How I Use The Modes of The Major Scale

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[@davidlockwood9915]

Jack has got to be the best teacher on the web. His content and presentation are just brilliant. Think we should start a fan club 😊

[@doovie101]

I've been playing guitar for 33 years. Self taught. I'm not bad. I'm not exaggerating, when I say that your modes lesson today is the best I've ever seen. Well done. Thank you, sir!

[@JackRuch]

Great to hear!

[@user-og1nb8xt8f]

Thank-you doovie101 !! Hugely motivated me to become an ardent fan of our great teacher Mr Jack Ruch .. !!

[@user-og1nb8xt8f]

Actually I already was an ardent fan, and so just one minor and yet not unimportant typo correction = "an ardent fan" should read "a more ardent fan" ;'-) 🔅

[@goswo]

New patreon follower here. Just 1 day, and my head is about to explode. Guys like you must have a really special brain. Soooo many things to understand/remember/experience. And I have only been playing guitar for more than 30 years, but know so little :-)

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!!!

[@colinflynn9777]

Holy crap! All the lightbulbs in my tiny mind just blew!

[@ZillianZilch]

The best lesson on modes I’ve seen yet. Clearly explains what can be a confusing subject. Great stuff.

[@johnherman2195]

Great lesson, thank you 🍒

[@thelastcast5432]

Under rated video, good job

[@jaytee_13]

Huge light bulb moment for me Jack. Thanks for this and all your content.

[@fourthofseven]

Excellent & crystal clear explanation of modes. It would be helpful to guide us on which modes are mostly used for basic rock, pop, blues music. Thanks

[@Sammywhat]

This is pure gold!! The value is actually inestimable. Thank you, Mr. Ruch!!

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!

[@TheStobb50]

Well explained thank you your guitar sounds beautiful

[@spideymarino]

This is great Jack. I found the ‘typical chord progressions to use the modes on’ really handy. Real world tips! Thanks.

[@deplinenoise]

Gorgeous sound you’re getting from that 335. Closed my eyes and just enjoyed the tone

[@JackRuch]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@russr1338]

Love the clear, well taught intro to modes and beautiful playing examples! One challenge I have found is hearing what the next chord is in a progression. I assume the solution is ear training and practice hearing the chord changes. Thank you again for a wonderful video lesson!

[@musicjunkie2k]

Outstanding Jack as always! Where were you when I started playing? Guitar teachers were somewhat secretive in the 70's and 80's. Thanks for being great at what you do! I joined your Patreon page.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you. I grew up in western Maryland

[@bluesboyst]

Agreed... wish he was around in the 70's.....

[@Michael-bt6ht]

They still are mostly secretive. They were before KZbin or patreon. Some teachers don’t want their students to be better or as good as them. I notice this for myself , maybe it’s just the teachers I had. But it’s strange.

[@KitchenGuitarist]

Danke!

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!

[@vincentnair52]

Excellent bro

[@paulchow2742]

Thanks

[@RedLion88]

I shy away from thinking about changing modes with each chord change as it was depicted, but in this case the chords were moving so slowly that you actually could. I think the number one thing that people need to hear is that the progression is carefully chosen to bring out the sound of the mode by including the one note that distinguishes the mode and that was done well here. There may be some confused by the use of parallel modes because it started diatonic to C but then C Lydian made its way in. Maybe we need a video for each mode! 😀

[@kukumuniu5658]

Tonal music is not modal ;)

[@pridgenwatkins2867]

This opens doors for me, Jack! Great insights into the mysterious modes.

[@rolfbergman1176]

Tack!

[@jorgesilva5004]

Fantastic video. Cristal clear. Beautiful plying.

[@JackRuch]

Many thanks!

[@zacharysaunders2100]

Awesome videos man!

[@JackRuch]

Glad you like them!

[@shyamfootprints972]

Excellent! Really well explained. Some famous tunes or songs in the other five scales of Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, mixo and locrian scales would be helpful to know!

[@andyknightguitarist]

This is really great 🙏🏻

[@lefujyou]

Man nice touch and tone , good explanation……. Lefuj ☮️

[@SonorousMusic]

Thanks for sharing and don't stop sharing! These ideas are awesome.

[@JackRuch]

Glad you like them!

[@stevespayde7469]

Thank you for sharing all your knowledge

[@JackRuch]

My pleasure!

[@paulpitters2185]

Fantastic lesson,great teacher

[@ferro_liquido]

Great playing, great sound, great lesson! Thank you!!

[@stickman55100]

Awesome, clearly explained and demonstrated with the treat of your tasty playing!

[@JackRuch]

Glad you liked it!

[@stickman55100]

I learn something new and valuable with each of your lesson posts. You’re such a great player and an excellent teacher. That’s a rare combination.

[@doyleallen3762]

Great lesson well taught and shown. ;) Thx

[@lanceneckar6500]

Thank you, Jack.

[@mrcatfishjohnson]

Fantastic lesson Jack!

[@geoffreykennard5829]

Thanks!

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!!

[@bpsychoz]

Great instructor!!!

[@RBZ3]

Nicely done Jack…thanks!

[@JackRuch]

Thanks for listening

[@aschneider70]

What a master tutor you are, Jack. I leard everytime I touch your channel. Of course I knew this, 'cos I'm old LOL, but the way you give it is fresh air. A friend of mine, who start very late to pay attention to theory and some rules, just send me trought WhatsApp: Why, for God's Sake, nobody told this way before! I remember a cool composition tip you gave us, in some video here, that made a great way in my blues and soul jams with my old buddies! Cheers from Brazil!

[@koho]

Jack - great stuff as always!. A question - when you're playing a mode over one of the progression chords, are you thinking "C maj starting on G," or "G mixolydian." This might be helpful for someone like me to know, who understands the modes, but needs to do the work to internalize them and be ready to deploy them. (And, that second stage info on which modes are useful in certain progressions is *invaluable*!) Thanks!

[@JackRuch]

I think G major with a b7. I'm always thinking about the specific intervals I'm playing and how they sound against the underlying chord.

[@f33fifofum]

This is a really good lesson, thanks mate

[@JackRuch]

Glad you liked it!

[@vltjd]

Not to be greedy, but, more please.

[@JackRuch]

Ok!

[@kane6529]

I second that 🔥

[@ahmetermin3591]

Great lesson Jack, thanks

[@JackRuch]

Glad you liked it!

[@bbbro34]

Tasty tip. Thanks.

[@JackRuch]

Thank you too

[@bluesdawg8014]

Nice Jack 🎼

[@thearno2885]

The penny dropped for me when I was told that you apply a mode over a pair of chords WITHIN section of a song or a 2 chord groove, not necessarily the whole song. So if you have a groove going with 2 chords e.g G to F then you would use G Mixolydian ( flat 7 is the F).

[@thachnnguyen]

Here's the thing. The first part is great, although I still haven't figured out exactly where the note of a mode is that makes the difference. The latter part is okay, but just like everyone else saying: what you play is dictated by a song's chord progression. I mean, you just can't force a Lydian, say, going from C to D where the song's chord progression is C to Dm. That is to say in that example, you'll just have to wait for a part of a song that has that chord change to play it. Or am I missing something?

[@jondurbeckjohannessen2994]

Pure gold man. Love your playing! A question if you wouldn't mind. So if you were playing over a 2-5-1 in major. You would visualize dorian on the 2 chord, mixo on the 5 and major on the 1 right? Or would you visualize major through the progression, and highlight chord tones?

[@anthonygonzalez8684]

Like. Has that Carlton Tone.

[@simonlynch6080]

Hmmm, not sure about this, check out Frank Gambales explanation of modes….

[@donlessnau3983]

Looks like somebody's got a new guitar. Sweet. Gibson 335?

[@talisman964]

Thanks Jack Forgive my ignorance but you said the 4 chord of C minor was F major? I thought it was F minor? Or can we change minor to major?

[@GoodVibeTribe]

Just found you and really like your lessons! Is that a Carr Rambler under the Ox?

[@JackRuch]

Yes!

[@BobJones-kj4pj]

Thanks Jack great lesson So because C Mixo is inside the G Dorian scale could is it wrong to think of the vamp from C7 to Gm in G Dorian?

[@kukumuniu5658]

Hi :) tell us please,how are you doing with harmonic Major/ionian b6 modes? I'm tired of looking for information about functional harmony of ionian b6 nobody uses harm.Major, nobody knows anything,just void... Who created the Harmonic Major, for what purpose?

[@hemantakumarnath5753]

C mixolydian hears same like Dylan burcombe solo

[@permculture]

Jack I have a chicken or the egg question. In practice, do you determine the mode and tonal sound that you want the piece to convey and then decide the appropriate chords, or inverse to that do you take the chord progression and decide the appropriate mode for the tone of the chord progression?

[@JackRuch]

If you're trying to figure out what to play on a song, then you'll want to analyze the progression and find what works. But if you're composing something, then it can be cool use modes to find interesting chord choices.

[@thearno2885]

I found it easier to think in terms of pairs of chords and applying a mode to play over. This is usually when you have a repeating groove which might be a section in a song or the whole piece. The confusion arises thinking you need to use a mode for the whole song or just over one chord.

[@TheFeelButton]

Hey, you got your peanut butter mode on my chocolate mode. No, you got your chocolate mode in my peanut butter! Cheers Jack!!

[@enricopallazzo2987]

How come you didn't specify Dorian would go with a D minor7, min9 etc not a D minor? Regular D minor youd use the Aeolian (natural minor)

[@lawrencelevinson]

🔥🔥🔥🙏🙏🙏

[@kukumuniu5658]

4:45 are you sure this is modal music? Because it sounds like tonal,and modes in tonal music are ...just "modes" ;) solos are always ionian or aeolian,natural major or minor.

[@danawhite8975]

Hi mr ruch. If I’m on the key of C major, for example, and I’m on improvising with the C major scale on the 5 chord, does that mean I’m playing G mixolydian, even if my root note still C? Or is it just still c major Thank you and cheers! You’re an awesome teacher

[@JackRuch]

It's both. C major and G mixo are the same thing just with different root notes. It just a different way of thinking about the same thing.

[@MrAOdom1966]

Jack .. do you write D Dorian as the key of D minor with an accidental?

[@waynegram8907]

JACK RUCH, You didn't mention what VAMPS to use for modes like melodic minor, harmonic minor, phrygian dominant mode, phrygian mode? SRV used the heptatonic blues scale to slide into notes using quarter bends from the heptatonic blues scale which you should do a video lesson about quarter bends to nail those blues notes on any scale degree and how to use the heptatonic blues scale to slide into notes

[@jeffreyswanson3798]

Randy. Rhodes would be proud

[@jeffreyswanson3798]

Where do you tune the standard tuning Jack or any flat or standard I use a open tuning but I can still use your techniques if I transfer right

[@deplinenoise]

Thanks!

[@JackRuch]

Thank you!