E string and play the E major scale starting on the 7th fret of the A string while droning the E. This is the Ionian (E major) sound. Now keep droning the low E but play the D major scale starting on the 5th fret of the A string, and by modal magic you have the sound of Dorian. Now drone the low E and play the C major scale starting on the 3rd fret of the A string and behold! you have just experienced the Phrygian sound. Now drone the low E and play the B major scale starting on the 2nd fret of the A string and you've just heard Lydian. Now play the A major scale over the good old droning E and you have Mixolydian and next to last play the G major scale over E and you will have Aeolian (the relative minor). Lastly and never to be used because it sounds like shit, is the Lochrian which is the F major scale played over the E note. And this dear friends is Modal magic in the key of E. And this is the same for every key. While Brian is technically correct about chords and such but really you don't hear the modal 'effect' unless you drone a single Note (the Root) and play the corresponding scale over it. As soon as you change chords it is no longer a true indication of a mode as the Modal 'sound is always dependent on the Root note sounding under it.Having said all that, I'd forget about Modes and just play your guitar. Remember the good old Pentatonic is a minor key and to play in the relative major it's the same pentatonic box but emphasise the notes of the corresponding major key. For example the A pentatonic Box is A minor sounding but if you emphasize the C, E and G witin the same box you are now playing in C major. As a matter of personal taste you can add any note in the Pentatonic to give an 'unusual' effect which can be interpreted as a modal sound. I hope this makes it easier
That is exactly what part 2 is about