How To Make Music With The DORIAN Mode And Its Chords On Guitar

[@frenchiesfrankieandhenry]

Great lesson as always. Just finished my 3rd lesson in your "Complete Chord Mastery" course. The first two lessons certainly filled in a few small gaps in my knowledge, which was great. The third lesson filled in a few more, but most importantly these lessons are training me to perceive my fretboard in a completely different way, and I'm loving it. When I look at a scale diagram on the fretboard I am seeing chords and notes, not just patterns. Now after lesson 3, the chord inversions as well. Years of metal playing has had me focused too much on the melodic and thus, I was not thinking about things in a harmonic way. This course is remedying my massive oversight, so much in fact I think I need to upgrade to the gold, because, I'm soaking up this stuff like a sponge! Thanks for the inspirational instruction, Tommaso.

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

That's great to hear! :)

[@warrenricardo5244]

Instablaster...

[@patrickblack4992]

This channel is gold

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

I'm around here for the next hour if you guys have any questions on the video :-) (for questions on the course, write me at [e-mail] so I can answer in detail)

[@Stemma3]

It's easier if you say a Major 6th instead of rise/sharp. I mean, to avoid confusion. (My opinion)

[@davidsdeb]

Very informative. Thank you, sir.

[@malcolmjohnston4624]

Wow thanks just did Am Am/F# G E7 (with your voicings of course) a new one for me 🤗 I am grateful for your help.

[@EC2727]

I really hope this’ll become a series for all modes of the major scale! I’d love to hear some practical applications for the phrygian mode that aren’t for metal music :D

[@christopherheckman7957]

He's done a lot of modes. Look at his video page.

[@FullMetalDMZ]

Just search for flamenco music! It’s awesome and is Phrygian AF!

[@maddoxandhisband9146]

set the controls for the heart of the sun by pink floyd

[@xblinketx]

My favourite mode of a major scale. So many great songs use it. I use it in my own writing extensively too.

[@redmetalpanda9051]

I love your videos and all the various niche things i learn about theory but with this video i see how much i'd need your take on the basics like this but in more depth! Thanks a lot this one was very useful

[@aptelbruno8316]

Thank you again for this Dorian presentation - still working on it with pleasure !

[@Profolly]

Thank you so much for this lesson. I have loved the sound of the Dorian mode for years, and in fact wrote a very short piece using it recently. But your explanation has taken my knowledge *way* beyond what it was. Crucially, although I have understood scales since I was a child (I'm now in my sixties), I am now beginning to appreciate far more about the chords which 'sit on top of' the scales. The highlight of your video for me was the choice of 'Wicked Game' and 'Possession' - they are two of my favourite songs of all time!! (One of my others is 'Don't let it bring you down' by Neil Young - particularly as sung by Annie Lennox in the soundtrack of the film 'American Beauty'. I wonder why - from a music theory aspect - that one appeals so much...?)

[@huntermushero9362]

I’m glad to see Frank mentioned in the Dorian mode lesson.

[@iggykarpov]

Bravissimo, Professore!

[@aptelbruno8316]

Pretty colorful progressions in the Dorian mode . Thank you.

[@patrickstammeyer6368]

I am in my 50s I had not studied the modes scales or music theory since the 1980s ..... I am thoroughly enjoying your channel although my brain is so rusty on this it hurts..... I was a bass player but I have no talent thank you for good memories of my youth

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Thanks :) Everybody can learn - take it a little at a time and you will go far.

[@stringchild]

This is the first "rock scale:" I ever learned before I recognized later on what it was. To me back in the day it was "My Scale" so I thought, so I have a great attraction to it. It's a go to scale that is very applicable in blues style music. No one else would have known, yet it was what I was doing all the time without even knowing any of this, but now I know when and why I play Dorian to this day. 👍

[@aizekaizek5462]

so far i'm loving guitar and music theory

[@omarjericoagcaoili7877]

Thanks Tomasso for another good lesson and for making me understand further the dorian mode. Looking forward to your next video. 😊😊😊

[@christopherecatalano]

Very cool stuff. Lots of musical possibilities suggested here. Thank you!

[@liquidsolids9415]

Yet another fantastic lesson. Thanks. Keep up the great work!

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Great lesson. Thanks again Tomasso.

[@stompcity4085]

Excellent…you are one of the best teachers on line…thanks brother. Ps I’m a hack, but I’m learning

[@robertomui333]

Very good lesson !!! Thx 😏

[@EclecticEssentric]

Fun to watch, as always! Pump the 3rd up a half step for the major version of this fun. (Mixolydian). Then steal the 2nd and 6th as if it were a minor pentatonic, for a groovy major pentatonic.

[@drsmith4582]

Tommaso rockin the sharpie 5:30

[@alexgrishin8294]

What a brilliant explanation! Thank you!

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

My pleasure!

[@chinmayanaik1380]

Wow thank you sir ❤️❤️❤️

[@greglawrencemusic]

Looking forward to the Lydian mode analysis! Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization.

[@AndersWeijnitz]

Inspiring and very clear as always! Would you consider doing something about key changes in modal music. What is a good way to approach "modal modulations"?

[@abhigyan2619]

I think u r talking about modal interchange...In this case u have modes of a major scale for example take the c maj scale..U have modes of it such as Lydian ,Dorian,aeolian etc..After that leave the tonic chord as it is and take other mode's chords such as the aeolian has the Fm chord instead of Fmaj chord..So substitute one those chords of maj scale with the other of mode like substitute G with Fm and back to C...

[@JereToikka]

In short: Use the same principles you would as you would in normal major and minor keys. The possibilities for modulations are likely as numerous using modes as in "normal keys". Longer version: So if you map out all the dorian scales in the circle of fifths, it will generally be easiest to modulate smoothly to the one adjacent. You can go straight to the new key. You can try and smooth it out with a common chord. You can also try and connect them via other means if a common chord is not found or if the one found doesn't go to your liking in some context. For example: Connecting a progression in A dorian (Am, C, G, D) to the equivalent in D dorian (Dm, F, C, G). Going directly would be (Am, C, G, D, Am, C, G, D, Dm, F, C, G Dm, F, C, G). One example of using a common chord would be (Am, C, G, D, Am, C, G, G, Dm, F, C, G Dm, F, C, G) where the G replaces the D. An example of using a chord found in neither scale could be (Am, C, G, D, Am, C, G, A, Dm, F, C, G Dm, F, C, G) where the A major chord pulls very strongly into the Dm, establishing the new mode quite distinctively. There are numerous good possible chord progressions in one mode alone, numerous concepts with which to modulate and numerous applications of each of those concepts - So the amount of variations quickly becomes ridiculous :) But going through MANY will give you lots of cool ideas. I think one reason modal music tends to always sound the "same" is that it isn't treated with the same rigor as the major and minor keys are. I think there is tons of untapped potential in doing that :)

[@flipflopdancer6728]

@@JereToikka best comment EVER

[@JereToikka]

@@flipflopdancer6728 Thank you :)

[@iloverumi]

great breakdown

[@mithisarbrahma4990]

Hi, would you please like to make a video on improvisation?

[@1984ayan]

Half diminished instead of diminished, rest all great!

[@acilioneto]

listening to that dorian sonority (specialty that from those characteristic triads), i can tell that death note used this mode on some themes, for exemple, takes L's Theme B, and you'll know what i mean :))

[@oyingbade3941]

Lovely

[@relaxmax6808]

At 6:24 you said : " to be sure you are playing in Dorian and not in Eolian , you need to use one of this 4 chord , play GM7 not only G ." Ok , but in the exemple you give with Chris Isaac , it' s with a G . How do you explain this ? Thank you.

[@robertph1787]

Great . IT is very clear

[@SuperEvilC]

Thanks

[@bradsims5116]

Modes should be based on triads that have the root note of that mode. For example. D dorian , GBD BDF DFA. Or aranged as a scale. DFGAB (Yes it's a pentatonic scale.) I feel this is a more correct modal concept.

[@gregoryhaddock5395]

Another GREAT lesson!

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Thanks!

[@BisquitGecko]

We need Zappa more than ever.

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Agreed...

[@bogdanmusic5726]

Thank you !!!

[@kemarcummings1555]

You say that you take requests. So can you make a video on all those Italian tempo words, what they mean and how to pronounce them? That should be fun.

[@friendofbeaver6636]

I've always thought of A Dorian as G Major starting on A.

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Have you seen this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqvCfqqlqbGbZ68

[@MrMediterrano]

Dorian scale does not create a tension towards the tonic like the e.g. major, minor or Phrygian scales do, so then how to establish a tonal home-base or the sensation of resolution towards the end of the song?

[@M4NAH1MEK0]

In Molda progressions you won't have a "resolution", it's exactly the opposite...

[@scottgourlay1473]

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[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

That's possible, write me at [e-mail] so we can arrange that.

[@scottgourlay1473]

Will do when finished with work today.. thankyou

[@guilo3605]

Isn't Am G D the chords to Last Dance with Mary Jane? Just hearing it now

[@armax00]

sono andato automaticamente ai Led Zeppelin, magari mi sbaglio ma un pezzo mi da l'impressione di essere in Dorian :)

[@menestrutzel]

A general question, but related to the example in the video about Am G D chords. In order not to confuse this chord progressions to be in the key of G with actually being in the key of A Dorian, is the must of having the raised 6th chord (or at least one more chord from the Dorian scale) along in the song? Or I am not asking correctly? Am I missing something?

[@perfectgamer4687]

Can the negative Harmony go through all sharps naturals and flats or no

[@tonybates7870]

The Doors were fond of Dorian (most of When The Music's Over and Riders On The Storm, Soul Kitchen etc).

[@criticalfxck13]

you mean DOORIAN ?

[@tonybates7870]

@@criticalfxck13 Could be!

[@randydean23]

I noticed you substituted the E minor chord with a G major in one of your examples. Was that because of the relationship within the G major scale. i.e E aeloean?? I find myself doing that sort of thing all the time.

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Yes, Em and G major are relative of each other... so you can always substitute one for the other. Or, if you want to see it in a different way: the Em and G chords have only one note of difference (and two in common) so when you play one rather than the other, you get a similar sound --> you can try and substitute one for the other.

[@mudmusic1399]

Do i always have to start the chords progression from the dorian chord to get the dorian sound?

[@M4NAH1MEK0]

Well outlining the center is always a good practice to make you perceive the "modal" way.

[@adityamohan1773]

I dont know if I'm wrong but I think Hurrian Hymn sounds a bit Dorian.

[@albarylaibida1214]

Great lesson! What else could we expect from Tommaso?

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Thanks!

[@ErixSamson]

@7'30'' I love this

[@franciscodominguezguitar2510]

Thanks for the video, I have a question, does your course master of the modes, it will help me improvise by giving each chord “it’s color”?

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Yes, of course - that's kinds the point of the course :) For course questions, please write [e-mail] so I can answer in detail.

[@franciscodominguezguitar2510]

@@MusicTheoryForGuitar amazing, so if I didn’t understand something of your course I can send u email for clarification?

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

@@franciscodominguezguitar2510 Yes of course

[@wido123123]

Could you lead with the Am Pentatonic? I know it could be "boring", but given we're not playing the raised 6th, it should be 'in-key', right?

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Yes

[@brianwarner751]

I love your videos but take exception to one passing assertion. I think that Chris Isaak's Wicked Game is in Mixolydian, not Dorian. I play it with a 3 chord descending line of Vminor, IV, I (Bm, A, E). The minor third in the 5 chord (natural D) is the flat 7 that makes it Mixolydian and all the other notes and chords are major. Am I hearing this song incorrectly or did you rush this out with an error? If so, I'm sure it's your first. Keep the videos coming, I love them.

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

The chords are correct - Bm, A, E - but Bm is the i (tonic) chord. The piece is in B Dorian.

[@brianwarner751]

Well, I see how the math works for B Dorian, but I still "hear" the song as E Mixolydian. The song concludes on the E chord, but on the B note, so perhaps it's a matter of whether we give preference to the melody, as you do for determining the tonic, or the harmony, as I do. I hear the song in E Mixolydian, which very interestingly is exactly the same scale as B Dorian.

[@Werkschatz]

Why didn't you explain it in D Dorian with all natural notes?

[@midiman46]

There is no #6 in the natural minor scale but instead a b6....

[@mdbergfeld]

Those video choices for the songs hahaha

[@yarlodek5842]

Probably the brightest minor scale. Harmonic minor is tense, melodic minor is also tense, aeolian is stable, and phrygian is just depressing. Oh yeah, and the neapolitan scales are just weird.

[@christopherheckman7957]

(1) Jazz isn't dead, it just smells funny. (Frank Zappa) (2) [EDIT: Oops. "Moonchild" has minor 6, not major 6] (3) 341 upvotes, ZERO downvotes. Maybe the haters have left?

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

1. Yup 2. Yup 3. You wish... ;-)

[@christopherheckman7957]

@@MusicTheoryForGuitar Well only two downvotes now.

[@greglawrencemusic]

Hey...screw all this music stuff, how do you sync your voice track to the sped-up video whiteboard? (lol-just kidding)

[@ayshstrings]

Lotr Rohan theme --> G#m - F# - C# (Dorian) :-) The music in the mountain scene in Karate Kid too seems like G dorian to me .. the home chord being Gm6 . What do you think Tommaso ... am I right or wrong .. ? Here's the scene kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGKbk313pLqLibc

[@alva72nashir3]

D Dorian difference only one note with Gmaj=Em

[@martifingers]

Hi. This is really good as usual but is there a mistake at 7.30 where you label the second chord as Am/6but refer to it (correctly) as Am/7? But as I say, the approach is great... understanding with creativity is an unbeatable combination IMO.

[@JereToikka]

I think he wrote Am/G but it just looks like a '6'. :)

[@sro63]

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[@manuelkhoza1700]

Hi my name is Manuel Khoza Im from South Africa .I always viewed myself as a music genius as far as i can remember I've always tempered with music ,I can play guiatar, piano and I know how to produce my songs from scratch thanks to KZbin channels I've even learned more skills than I thought I would acquire,my problem is that I dont have a music certificate in which that crushes my spirit, I want to know about the music business so that I can Learn how to make money from music and that do I really need to have a music certificate coz I dont feel like I need it. Can you please 🙏 Help

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

You don't need a music certificate unless you want it. Make your music and find the people who like it.

[@manuelkhoza1700]

@@MusicTheoryForGuitar Thank you so much for your Reply, Im screen shoting this message is my music certificate

[@MrMediterrano]

Do u maybe have a twin brother who plays keyboard and not guitar?))

[@vitodeastis4736]

It's your course in this funny English?

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

I think you meant: "IS your course in this funny English?" Yes, probably even funnier.

[@vitodeastis4736]

@@MusicTheoryForGuitar of course your tutorials are very fulfilling.... although over my own understanding ability.lol Il tuo accento mi fa morire. Era solo una battuta per fare il "simpatico" spero tu non sia permaloso.

[@vincebuckley1499]

FYI.... Godzilla is the single greatest Dorian song ever written.

[@ramrod924]

Unless you're from Tokyo lol Oye como va by Santana is pretty good too.

[@markpopia5616]

Almeno i sottotitoli in italiano li potevi mettere....

[@arinori6244]

@5:02 : please someone sub it

[@arinori6244]

Please active yhhe sub its hard to understand

[@M4NAH1MEK0]

I can understand him perfectly, and I'n not even native English speaker...

[@epoizparadigma8986]

Durian🤣🤣

[@enginjass]

yore too complicating simple process. good luck for beginners...

[@M4NAH1MEK0]

I suppose you don't know what you are talking about, and this stuff it's not "for beginners".

[@sonoman9095]

Man, use the intervals you are using. Ex. i-bIV.

[@Pzycko0]

Thanks!!!