Playing In Every Mode with ONE Tiny Scale Shape [GUITAR LESSON - MODES - MUSIC THEORY]

[@gsutton13]

Been playing guitar for decades...In 17 minutes you have made these concepts completely obtainable! Now I actually feel like I can "Master the Fretboard". Thank you my friend! (BTW, you should think about voice-over work, great pipes!)

[@arifinzaman9013]

Bro you kinda look minor but your voice is major😅

[@P374Wilma]

😂

[@P374Wilma]

Great teaching 👍

[@nickolaskling4640]

Music Ed KZbin talk about minors every day yet I’ve not seen one of them get leaked propositioning one😂

[@DoctorMandible]

You mean low-crian

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

Make sure you check the description to find the links to the jam tracks I used! Also, if you still suffer from Modal Confusion after this video, PLEASE watch the two videos I linked to in the description. Between those two videos and this lesson, you should be able to fully understand how modes work and apply it on your guitar. GOOD LUCK!

[@Nicolae8607]

Hi, do you do private lesson via Skype?

[@ds54ds5sd5sd5]

Thank you brother, I am learning theory, now on 7-chords, this video is very good! This building modes on example of C-mixolidian in F-major, i tried to build C-major natural from C-mixolidian an d now see the difference , 7th half tone down, and I am starting seeing notes instead of shapes. I mean it seems that shapes are important just to remember on automatic level like some default major or minor scale how it builds, but the sounding of scales and modes and how they relate that is more important and this is looking like majic, opens doors to improvising thank you!

[@coolpoolshark]

The vid is clear about using shape to play modes on guitar. My question is how do you apply modes to chord progressions to improvise guitar solos?

[@RanetaCroak]

@@coolpoolshark Basically like you'd use the minor and major scale (Aeolian and Jonian). Sometimes you can play a few notes from a different mode to add some colour to your playing

[@bigtsshackfestival9563]

U kick ass dude !!! This chann rocks

[@mal9948]

Finally, someone who uses the word "tonality" correctly! Too many use the word tonality to describe tone colour or timbre. Tonality is, simply put, whether something sounds major or minor. This is good music education as well as a great guitar tutorial. Well done Jake!

[@AlldeLucas]

Imho Jake has a great ability to translate concepts that many turn into a monster in such a easy way to beginners to understand.

[@TheCyberSatyr]

What other terms would you use to describe the tone color or timbre? Since they have to do with tone, I would imagine they fall under tonality as a blanket category. Otherwise, why would microtonal fretted guitars exist? Im seriously asking (because I really dont know, as of right now). I stand by what I said about tonality though, because its literally dependent on the individual schema surrounding the topic.

[@mal9948]

@@TheCyberSatyr Any discussion around music theory and terminology is interesting and healthy. It’s really good that you are showing such an interest in improving your knowledge of music and because it’s so wide and diverse there is always a lot to learn. Firstly I’d like to point out that I have been playing guitar professionally for many years as a touring musician and studio session player. These days I am teaching music at a secondary college in Australia. I am still playing very regularly, writing and recording. Tonality, as Jake had correctly pointed out, is about whether the music or a particular passage of a piece of music is sounding major or minor eg. is the music in a major or minor key. This is the accepted term to describe this and how it’s used in music and it’s related education. Timbre or tone colour refers to, and this is where it can be confusing, is about the tone of a sound. You could use terms such as glassy, thick, resonant, shrill, dull, smooth, harsh, rich, sonorous, brittle, boomy and so on when describing timbre or tone colour. Timbre (tone colour) is not tonality. As I said earlier this is the accepted terminology that is used universally in music education. I suppose the thing is to get comfortable with these terms and how they are used. Correct use of terminology will make discussions, such as the one we are having, clearer and well focused. I hope this is helpful. Keep enjoying your musical journey. What it really comes down to and the most important aspect is your love of playing and making music. There is nothing more exciting, in my mind anyway. Cheers.

[@TheCyberSatyr]

@@mal9948 appreciate it

[@bigknuckle9689]

This is a good explanation of how to actually use the modes. Most people who have been playing for a while can hear the differences between them when it comes to sound, but its been a long time of studying before I realized how to actually USE the different modes to get the sounds I want. This is a great video for that, thank you!

[@ragingchimera8021]

Bingo... finally someone made this easy to understand instead of trying hard to make it seem complicated. As for the shape, to me that is just the top 3 strings of the 5th position of the 5 position major scale shapes (or "G" shape in CAGED). Great job Jake!

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

I don't like naming shapes because it creates a lot of confusion and obfuscates the universality of them- BUT the shape I show at the end is commonly referred to as the G Shape from the CAGED system. The small shape we use throughout can be derived from that.

[@ragingchimera8021]

@@SignalsMusicStudio I understand that, I'm currently doing my best to "move beyond shapes" but when I was a kid taking lessons that was what was beaten into me by the mediocre guitar teachers at the local guitar shop... oh how far we have come! Love your channel Jake you do a great job of breaking this stuff down and make it easy to absorb.

[@maninthecrowd5076]

Just skip between Jake Lizzio and Rick Beato and research a little, you are set for life.

[@matzelauda6673]

word

[@titmusspaultpaul5]

True. I'm subscribed to both channels and they are awsome, really informative.... cheers.

[@basementproductionsmedia3062]

don't forget adam neely!

[@yoatzinpenaflor1262]

I would also throw some Fretjam in there.

[@maninthecrowd5076]

@@yoatzinpenaflor1262 I am going to check that channel. Came in notification but haven't seen until now.

[@mrsunshine2204]

That intro-mercial is just pure comedy gold! And all content after is so too. Fantastic video.

[@louisaccardi2268]

Jake, you have an excellent voice for public speaking, or any area of public speaking, such as radio, TV, news caster, university lecturer, music teacher in college, etc. I encouraging you not to limit yourself, not everyone who is a music instructor on the net has the natural physical gifting of a distinctive voice.

[@2giantmonsters]

Jake is the best KZbin music teacher! I've learned so much since I found your channel. Thank you so much, I only wish I could contribute to your patreon. I'm currently in the infant stages of composing a prog-metal concept album. By learning from your videos, I have been able to inject so much more color than I would've before.

[@Stuugie.]

I think that locrian track you did sounded pretty chill, it was good

[@IgnacioAOlivar]

it's unusual mode but it's cool if you know how to use it. Locrian for me it's more like a "detail mode", for a bridge between parts in a song, a pre chorus, an introduction to something. The reason that it hasn't good popularity it's the actual styles and songs written in locrian. Example, Bjork. It's a genius as an artist but not everyone like her music. Nordic black metal, the same. In contemporany jazz, with atonalities, odd time signatures locrian it's a regular mode, no more good or ugly than the others. Music it's about feelings, mood. If you as composer feel that a solo in F root locrian it's the right choice to express what your mind and souls tells you, welcome locrian and it's beauty

[@terrymiller111]

I am not a big fan of locrian, either, but he played a very nice "diminished"-sounding lick, which is what locrian is about.

[@monkeymonk2081]

Locrian is neither a major nor a minor mode and is very unstable. It has two minor thirds making the chord a diminished one... For instance, in the key of C major we have a B°dim giving B Locrian a bad rap.. Steve Vai use it a lot though..😞🐮🐴

[@mitchdoud9727]

Jakes the BOMB best understandable teacher I ever had !

[@danielricher6423]

That was the single most useful lesson that I have had in years. Granted that I have been practicing for a long time. Things have been lining up and concepts are linking together. I already knew my major shapes very well. This gave me a quick run through the modes in a way that just made sense. Simple, and succint. You concisely presented what I already knew in a sensible way. Thank you good sir. 👍

[@adityamohan1773]

13:20 *the licc*

[@LordOfTheDeceased]

Scrolled down to find this comment after that. He had to do it to em

[@nanamacapagal8342]

It sounds decent and he builds it all up... *THEN HITS YOU WITH THE MEME.*

[@DANIEL-ls5ku]

Good Lord he can TALK!!

[@Agent_Lokii]

Yup came here for this.

[@tres913]

Occasionally Jake makes you realize how much of his excellent content you wish you'd found a couple years ago. This was an eye opener for me.

[@southboundguitar]

A couple?! Ha!!! It's now be 16+ years for me!!! Where has the time gone??? 🤯

[@SplinteredCompany]

Just as I was getting bored of KZbin for the evening... Jake comes waltzing in, just made my night!

[@karanghosh2150]

You've changed the way I look at the fretboard now. I've been very hesitant with my guitar playing because I couldn't jump from one feel to the next, especially across the fretboard. I mean I cannot do it right now, but I know what to work on now. Thank you so much for this. More power to you!

[@jamiemclean8044]

Never really been compelled to leave a comment on a KZbin video until now. I've plateaued at a certain level for years now and after watching this video something has just clicked. Thank you so much. A brilliantly simple explanation of a difficult subject.

[@FaelCacilhas]

Not gonna lie, I came in here because I thought the title was very clicky-baity and my plan was to comment on "such an idiot trick". But dude... that was such an awesome music lesson. A simple comment, "these three notes make it sound like the scale" are so obvious after I heard them that I cant believe I didnt know this. Thank you. This was awesome.

[@kingloser4198]

Commenting and viewing? that'd show 'em

[@michaelinglis8516]

That's your root 3rd and 5th. Their your safe notes. And to get the tonality of the mode youd also add in that modes iconic interval. Like for example in Lydian it would be the 4th interval to get the modal tonality.

[@StumblebumBand]

Thank you so much for this lesson. This is right where I am. I was learning to play the E,A,B chord progression and follow the chords just by staying within the E major Scale. This is an even easier Way to look at it on those notes on the fretboard. Love it.

[@thomcat1969x]

Thank you, this really was the best and easiest for me to grasp, I knew enough theory behind it but was never really able to connect the dots until your video. Very well done, thank you again!

[@leonardosorianialves6903]

Yes. He used the lick. Here 13:19

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

long overdue tbh

[@BaneOfXistence4]

A bell went off in my head as soon as I heard that

[@robenhood7_517]

Buuuaaaahhhh!!!!! LICC

[@bhargavkalita2207]

Which lick is that

[@robenhood7_517]

An infinitely ongoing joke in the music community on KZbin

[@stevewebertampainvestments2097]

this video and a few of your others have helped me get through a wall I was hitting recently

[@jscotlandr]

Also, it was a classy and generous move when you mentioned the backing track channels.

[@Robert-gm8ig]

I personally enjoy your videos man, and even though some people see this as nerdy, I think it’s cool. You have a lot of knowledge and your content is very different from other channels. Don’t listen to the haters in these comments, and keep it up!

[@raulmanzoratte8065]

When I saw the video for the first time I did not get it all the way! Now I saw it again and I underdstanded much better! Thank you Jake, awesome lesson!!!

[@joaoaugustolandim]

GOD! I finally understand modes. At first, when he explains intervals, you think "What? That's basic. Come on". But then you understand why he explained that and that's what's missing on the other lessons people do. They already assume you're an intermediate/advanced musician.

[@scottwaszak698]

Great teaching. I also "transpose" everything to the "natural minor scale." In other words, if chords dictate an major scale jam, I'm thinking aeolian for my general scale shapes, but, of course, the tonality within those shapes is altered to the "color" of Ionian. One can find all the modes within the natural minor shapes, just like within "true" major scale shapes and, for me, this has been helpful in relation to using pentatonic and blues box shapes and runs and such, as well.

[@arturomariano854]

You're one of the best guitar teacher here on you tube. Salute :)

[@kevcoverssolos]

Holy moly this explains modes so well. I couldn't find anything going this in depth

[@aldojosue3210]

I was doing the exercises about that CMajor, and suddenly i was playing the mexican anthem lol nice video as always !

[@awinsalian3562]

So many great teachers on KZbin. A beginner guitarist like me feels lucky.

[@xenophonkirby]

Holy crap...just because of this video I subscribed immediately. Jake, where were you all this time?

[@jscotlandr]

Thanks. Great, intuitive lesson on modes. A good balance of practical application and theory

[@DG5466]

All of Jakes lessons are great, if you couple this with Frank Gambales technique book one the door on modes opens wide, using diatonic triads from the parent key is magic over the scale choice

[@KyLesCaster]

I think i've watched this video 100 times it's so useful and well done.

[@enemyofvirtue]

good god, this has clarified so much. you have a wonderful way of explaining things. thanks for this!

[@wdmontgomery]

Wow that really opened my eyes and ears … thank you

[@otraperspectiva]

Amazing. I finally get it. What's best, I can deduce the intervals with the shapes for each mode, so only thing I have to memorize is what is the special note (tritone, maj7, etc), but I already feel there. Thank you so much. I would add that a best next thing is, once the intervals are deduced, then playing the scale in only one string, then two.. soon the fretboard is open. Thanks !! subbed to your patreon.

[@allanhogg3457]

Excellent explanation, this topic has had me baffled previously but now i get it, thank you

[@samtate1260]

I am 61 years old been learning a few years and this was a eye opener for me thank you for your help 👍

[@rdzt233]

Wow, in 17 minutes you covered more than most entire courses. Thanks

[@garyjohnstonemusic]

Trying to break from the usual boxes and this was a great help, thanks for the video. Subbed.

[@metalwerkout]

Brilliant, I never had any kind of guitar lessons and this has made what seemed a difficult concept really simple. Thank you very much

[@elodino77]

All of his videos are pure gold.

[@moninchow]

I've always wanted to understand this stuff but it never made sense. Now it does. Thank you!

[@snakedietswitzerland8089]

This lesson was genius. Thank you for taking the time. Is is much appreciated!

[@rsk5197]

Best video I've seen yet on modes

[@nobscalisthenics7108]

The last few sentences are the most important wow!

[@michaellrusso]

I have been playing since I was 13...funny story, it wasn't until I watched this video (which was the best I have ever seen on this topic) I wasn't able to connect the dots on something. Humble Pie rocking the Fillmore...1971 was it? How the heck did Frampton play so melodic....the solo to Stone Cold Fever had me stumped on how he had such a fluid melodic solo....duh E Dorian...this video helped me connect the dots after all of these years! Now I really get it! thank you so much!

[@thanehtike]

Ahhhhhhhhh (angels harmonizing)... I get it! I've been playing some of this stuff without knowing what I was doing. My guitar heroes were (are) Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert, Greg Howe, etc so I knew about modal playing. I just didn't how it was done. Getting out pen and paper and taking notes now. Cheers!!!

[@seantewillis]

From zero to hero with jam tracks! Nuts!

[@rolfdohring6980]

Excellent! I also like the Sound, so smooth

[@memoxintensosierreno4845]

Wow!!! I feel like a rock star after watching this video. Definitely another dimension with the modes... Thank you sir 👌🤚

[@ml424]

Ive been looking for gold and Ive found it! Thks a lot! Keep rocking!

[@TomBombadil515]

13:19 Thought you would be able to get away with playing THE LICC without anyone noticing, eh, Jake? Anyways, great video! I'm amazed at how adding selective backing tracks provides so much more context and clarity when playing modes. They're all the same notes borrowing from the same shape, so how do you differentiate them? While others have done a decent job exploring the subject, this one takes the crown for me. Thank you!

[@josehbigornia1864]

Dude, that was an awesome lesson...you ROCK!!!!!

[@analogfox6792]

Wow, I can actually understand what this guy is saying. Awesome lessons!

[@etienne6619]

not only a good teacher ....Jake has a good voice too

[@verrecchiatenor]

Its very helpful and very well explained! Thank you Jake! You are the most interesting teacher on the net!!

[@GPM116]

I agree... This lesson brought it all together it is not that hard. I'm not as far off as I thought I was. What's stopping me? Memorizing the fretboard and notes in a triad. I'm coming from a Saxophone players linear music theory. Keyboards help see it too.

[@glennkubik3774]

Thank you so much Jake! I finally understand Modes and where to play them.

[@AlldeLucas]

I can never not get amazed with how digestible you can make this concepts for noobs like me.

[@jimmyjunior69420]

Wow this is an amazing video, really helps connect the dots

[@davidperona7909]

thanks mate , your lessons are very helpful

[@billshred7301]

Helped me a lot. I love his vids. Just hit 1 yr of playing and made a progress vid

[@odoylerules1435]

This is a good video thanks man. I play these different shapes but dont know the modes they are in.

[@kanshiketsu89]

Whenever I give up on learning goddamn music theory, I come across another video of yours and I start learning again... 😁

[@jonda2282]

Me too!

[@ThoughtsAreNuclear]

Great Great lesson. Majorly helpful & will be sharing.

[@rushanthansinganayagam6403]

Excellent brief to the puzzle!

[@logancrawford0319]

Your Voice is Magical!!!

[@shadowsneaker6546]

Very interesting, and the most simple explanation I've seen to date. Pity I only found it years after it was posted. Since I'm still fairly illiterate in music, I can only wonder about the application of modes. Guess I'll find another easy to understand video in a couple of years to explain where the modes can be utilized. Can they be played over major or minor scales, or just in pieces written in those modes? Are modes their own keys, are they chords of a key, or just embellishments? New research questions identified....

[@martindimmock4820]

GREAT THANKS FINALLY UNDERSTANDING MODES NOW UK

[@realartjom]

07:50 I'm a Bass-Player and I'm actually cool with limiting myself to tiny little scale shapes like this

[@青雲浮遊]

Mode scale on guitar feels so symmetric !

[@michaelroche5744]

Great lesson. Well done.

[@irfanchooify]

very good demonstrate, and sharing, thanks a billion.

[@IndySmells]

This video is so helpful. Thank you!

[@mr.slayer1321]

You made my life easier thanks man

[@walterbrown847]

Thank you for the "light buld moment" video on modes!

[@paulkubin]

Patreon subscriber. BAM. This is really useful!

[@MrSF247]

Loved the infomercial

[@dipdayve]

Thanks mate, great lesson.

[@JM-sb7gu]

Many thanks , this is very logical and so clever ! 🦔

[@zyzyx4157]

Piano does have all the notes in order but scales and arps are harder cuz you can’t just use a scale like this where it looks the same anywhere on the fretboard. Piano feels more uneven, although still organized once you learn it

[@zaz4667]

Master communicator!

[@1976ClassicCelica]

Great video that explains a lot in super simple terms. I loved the Mixolydian tune. Was that from a song. If so what was it? Thanks for the lesson.

[@sidneysnottley6414]

Just came across this - Big Thanks

[@shashankd6742]

Great video! Why do we start on the fifth fret everytime?

[@johnterry8958]

Great lesson. i got a lot out of it.

[@greggriffiths9053]

It's ingenious change one note and it a new mode

[@ralphditchburn1456]

there is one issue that you need to point out and clarify. As most players come from a 1 4 5 chord progression background, the most important thing to know is what chords fit best with each mode, i try playing mixo over 1 iv v , and realize my biggest problem is not knowing what chord progression to practise over when experimenting with modes, it certainly isn't 1 4, 5 .all the time,, and you do a good job of adding the chords/altering the progression to figure out what to play a mode over, what chords, A video detailing best chords / progressions for each mode would be nice idea. Question in this example, you pick your chord notes to concentrate on playing over a chord progression from a jam track, i presume in these examples you are not following the chord changes on the jam tracks, but just using the root chord notes , 1, 3, 5 over all the different chords on jam track, i would guess all the chords would have to fit the scale of root playing, eg. Em mixo, root 1, 3 and 5 of Em over G scale chords, all resolving on 1,3,5 of Em? this works, or just the selected chords on jam track, misleading and confusing, love your hard work and videos, you make things understandable and i realize i know nothing

[@cavaturnagesh]

great content; what is the progress with your rhythm guitar course? eagerly awaiting it. Thanks.

[@chrisrobinson6754]

This is a great video, thank you.

[@mikemahin]

Thank you Jake. I learned a lot from you. I ordered your Poster. I have one question: Your guitar sounds amazing. Can you tell me about the guitar you are using and any add on to make it sound so good? Thank you.

[@adelinewood2683]

BRILLIANT thank you!

[@prodbymelod]

Legend with these videos, great help +1

[@timmyallen3299]

Locrian sounds very disconnected and... Hollow? You are correct. But it definitely has it's place. Just maybe not for a whole song. But, for example, the section in Jeff Buckley's cover of Hallelujah... It sounds almost completely lost and unstructured which works quite poetically in context

[@andrewpaulstancer5704]

Thanks buddy great help

[@babasahebgujar6826]

Great teacher.nice Sir 🙏🌹👍

[@mainsblanches8793]

One thing about that locrian mode, a super positive cool jazzy vibe when played over a C maj 7 chord and played from B to B in that C maj scale!!...just saying!!..modes can be used in different ways in different styles of music!!...