Modes Intro
Lesson 43 from: Music Theory for Electronic ProducersTomas George
Modes Intro
Lesson 43 from: Music Theory for Electronic ProducersTomas George
Lesson Info
43. Modes Intro
Lessons
Introduction
00:58 2Basic Music Theory Terms
08:07 3Keyboard Layout and Octaves
06:19 4Working out Major Scales
08:58 5Perfect 5ths
06:42 63rds - Part 1
08:05 73rds - Part 2
07:39 8Perfect 4ths
04:36Chords and Inversions - Part 1
10:05 10Chords and Inversions - Part 2
09:13 11Chord Progressions - Part 1
10:22 12Chord Progressions - Part 2
08:26 13Inversions
08:53 147th Chords
09:48 15Chord Extensions
08:09 16Suspended Chords
02:40 17The Circle of 5ths
04:30 18Minor Scales
08:09 19Chords in the Natural Minor scale
09:56 20Harmonic and Melodic Minor
09:30 21Write the Chords, then the Melody
09:03 22Write the Melody, then the Chords
18:01 23Arpeggios
08:00 24Writing Bass Parts
11:35 25Writing Bass Riffs and Adapting Melodies
14:10 26Song Analysis - Chords, Part 1
10:17 27Song Analysis - Chords, Part 2
05:58 28Song Analysis - Melody
08:55 29Song Analysis - Arrangement
07:30 30Song 2 Analysis - Arrangement
05:04 31Song 2 Analysis - Chords
08:55 32Song 2 Analysis - Melodies
06:34 33Song 3 Analysis - Chords
11:41 34Song 3 Analysis - Melodies and Arrangement
06:55 35Create a Song from a Drum Beat - Part 1
10:22 36Create a Song from a Drum Beat - Part 2
18:47 37Create a Song from a Drum Beat - Part 3
18:49 38Create a Song from a Drum Beat - Part 4
08:21 39Create a Song from a Chord Progression - Part 1
08:16 40Create a Song from a Chord Progression - Part 2
08:07 41Create a Song from a Melody - Part 1
07:27 42Create a Song from a Melody - Part 2
09:05 43Modes Intro
04:10 44Ionian
00:43 45Dorian
04:31 46Phrygian
02:09 47Lydian
01:35 48Mixolydian
02:13 49Aeolian
00:39 50Locrian
01:50 51Dorian Mode Example
09:12 52Pentatonic Scales
12:27Lesson Info
Modes Intro
OK. Now we're going to be looking at something called modes. So every scale has seven different modes, we've actually already looked at two of them, which is first one and the sixth one. So basically, we can play every major scale but start on a different note in the scale. So C major, for example, if we start on C the notes will be CD EFG ABC, but we can also use these notes but start them in a different order. So we could start DEFG ABC D. So it's still the notes of C major, but we're starting them in a different order and we're having a different root note. So the song is based around this D root note, but the notes are the notes of C major. So this is one example of a mode. We can go up every single note in the scale and start from this point and this will be a different mode. So this is basically what the modes are. We have different names for each one. They are a little strange. I do believe they derive from uh Greek tribes. They've been going for thousands of years. But basicall...
y these are our modes. If we start from the first note, which is just a regular major scale, it's called ionian. If we start from the second note, it's called Dorian. The third note, Phrygian, the fourth note Lydian, the fifth, mixed Lydian, the sixth aion, which is the same as a natural minor. And seven locrian say I've got a little pattern to remember this. It is a bit strange, but I've always used this just to remember these names of the of the modes. They are quite complicated. Some of these names like Lydian and Mix Lium and get the order. Cos this is the order and Dori Frig Lydian mixed Lien Oan and Locrian. So to remember this, I use this little pattern if Dora plays like me, all's lost. So this is from playing the piano. So when it plays like me, it means playing the piano. So if Dora plays like me, all's lost, you can make your own pattern. But basically the I is, if the D is Dora plays like me, all is lost. So if is onion, Dora is Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, mixed Lydian, Olean and loch in. So that's the little pattern I use to remember the names of the modes in which order I still use this today because I sometimes do get a bit lost of the order because these are words that I don't use in everyday language. So, so just remember, for example, the fifth one is mix Lium using this little pattern or make your own pattern can really help. So these are basically the notes and there is a pattern or yeah. So for example, the second one, which is a Dorian, there is a certain pattern to work this out. Of course, you could just play the notes and move it to the second. So Dorian is the second if Dora plays like me or is lost, so you could just play every single note and shift it up to the second note. So for example, in C major, you could play the notes, Defg ABC D and this is Dorian just quite literally just start it on a different note or we can use certain patterns for each one. I'm going to go through each mode now and all the different patterns you can use for each one or quite simply the easiest way to remember no modes is it's just like a child of the parent scale. So we have the scale which is the parent and it's split into seven different Children. And these different Children are the different modes, just onion. Dorian, Frig and Lydian mix Lyden Olean and Locker and it's just the scale, but starting on a different note, it works for all the major scales, not just C I'm just using C because it's a really easy example because it's just quite literally the white notes. So next, we're going to have a look at onion and then we're going to continue looking through the other modes.
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