@@neilanadams5173 It's just a bit more advanced. I'm not very good at theoretical harmony an stuff like that. So I need a quick and simple explaination sometimes. Beato is a boss though
Mr. Metalhorse funny I always said I was a musical savant ! Where some people have perfect pitch I have the uncanny ability to find the most sour note of any key and to be off time on every beat! Glass breaks and babies cry and adults vomit 🤢 🤮
Here's how I learned (R is Root and the numbers are the amount of half-steps): R-2212221 - Major/Ionian R-2122212 - Dorian R-1222122 - Phrygian R-2221221 - Lydian R-2212212 - Myxolydian R-2122122 - Minor/Aeolian R-1221222 - Locrian Once I figured out it's the same pattern just shifted, music all fell into place for me.
that's a very unnecessary, awkward way to learn . just build them all from the major scale and remember the names so Dorian starts on the 2nd note ( of a major scale) and Phrygian starts on the 3rd note and Lydian starts on the 4th etc. If you want B Dorian just ask yourself what note comes before B , it's A. so B Dorian starts on the 2nd note of the A major scale. *of course it's the same pattern because it is always a major scale* You have that written down somewhere so whenever you're unsure, at the beginning, you look at your paper. After a short while you won't need to look at any paper any more.
Being an ex-teacher (20 years), my curiosity always has me checking out the vids of teachers I don't know. Just wanted to say I agree with the praise you have received. A REALLY well prepared and presented lesson both from a video production point and a teaching. You did a much better job on it that I ever did with my students. Great work.
@@elymolloy8333 Hi Ely, I agree, Jake's videos are great and he teaches solid concepts. Being you are a teacher as well, I'd love your opinion. We know that what makes Lydian, Lydian is the sharp 4. Rick Beato teaches that highlighting that #4, and the half step between the 4 and 5 notes while playing is essential to give the scale the new sound. What is your opinion, do you agree?? I'd appreciate your input.
Lupocide not a bad observation. However, the whole step between the iii and the IV+ in Lydian is what gives it that spacey feeling. In this case, it’s changing what would be a semi tone to a whole tone.
With Mixolydian I always felt that the flavor came from the whole step bw minor 7th and root, but one could also argue that it comes from the half step distance bw minor 7th and major 6th, so yeah
Hello. I just wanted to thank you for not treating modes like they are some huge complicated thing. Several years back I explained what the modes where using my keyboard to my then 11 year old daughter (who was an orchestra) student at the time and her response was, "Oh, that's easy." The next day she went to school and told her teacher what she had learned Her teacher was blown away and said that modal theory was college level material. My daughter was then asked to explain to the class what the modes were. I laughed when she told me. Especially the "college level" comment.
Sorry for replying to a 4 years old comment. I've seen old, bitter "teachers" explain the how to build the major scale not for an entire class but for an entire damn month! I know not every musician comes into existence with ultimate knowledge but some "teachers" are an insult to even an absolute beginner who doesn't know what a note is. I've come to believe it's gatekeeping at this point and even overheard some of these people talking about it among themselves in their pathetic little circles. I'm glad we have the internet now. It's still a little difficult to stumble upon gems like these but it's at least possible now, for everyone.
dude, that's the best video on ANY modal topic I've ever seen. Most "explanations" iften miss key bits of info that are important to a complete understanding. great work. thank you!
Thank you! I "knew my modes" for like 4 years before I finally realized wtf they were all about, so I figured there's probably a lot of confusion out there. I intend to do a modal master-class series one day but it would be an astronomical amount of work. Until then, I'll do a few more videos like these where I just go over the fundamentals of each mode.
You truly are a great teacher. You teach in a way that follow the learning thought process of most people.. which helps tremendously..!! Showing us how random notes of a scale sound.. then working out the important intervals and so on for chords and etc.. all of this is a brilliant way to teach which we dont get enough of!
I agree. I know exactly what he is talking about. But when I try to teach a friend the same thing such as lydian, and how to use it, I find it hard to explain. This instructor spoke more clearly on the subject than I have ever seen before. I think his earlier point of treating Lydian like it's the only scale while we study was the best approach. I think that it takes some pressure off a student to throw some of the theory aside, and just concentrate on what's important in the musical moment. Excellent video, thank you.
Yea man this video really made sense to me. I've been watching a lot of modal guitar videos and this one really conveyed how to capture that modal sounds using particular scale degrees. thanks @signals music studio
Dude! Your common sense approach...no ego...no overly complicated, theoretically-saturated mystery lesson that leaves out the most important takeaways - the feeling. Today I truly understand modes, how they are constructed, why and when to use them, the feelings that each of them invoke, etc......all because of you! Thank you! Your communication skills are exceptional! I'll head over to support you on Patreon. Keep up the amazing work!
Also known as "Raag Yaman" in Indian Classical Music, I always treat it as it's own thing. As you mentioned before it has a very unique spacey feel to it.
But the problem is that it is associated with chords and a key.So it has a Key with a Tonal Centre. That is all you need.A separate Tonal centre is more practical. Indian Classical has more melodic depth since it is based nearer a drone tone.Rather than chordal. These modal chord videos are pointless really. Aaah but he says he's avoided calling it Modal......by saying Lydian. Yeah. Right.
I just can't get over how awesome it is that you have taught me literally everything I have wanted to know since I started playing. Not how to play music but WHY to play music. Loveeee it
When it comes to practical application(which is what lessons are all about!) your lessons are light years ahead of anything else on RU-vid. I can use everything you teach in your videos. I'm already familiar with most of the concepts you talk about but applying them is what nobody is good at teaching. I seriously look forward to seeing this channel grow an develop over time. No pressure lol.
@@duilawyr We're all trying to learn here, so them mentioning other channels isn't going to hurt anyone. If people find out that those channels teach in a way that suits their style more then that is good. If Jake was so offended by his viewers mentioning other music theory youtuber then he wouls probably blacklist them.
I'm joining everyone in saying HOW FREAKING WELL you present these traditionally difficult topics. You, sir, have a gift, and you have developed it and chosen to share it with anyone who is willing to listen. I've pointed my grandson, who is learning piano, to your videos. He asked me why I showed him guitar lessons, and I had him watch your vid on the minor plagal cadence. He watched the entire vid without saying anything, and sat quietly for about a minute after. He finally said "every fret is a key, and it doesn't matter where you start, does it? it's all about the intervals between." His face lit up and he exclaimed "It doesn't matter what instrument you play, it's all about the interval between the notes! And if you figure out the intervals that make you feel a certain way, you can tell people how you feel without saying a word! How cool is that?" Watching his face light up when it all came together was a priceless moment for me. Thank you for that. But I do have one issue: Every time I hear those three notes now, all I hear is "Meet George Jetson!" And now you will, too. Heh, heh, heh.
Lydian mode sounds hot so im still about to watch this video, but this man just earned a like simply for cutting the bs and letting you know you can skip to the end before investing all this time into it. So refreshing in this current youtube climate of making your videos as long and drawn out as possible for ad revenue
Thanks. Modes are starting to make sense to me thanks to lessons like this. For a long time, I sort of dismissed them like you did. I figured that they were just regular scales only starting on a different note. The idea of the tonal center is what I was lacking.
I like these videos because they are taught with the humility we all need to admit we all had trouble learning these things and didn't understand them at some point. And they are concise and right to the point.
I should call you professor. You are helping me up a lot with theory and modes. Thank you so much. Finally my musical ideas are falling into place and I'm improving my understanding of my instrument.
I have been studying guitar in my spare time for about 9 months now and I had acquired all this knowledge of scales, modes, and keys. All that knowledge just came together after watching this video. Thank you sir for your lesson. I feel like I can play anything I want now, it just all clicked.
Hello teacher! Thank you for this class. Now I learned how to use the Lydian scale when playing and keepimg the rooth G, the 3rd B, the 4th C# and the 5th D to play along. I just would like to suggest to put a big sharp symbol (#) before the C and F note in your written notes of your video. Something like this: G Lydian Scale : G, A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G In the scale chart should be better to have it in the 3rd freet instead the 1st freet to go with the G Lydian scale instead the F Lydian scale... In the chord chart in the Fm was omitted the # symbol. The chord is F#m... Thank you for this video! Greetings from Tijuana!
Man, I’ve just got to say that this is an awesome channel with very clear and well thought out content. Having the blackboard beside you with bullet points throughout is about the best teaching format I’ve ever seen. Keep doing these videos, man!
Ive studied music for many years so, this info is very familiar. This guy is an excellent communicator. His elocution is masterful. Many people don't appreciate the value of powerful communication.
I've had trouble understanding Lydian for the longest time but you cleared it up for me in an instant. Your teaching style is perfect, what the scale is, how to use melodically, how to create chord progressions with it... Nothing left behind. Awesome job dude.
the most important point here for me is "lydian is unstable" its a fun scale to practice keeping the tension going without getting too dark. i like to use it to make moody ambient stuff and i think it makes an interesting sound to modulate in 7th progressions,but i am going to try jamming with a prog mentality now, seems legit
I love that you happened to be playing from the same root as the mode I've been playing with all day... I just looked up baking tracks to work on my soloing to play over the rhythm section, and I landed here. Good stuff as always, thanks!
Not one 'ah' or 'you know'. Your concepts are clearly thought out and well spoken. I can't believe I actually watched someone talk about the Lydian Scale! Well done!
I love your videos. Your pacing is great. Not too fast, not too slow. You are great at explaining things in an easy-to-understand way. You are a great instructor
BRO! what a great tutorial. I came here after listening to Jacob Collier keep talking about Lydian and I didn't know what he was talking. So here I come to learn...and I was really happy that you focused on the guitar also, since although I do play Piano, this helped me understand how to tie it to the guitar. Your tips were excellent and really helped me understand how to directly apply it and start experimenting. Thank you for this video!
Great stuff man!!! I spent years not really understand what modes were UNTIL I realized that certain key notes in a mode is what really makes a mode unique. That's when the light bulb when on.
thank you Jake for explaining and teaching how to use my fav scale next to the obvious pentatonics. I love your very clear and friendly style of speaking which helps folks like me. You’re one of the best on youtube!
Your description of the sound of the mode, ie. Spacey, is going to be so helpful in identifying the mode in a song. I can now listen to a song and say, "Oh yeah, he's in the Lydian mode"
Hi, "what is the point?" That is exactly why your lessons are so interesting and this "little" content is so often forgotten by other RU-vid teachers. Very appreaciated. Thank you. I have just one suggestion which makes later learning easier for beginners and later for advanced pupils. I think it is much easier to devide the modes in two sections and sort them to major / minor. And not learn them by counting whole- and half-steps but instead learn them by knowing their intervals. That makes is so much easier later on with advanced stuff. This old fashioned way is still tought by most teachers but I think it is a cumbersome way. The advanced way: a) Major (Ionian) - Lydian: with raised 4th step of major scale (Lydische Quarte) - Mixolydian: with lowered 7th step of major scale (Mixolydische Septime) b) Minor (Aeolian) - Dorian: with raised 6th step of minor scale (Dorische Sechte) - Phrygian: with lowered 2nd step of minor scale (Phrygische Sekunde) - Locrian: with lowered 2nd and 5th step of minor scale (Lokrische Sekunde + Quinte) I hope I do not bother with that but I think this is important because I firstly learned the scales and modes using the WT/ HT system and it made me big problems to play them fast blindly. Than I read a very good and profound book about new Jazz theory and there I got the hint for the above mentioned system in within some few practicing hours I was able to understand the modes and play the modes blindly from every key on.
You’re the best Jake. I think Lydian is my favorite mode. I just love that spacey Joe Satriani Flying in a Blue Dream feel. Excellent explanation and improv. Esp appreciate the mini-patterns so I can co pose my own licks instead of just running the scale.
When I realized "something minor" isn't the same thing as "something aeolian" I started to hear things I've never noticed before. Insta subbed thank you!
You sure do have taught me some helpful, practical ways to USE the notes or chords of a Lydian mode in the key of G major. Thank you so much, Mr Good Teacher.
I gotta thank you so much for your content! A couple of years ago I was struggling with guitar and was learning a cover song called 'alone with you' by the Sunny boys. I realised the chords seemed a little different from a typical major progression and as it stood it was in Aeolian mode. When your channel popped up on this mode everything started to fall in place for me and since then I have written 4 songs that I have been supper happy with and now I seem to go from strength to strength with music. Thanks so much!
I'm so glad I found this channel. A bit late, but here nonetheless🙏 I love his way of teaching, it has opened my mind once more about the way I see music. Thank you so much for that. I'm going to start making music again❤🎶
Wonderful, thank you. Especially the bit explaining why G lydian and D major scales will sound different based on where your 'home' is, and that that is true of modes in general - wonderful insight.
I'm the same 😆 I watch something where it seems that I have a lightbulb moment and my creative juices start flowing. Then I get my guitar out, turn my computer on, start up my Studio One....then my mind goes blank and I just stare at everything. It's so disheartening sometimes 👍
Thanks man, you have the ability to communicate the complexities of playing in modes. It's all one big scale, just depends on where you start. Cool, Thanks again. Dig your channel.
This actually opened my eyes to many things that I can use during improv. Thank you so much, for so long I was confused about something I didn't know about.
Should say F#m for the vii chord 😉 Cool lesson- I like what you do. I also really like that you explain how to get the essence of the mode. Which notes/chords are more/less “important “. Good stuff.
I was also confused for a bit😄 It was just a typo indeed. He defined the note triad correctly, including F#, A, C#. Just forgot to add the # in the chord name.
I'm really happy I found your channel. It is by far the most comprehensive, yet entertaining channel I've come across within the field of music theory. Thank you!
My favorite use of Lydian is Chrono Trigger’s Secret of the Forest, which switches between Bb Minor and Cb Lydian (Cb Lydian is one flat lower), IIRC, every two measures. It really enhances the mysterious floaty feel by never staying too bright or too dark, so it really sounds cool. It’s fairly advanced theory-wise, but shows what modes can do to your music.
For me personally, I use lydian mostly when building around a shell voicing shape on the root. It kinda feels like major but darker, more melancholic. Though I haven't seen anyone on youtube explain it in that way. Also about those 1-2-7 chords, literally the only chord progression I've written in lydian (and my fav chord progression that i can think of) is a 1-2-7-4.
Hi Jake! I know you're probably not reading comments on these older videos of yours, so you probably will never read this, but this video helped me immensely. I've wanted to nail the Lydian sound ever since I heard it first. I adore the tone it gives and I've always wondered how I would nail it, and this video really helped me. I finally can give off the dreamlike feel in my own writing and improvising, and it feels great. Thanks so much for this video and all your others too.
What a splendid lesson. Lots of talent, love and research put into the mix and a nice glimpse of your personal experience with bad learning methods (to which most of us can relate). I would rate this video as 10 out of 10.
Hey Jake, first of all let me say that your teaching skills are superb. You teach in a very cohesive, logical and lucid manner. Like so many have said here before me, I am thankful for you taking the time to teach what you know, and for doing so in such an effective way; i'm so very blessed and thankful to have found your channel. One point though, at approx. 8:00' of your video, your chart shows the VII chord as F minor !!??, that should be F# minor, right ? Great teachings mate, keep up the excellent work and, Thank You!!!
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I agree totally. It is a great explanation. But also the C#major chord on the list has changed to C, what's also wrong and irritated me for an instant.
Thank you, I could never understand the modes and why you wouldn’t just say you were playing in c major vs f Lydian for example, but when you mentioned you have to focus on the root it really put it into perspective
10 minute mark is golden. What’s the difference between a G Lydian and the D Major? Answer is “what you focus on”. Finally I have a practical answer. Thank you.
That's simply the best lesson about Lydian I've ever watched. So much information here that I never heard about before. Here in Brazil, folk music uses a lot of Lydian b7, which kinda accentuates this progressive, discursive quality of this mode, it really takes you on a journey. Thanks for the lesson!
@@shottskies Yes, but I'm referring to Lydian b7, which is the Lydian with a flat 7th. It's a different scale than Lydian and characteristic from some Brazilian folk music.
Came here because I was curious about what to do with the Lydian mode - I'm learning my modes on bass. I did NOT expect that voice from what looks like a kid barely out of high school. Unless you've done some serious time to cultivate it you have god given radio voice! I for one am jealous :) Also, really great lesson. I learned a lot and will check out your other stuff. Cheers!
