"Music theory goes through great lengths to avoid logic" I love this! Edit: I don't know why RUclips suggested this video out of the blue, but you have a new subscriber 🙂
I'm glad you're here! I just relaunched my channel, so I'm glad you found this video. If you've got any guitar or theory questions, ask away! Happy to make content for subscribers.
@@rayl6901 so..what is so illogical about music theory...except the misquoted garbled BS so many who think they learned something spout? It's mostly simple arithmetic. The only illogical thing is basing everything in the key of C instead of the key of A. I'm thinking as usual, all women know nothing about logic so they spew nonsense like that. Lets just brand anything beyond 3rd grade level knowledge as illogical, as it's just too complicated to bother your pretty little head about.
@LessonsWithLindy Guitar questions.... cool :) Sooooo, which is better to bang people over the head with in a bar brawl? Is it the Les Paul for it's sheer weight and impact, or a Strat for it's higher swing speed? Certainly not a D28 or anything like that, right?
That eleven and a half minutes was the most enjoyable amount of time I have ever spent watching a mode/scale tut!! You are awesome, and now I'm a new OLD fan!!
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@@LessonsWithLindy I have to agree with the big dog - your video just popped in my recommendations and it was the most enjoyable lesson I've encountered here on YT. I'm trying to expand my horizons and undo some of the damage I've incurred in my 40+ years of self-taught ignorance. Welcome to YT and I hope you stick around a while - I might actually learn something...!
You’re a good teacher, you got a sub out of me lol 😂 I’m not new to these concepts but it’s good to refresh on them once in a while. I don’t tend to use theory much playing Stoner/Doom riffs but I like to study it in my spare time
OK this answered the question I keep coming back to every 6 months or so with my guitar teacher about dominant 7 chords. Finally makes sense why things are named the way they are.
D7 is the exact same thing as D dominant 7. There’s 5 4-note chords in Jazz: Major 7 (1357), Dominant 7 (1-3-5-b7), Minor 7 (1-b3-5-b7), Minor 7b5 (1-b3-b5-b7), and Diminished 7 (1-b3-b5-bb7).
Good Lord! Came here for a succinct explanation to give to my students about "why it's called Dominant 7", and got an amazing backstory. Superbly done! For what it's worth, I've been using modal theory and modal shapes on guitar for about 45 years. They're the main reason I'm able to improvise so easily and in tune. Also, for what it's worth, I'm not a vampire.
Finally someone that made it clear to me what's this dominant word meaning. It was the dominant scale used by the gregorian music, the G mixolydian. So dominant = mixolydian. Hope I get it right. Thank you for the good lesson!
As someone else mentioned, I don't know why this was suggested on my home page, but it was quite serendipitous. That D7, Ddom7 thing had been on my mind of late. Now, after 50 years of guitar playing, I think I actually get it. Thanks, Lindy! Fun vid.
Heh. I'm a new guitar player. No skillz, but I love music theory. My periodic question to my guitar teacher of "why is it A7 and not A dominant 7" always sparks a 15 minute discussion that is still over my head, but he mentions mixolydian and you finally brought it home to understand why he's saying that. Moreover, your discussion of 5th century music construction explains, a bit, the diminished chord construction since it's more of an interval viewpoint than stacked thirds point of view (maybe. I'm still learning). Yes, I'm one of those who thinks A7 should describe a A major 7 since that's diatonic and Adom7 would be the proper description of a dominant chord. After all, C#m from the A scale isn't called C# even though the 3 chord is always minor. Yeah, I know it's a shorthand way of describing the most common use of the chord and sure we don't say Amaj every time we play the tonic from the A scale, but when you learn "don't say it if it's major" and then introduce an A7 you automatically assume it must be major. No, here you have to explicitly say major if you mean the diatonically created Amaj7. It's sort of a "that's the say it's always been" type of notation that doesn't fit with things a beginner has learned up to that point and it makes you have to stop and think instead of fitting it into what you already know. So, thanks for the mixolydian reference and discussion of Gregorian chanties.
As someone who wasn't able to absorb theory in a more concrete way due to trauma thank you for explaining this this way. I've been playing for 20 years and I understand theory but I didn't develop the language behind it till recently.
I've been a real, in-person instructor for a looooooong time. There's a difference when you do this professionally, and then come to RUclips second. :) I'm really glad you guys like my videos.
0:45 "Actually all chords are telling you what scale they are sourced from." To me this sounds oversimplified to the degree of inviting misunderstandings. Yes. The D major chord could be sourced from the D major scale, but it could also be sourced from the G major scale or the A major scale. ...unless I've misunderstood what you mean by the word "sourced".
Right? It’s almost like she’s half-right about the stuff she’s saying here but there’s a lack of understanding that I find hard to look past. “Oversimplified to the degree of inviting misunderstandings” is right
Like another person said below, Your video just showed up on my RUclips feed and I'm glad it did. You just got another subscriber. I majored in music and have been a professional guitarist for over 40 years. I'm now retired. I wish I had a teacher like you when I was in school. Your enthusiasm and teaching method makes me want to learn more. The good thing about being on RUclips is that you can reach far more people than a teacher in a university. Looking forward to more of your videos.
I just subscribed as well… Came across this lesson serendipitously. I don’t know a lot about the history of modes, I’m sure you would know a lot more, but it has me curious and I really really like this young ladies enthusiasm!
@@dougsmith8430 Being a great teacher is an art in itself. Anyone can learn the modes but without learning how to use them in constructing a meaningful solo then all you have are a bunch of notes. That's where she really shines and like you said she has great enthusiasm so you don't get bored and really want to learn.
I love, love, LOVE getting more than I bargained for, thinking I was just going to get a quick, straight up guitar thing. Such a pleasant surprise: usable guitar theory, an entertaining Western music history lesson, punctuated throughout with excellent humor! Amazing what you packed into eleven & a half minutes here--this was just brilliant & absolutely made my day--thanks so much!
D-E-F#-G#-A-B-C# is the D scale. D-F#-A-C# is Dmaj7, D-F#-A-C is D7 (Dominant 7 with b7), D-F-A-C is Dmin7, D-F-Ab-C is Dmin7b5, and D-F-Ab-Cb is Ddim7. - Those are the 5 kinds of 7th chords: Maj7 1357, Dom7 with b7, Min7 with b3/b7, Half-Dim or Min7b5 with b3/b5/b7, and Dim7 with b3/b5/bb7. - MEMORIZE THOSE 5 FORMULAS.
Thanks!! What an awesome video. Love the historical context (esp because the theory itself wasn’t new to me). Also love the double entendres! Your humor makes this lesson really fun. 👍👍
Nice! Even if you knew these concepts and knew the theory, it's cool to look at the history. Haha, it's nice to review things you know from time to time. Glad you enjoyed!
Great lesson and terrific presentation. I was intrigued by the title so Decided to check it out. Light bulb lit up immediately. Got to check out your other vids now. Cheers from Australia.
Thought this was gonna be a dry boring theory vid... u had me in stitches! What a fun personality ... I subscribed, would rather learn and laugh at same time!
Another school of thought on how to define the difference: *D7* is the name of the chord. *Dominant* is the *role* of the chord. A *D7* is a *dominant 7* in the key of G. In other keys, it can be a *secondary dominant* if it precedes a chord rooted a 5th away. Sometimes, it's just a D7.
I love the history you included, it gives me a deeper understanding on how things derive from the dark ages! I think it was called dark ages because very little about that era came to light, very little writing about it! India had a 23 note sequence in an octave.
Glad this deepened your understanding! Yeah, this stuff is really cool when it's put into context. It's cool to think of it in modern day terms, but it's also really captivating to view it from the Renaissance era too.
I also love music theory, but I don't know if I'm a goddess. I'm a stupid guitar player who can't really do math so well. But still, I'm glad you enjoyed!
I don’t know Enough about the history of modes to know whether this information is correct or not, all I can say is it very interesting! So, what the heck, I just subscribed. 🎸😎
Another new viewer from a mysterious sudden RUclips recommendation. Entertaining and fun. Have subscribed. Looking forward to browsing your catalogue. (Also, I don't think I've ever wished I was a vampire as much as I do right now 😜😜)
My name is Jeffrey and I know exactly how to find and nurture the tonic. : ) Nice video. I like your sense of humor. I never heard that Mixolydian existed way before Ionian and Aeolian.
Dominant seventh chords are often built on the fifth scale degree (or dominant) of a key. For instance, in the C major scale, G is the fifth note of the scale, and the seventh chord built on G is the dominant seventh chord.
Yes, dominant is actually going off the V degree of a key, you nailed it. Gregorian Modes weren't thinking that way, but this is the modern and most common way to think of it present day.
@wijk89 would you Lindy mind explaining that in more detail, or differently. Not getting the connection between the fifth note and dominant seventh chord.
@@snotpu A dominant seventh chord consists of the dominant triad (fifth note of the scale is the root of the dominant chord) and an added note a minor seventh above the root. For example, the dominant seventh chord in C major is G-B-D-F.
Where did this channel come from? It fell into my feed, and wow, this is great. I've played guitar for 40 years and never heard this history. Fantastic.
Mixolydian is the 5th scale of the major scale . This scale sound has a b7th in it to give it the dominant sound , i use it over a 7th , 9th and 13th chords . I love your videos and how you teach and i wish you were around when i was a kid ., i'm an old guy 61 and i learn stuff every time i pick up my guitar . .
Ok. Firstly I thought you were another Lindy, a drummer friend of mine. Which is why I was curious that she would be explaining 7th chords on guitar. After I realised my mistake, I was curious to hear what the explanation was going to be, given it’s kinda a one word answer. But I loved that history stuff. Mixolydian has been my comfort zone before I knew what it was, I just liked the sound of the flattened seventh. Then to discover it was kinda the OG of western formal music was fascinating, and to hear aeolian and Ionian were so much newer! I always assumed the modes were fairly contemporary. Fascinating.
okay, firstly i want to meet your drummer friend Lindy. I bet she's cool as hell. Secondly, haha yeah, I was trying to pull people in with a one-word answer, and then get you guys to stay for a 10 minute history lesson. I'm very glad you watched! Thanks for taking a look at my channel. I'm making more of these theory lessons this summer!
I'm not a vampire but I have a pointy guitar (: You;re cute and funny too, I love it. In the words of Eric Bloom, "I couldn't tell you if it's a major ninth or anything but I know when it sounds good" I concur.
Love this. Mixing history, relax simple talk, jokes and actual music theory in a manageable chunk of time motivates me to tune in and add little more to my knowledge. PS: Love your voice, you should also open an ASMR channel 😉
Just had this pop up, and this is such an amazing lesson! You're such a natural teacher, loved the vampire joke at 3:15, and love the refreshing take on pulling scales from chords! I remember my early days of playing and learning theory reading people arguing for DAYS about different scales lol
yes this is called square notation. It's not organized how modern music is though, and it's centered around different concepts. They could write down the things they were singing, but it's not centered around diatonic like modern music is.
hey hey, I hope you stay! We're going to talk a lot about theory, so you won't need your hands for that. Just conceptual stuff. Every now and again I'll drop a technique video, but you'll have plenty of theory concepts to cover here with me
Enjoying this so far. To really get a taste of "Gregorian modal" styles listen to some Gabrieli Brass music. It's modal, later than the strictly vocal stuff, but strictly based upon certain church modes. The great reason to listen to this stuff is the trumpets and trombones are really clear and hit intervals pretty accurately. When I teach this stuff I start with the DORIAN mode because I want jazz trombone students to use that mode for their minor licks and immediately react when the see ii - V - I progressions. The Rameau thing is pretty insightful, frankly the whole group of strictly "classical" types like Hayden, Rameau, Mozart all reflect this attempt to systematize what would have been the earlier systems like counterpoint and modal music. For jazz they are going to have to go beyond modes and also have PENTATONIC mastery, and understand Blues Scale inserted transition notes. All this will imbue the licks you wind up having in your bag of tricks. I also try to impress upon students to understand the TRITONE portion of dominant chord creation. So, I point out to them an F and a B will outline a G7 really well with the lowered 7 and 3rd. They resolve two ways inward or outward - outward is a straight move to E and C. Inward is a resolution to F# and A#, so this resolves to an F# major chord, and that, too, is a tritone away from C. For playing backing chords on a keyboard the F, B, E (tritone, P4) type set of three is very useful.
You’re really good at explaining things. You’re smart! And you have a great presence, and pretty eyes. Why the fk did youtube bury you under an algorithm? How have I only been seeing 27 men and Angela from Normans rare guitars giving me lessons for years now? Where you been homegirl? Did you piss off youtube? Anyway, I’m here now lol. Heyyyy.
Thank you Lidy, you explained this way better than my theory prof. I think I shall join the ranks of your admirererers. Sorry, couldn't quite work that start button.
Sometimes D7 has tonal function,sometimes it doesn't (so much) if ur doing modal "jazz" or whatever, it can suspend tonality, its like a wrench, it has a function, but you can also use it as just a hammer 😏(but its still a wrench)
The algorithm is being kind today - so good to see someone exploring theory without Major-tinted glasses. Major is the great usurper and the evidence is alphabetical: A to G naturally.
I enjoyed this and I was smiling throughout. That is a good sign 🙂 Music and humor. Very good. Thank you. And here ends the niceties. You asked for questions. You´re about to get one that many consider to be bad. It may even be the forbidden question. I don´t know. I have a seriously mixed background. Born in Turkey of Georgian and Greek and Crimean Tartar ascendency, living in Norway the last 50 years. Exposed early to Gregorian music then rock and blues and jazz and pop and Turkish "palace music" that build upon Gregorian, Balkan and middle eastern music. Later also to various folk music styles (Turkish, Balkan, Irish, Norwegian, and country). Here´s the question: Turkish "palace music" builds upon "makam"s, which I believe relates to modes. Do you have any idea what they are and how they can be explained in terms of western music theory? You´re allowed to Google it up before you answer 🙂 You´re also allowed to say "never heard of it" or "I´ll ask the vampire if I find one". Vlad would know. He had this thing with the Ottoman Empire 🤣
Just found you Lindy.......so glad that I did! I'm a 70 year old self taught guitar player trying to make sense of music theory. You have a great way of explaining your teachings. Mostly you actually show us how things work in context. Makes it much easier for us old farts to get it. I play in a rock band with my 43 year old son on drums now so I'm always trying to get better. With your help I think I may be able to do that. Thanks for all you do!
As a guitarist and 5th century vampire, I never questioned the D7 chord. I just accepted it. Having now heard the worst blues ever, I can appreciate the simplicity of the pentatonic, though I'm more of a jazzed these days. Don't worry Lindy, we'll find someone to date you, just bone up on your double stops and harmonic tapping. That's what the kids are into today. Great vid!
Learning theories definitely essential to playing music and understanding what you're playing but it's such a rabbit hole you can go down into it's so legalistic as far as the music goes creativity because you are always thinking in theory and if it doesn't seem to apply to the theory it just you have a hard time creating when you get stumped in the logistics of legalism of theory
great info multi educational we should go on a bleep together .it's nice to use references and humor because i have to keep relearning this theory over and over it is like math in some ways .thank you !
Thank you... Lots of good guitar players do it right but might not know the theory and naming... Due to our egos...!! Thanks again Cheers!! It helps communication with other musicians.
it's okay to not know something. May be a ego thing, but sometimes people don't have access to educational opportunities. Either way, I'm glad you enjoyed this! If you've got any questions about music theory or guitar, just ask away. I'm happy to make lessons from real subscriber questions
@@LessonsWithLindy By the bye; I just saw two 6'-5" guys in a hardware store. I doubt they had what Your looking for. & two nuns. Sounds like the intro of a joke(2 nuns walk into a hardware store... Someone has a punchline).
They're the same note. There are Maj 7th and min 7th and dominant 7th, which are written as maj 7 and min 7 and 7, as in f maj 7, and f min 7, and f 7. Dominant sevenths are usually the chord whose root note is 5th note of a major scale.
Glad you subbed! Welcome! I'm new to youtube, so if you've got a question about theory or guitar, just drop it in a comment. Glad to make a vid from your questions.
Very simple way to remember Mixolydian is that it simply stars on the very familiar second position (or 3rd depending where you start it) of the Minor Pentatonic scale. There are a couple of more simple notes you can choose to add if you want to. Since it is a Major mode, it will have 7 notes vs. penta is 5. Think of it like this- it's simply the same pentatonic shape you already know, but you are MIXing things up a bit. Start on that second shape (on D in this case) and optionally add 2 more notes on the A and D open strings- you add a G and C which are simply semi-tones up on the A and D strings respectively. It may seem confusing at first but it is actually very, very simple. That is why it seems tricky- it's simplicity makes it elusive.
@@MrHobo71 It is the fifth MODE of the major scale which yes, starts on the 5th note e.g., C major, it starts on G c, d, e, f, G(5). More important is that the 7th is flat and avoid 4. With that theory in mind, it then really comes down to the underlying chord progression (always.) Theory and scales and modes are theoretical. They can serve some great utility but they are simply a general road map. Think of them like an old map. If you are driving across the country, in real time, you will encounter changes and new roads and twists and construction. Yes, the map (mode/scale) is helpful but it is not perfect. You have to learn to read the road, and adapt with the changes (chase chord changes.) Learn to land on not only the root note of the changes but potentially resolve on the I, IV and Dom. VII of the chord.
This video popped up, and I adore it. You explain the scale system so well. Thank you, Ms Day..
"Music theory goes through great lengths to avoid logic" I love this!
Edit: I don't know why RUclips suggested this video out of the blue, but you have a new subscriber 🙂
I'm glad you're here! I just relaunched my channel, so I'm glad you found this video. If you've got any guitar or theory questions, ask away! Happy to make content for subscribers.
@@rayl6901 so..what is so illogical about music theory...except the misquoted garbled BS so many who think they learned something spout? It's mostly simple arithmetic. The only illogical thing is basing everything in the key of C instead of the key of A. I'm thinking as usual, all women know nothing about logic so they spew nonsense like that. Lets just brand anything beyond 3rd grade level knowledge as illogical, as it's just too complicated to bother your pretty little head about.
@LessonsWithLindy
Guitar questions.... cool :)
Sooooo, which is better to bang people over the head with in a bar brawl? Is it the Les Paul for it's sheer weight and impact, or a Strat for it's higher swing speed? Certainly not a D28 or anything like that, right?
@@AC5SH I used the Strat for speed and more pointy edges.
That’s a hell of a claim…
Music theory with humor. Outstanding! I’m sold
That eleven and a half minutes was the most enjoyable amount of time I have ever spent watching a mode/scale tut!! You are awesome, and now I'm a new OLD fan!!
Hey thank you! Welcome, I'm glad you subbed. I'm new to RUclips, so if you've got any questions just ask away, more than happy to take questions from subscribers!
@@LessonsWithLindy I have to agree with the big dog - your video just popped in my recommendations and it was the most enjoyable lesson I've encountered here on YT. I'm trying to expand my horizons and undo some of the damage I've incurred in my 40+ years of self-taught ignorance. Welcome to YT and I hope you stick around a while - I might actually learn something...!
@@bigdogmurphy obviously you thinking modes need mentioning shows how little you know about music theory.
@@5400bowen Obviously, your superiority complex is showing.
@@bigdogmurphy and with good reason. 160 IQ. And your juvenile jealousy is showing!
You’re a good teacher, you got a sub out of me lol 😂 I’m not new to these concepts but it’s good to refresh on them once in a while. I don’t tend to use theory much playing Stoner/Doom riffs but I like to study it in my spare time
OK this answered the question I keep coming back to every 6 months or so with my guitar teacher about dominant 7 chords. Finally makes sense why things are named the way they are.
D7 is the exact same thing as D dominant 7. There’s 5 4-note chords in Jazz: Major 7 (1357), Dominant 7 (1-3-5-b7), Minor 7 (1-b3-5-b7), Minor 7b5 (1-b3-b5-b7), and Diminished 7 (1-b3-b5-bb7).
There's also minMaj7 chords
(1-b3-5-7)
Good Lord! Came here for a succinct explanation to give to my students about "why it's called Dominant 7", and got an amazing backstory. Superbly done! For what it's worth, I've been using modal theory and modal shapes on guitar for about 45 years. They're the main reason I'm able to improvise so easily and in tune. Also, for what it's worth, I'm not a vampire.
I really like these explorations into the fine detail of music. Great video.
glad it's helpful! Many more videos to come, if you have a lesson request, just ask!
Finally someone that made it clear to me what's this dominant word meaning. It was the dominant scale used by the gregorian music, the G mixolydian. So dominant = mixolydian. Hope I get it right. Thank you for the good lesson!
Best guitar lesson ever! On many levels!
Thanks for the history lesson; _tres cool_. Now to study the connections between the mixolydian, pentatonic and blues scales...
yeah, they're all related, but also all so different. Music is weird. Context is complicated.
Interesting history! I really enjoyed this video!! This was very educational and youre a great teacher. ..
Great video! 😂 and I think farming your students’ questions absolutely should be a great resource for content!
I intend to keep doing it, too :)
As someone else mentioned, I don't know why this was suggested on my home page, but it was quite serendipitous. That D7, Ddom7 thing had been on my mind of late. Now, after 50 years of guitar playing, I think I actually get it. Thanks, Lindy! Fun vid.
I started playing some 44 years ago. I'm glad to have found your channel. Great job. 🙂 Thank you.
Heh. I'm a new guitar player. No skillz, but I love music theory. My periodic question to my guitar teacher of "why is it A7 and not A dominant 7" always sparks a 15 minute discussion that is still over my head, but he mentions mixolydian and you finally brought it home to understand why he's saying that. Moreover, your discussion of 5th century music construction explains, a bit, the diminished chord construction since it's more of an interval viewpoint than stacked thirds point of view (maybe. I'm still learning). Yes, I'm one of those who thinks A7 should describe a A major 7 since that's diatonic and Adom7 would be the proper description of a dominant chord. After all, C#m from the A scale isn't called C# even though the 3 chord is always minor. Yeah, I know it's a shorthand way of describing the most common use of the chord and sure we don't say Amaj every time we play the tonic from the A scale, but when you learn "don't say it if it's major" and then introduce an A7 you automatically assume it must be major. No, here you have to explicitly say major if you mean the diatonically created Amaj7. It's sort of a "that's the say it's always been" type of notation that doesn't fit with things a beginner has learned up to that point and it makes you have to stop and think instead of fitting it into what you already know. So, thanks for the mixolydian reference and discussion of Gregorian chanties.
As someone who wasn't able to absorb theory in a more concrete way due to trauma thank you for explaining this this way. I've been playing for 20 years and I understand theory but I didn't develop the language behind it till recently.
due to trauma?
@@BananaManPLbecause he knows your mama (too bait to be sorry XD)
You're the most entertaining guitar tutor I have come across in all my years trawling this oft-pretentious landscape
I've been a real, in-person instructor for a looooooong time. There's a difference when you do this professionally, and then come to RUclips second. :) I'm really glad you guys like my videos.
This looks like a lot of fun. Here we go subscribing to yet another guitar channel ;)
This was a badass lesson...Great work !
That is how a teaching must be done whatever the subject is. Congratulations Sensei.
0:45 "Actually all chords are telling you what scale they are sourced from." To me this sounds oversimplified to the degree of inviting misunderstandings. Yes. The D major chord could be sourced from the D major scale, but it could also be sourced from the G major scale or the A major scale. ...unless I've misunderstood what you mean by the word "sourced".
Right? It’s almost like she’s half-right about the stuff she’s saying here but there’s a lack of understanding that I find hard to look past. “Oversimplified to the degree of inviting misunderstandings” is right
Like another person said below, Your video just showed up on my RUclips feed and I'm glad it did. You just got another subscriber. I majored in music and have been a professional guitarist for over 40 years. I'm now retired. I wish I had a teacher like you when I was in school. Your enthusiasm and teaching method makes me want to learn more. The good thing about being on RUclips is that you can reach far more people than a teacher in a university. Looking forward to more of your videos.
I just subscribed as well… Came across this lesson serendipitously. I don’t know a lot about the history of modes, I’m sure you would know a lot more, but it has me curious and I really really like this young ladies enthusiasm!
@@dougsmith8430 Being a great teacher is an art in itself. Anyone can learn the modes but without learning how to use them in constructing a meaningful solo then all you have are a bunch of notes. That's where she really shines and like you said she has great enthusiasm so you don't get bored and really want to learn.
I love, love, LOVE getting more than I bargained for, thinking I was just going to get a quick, straight up guitar thing. Such a pleasant surprise: usable guitar theory, an entertaining Western music history lesson, punctuated throughout with excellent humor! Amazing what you packed into eleven & a half minutes here--this was just brilliant & absolutely made my day--thanks so much!
D-E-F#-G#-A-B-C# is the D scale. D-F#-A-C# is Dmaj7, D-F#-A-C is D7 (Dominant 7 with b7), D-F-A-C is Dmin7, D-F-Ab-C is Dmin7b5, and D-F-Ab-Cb is Ddim7. - Those are the 5 kinds of 7th chords: Maj7 1357, Dom7 with b7, Min7 with b3/b7, Half-Dim or Min7b5 with b3/b5/b7, and Dim7 with b3/b5/bb7. - MEMORIZE THOSE 5 FORMULAS.
Thanks!! What an awesome video. Love the historical context (esp because the theory itself wasn’t new to me). Also love the double entendres! Your humor makes this lesson really fun. 👍👍
Nice! Even if you knew these concepts and knew the theory, it's cool to look at the history. Haha, it's nice to review things you know from time to time. Glad you enjoyed!
Absolutely!! And unfortunately now I’m also sad to not be a vampire.
Love your teaching style! I was a music major in college, but I switched my focus due to the stuffy nature of the professors.
Nooooo having good teachers makes all the difference!
Great lesson and terrific presentation. I was intrigued by the title so Decided to check it out. Light bulb lit up immediately. Got to check out your other vids now. Cheers from Australia.
D dominant 7 implies the existence of D submissive 7.
Someone had to say it. It was youuuuuuuuu
Lol
lol nice one
A submissive 7th could be called a diminished 7th, which in fact happens to be the dominant 7th...
50 shades of D
Thought this was gonna be a dry boring theory vid... u had me in stitches! What a fun personality ... I subscribed, would rather learn and laugh at same time!
Another school of thought on how to define the difference:
*D7* is the name of the chord. *Dominant* is the *role* of the chord.
A *D7* is a *dominant 7* in the key of G. In other keys, it can be a *secondary dominant* if it precedes a chord rooted a 5th away. Sometimes, it's just a D7.
All my 7ths want to be dominant and I have plain given up trying to restrain them. Love your videos!
I love the history you included, it gives me a deeper understanding on how things derive from the dark ages! I think it was called dark ages because very little about that era came to light, very little writing about it! India had a 23 note sequence in an octave.
Glad this deepened your understanding! Yeah, this stuff is really cool when it's put into context. It's cool to think of it in modern day terms, but it's also really captivating to view it from the Renaissance era too.
I love music theory and Lindy, you are the Goddess of Toneality.
I also love music theory, but I don't know if I'm a goddess. I'm a stupid guitar player who can't really do math so well. But still, I'm glad you enjoyed!
I don’t know Enough about the history of modes to know whether this information is correct or not, all I can say is it very interesting! So, what the heck, I just subscribed. 🎸😎
It’s a minor 7th note that makes the chord (as apposed to a major 7th note)
Another new viewer from a mysterious sudden RUclips recommendation. Entertaining and fun. Have subscribed. Looking forward to browsing your catalogue.
(Also, I don't think I've ever wished I was a vampire as much as I do right now 😜😜)
LINDY YOU GOT SOME SPLAININ TO DO
You are fantastic. I love music theory, flute and sax player and new bass player here,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Love that guitar snd the art deco truss rod cover!!
I remember Mixolydian from my mountain dulcimer days, best mode!!
My name is Jeffrey and I know exactly how to find and nurture the tonic. : ) Nice video. I like your sense of humor. I never heard that Mixolydian existed way before Ionian and Aeolian.
You are a wonderful teacher! Thank you. Wishing you much success.
Medieval blues band leader: The 8th Gregorian Mode in E boys. And a one, and a two, and a three...
for my next cosplay
Dominant seventh chords are often built on the fifth scale degree (or dominant) of a key. For instance, in the C major scale, G is the fifth note of the scale, and the seventh chord built on G is the dominant seventh chord.
Yes, dominant is actually going off the V degree of a key, you nailed it. Gregorian Modes weren't thinking that way, but this is the modern and most common way to think of it present day.
@@LessonsWithLindy I know.
@wijk89 would you Lindy mind explaining that in more detail, or differently. Not getting the connection between the fifth note and dominant seventh chord.
@@snotpu A dominant seventh chord consists of the dominant triad (fifth note of the scale is the root of the dominant chord) and an added note a minor seventh above the root. For example, the dominant seventh chord in C major is G-B-D-F.
Where did this channel come from? It fell into my feed, and wow, this is great. I've played guitar for 40 years and never heard this history. Fantastic.
Very funny, very instructive, a great watch, thank you Lindy
Mixolydian is the 5th scale of the major scale . This scale sound has a b7th in it to give it the dominant sound , i use it over a 7th , 9th and 13th chords . I love your videos and how you teach and i wish you were around when i was a kid ., i'm an old guy 61 and i learn stuff every time i pick up my guitar . .
I just found your channel and, I’m glad I did.
Ok. Firstly I thought you were another Lindy, a drummer friend of mine. Which is why I was curious that she would be explaining 7th chords on guitar. After I realised my mistake, I was curious to hear what the explanation was going to be, given it’s kinda a one word answer. But I loved that history stuff. Mixolydian has been my comfort zone before I knew what it was, I just liked the sound of the flattened seventh. Then to discover it was kinda the OG of western formal music was fascinating, and to hear aeolian and Ionian were so much newer! I always assumed the modes were fairly contemporary. Fascinating.
okay, firstly i want to meet your drummer friend Lindy. I bet she's cool as hell. Secondly, haha yeah, I was trying to pull people in with a one-word answer, and then get you guys to stay for a 10 minute history lesson. I'm very glad you watched! Thanks for taking a look at my channel. I'm making more of these theory lessons this summer!
You are unique, thx for the entertainment Lindy and have a great day!
glad this helped
Thanks. You make me smile.
glad you had fun here! All I want is for more people to laugh about music theory.
I'm not a vampire but I have a pointy guitar (: You;re cute and funny too, I love it. In the words of Eric Bloom, "I couldn't tell you if it's a major ninth or anything but I know when it sounds good" I concur.
Thank you for this because I literally have thought I was missing somethin for the longest time 😂thank you thank you
happy to help! I'm glad this filled in some of the gaps
Love this. Mixing history, relax simple talk, jokes and actual music theory in a manageable chunk of time motivates me to tune in and add little more to my knowledge. PS: Love your voice, you should also open an ASMR channel 😉
Holy shit that actually made sense to me!?
I bet Her tonic is "C", but that's water under the bridge(He-he).
What a refreshingly different - kinda uprecended - format of expalining these things ... subscribed before even past minute 3:14159
Thanks for the clarification. Very interesting lesson.
-Count Dracula
I love that guitar.
Just had this pop up, and this is such an amazing lesson! You're such a natural teacher, loved the vampire joke at 3:15, and love the refreshing take on pulling scales from chords! I remember my early days of playing and learning theory reading people arguing for DAYS about different scales lol
Superb explanation and great humour too. New subscriber.
hi! Glad you're here!
Lindy. You are so refreshing, Wow. A new fan/ subscriber here…. I’m new to the bass guitar, be seeing ya,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Just found you today, fun , entertaining and learning!! Subbed!!
Your video was very informative for me. Thank you.
Pretty cool, but I have a quibble. Giles Farnaby and Thomas Tallis were using a form of key signature and major and minor scales in the 1500s
yes this is called square notation. It's not organized how modern music is though, and it's centered around different concepts. They could write down the things they were singing, but it's not centered around diatonic like modern music is.
Informative, entertaining, thorough, thoroughly entertaining
Awesome teaching style. Please, carry on!
So well done!
Love that geetar, too! [btw] Black & Gold 335 style, yes please.
LOVED this video, new watcher, but now subscriber, wish i could have found you before my hand surgeries , but loyal now
hey hey, I hope you stay! We're going to talk a lot about theory, so you won't need your hands for that. Just conceptual stuff. Every now and again I'll drop a technique video, but you'll have plenty of theory concepts to cover here with me
@@LessonsWithLindy not going anywhere i am in
Wow! I've been using modes for years and had no idea about this history. Thank you for this lesson! Love your goofy video style. 😅
Clever and informative for a non guitar player.
2:00 Dissing on the 80's. Heck of a lot better than 2020 - 2024!
You are one funny lassie. Subbed.
So if I want to Party like it's 1599, I have to play Mixolydian mode?
You tricked me into learning music theory!!
Ha I’m persuaded to get all myxolidian again!
I encourage this
Didnt realise you are also on RUclips! Subbed! 👍
Enjoying this so far. To really get a taste of "Gregorian modal" styles listen to some Gabrieli Brass music. It's modal, later than the strictly vocal stuff, but strictly based upon certain church modes. The great reason to listen to this stuff is the trumpets and trombones are really clear and hit intervals pretty accurately.
When I teach this stuff I start with the DORIAN mode because I want jazz trombone students to use that mode for their minor licks and immediately react when the see ii - V - I progressions. The Rameau thing is pretty insightful, frankly the whole group of strictly "classical" types like Hayden, Rameau, Mozart all reflect this attempt to systematize what would have been the earlier systems like counterpoint and modal music.
For jazz they are going to have to go beyond modes and also have PENTATONIC mastery, and understand Blues Scale inserted transition notes. All this will imbue the licks you wind up having in your bag of tricks. I also try to impress upon students to understand the TRITONE portion of dominant chord creation. So, I point out to them an F and a B will outline a G7 really well with the lowered 7 and 3rd. They resolve two ways inward or outward - outward is a straight move to E and C. Inward is a resolution to F# and A#, so this resolves to an F# major chord, and that, too, is a tritone away from C. For playing backing chords on a keyboard the F, B, E (tritone, P4) type set of three is very useful.
You’re really good at explaining things. You’re smart! And you have a great presence, and pretty eyes. Why the fk did youtube bury you under an algorithm? How have I only been seeing 27 men and Angela from Normans rare guitars giving me lessons for years now? Where you been homegirl? Did you piss off youtube? Anyway, I’m here now lol. Heyyyy.
Funny and informative. Earned a sub
Thank you Lidy, you explained this way better than my theory prof. I think I shall join the ranks of your admirererers. Sorry, couldn't quite work that start button.
Sometimes D7 has tonal function,sometimes it doesn't (so much) if ur doing modal "jazz" or whatever, it can suspend tonality, its like a wrench, it has a function, but you can also use it as just a hammer 😏(but its still a wrench)
The algorithm is being kind today - so good to see someone exploring theory without Major-tinted glasses. Major is the great usurper and the evidence is alphabetical: A to G naturally.
I enjoyed this and I was smiling throughout. That is a good sign 🙂 Music and humor. Very good. Thank you. And here ends the niceties. You asked for questions. You´re about to get one that many consider to be bad. It may even be the forbidden question. I don´t know. I have a seriously mixed background. Born in Turkey of Georgian and Greek and Crimean Tartar ascendency, living in Norway the last 50 years. Exposed early to Gregorian music then rock and blues and jazz and pop and Turkish "palace music" that build upon Gregorian, Balkan and middle eastern music. Later also to various folk music styles (Turkish, Balkan, Irish, Norwegian, and country). Here´s the question: Turkish "palace music" builds upon "makam"s, which I believe relates to modes. Do you have any idea what they are and how they can be explained in terms of western music theory? You´re allowed to Google it up before you answer 🙂 You´re also allowed to say "never heard of it" or "I´ll ask the vampire if I find one". Vlad would know. He had this thing with the Ottoman Empire 🤣
This is cool. Good to see how well you're doing from your early tiktok days
Just found you Lindy.......so glad that I did! I'm a 70 year old self taught guitar player trying to make sense of music theory. You have a great way of explaining your teachings. Mostly you actually show us how things work in context. Makes it much easier for us old farts to get it. I play in a rock band with my 43 year old son on drums now so I'm always trying to get better. With your help I think I may be able to do that. Thanks for all you do!
As a guitarist and 5th century vampire, I never questioned the D7 chord. I just accepted it. Having now heard the worst blues ever, I can appreciate the simplicity of the pentatonic, though I'm more of a jazzed these days. Don't worry Lindy, we'll find someone to date you, just bone up on your double stops and harmonic tapping. That's what the kids are into today. Great vid!
Learning theories definitely essential to playing music and understanding what you're playing but it's such a rabbit hole you can go down into it's so legalistic as far as the music goes creativity because you are always thinking in theory and if it doesn't seem to apply to the theory it just you have a hard time creating when you get stumped in the logistics of legalism of theory
great info multi educational we should go on a bleep together .it's nice to use references and humor because i have to keep relearning this theory over and over it is like math in some ways .thank you !
Gee a Great Treat . . . . . Thank you Lindy.
Thank you... Lots of good guitar players do it right but might not know the theory and naming... Due to our egos...!! Thanks again Cheers!! It helps communication with other musicians.
it's okay to not know something. May be a ego thing, but sometimes people don't have access to educational opportunities. Either way, I'm glad you enjoyed this! If you've got any questions about music theory or guitar, just ask away. I'm happy to make lessons from real subscriber questions
@@LessonsWithLindy By the bye; I just saw two 6'-5" guys in a hardware store. I doubt they had what Your looking for. & two nuns. Sounds like the intro of a joke(2 nuns walk into a hardware store... Someone has a punchline).
yeah so i'm going to be learning all my theory from this channel from now on
They're the same note. There are Maj 7th and min 7th and dominant 7th, which are written as maj 7 and min 7 and 7, as in f maj 7, and f min 7, and f 7. Dominant sevenths are usually the chord whose root note is 5th note of a major scale.
D7 is the same as D dominant 7 in the scale of G major.
The dominant scale is a mode of the major scale called the mixolydian mode.
🎷I don't need these music theory lessons, but I ❤ your jokes, so I subscribed ! 🥂😂👍👏
very informative ... love it
Just found your channel: suscribed!
This was a great explanation,,,now I’ll watched it again,,and see if I understand it,,,haha,,,nice job,,
I love the way you explain this. I'm now a fan.
Glad you subbed! Welcome! I'm new to youtube, so if you've got a question about theory or guitar, just drop it in a comment. Glad to make a vid from your questions.
@@LessonsWithLindy U R a "Force" (I reckon).
Very simple way to remember Mixolydian is that it simply stars on the very familiar second position (or 3rd depending where you start it) of the Minor Pentatonic scale. There are a couple of more simple notes you can choose to add if you want to. Since it is a Major mode, it will have 7 notes vs. penta is 5. Think of it like this- it's simply the same pentatonic shape you already know, but you are MIXing things up a bit. Start on that second shape (on D in this case) and optionally add 2 more notes on the A and D open strings- you add a G and C which are simply semi-tones up on the A and D strings respectively. It may seem confusing at first but it is actually very, very simple. That is why it seems tricky- it's simplicity makes it elusive.
Isn't the Mixolydian based on the fifth note of a major scale?
@@MrHobo71 It is the fifth MODE of the major scale which yes, starts on the 5th note e.g., C major, it starts on G c, d, e, f, G(5). More important is that the 7th is flat and avoid 4. With that theory in mind, it then really comes down to the underlying chord progression (always.) Theory and scales and modes are theoretical. They can serve some great utility but they are simply a general road map. Think of them like an old map. If you are driving across the country, in real time, you will encounter changes and new roads and twists and construction. Yes, the map (mode/scale) is helpful but it is not perfect. You have to learn to read the road, and adapt with the changes (chase chord changes.) Learn to land on not only the root note of the changes but potentially resolve on the I, IV and Dom. VII of the chord.
@@MOAB-UT Thanks. I like your description of theory.
@@MrHobo71 Sure.