Modal Mixture - Using Multiple Modes Over One Chord | Music Theory 

It’s still so hard to find actual examples of modal mixtures and not just theory. Hats off to Rick for being one of the greatest teachers on YT for years!

This is the first "UNIVERSITY-LEVEL" music theory instructional video I've ever watched on RU-vid!

Thank you for all the lessons, as someone probably already said this channel is pure gold.

In ottoman classical (and other modal based systems) they have been doing this modal mixture for hundreds of years, for example they mix some makam uşşak (aeolian with a 1 komma flatted 2) and segah (kind of major flavour) in almost every song in rast (ionian with 1 komma flatted 3). The main difference is that they work with 4 or 5 note groupings ('half scales') which they combine with a common note, mostly the 4th or 5th degree of the first tetra/pentachord. It's cool to see the same concept in a different context :)

Mind blown. Going to have to work through this a few times before I truly understand it.

The best source of music theory. Actually, everything related to music. Thank you so much for every bit of your time doing that awesome work, Rick.

Wow, can't wait to learn these & start writing w them. This has re-inspired me to start writing again by opening up a whole new world of musical colors to "paint" with, THANKS! Had no idea how much I still didn't know!

I smiled and then didn't stop smiling at 5:40 when you started the downward modulation of F Lydian augmented, F Lydian, F Ionian and F major pentatonic. I love how you bring a new approach to music. Pétra 😌

I've been dying to hear/see you speak on this! It was a drastic eye-opening concept in college! Thanks so much for your great work!

This video has been a massive leap for me, it's put what little I already know into perspective for me. At first I questioned what's the point in analysing modal changes this deep, "if all of it is pretty much in the same key regardless" as the ignorance of me would say. But now I understand why it's so helpful to do so, the way this video presented the tension and release of modes surrounding a chord connected pathways in my brain haha. I always knew following the pentatonic generally gives good results, but I just needed a video like this. There'll be more musical revelations in store for me I'm sure, thanks!

!!!!!! SOO GOOD

This is pure gold! Thanks for sharing that knowledge Rick I hugely appreciate it.

So I'd always just simply thought "oh altered dominants, that's a jazz sound" but never realized they were also part of a series of modes. I just realized John Williams does this a lot before a resolution. Thanks for this video Rick!

Rick, I said it before and il say it again! your the man, master of music! when cycling through the chords a 5.30 cracked me up and reminded of David Blaine street magic - with the faces and looking at the camera after each chord/trick! love all your videos I watch them over and over!

I wish Rick was my dad. By far the best resource for musical education and understanding on RU-vid. Many thanks!

Rick, you are great!! Your lessons are really insightful and well communicated, A big thank you from Canada!

Hi Mr. Beato, I'm discovering your channel which is amazing ! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, music theory begin to make sense to me.

That was awesome Mr. Beato , I needed that in my arsenal .. Much Thanks !

Man I wanted a lesson like this for years!! Thank you so MUCH

You are the best music teacher i never had! Thanks for the work Rick!

Congratulations on a beautifully presented lesson. Very easy to understand and with very practical and musical examples. I felt that I could go straight to the piano and compose.

Wonderful Rick. The most exciting aspect for me is how you put the sounds together in a practical and useable way, for soloing and writing. As writers we all have our own melodic and harmonic devices but I feel you are able to present practical ways of achieving more complex and rich sounds. I look forward to seeing where you take us 👍🏻

loved the modal mixtures! wonderful examples.

Been thinking of these concepts a lot lately. Current student of Music Theory. Cleared up a lot of questions. Thanks!

7:22 that's a real nice buildup!

You’re AWESOME, Rick Beato! Thank you, sir. 🙂

Awesome! Just stumbled across this channel...and I see you've got a bunch of really great music theory videos. Excited to delve into it....think I'll have to subscribe. :)

I love this lesson! I bought Rick Beato's book from his website and these video lessons are great supplements to it! The pieces are falling into place nicely. Thank you Rick!!

Fantastic lesson! Thank you Rick!

You are amazing! Thank you for your videos, it are the most instructional videos I'd ever seen

You amaze me with your knowledge Rick......

This is pretty beautiful and very clear, thanks Rick!

okay this was a legitimately mind-blowing concept!

Awesome video! Thanks Rick

You are an inspiration. Been watching your vids for the last month. Great lessons. As far as this video, would've loved to hear you play all those model changes over the 2/5/1

thank you Rick Beato. It is very useful Lesson that we can use in composing music.

You are truly an inspiration. Thank you for your work!

u are amazing. Tnx a lot for sharing all this great information.

Amazing as always . Thank you🙏🏻

This connected alot of dots!! Thank you!

Holy cow, all the colours I seek are hidden in modal mixtures on a dominant chord. Rick, thank you very very very much for this great lesson!

Learning every day a little. I keep watching.

This is such a great channel. It’s what I always wanted the internet to be. Thanks Rick!

Desperately needed hard work...Thanks...

thanks for these lessons rick

Great lesson, sorry, didn't see this one in older lessons, exactly what I was looking for.

Great! Finally someone who talks about Mixolydian#11 instead of Lydian Dominant

Thank you!!!!!!! Well done..

Thanks for posting.

This is the closest definition of modal magic I have seen. Its a big topic. More on this!!!

it's clear, fresh, open & terriffic - thnx maestro

Those G Minor chords are beautiful.

Thank you Rick, you always remind me to do my homework. Please make one about negative harmony!

Brilliant!!!

I was with you up until the part where you said hi my names Rick Beato and we’re gonna talk about modal mixture

amazing man, thanks a lot!

this is wonderful stuff Rick. The only thing I don't quite agree with is to always move from less tension to more tension in mode choices as you build lines. I like it the other way round sometimes, it's like slowly pulling back a harmonic curtain to slowly reveal the harmonic "home" (least tension) last. Can be very effective if you trust your audiences ears (which could be a mistake , lol).

This is THE VIDEO that get me to understand modes.

Thanks Rick!

very interesting! great examples! i was hoping to hear you're interpretation of a ii V I though!

You are one cool guy! I'm learning a lot here.

Incredible Stuff!

loved it! thanks!

Good lesson. I know and understand the terms you use, but without being able to stop and ask you questions, I can’t grasp most of the overall concept. If I received this as in person instruction, I most likely would have no problem fully digesting it.

space shuttle! Thank you Mr. Rick!

I wish there was an app or program that could visualize all chordmodes in terms of brightness and darkness from a selected key and then you could choose another target and make a progression out of it.

I really enjoyed this.

Cool. I love using different superimposed structures on the guitar to get different color tones that don't fit one scale. Eg triads, 1235, pentatonics, m7, etc. I don't think in terms of modes for the most part but they quickly, verbally communicate what intervals are in the scale.

enjoyed this thanks

This is great stuff

I can only imagine what would happen if Todd Rundgren got hold of these given what he did with Lydian. These lessons are gold, and i went to NEC like Rick.

thank you !

Wow, great! One of my favorite passages is the last few minutes of Messiaen's 'Dieu parmi nous', where the chords step down over a pedal, increasing in tension, until they resolve in a 6 chord. I wonder if some the modal concepts you're presenting here weren't in play there. It's extremely dramatic.

thank you so much .

I knew some theory once. Then I watched Rick. I am a newb.

Love you !!!

this is the greatest ever

you REALLY ARE a Professor!

Hi Rick, it would be helpful to break down some of your chord changes in certain places. Like F Ionian chord vs Lydian voicing, etc.

This is fantastic!!!! Can't wait to compose using your ideas. Can you tell me what a "dom dim" chord is. When you listed altered chords, did you mean ex. b5? Loving all of your videos. Thanks so much.

Heard a lot of this kind of changes in Kapustin's music, and it is probably a good way to play "outside".

"This is all for now". Well thank you I feel useless enough already. :D

Thx!

Rick, any chance you can post a transcription of the linear study over the C7 chord? I loved that line. Thanks.

i love this channel

I love the intro theme xD

Thank you Rickman .... ;-)

Miles would be smiling if he is looking down on us!

This is very interesting! Question for Rick and everyone: If i wanted to incorporate modal mixture with root note progressions, how would you advice me to compose the root note movement? If i understand this right, modal mixture would be feasible to apply to both diatonic chord progressions or modal chord progressions, no? Opinions?

Oh wow, thanks for your videos! Makes me want to compose again! Can you please tell me if everything you are playing in these videos is available in your book notated exact as everything you are playing in these videos?

Would be helpful to see the piano from above, do you think you could set something like this up? Cheers for the quality content!

Hi Rick, you mentioned a previous episode in the description but the link isn't working. Which episode should we watch first? Thanks for putting all this amazing material up for free.

Whenever he plays fast passages it's like I'm holding down an arpeggiator on my midi keyboard. His rhythms are so precise I think he's secretly a cyborg.

This is the answer to my latest thing. I googled one chord songs. This can take it to the next level. Oh, my all time favorite one chord song is a silly one. Coconut by Nillson. C7

3:20 F lydian augmented = main theme from Running Man .

A thumbs up button doesn't cut it for your vids Rick! RU-vid needs a Love button!..... OH YEAH AND NEW ALGORITHMS!! LOL

Great stuff Rick. Would have been good to hear the whole 2-5-4 played using this info, or am I missing something?

Would Be nice if u would explain music theory on daw`s piano roll this way everyone would undestand more ,,,,thank you...

So good, you were named 'musical beat' ;-))

you are amazing