6 Chord Progressions in the DORIAN Mode

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0:00 Intro
0:34 Relative modes
1:45 Parallel modes
2:09 Dorian mode qualities
5:30 Progression 1
6:31 Progression 2
7:18 Progression 3
7:58 (Important pattern)
8:28 Progression 4
9:11 Progression 5
10:07 Progression 6
To Dorian mode is great for songwriting. And there's a logic to how you use it to craft cool chord progressions. Here, I explain using 6 classic songs in the Dorian mode.
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[@SmellMyKKPP]

Rarely do you see people explain the modes from a practical point of view, how to actually apply them. Like really showing the progressions you can use. Good stuff.

[@mikegeorge360]

Thanks! Yes, converting head knowledge to "hand knowledge" is what it's all about.

[@griffgriffiths9982]

Absolutely!!! I have been thinking the same. Most tutorials focus on modes as scales, I suppose (and I'm thankful to people who make such videos) - but ignore how to actually use them. I completely agree. Thanks again.

[@jasonpastorek5628]

This is garbage. Just garbage. You might as well just make a video of you smelling your own farts. I bet you think they smell really good.

[@jasonpastorek5628]

Your hard hipster part says it all

[@JGscienceGaming]

My guitar did!

[@flyby4u2]

Right on…never knew…light bulb goes off. EXCELLENT INFO. THANK YOU

[@jimm3205]

A tiny but absolutely essential bit of information when describing modes is there are no accidentals (black keys) used. It took me forever to hear the modes starting with cmaj until someone made that clear.

[@MagneticPool24]

FINALLY!!! Someone who actually explains modes that can be easily understood!!! Thank you!

[@mikehayes2141]

My God. Someone has explained the modes in the most comprehensive manner. This is hands down the best instructional video on modes I’ve ever come across.(in years) Well done Mike!

[@marshallkohlhaas80]

1. love the diagrams. 2. dude you are so smart. 3. you have a seriously unique/special delivery with facts. 4. There is no confusion in your delivery. 5. You are to the point. 6 WOW. &7. Thank you.

[@Phoboss32]

So well (visually stunning) explained! Please continue with this series! Thank you so much.

[@mikegeorge360]

Cheers! More to come on modes. 🤘

[@JCloyd-ys1fm]

Great video. Great examples of Dorian mode songs.

[@casomado9835]

awesome video! really appreciate you being so thorough with the theory, whilst keeping it immersive and intuitive!

[@joemasters2270]

Thanks for posting this!!

[@MStudi0s]

This was very helpful!!!

[@joycegrove5602]

Loved this! Thank you for this lesson!

[@banjobear]

Solid video, well done. My one suggestion would be to start each progression example by playing the chords by themselves, without any vocals so we can really hear it, then maybe add the vocals the second time through.

[@Nathanaelsun22]

Love your voice, so clear and musical. Top notch content, fantastic thank you!

[@juansoto3469]

Amazing bro rlly, thank you!

[@kamilchosta5526]

Great video and progression ideas

[@jjlz75]

This is exactly what I needed to fully understand music theory! I've been specifically wondering what chords I can use to get that "wistful" sound! Your style of teaching is the best out there! Many thanks!

[@billyvitale8994]

What a great and educational video. The charts are so well done and clearly the result of in depth research and thinking this stuff through with a passion for truly understanding something that so many have tried to explain but few have been able to. The charts are truly helpful. The examples are very important and finally someone who can sing them to drive home the expression and feel of the music. Truly refreshing. One point that I would like to put on the table on this topic is that there is the tendancy to come away from this thinking that songs are written in different modes while this is indeed the case for some songs, most good songs do NOT employ a single mode, rather they employ multiple modes, and switch back and forth. This is important I believe to come to terms with, because if you really want to understand what makes a song special you have to know the modes and recognize how they are employed in the context of a song...amongst other things

[@rneris]

You are so AwEsOme...I so appreciate you and what you do. And I am accomplished performer and music lover for many years.

[@Sir1luc]

Absolute best explanation ever of modes.

[@matthewmorris7510]

Really helpful, thanks, this video has improved my understanding a lot

[@ytrichhalo]

exceptional teaching clarity thank you

[@dtmcarson]

So good. Thanks!

[@legacyniting]

It’s like sitting in the guitar class n watching the teacher teaching from a board in front. It’s so easy n comfortable to watch n understand it. Thanks a lot. I was tired of playing major & pentatonics. This really is very important fr me as a musician. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@xPBKM4x]

This is the best video on modal chord progressions I’ve seen to date! Please do more!!! All the other modes please.

[@lollofunky]

hello there !! I love how good you are in explaining these concepts!!

[@tonymccormick21]

Congratulations on a great video. For the graphics and good explanation and the examples to make sense of it all. And for choosing a topic that doesn't get much attention...how to use modes. Thanks

[@paulianhodgson]

Fantastic! This is great.

[@psychofunksoldier02]

Awesome visuals to illustrate relations between notes, modes, and chords!

[@cazoon]

You just blew my mind.

[@michaelharris9615]

well done, great graphics

[@nathanlempar4283]

Amazing Content dude! very well articulated.

[@MizzLeone]

Useful diagrams, thanks!

[@theycallmeglen]

Brilliant. Subscribed!

[@nautilaz]

That chart at 2:00 is SUPER helpful!

[@spacepodi]

There’s so much to extrapolate from this. It’s a whole new way of understanding keys. Enough to keep me busy for hours. Great lesson, Thank You.

[@roadtonever]

Great showcase

[@QuiEstJohnGalt]

Thanks for the tips

[@kaiserg777]

What a thoroughly enjoyable insight.

[@OldManSilencer]

this was very helpful thank you.

[@fattyz1]

I realized watching this how handicapped I am by being a visual learner . It also showed me how some of us learn by ear with our eyes .

[@mikegeorge360]

Music theory literally means "to see sound," so seeing in combination with hearing can definitely help.🤘

[@orangenotviolet]

This is such a usefull video on modes! Thanx a lot!

[@RogerioSaldanha]

A very good lesson indeed!

[@kaushikanada9812]

Quick and simple explanation with examples to the point. Totally understandable. Kudos man.

[@michaelzimmer1115]

Very good explanations and examples of real tunes.

[@fredanderson7952]

This is the best theory lesson I have seen. You really cleared up Dorian progressions and scale. I truly appreciate you.

[@jixal]

Super helpful!

[@OlafChang9359]

With the inclusion of harmony though the scale , this finally nakes sense. I will use this in my teaching as i find it the best presentation.

[@chaseparker9]

just got schooooooled. thanks mike

[@tracerammo]

As always you've done an amazing job. Thank you for all the help with all this theory.

[@mikegeorge360]

Cheers!

[@redmosq4197]

First time your channel popped up for me. I enjoyed this video. Thank you.

[@jerrytaliercio9087]

Linoleum scale floors me..good video! 🤙🎶

[@bodhientertainment4087]

best description of modes

[@Allann882]

24K gold info... Thanks man

[@nenostevens5176]

Thank you for the information. you just help me Rise above my plateau

[@Raindog-my4uu]

Cool... Thanks

[@thomasmartinscott]

Very well done! I have "Liked & Subscribed".

[@rishmatic]

Thank You so much for this explanation of modes. Been stuck with some typical chord progressions for years. Very well put. Made my Eureka moments in modes. The raised 6th which is a characteristic note. And a characteristic note is the one different from the functional modes that is Aeolian and Ionian. ❤❤ Thanks a lot. This will help me unlock other modes!

[@sebarrow663]

Just wow! 👍

[@rakai1234]

Tnx Sensei!👍👍✌️😊

[@lpon3675]

Very well presented. I'll have to watch this many, many, many more times. Thank you. BTW, I subscribed.

[@thedevilsbox]

For music theory you've become my go to guy!

[@ivanriveratineo9621]

A lot of info in one video! 🎉🎉🎉

[@spiotrowicz33]

Great video.

[@griffgriffiths9982]

thanks very much. I find modes really confusing and this has helped a lot.

[@mattimaranda9638]

I had two pet fish named Lydian and Dorian. I told them apart by their scales.

[@crete23]

Excellent tutorial

[@mikegeorge360]

Thank you!

[@Jamie-js3qw]

For a person who has two first names, you do some excellent videos

[@Archangel_Michaels]

Music is a gift of God Thank you for doing God's work here on earth !!! Namaste'

[@mikegeorge360]

Namaste.

[@Archangel_Michaels]

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[@TheDevinShamel]

You and David Bennett Piano are the best theory teachers on this website!

[@AndrewUnruh]

The Dorian mode is a palindrome in that if you reverse the intervals, you still get the Dorian mode. This is opposed to, say the Major mode, where if you reverse the intervals, you get the Phrygian mode or the Minor mode, where if you reverse the intervals, you get the Mixolydian mode.

[@Skwid-Lives]

Ole Gilmour loved it

[@nikolabanovic4833]

Really cool, commenting for the algo ;)

[@mikegeorge360]

Thank you!

[@EnVideoZone]

This isn't 'clear', it's 'very clear', ...and even that is an understatement! Liked, subscribed, banked and shared.

[@pf844]

Yayyyy ! Finally got modes ! It’s the diatonic chord progressions following the modal scale not the scale itself ! All the guff (in other vids) about tonal centres forget to mention that !

[@ejtonefan]

Good explanation of modes! It would be wonderful to see modes explained in a jazz context by adding the 7th scale degree.

[@Newfoundmike]

This what a teacher should sound like!!

[@m.vonhollen6673]

Here’s the 7 mode formulas but out of order. Ionian, 1, the major scale; 4 is Lydian with #4; 5 is Mixolydian with b7. Modes 2-3-6 are minor. Dorian is the 2nd mode with b3/b7. Aolian is mode 6 with b3/b6/b7. Phrygian is mode 3 with b2/b3/b6/b7. Only mode 7, Locrian, works over a Diminished triad, b2/b3/b5/b6/b7. - MEMORIZE THOSE 7 FORMULAS! - Play over a backing triad and learn to hear them.

[@llewstrutt150]

Wow. Theory does my head in. I used to think it was because I was stupid. No one, no one has explained this as well as you. Major light bulb moment this morning. Thanks Mike. Subscibed

[@Sir1luc]

subscribed immediately

[@yogimarkmac]

And after playing in Dorian for a while, switch to Ionian or Aeolian to either revel in the harmony of the major or really feel the emotion of the minor. Great way to build/release tension between songs.

[@Conanthebarbiturate]

What the actual f**k! I’ve watched so many vids on modes and this is the first one the explained the difference between relative and parallel modes and something finally clicked. Thank you.

[@juniorhubert3016]

excellent!!! I've learned so much thanks to you..... Also, do you know what principles to uses when playing gospel and jazz? I know the chords, but I dont understand how people come up with sweet progression.... Thanks

[@gioguitar23]

Amazing lesson!! Beautiful graphics, too! which software did you use for the graphics, please?

[@shalomshalom735]

I'm so glad I found your channel. What a great channel especially with all the visualization effects you're including. GREAT work man. Loved this video. I'm noticing you're doing lots of videos on Dorian. Can you do a similar video to this but on Mixolydian, perhaps also on Lydian? It'll be great if you can cover this extensively and deeply all modes. Why are you focused on Dorian more? (just curious).

[@mikegeorge360]

Thanks for your feedback -- and I'm so glad you're here. Yes, I'll definitely do more videos that explore Mixolydian and the other. I love Dorian, and all the modes.🤘

[@shalomshalom735]

@@mikegeorge360 Man, you really are great. Truly! I've watched youtube videos on modes lots, and I think only now I really start getting the point. I only mentioned other modes cause noticing you have so many good videos on Dorian and less on others. This particular video going over the chords, their functions and demonstrating a few chord progressions is really the best videos to understand modes. Thanks for your work man!!

[@yonedelcastillo4491]

Amazing!!!

[@strumptavianroboclick5596]

Great video, i think it will help me.. if i could only memorize the notes in each key without having to write it out and use my fingers to count and be sure i didnt miss any flats or sharps..

[@noneyabiznus]

i would love to get your perspective on the other anhemitonic heptatonic scales (melodic minor, harmonic minor, etc) and their modes, do the "rules" of a nice progression carry over to other scales? thank you for your videos. wisdom galore

[@mishterpreshident]

I love mode theory. I love the "whooshing" sound it makes as it flies 10 feet over my head. p.s. excellent vid, btw, I did actually understand a bit of it, but couldn't resist the Douglas Adams reference 😁

[@m.vonhollen6673]

Modes are just scales from starting, in this case, the major scale on another note. Play a major scale, WW1/2WWW1/2 steps is how you do it. If you just flatten the 7, you get Mixolydian (the 5th mode). If instead you sharpen the 4, you get Lydian (the 4th mode). Dorian, the 2nd mode, has b3 and b7; so it will work over a minor chord unlike those first 3. Aolian, the 6th mode, has b3/b6/b7, and is also called the Natural minor scale. Phrygian, the 3rd mode has b2/b3/b6/b7 and is the Spanish-sounding minor scale due to that b2. So 3 modes that’ll work over a major triad, and 3 that’ll work over a minor triad. Locrian, the 7th mode, has b5 so it’s the only mode that works over a Diminished triad (1-b3-b5); it has b2/b3-b5-b6-b7. Memorize those 7 formulas. Start playing over a backing track of a major/minor/or diminished triad. Sing along and learn to hear those intervals. It’s work but you can do it!

[@samrontos8806]

Great work again Mike. One question: At 3:30 in your diagram of the Dorian mode chords, you signify the Key as D. Isn't the key still C if you are in D dorian?

[@samuelemariani3876]

Theorically yes, we can say that we are at the same time in A minor (wich is the the relative minor of C major) and all the other modes with relative Key... it all depends the way you want to "Think" your progression, because all the chords contained in D dorian are the same contained in C major and A minor, but just in a different position on the scale.The crucial thing is the way and in wich order you choose to use them

[@ClamperDrew]

I would argue that "Wicked Game" is an example of Mixolydian as what you have labeled as the IV chord feels more like homebase and should be the I chord.

[@AshboNZ86]

Regarding the 'Karma Police' progression, why wouldn't that bIV F maj chord make it A Aeolin mode?

[@larghedoggo9607]

Hello, thansk for sharing! Does thinking or memorize the scale/chord as a +1 whole step Ionion(major) mode right way to do?

[@marztecheque]

i think on the Drive example your v chord change is on the wrong line - it should be up one or something cheers thanks

[@deeveeuhs]

Wonderful explanation! I have a question though, there’s a song called “fate” by H.E.R that uses that Minor 1 to Maj4 movement but then she sort of resolves on a Maj5… in Dorian that 5 is minor so what mode would that be in? The progression juggles from Dm - Gmaj and then resolves on Amaj. Any thoughts??

[@tombeach1262]

What are those colored stickers on your fretboard called, and how do they help?

[@EmilioAlbertoSoltero]

hi do you have all this images for download on members area thanks

[@IntoTheWeeds71]

I knew Boulevard of Broken Dreams was a dorian song, but I had no idea it sounds the same as Mad World.

[@franksylva9031]

I have been trying to understand modes, watched a couple dozen and never understood any. Including this one. In fact, I'm more confused than i was before.

[@billnmaree]

It's really super simple. Go back to his first table of the modes of the C major scale. The modes are all the same scale starting at a different place.

[@delinquense]

Have you discussed the logic behind the colored shapes on your guitar, specifically as they relate to the theory, in one of your videos. I've watched several and I dont believe I've seen an explanation.