How To Make Music With The LYDIAN DOMINANT Scale On Your Guitar

[@qkbarbland4332]

it's called "Vachaspati" in Indian carnatic music, it's a parent scale that's not used much but its derived scale called "Saraswati" is extremely popular. It's derived by omitting the major second from the scale and omitting the flat 7th during ascending and including it while descending. to get the feel of the scale you can play A B D# E F# A - G F# E D# B A

[@GuyDanielsMusicEtc]

Now I go around to family members saying 'Hello Internet'. Pretty soon I'll be saying it to strangers... Seriously though I dig your introduction!

[@magicfay]

This channel is a diamond

[@TedBoyRomarino]

I have a small piece of music I composed using mixolydian 4#. Here in Brazil we also call it northeastern scale, because that region's traditional music uses this scale and mixolydian a lot. Cheers to everyone

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Interesting!

[@kodowdus]

Thanks! Is that musical genre related to forro, or is it totally distinct?

[@TedBoyRomarino]

@@kodowdus Yes, exactly.. Forró and Baião. Try some Luiz Gonzaga if you are curious. He uses mixolydian and mixolydian 4# a lot! Cheers!

[@TedBoyRomarino]

@@kodowdus it's a rich, beautiful cheerful music!

[@inFAMOUSgagimeister]

What song?

[@alexmartin466]

The D#/A can be a F7+9/A or AMaj7 b5,b13 (omit3) 🙂

[@AnnaPrzebudzona]

The way you described this scale is how I would describe myself - ” lots of dissonance, lots of drama, pretty conflicted; at first sight seems user unfriendly”. It's my favourite scale now officially 😄

[@dkelley9661]

Tomas, thanks again! You are SO rocking these theory lessons! Great info, thoughtfully presented, with an eye towards utility! I additionally enjoy the wry sense of humor. Blessings to you Sir!

[@あなたがすごいだよ]

Been loving these modal videos. Messing with modes is so fun and it can get some really interesting sounds out of them!

[@StephenAnthony68]

At 5:59 it sounds a little like Diary of a Madman by Ozzy!!! I LOVE IT!!!

[@suzannecoholic1467]

This presentation of a beautiful modal scale and its harmony was wonderful! Thank you!

[@elliotmorley9075]

Best clarity and energy of any guitar teacher I’ve encountered thus far, much love and appreciation musicmaster

[@SeanTheDiscoNinja]

I’ve heard of this scale being called the acoustic scale as it is a condensed version of the overtone series.

[@ModernGuitar]

This mode can also be called the acoustic scale, or the Bartok scale, because he used it a lot in his works, for example the very beginning of the third movement of the Sonata for two pianos and percussion. That was also used by Debussy (1st movement of La Mer) and Scriabin.

[@arnoldzifflebluesguitar]

I still love just enjoying this man's accent..all the while getting guitar education! Thank you.

[@jeroenlaureyssens]

Seen from a folk music perspective, I like the name overtone scale: some folk instruments, such as jew’s harp and willow flute are based on the overtone series, and are playing mostly in this wonderful scale :)

[@inFAMOUSgagimeister]

Do you know of any specific folk songs? I would really like to listen!

[@maneli]

Love this scale and love to use it when improvising over chords. Very effective scale over 7th chords if you’re looking to get out of the blues sound

[@ArtinSinger]

Your videos are like magic, although you show just existing knowledge from another point of view - I love it! 😃

[@robertmacintosh3229]

The C Lydian b7 scale has a sharp and a flat; F# and Bb; C D E F# G A Bb and is a very fun scale to play in.

[@pedromoreira6324]

It´s a coll alternative to the Mixolydian mode over dominant chords, the #4 give it a nice dissonance and sound more "jazzy"

[@carlilloos_]

I’m feeling Koji Kondo vibes like crazy. Now I see what he messed around with to make the Ocarina of Time such a beautiful soundtrack!

[@abellepcha5313]

If in the scale of C major, the root note ( that is C ) is sharpened, you get this scale mixolydian #4. The chord which can be derived is A major instead of the usual A minor.

[@lachinita_esa1086]

7:55 is it called Amaj6 #11? Great video! I have a notebook especially for notes I learn from your lessons on KZbin. 😆 Why has nobody answered the chord name? Lol

[@albertburcet]

Or directly A6 #11? (without g#)

[@lachinita_esa1086]

@@albertburcet Yea I think ur right it's A6#11 thanks man

[@TedBoyRomarino]

One interesting fact is that all chords built from this scale are relative to each other, after all this is a mode of the melodic minor. When you use altered mode for example for the V in blues, you can use all other melodic minor stackings from the scale the altered chord came.

[@willemsgrahpics]

Can you clarify, what did you mean that the chords from this scale are relative to each other?

[@Allthewrongkeys821]

Yes, please clarify.

[@TedBoyRomarino]

If you take, lets say, C major scale, some chords are relative, like Cmaj7 and Am7, or Fmaj7 and Dm7. That's because they share 2 notes on the triad or 3 notes in the tetrad. But in melodic minor, if you take, lets say, C melodic minor, all chords stacked in that harmonic field are relative to each other. And it has important consequences, such as an impossibility to create cadences with these chords, and the possibility to substitute them for each other.

[@peterjuff]

There are some great chords in this scale. I especially like the augmented major 7 chord!

[@souravdash003]

I am an Indian and this scale sounds to me like a Rajasthani folk type scale. I tried composing songs using this and everytime I ended up with a rajasthani folk song with a western flavour.

[@anmolrob4058]

Tommaso thanks ,waited so long for this one ❤️❤️

[@normanlove222]

I love this guy and his teaching style, Im just not a guitar guy im a keyboard guy. Is there a channel , LIKE this guy but keyboard demo? I would love that. I know there are a bunch but none like this guy I know

[@anonagain]

As a percussionist I've looked for the same - haven't found anyone that comes close. Tomasso - would love to see a version of your courses oriented towards keyboards! And BTW, these progressions sound awesome on Vibraphone :)

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

anonagain: if you are recording them on an actual Vibraphone, I want to hear them! :-)

[@rodrigomarques3478]

Is the chord at 6:50 correctly named? I think its a A major with added 9th and minor 7th (B and G) Great video as always

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

That's what an A9 is.

[@frenchiesfrankieandhenry]

Yeah baby!! The most righteous of scales! For anyone that loves to write epic metal, learn this scale! Thanks Tommaso!! Great work!

[@inFAMOUSgagimeister]

Know of any metal that uses this scale that you would like to share?

[@nandozilla]

Check out "Angra - Carolina IV" use lots of riffs and solos using this scale

[@jrsmoots]

Excellent lesson!

[@mikephilippov8735]

You know you are getting popular on YT when within 4 minutes of uploading you already got 1 dislike (not from me ha ha). Cool video as always Tommaso :)

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

It's funny because it's true :)

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

@@MusicTheoryForGuitar : Some might say, and I might agree, that if you're not creating a little friction, you're doing it wrong. ^-^

[@christopherheckman5392]

@@aylbdrmadison1051 It's a matter of creating some dissonance. 8-)

[@GuyDanielsMusicEtc]

After going thru the 7th chords here I believe EmM7 and G+M7 are worthy of the most study since they alone have the Mixo note (G) and the Lydian note (D#) simultaneously. Lots of stuff going on in those chords!

[@davec1]

the altered scale, the lydian dominant scale...looks like melodic minor has some really fun modes!

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

It does :)

[@jorgeramirez7489]

What a coincidence. I just did the lydian dominant lesson in Master of the Modes. Of course there's a lot more info in there, but this video has a couple of good complementary tips. Very useful, thanks. Do you know any good examples of songs that use this scale?

[@45jch45]

Also called the Bartok scale from the Hungarian composer Béla Bartok (1881-1945)

[@pizzarand]

Harmony is cool but I would have liked to see how to use this scale in an improvisation context. For example in a chord progression with tritonus substitution.

[@MeixellMedia]

Is the mystery chord an "A 6/#11" by chance?

[@s.vidhyardhsingh3881]

That’s a cool sounding scale!! But I lost half way!! The first progression though was like wow 😯 for me and then I got lost 😜

[@baschdiro8565]

It was only yesterday, when I wondered, whether I could combine flats and sharps in a single scale.

[@christopherheckman5392]

Yep. There's one rule: If it sounds good, it's right.

[@digitig]

Christopher Heckman Yeah, but that doesn't necessarily mean it's notated in a helpful way.

[@DrRonaldSIpock]

I learnt this as the Overtone Scale back in the day

[@DanJohnson]

Same, through Ted Greene's books

[@vincognito]

I find that this scale works very nicely against tritone substitution chords. One reason why is that the raised 4th very often turns out to be a scale tone of the key you're in.

[@morlais3786]

7:53 maybe an Ab5/6 or the "Thomaso-Chord"

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

HAHAHA :)

[@joskun]

@@MusicTheoryForGuitar Interesting, why can't it be A11? since C# half-dim/A is A9..? Would love to know

[@aidan7195]

I've heard it called Lydian Mixolydian, although I still call it Lydian Dominant

[@johndiraimo1444]

The Natural Minor #3,#4,#6 scale. Lol Another great video Tomasso.

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

HAHA! :)

[@agy04022761]

always inspiring,- thanx a.l. !

[@btk-3780]

Famously used in "L'Isle Joyeuse" (Debussy)

[@greglawrencemusic]

"MixedUpLydian"

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Best name so far :)

[@cosimobaldi03]

Wait... This is a mode of melodic minor, so we could do a IV7 V7 i cadence... Do you think it's any good?

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Do YOU like it?

[@chasebethersonton5169]

I believe the formal name for the scale is the Mix-O'-Lydian-'an-Mix-o-lydian.

[@philippechapnik4754]

It seems that is also called the Bartok scale.

[@jerardofierros2433]

I dnt even know this scale much, but man am I interested in how it’s gnna sound lol

[@matydavus1078]

The modes of the natural minor are almost always the ones discussed, you hardly ever find a video on modes where they use harminic or natural minor as the base for there examples of modes

[@christopherheckman5392]

The natural question I'd ask is: What music uses this scale? (Wikipedia doesn't list anything.)

[@joselekiwi5695]

Christopher Heckman Jazz and Soundtracks. The simpsons theme is build in this scale, and I give an example on how to use it in jazz.

[@inFAMOUSgagimeister]

Can you name what of christopher heckmans songs uses this scale? Just one example would be awesome!

[@666cordyceps666]

I remember (few decades before) that my guitar teacher was taught me that scale under the name "Howard Hanson scale"...

[@chrisroper6621]

It’s called the scale of a thousand names!

[@thegoatriderfromthesands2646]

The Acoustic Scale, The Simpsons Scale (It is in the main theme song but I don't think anyone else actually calls it that (I do, I mean it is a theme song to a "MAJOR" TV series!)

[@joskun]

If C# half-dim/A is A9 would D# half-dim/A be A11? It's a wild guess for me haha would love to know the real answer haha Great lesson as always Tommaso 👌🏾🤘🏾🔥!

[@thegoatriderfromthesands2646]

Probably best we mention it's SP-AC-E/DC vibes!

[@matthias18gr]

How about a more historical video ? Eg . About the names of the modes , where'd they come from and how they used to be played

[@metaljay2896]

I would call the chord at 8:08 A Maj 6 #11

[@PlanetGareth]

A tritone sub of an altered scale? 😜

[@kd8qmw]

I don’t understand how Lydian Dominant can be considered the 4th mode of Melodic Minor with that #4 in there??

[@Oron354]

Coz it has a b7 in it

[@njrous]

Check it out this way: C melodic minor: C (root) D (2) Eb (b3) F(p4) G (p5) A (6) B (maj7) F lydian dominant (the fourth of C): F (root) G (2) A (Maj3) B (#4) C (p5) D (6) Eb (b7) Hope this helps! There's a video on my channel on melodic minor that may further clarify :)

[@RockOnTheCure]

Hello many thanks for your videos...over here we call this scale the bartok scale or bartok mode...

[@christopherheckman5392]

Wikipedia says that the name "acoustic scale" came up when someone was analyzing Bartok. (Incidentally, the first piece that I found that has a diminished octave in it was one of Bartok's.)

[@EclecticEssentric]

Inciteful and delightful.

[@robcerasuolo9207]

The only things I came up with for that chord you didn't give a name for, other than D#m7b5/A, are these: A6/b5, which has a major third); F#m6/A, which would be an obvious derivation from D#m7b5/A; and C#Lyd6, or C#Lyd/add13. A6/b5 sounds more my style, and is a deliciously devilish way to find out who really knows their theory. 😈

[@gabrielmahutasoit8953]

I think the D#m7b5/A is a true naming, since A is in the part of D#m7b5 (D#-F#-A-C#).

[@brenomordida]

Does it djent?

[@Solomon.Y_Music]

Yes Yes ,, very nice 👍 explanation

[@yiftach2949]

7:58 A#11b5

[@Marunius]

Don't you have to play more extensions for some of these chords in order to make them actually sound Lydian Dominant? I.e. You need the flat 9 for the F#m7, otherwise it doesn't hint at that kind of harmony at all.

[@enosare]

D#m7b5/A= F#m6/A :) nice work thank you :)

[@reinaldoferreira9503]

No Brazil também é conhecida como ESCALA CORINGA: 'JOKER SCALE'.....'....Essa escala pode ser encaixada em vários lugares....'....Come to the 'QUARANTINE MIXOLYDIAN #4 BRAZIL....' :D

[@inFAMOUSgagimeister]

Do you know any brazilian music that uses this scale? I would really like to hear :)

[@Oron354]

Aka Acoustic scale or Overtone scale

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

Only 30 different names? Come on man, that's nothing! Let's hop to it, and make at least 30 more.

[@christopherheckman5392]

(0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10) (the number of semitones from the tonic, for each note in the scale)

[@intelligence2323]

They call sometimes an acoustic scale. I like to play it on harp.

[@BluegillGreg]

Blues harp or string harp?

[@intelligence2323]

@@BluegillGreg string harp :)

[@BluegillGreg]

@@intelligence2323 I bet that sounds great.

[@brendondominic6576]

Please Make a Video on sontana form and Melody writing for eg: Phrasing, Question and answer, Call and response, Accedintal notes plz make a video on this

[@TheMaxKids]

I’m hearing ‘Diary of a Madman’ in this

[@florianmargage4119]

A6(#11)

[@zpottsy]

At 6 Minutes I hear Diary of a Madman by Randy Rhoads.

[@AztecPride150]

Lol same as soon as i heard Aadd#11

[@TomGrubbe]

Yep

[@Potatointhehood]

cute scale :3

[@kalvin3691]

I can hear Paint it black

[@skateebee]

Sounds a bit like Natural Science from Rush, maybe Diary of Madman from RR

[@sharadsemilo]

Acoustic scale?

[@joselekiwi5695]

Sharad Acharya Yes, not really know why

[@christopherheckman5392]

(1) Isn't the natural 7 a G# not a G? (2) I was going to comment about "minor 7 flat 5", but you made that point later. 8-) (3) I normally don't "smash the like", because I usually download these videos and watch them. (It's a habit from days before high speed Internet.) (4) One observation that you didn't make. There are two major triads, two diminished triads, and two minor triads, each of which is a whole step apart. That means you can play some music based on the A, C#dim, and Em, and move it up a whole step and repeat as B, D#dim, and F#m, and you're still in the same scale. (The 7ths of the minor chords don't match up, though.)

[@sharadsemilo]

That's a great observation (4). I also approach things in a similar fashion. About (1) - That's the reason it's called Mixolydian, it suggest a b7. And that's also the reason the Lydian is dominant

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

3) considering that we KZbinrs rise and fall thanks to views and likes, if you like these videos DO consider 'smashing the like'. It's not just a vanity thing for us creators: it's literally how KZbin decides if our videos deserve to be shown - which ultimately determines if it's worth for us creator to do videos to share for free on KZbin, or if we would better direct our efforts somewhere else. These videos are free. And a 'like' does not cost anything either ;-)

[@christopherheckman5392]

@@MusicTheoryForGuitar Is there a way to like more than one video at a time? I haven't run across a bad video by you yet, and it would save a lot of time for me.

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Sadly, not that I know of...

[@NeilRaouf]

the ionian b7/#11 😁

[@Spacecat2]

I've heard it called "lyxian."

[@robcerasuolo9207]

"Licks, Ian!" Wait, that sounds kinda...! 🤔 Sorry, folks named Ian.

[@jeremycraft8452]

B9/A

[@inFAMOUSgagimeister]

Does anyone know of any songs that use this scale besides ”the simpsons”?

[@inFAMOUSgagimeister]

@@arthurmee epic! thanks a lot mate!

[@whysoserious5893]

Diary of a madman

[@chaocrator]

it's even better with flat 2

[@sieni221]

I call this the take the A train scale

[@sharadsemilo]

Can you please explain that?

[@sieni221]

@@sharadsemilo the II chord on the take the A train is a dominant 7 #4 chord.

[@sieni221]

And I use the 4th mode of melodic minor to improvise over it because its very closely related to the tonic of C so it flows pretty nicely.

[@sieni221]

I should correct #11 maybe even tho its the kinda same thing

[@bsorryrthatsit7055]

Why not call it what it is anyway, a Dorian scale in melodic minor.

[@ArgoBeats]

The Xolydian Scale

[@pindakaas42]

Maybe strange comment but it jumped out at me: If you can maybe deactivate the video title translation feature, it makes a bad impression, the German version of the video title, for example uses the German word for scale in the sense of scaling up an image and not the word for scale in the musical context, makes your video seem like dumb bot generated click bait, which is a pity. (Also it uses the formal version of the German you which sounds extremely strange in this context, as normally youtubers don't talk to their audience, as if they are much older then them or in a formal setting, where such a pronoun is normally employed.)

[@BrianHayesMusic]

I just took a brief look at the description of your “Master of the Modes” course. I can’t believe someone who is as smart as you are would use the terms “scales and modes.“ Scales AND modes? This is complete insanity.

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

HAHAHA :)

[@asmallguy6124]

oh no too briiiiiight!

[@planepantsgames1791]

The Simpsons scale

[@etiennedelaunois1737]

Actually the Simpsons theme is made from Lydian, Lydian-Myxolidian, whole tone scales.

[@planepantsgames1791]

@@etiennedelaunois1737 okee dokey

[@Johnhasa1]

Confusingly positive.

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

Great description.

[@gassug2]

i call this scale mixo-lydian

[@goodbeans]

The true name of this scale is Hungarian minor #3 #6 b7 lol

[@MusicTheoryForGuitar]

HAHA

[@thegoatriderfromthesands2646]

Overtone is another term

[@dimitrigodhead1969]

Cardiacs scale

[@dddakapalejoegrindexofteny4026]

The overtone scale.....

[@seanarooni]

half lydian half mixolydian, they should call it a MIX o' lydian. wait i see the problem now.