I was thinking the same thing ! Glad to know there are more prince fans out there. Sometimes it snows in April, is one of the most beautiful songs ever written....
Lydian is a favorite mode of mine too. I sometimes use phrygian or locrian as well. I have been trying some harmonic/melodic modes just recently. Using these modes gets us out of our usual way of thinking and playing, so I am grateful to see a lesson like this one. I am a lucky man to have the best guitar instructor on the web. Thank you Antoine.
Thanks for the tutorial...well! In your video only two chords you have shown...is there other chords of lydian that we can create like diatonic chord progressions...
And what about the rest of the chords that take part on a lydian mode? Do you have any video on that? How to make a progression of more than those two chords with the rest?
The I and II chords in Lydian are the only ones which strongly imply the mode. The other chords aren't Lydian "sounding" enough to imply the mode, and will pull the listener towards the relative major tonic. If you want to know what chords you can use even if it means losing the Lydian flavour, the root note of your given Lydian mode is the fourth of its parent major scale and use whatever chords you like the sound of from that major key.
Thank you for your explanation on the Lydia mode '' my favourite favourite of all... I am so Spaced Out playing'' this. Aerie sound beautiful.. And I haven't even begun to touch surface.. Thank you for your explanatory💯💯💯💯
Alternative thought: While, yes, the D - E wanting to resolve to F#m *is* a bVI bVII i cadence in the key of F#m, and D - E wanting to resolve to A *is* VI V I cadence in the key of A major, D Lydian can be thought of, alternatively, as A major starting on the 4th note. I think that it is important to note, as A ionian/major, B dorian, C# phrygian, D lydian, E mixolydian, F# aeolian/minor, and G# locrian are *all* the same notes. It's also why the D - E progression drags us back to A and F#m and why those chords sound refreshing and resolved - it's not just because they are popular, predictable cadences, but the notes are all part of A major (and the E is the V chord, which naturally resolves to a I), of which F# is the relative minor.
@@watchyourtoneman5061 It takes a lot of words to describe WHY "this sounds cool". Your point is taken however. I have used those chords for years just cause they sound cool.
Hey Antoine, great video! Interesting how when you get to the Lydian chord, it's a dominant 7th chord with the 7th in the bass. This is a really simple and effective approach to doing a I-II7 progression in the Lydian mode!
Love how you sing your notes out ...this is a great way to write as well. Hearing a sound in my thoughts. Then finding on the instruments. That is how I came up with intricate drum parts.
Thanks so much for the inspiration in the genre of Ambient Guitar . I'm taking all I've learned about the music and pedals, from you and others and adding it to my New Age ish project NOUVEAU PAPILLON. Our upcoming album will feature some Ambient guitar and Ambient Harp, which will eventually make it into one of our Planetarium shows. Thanks from fellow Canadian in Arizona!
I do stuff like that all the time but I haven't got a clue about music theory. I just play by ear, experiment with fingers on different frets, sometimes with open strings and just use what sounds good. Is that wrong?
I have something similar, but not on Patreon. I call it my ''Inner Circle'' where you get monthly live calls with me, guitar challenges, and access to a private forum group with me. Link is here: www.ambientguitaracademy.com/inner-circle-website Thanks!
