Composing With The Phrygian Dominant Mode

In this episode we explore why the sound of the Phrygian Dominant Scale lends such power to both metal and film scoring music.
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Mmmm I'm in the mood for a Nanner-Splitter drizzled down with Vanilli-Milli Sauce.

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. Wow Banana Splits.Fleegle was about the music. Snorky got suoer into heroin and twisted off. Rock and Roll True Stories has a great video on them.

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@@geraldfriend256 Absolutely, some in the know consider the Splits the original & baddest of rock's bad boys.

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@@3ld919 So much more insidious than a band like Sabbath.

[@Starman-yt8lj]

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[@sundaynightdrunk]

...for advanced graduate students. Kidding, but his theory goes over my head so often on these, I realize just how much I don't know. And his playing...

[@mrmockatoo6786]

@@sundaynightdrunk Exactly the same emotions were gurgling around in my head. Thank you for speaking for both of us.

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​@@mrmockatoo6786 3 of us

[@gregdanielson9086]

Rick B: There are only a handful of people in the world that are accomplished in the entire spectrum of music (player, producer, equipment knowledge, etc.), and you're one of them. Thank you for sharing your amazing gift.

[@bathrobeman66]

no I just disagree most music in western society only uses major, melodic minor, harmonic maj/minor and double harmonic maj/minor and neopolotin scales, yes the messian are there too but we in the West have barley scratched the surface there is so much more out there that needs to be explored if we wanna say how many diatonic 7 notemodes there are there's be about 431 we are stuck in the first 50 or so ,not to take away at all his knowlage is very profound

[@Arycke]

​@bathrobeman66 you should check out Ian Ring and his work on all possible scales. I've been exposed to some fascinating ones from him.

[@Whitestripe71]

It's videos like this that first attracted me to this channel when I first discovered it, probably about five years ago. Tons of information, zero waffle. I love this - just clear, concise information, perfectly demonstrated and explained. There's not another youtuber I can think of who would cover this much information in just 7 minutes. Brilliant stuff.

[@RickBeato]

Thanks!

[@BrianTKessler]

I would actually not object to Rick Beato giving me waffles.

[@123Ir0nman]

Same here these types of videos sucked me into this channel and I love that he put another one out!

[@fugginrambo]

Tool Phrygian Rules! Glad to see you go over so many genres and bands.

[@tshddx]

That is definitely real and not a scam at all.

[@oscarriley9265]

@@tshddx ?

[@u2santos]

@@electricwhiterabbit wow, contradicting an expert in music theory in his own channel is certainly bold. Looking forward to his answer, if he sees your comment!

[@cabecafilosofica9114]

Jerry Cantrell uses the same scale sometimes. Love Hate Love is a good example.

[@robertkise]

The speed that Rick applies what's in his mind to the fretboard is totally amazing. Especially with such complex chords and patterns. I've been playing guitar for about 40 years and when I see Rick effortlessly soloing & using scales like the ones in this video, it lets me know just how much I don't know about guitar and how much there still is to learn. Rick, you inspire me to always keep learning and never settle for 'good enough'. Thank you.

[@bySterling]

Who else would LUV if Rick scored an entire movie?!

[@kane6529]

Some would love if he stared in an adult movie and composed the entire score of the film 🙌

[@benchaggaresmusic]

@@kane6529 wtf?

[@jameswilliamson7384]

@@kane6529 exactly my thoughts too. Well said sir.

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@@kane6529 lol 😅

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@@kane6529 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@ericdoe2318]

I remember when this came out it was the same year August is Falling was touring through Ottawa. That was a hell of a show!!!

[@boredominbodybags]

:(

[@RandyTheSavage5150]

I play a lot of Opeth and this is one of the most common scales that Akerfeldt uses as well.

[@kenlee5015]

Was thinking the same. Also Riverside, I believe.

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Heads-up. sounds much like a scam

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@@ianperry5522 It is. Please report it.

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@@ianperry5522 what does

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@@oscarriley9265 That comment probably got removed because they reported it.

[@philosophyjones]

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[@buaidhnobas1ify]

We need more of Ricks playing. I love watching how smooth his fingers work the fret board on guitar.

[@minibuns5397]

Damn so much mood in that piece was totally caught off guard. The feeling. Delightful. Uncertain. Defined. Humble. Underestimated. Gripping. Absolute control. Possession. I’d buy the album.

[@shaneelson]

Only Rick Beato could go from Tool to a film score and show us the links. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@gregoryl.levitre9759]

Every Composer understands that Tool's song composition is cinematic.

[@shaneelson]

@@gregoryl.levitre9759 Very much so.

[@Shayne_Mushin]

The link is the mode. And I could have told you that

[@RCAvhstape]

Jeez, Rick you even crush the piano like a boss. That last piece was freaking amazing!

[@tullipan2]

Johann Sebastian Bach meets Keit Jarrett ... simply AMAZING !!!

[@MrKrOn13]

More of these kind of videos please...mostly for your compositions and examples and usages of every scale/mode etc.

[@AmigoKandu]

Reminds me of Andalucía where I was born. Never learned to read music, made sure that my kids did, so I brought a music teacher into the world. All kids need music first, in their lives.

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You had me at Tool 🇺🇸

[@yuhyuhbrothboyhere942]

'nuff said

[@treyhudson73]

I'm pretty sure the secrets of universes are in the mathematics of Tool songs.

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Ah yes the All American band Tool! Haha

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@@treyhudson73 yes that was what the song "prison sex" was all about

[@undeny]

Same

[@joshuamcclearin6622]

"Hold my beer Beato" rippin through a couple dominant 7th arpeggios without a second thought ! I only recently discovered this channel but I've been immersing myself in as much free information as I can! It's awesome that someone so prominent in the business is taking the time to educate and inspire young and old musicians alike! Hopefully this sparks a resurgence in rock music!

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Nice!👍

[@aeon.g]

Beautiful Phrygian dominant composition . I really enjoyed the juxtaposition of light and dark tones coming in and out of each other.

[@KickinBassTV]

That piece at the end deserves it’s own film! 👏🏻🖤🎼

[@felipemuci5944]

I discovered this channel a few days ago. Isn't it amazing to be able to watch years of the very best and most unique videos about music for the first time? Wow! I just can't get enough of it!

[@rowegardner9673]

Love these kinds of harmony focused videos from Rick. More please!

[@edphaze6550]

I absolutely LOVE this scale. I only use it occasionally when I want to play something striking over a dominant chord. It’s a mode of harmonic minor, but I never even learned harmonic minor! Lol! I just learned this mode because it appealed so much to me.

[@fixelheimer3726]

yeah my guitar teacher (a cool dude who sold all his stuff to travel to the USA to study at GIT) around nearly 30 yrs ago told me, when I was around 14 "thats the scale the metal kids like most" (E Harmonic Minor 5 (HM5 Scale)). Being such a kid myself he had me listening maybe thats why I seem to remember that day so vividly, I know exactly where I was sitting when I got to know that scale :) He showed me the Harmonic Minor Scale first and once you now it, you only need to start at the 5th.. I didnt know it under the name phrygian dominant (which I also find a bit misleading because in none of the modes you have that of a large intervall like in the harmonic minor scale). I've always liked the harmonic minor scale ever since but I dont think it's much of a secret to metal players :)

[@Cosmefulanito2812]

Harmonic minor is Natural Minor with a sharp 7th I think

[@raymondlugo9960]

@@Cosmefulanito2812 yes

[@fstopclick37]

@@Cosmefulanito2812 Harmonic Minor, like you said has the 7th raised a semitone. Natural Minor is the same as the Aeolian Mode ... lowered 6th and 7th note. Melodic Minor has a raised 6th an 7th note while ascending up the scale and lowers the 6th and 7th note in a descending pattern.

[@fixelheimer3726]

@@Cosmefulanito2812 and you take harmonic minor and use the 5. As your root note, than you've got that scale. For example start with E on your A harmonic minor. It's the same principle from which you can create all modes out of the major, ionian, scale..

[@AchillesWrath1]

That was some great piano and guitar playing. You should record a solo album.

[@davidharper6276]

I love the way Rick takes my love of music to places I never thought it would go. Thank you for all the notes!

[@cc_1983]

It’s so epic and when you put it on a backdrop it makes even better sense

[@thetalantonx]

And now I must write the short story based on the two vignettes you shared to demonstrate the scale. There was something Cyberpunk/The Traveler-ish about the final segment, getting out of the city and off of the grid, hopefully before the prescient dream came to pass - but only sunrise would illuminate the truth.

[@8KilgoreTrout4]

This channel makes me love music more and in-depth

[@picksalot1]

Hearing the scale/mode combined with video helps convey the mood they embody. Nice to see this kind of video again from Rick. I enjoyed them in the early days of the Channel.

[@nickspeyer8742]

I was studying Phrygian Dominant today! But practicing in G. Must have searched something related but I’m glad I’m here

[@chevelle68100]

A beautiful film score you wrote. And Tool is my favorite band. Their music is phenomenal.

[@florider7451]

I ❤️ the visual audio you incorporated, well done

[@grindingbricks]

What i found fantastic about your channel Rick, is that i get to learn the name, use and lots more about things i've been doing for years without knowing, thank you!

[@msPaulaA1]

I’m vibing on that last piece. Seriously awesome composition Rick. Thank you for the inspiration and hunger for everything music.

[@mlbalan74]

The instrumental at 4:40 reminds me of a piano motif used in the movie “1917” in the pieces labeled “Gehenna” & “The Night Window.”

[@davidneuman1391]

That movie has a great soundtrack. Come back to us is my favorite

[@Aaron628318]

"The Night Window" is awesome. Christian Williams used it on his video diary of solo sailing the Pacific as he arrived in Hawaii. The music and majestic rolling sea as land came into sight choked me up.

[@deadstar44]

The Night Window is goosebumps inducing especially coupled with Roger Deakins visuals. It's like the music becomes symbiotic with the light movements.

[@fstopclick37]

Back in the early 1990s, I was studying music at York University in Toronto. I had a professor named Steven Otto that opened our minds and ears to World Music. In some Middle Eastern cultures, the Phrygian Major or Phrygian Dominant scale is known by the name "Hejaz" (I don't remember anything more about the history of it though). He was also greatly into Greek Folk music which uses quite a few hexatonic scales similar to the Middle and Far East, but also filled with tons of multi-metered and odd metered arrangements. Phil X would probably have much more information about that to discuss.

[@anderslarsson7426]

In greece I went into a record store with an I dont give up so easy sales person. He made me buy a record of a greek guitar player named Takis Barberis called Porto Kayo. I recommend this to everyone who wants to try greek music mixed with middle east vibes in a kind of smoth instrumental jazz style.

[@Nedwin]

hejaz is where it came from. Yes, it's an arabic exotic scale.

[@quistunes]

Yup. Just commented in another post on this name of it. In Turkish, it's spelled 'hicaz,' & pronounced the same way.

[@alpyre]

Correct. That's "Hejaz" scale (except the 7th degree, which should be a major as well) and movie soundtrack composers taught us when a desert scene comes up this scale enters. It's interesting Rick doesn't know this and showcased the music inappropriately showing us castles from Northern Europe and some rocket take offs. :D :D

[@quistunes]

@@alpyre , Hicaz has a minor 7th (m2, M3, m6, m7, p4, p5). Some regions may have a quarter tone on the 3rd. I don't know the name of the scale in maqaam, but if you have min 2, maj 3, min 6, maj 7 in Indian classical raga, it is called 'bhairav.'

[@Luke08Sadler]

This is why this is the best music channel on youtube. Composing 2 world class pieces perfectly demonstrating and explaining the concept

[@williamlowe7718]

Rick, your compositions demonstrating different scales and modes are out of this world!!!

[@MaXaNoMaLoUs]

Love what you do Rick!!! My goodness that film score chordal section is soo powerful!! I love that you brought us here with TOOL but left us with amazing insight into this scale instead;) your compositions are fantastic!

[@ouisports]

2:13 to 2:23 reminds me of the 2001: A Space Odyssey “star gate sequence” with the ominous chords and that feeling of slowly moving when you see the different colored canyons

[@Gubgubgoober]

Fav movie ever! Such a good scene

[@brendensica]

Thats funny you say that. Those aerial shots reminded me of the beginning scenes of The Shining, another film besides 2001 directed by Kubrick

[@DrMackSplackem]

That film is so slow-paced and hard to take in but 100% worth it, at least for me (reading the novel helps a lot too).

[@RCAvhstape]

Ligeti for the win.

[@ftlpope]

One of my jazz teachers taught me this in relation to Cuban music and I now use it a lot too. Great video as always.

[@peterbondmusic]

This is an old school Beato composition / scale video, love it.

[@PauloNideck]

Amazing lesson

[@leninsixtytwo9449]

I discovered this scale by accident awhile ago, and wrote a Tango piece to it

[@juliasanchez9055]

Thank you for everything, from teaching me things others overcomplicated to simply exposing me to a variety of things to keep me inspired, you really have made my life more pleasurable and more convenient I hope you get the recognition you deserve some day, I think many of us already know future stars will be speaking about how you inspired them to start playing/not give up

[@Godemanstudio]

I just feel so good when I hear that scale being played!

[@PeterJaquesMusic]

This is one of the most common modes in middle eastern music. It's called hijaz / humayun (with various spellings) in Arabic, Turkish, and Greek music. It also has many options for microtuning, most commonly lowering the 3rd by a comma (~20cents), raising the 2nd by a comma, and the sixth moving between a slightly high minor 6th and slightly low major 6th. super expressive...

[@rhuntsinger8899]

have seen Tool live 3 times... never played 46&2. still mad

[@matthewkennedy7283]

They didn’t play it cause people wanna hear it…

[@gothrers4552]

@@matthewkennedy7283 not true, they play what they wanna play, that's all. They played the Grudge, the pot and Hooker with a penis the same night, im pretty sure everyone wanted to hear this (maybe less true for HWAP but still). They just play what they want to (outside of the song of the last album when they tour to support it)

[@dopplers]

@anthony - have u seen pneuma on vic firth?😅 i guess u have… he might be getting older but dude‘s a beast🙌🏻 would shock me if that was the reason for them not to play it

[@bamabackroads1203]

They played it when I saw them in 2020.

[@sunbellyray7536]

I'm waiting on the 7empest.

[@ArthurRosch]

What a great music lesson, Rick. I've been at the piano for two years now, and I GET this, much to my satisfaction.

[@dwaynebrock8979]

I just watched this video and you helped me solve a personal mystery. I wrote a personal instrumental called 'Stealth'. It was unlike anything else I'd done, I could never quite figure out the key. But according to this video, it's dead on D Phrygian Dominant according to its notes. I didn't know enough to figure it out, but your video gave me an answer. Thank you for your presented knowledge on this video.

[@sevenjets]

I love listening to you, it makes me realize how much I don't know. Thank you so much for trying to educate me (us) so we can appreciate music even more. 🙂

[@Mattimerson]

Probably my all-time favourite scale. It'll never not sound cool, no matter style of the music it can sound dark and evil like in metal or majestic as in Rick's film score-esque example. Incredibly versatile and just cool

[@tudormardare66]

Yeah, we also use it in Middle Eastern Music, it's Maqam Hijaz, but it's used in a rather different way, not with polyphony, but with monophony and rhythms that are not common to Western Europe. Also, different melismatic colorings of compositions. You can actually have a totally different mode if you use it with radically different musical vocabulary, just like Spanish and Greek, which have nearly identical phonemes, but very different vocabulary.

[@trudynewell8015]

Majestic piece Rick Beato.. you inspire me, soothe and some of it actually sinks in. You’re a great teacher. Thankyou so much for making these videos, this channel. Ok I take it back.. you just unsoothed me w that guitar. Lol:) mwah.

[@jamesshaw914]

Thank you Rick for providing the best Music Tutorial Channel I have ever seen. Bless you man ......you are sensational. JIMBO

[@GlennFiddles]

I miss your content like this with your compositions to demonstrate things. Also, this scale comes into Western music from the Arabic and Ottoman modal traditional (through Maghreb/Spain and Anatolia) where it's known as Maqam Hijaz/Hicaz You can raise the 6th degree sometimes which is nice giving a Rast flavor

[@lics01]

If you listen to Maynards vocals in many Tool songs, they have an almost "call to prayer" quality to them.

[@akimbo139]

Yes I think he should have mentioned that. My own guitar piece (in DADGAD) with this scale is rhythmically a blend of northern Morocco (where I live) and Spain (which I can see from my window). It sounds almost traditional to these parts, but play the riff with distortion on and it's instant heavy-metal...

[@shadowman1403]

Beato’s SG sounds killer! I love SG’s like no other! He said the guitar actually has a design flaw and the bridge was actually installed closer then it should be and that’s why he loves the sound so much! I would love to know the spec/measurement on it! Maybe he should do another Collab with Gibson !

[@caprise-music6722]

That would be awesome

[@kjdude8765]

A slightly shorter string length would add a few cents sharpness to the octave pitches. Wonder if that ties in with the sneaky tuning Adam Neely talked about in his latest video.

[@BryanDoesCinema]

This is absolutely the best video I've seen you produce, so well done my friend, thank you for the great music for me to explore! I am in love with this chord!

[@Jeff_H_the_Guitarist]

The lighting of your videos looks damn good Rick. In essence your videos are a treat to the eyes and the ears.

[@mgbasinski]

Phrygian major/dominant = 5th mode of G harmonic minor. Rick, would be great to review "what are modes?" and emphasize that each of the 3 foundational scales (major, harmonic minor, melodic minor) generate their own set of 7 modes, and the harmonizations of each scale as triads and 7th chords go with each mode.

[@mgbasinski]

My biggest current obsession / woodshed activity is working on the altered scale, i.e. 7th mode of melodic minor, but I really like some of the other modes of that scale too, e.g. "lydian dominant" etc

[@ScottHerbert1975]

You just put that so succinctly it started to make sense to me

[@dugongdan]

Love this Beato! Radiohead are also a great example of Phrygian major scale use without having that metal sound. It's got that haunting quality

[@chaoswitch1974]

That's what I was reminded of but couldn't think of!

[@tincupco]

Tool and Radiohead. Two of my favorites. This chord usage in music must sublimely strike me.

[@uberdang830]

Reminds me of Los Mariachis

[@austinchaseofficial]

Pyramid Song In Particular

[@pablobotelho9477]

everything in its right place as well

[@stanvans3214]

Only Rick can make a video about a metal band, turn it educational, write multiple pieces for it, and then somehow turn it all into a resumé sample work for his capabilities in film scoring. AND THEN it ties in to the commercial for his books! all in 7 minutes. Rick, you are on a roll. A... Rickroll so to speak.

[@scottanderson5581]

Beautiful! Loved the track!! Immediately took me places in my mind, which all great orchestration should do. Love it.

[@droidgeist]

As someone who's ethnically from the 'East', it's interesting to me how often this scale (frequently featured in Indian, Arab, Jewish, Persian music) is used to create a sense of foreboding, horror, etc in Western cinema. So I really appreciated your film score and visuals, associating the scale with how it sounds to my 'oriental' ears - awe-inspiring, ruminative and not 'evil' at all.

[@o0Donuts0o]

I never found it to be evil sounding. I get a sense of awe or adventure vibe from it.

[@digitaldroo]

I love how this scale is sprinkled into parts of "Little Light of Love" from The Fifth Element movie soundtrack. While that song is primarily in Mixolydian mode, every once in a while the song sprinkles in a minor 2nd. Those sprinkles act as a teaser for the chorus melody, which we don't hear in full until the end of the song (which I believe is sung by Milla Jovovich?). Structurally, I think it's a pretty clever way to play with the Phrygian Major/Phrygian Dominant sound without using that as the primary mode of the song. It makes the chorus stand out, I think. Take a listen (or listen to it again) after watching Rick's video. 😉

[@davidfleuchaus]

Super knowledgeable comment. Thank you. And I agree, sprinkling in exotic elements is superior to a whole plate of… cloves!!

[@periloustemple8290]

That was amazing! I feel like you just showed me something that was in front of my face! The Beato Book versions have been the best resource in my adult learning - the interactive is what I needed in college!!!!

[@jetydosa1]

I learn at least 5 new things every time I watch Rick.

[@jbrawnermusic]

Hey Rick. Followed your amazing channel for years. We’d love to see more videos like this; complete use of chords and notes in a diatonic scale without borrowing. Thank you 🙏

[@scrinbot]

Started playing guitar because of Adam Jones. I've been listening to Tool since 1993 and started playing guitar myself in 1997. Since then I've been replaying at least 1 Tool song every day. I can definitely say that I have mastered all Tool songs perfectly. :) Recently had my 25 year anniversary. Saw them live for the first time in Cologne in May 2022. In general, I've never been to any concert by any band before. A mental disorder had previously prevented me from doing so. :(

[@vasylchenkopsy5471]

You shall release these piano pieces you compose. I did my best trying not to cry while listening to them. Marvelous ❤

[@mightymikeamps9317]

I learned the Phrygian Dominant mode with the song Egyptian Danza when Tour De Force Live came out. To this day , that version of that song is my favorite Phrygian Dominant song of all time, but Mr Beato’s riffage in this video comes a close 2nd. Holy crap that was sweet! To be honest I didn’t know what mode it was back then. I only took 2 guitar lessons, and learned the Chords to Josie , and and the first few bars of Egyptian Danza, but years later learned my modes, including the harmonic minor modes like this one… Some of them are hard to use in a way that is enjoyable. This one and the Locrian Harmonic Minor mode (forget what it’s called) are the only two that I really got into and enjoyed. Thank you for posting this! I will slow down your solo playing on this. That was a gift to my ears!

[@stephenbarone4742]

This is fascinating, Rick. I have so much to learn.....need to practice more.

[@jackgriffith9229]

Mr.B is correct! That scale does sound good!🎸

[@DuketheFish73]

4:16 Oh Lord, you're so great Sir Beato. It's so beautiful.

[@benyoung2014]

This is like all Rick's video formats in one

[@Linnerd]

Except for the rants 😂

[@benyoung2014]

@@Linnerd so true 🤭

[@SebCo77]

Other names for this scale: Harmonic Minor starting on the fifth, Dominant 7 b9.

[@SebCo77]

You're right about the b6! Maybe I was thinking backwards, it's a scale often used playing over a a Dom7b9 chord.

[@prducharomaticky8509]

Great job!

[@harperlewis1526]

Clicked in for the Tool bait. Rick's sample composition as an example, sounded like a finished production waiting for a movie! Brilliant. Playing through chords of Phrygian reminded me of some early Metric tracks as well.

[@enriquem.l.9723]

"The Steppes" of Steve Hackett. Great example of the use of phrygian mode, and exploring around other modes. Such a great work!

[@SubtleHawk]

Really cool piece. Kind of reminds me of the Hanz Zimmer soundtrack in Dune. "Leaving Caladan" is a track in Dune that I think also uses this exact scale (D phrygian dominant). Edit: I went back to listen to it and not all of it uses phrygian dominant, there's a lot of double harmonic major in there (which is the same scale but with major 7th instead of a b7).

[@kadu51044]

There were parts of it that made me think of Stargate...

[@ryanfourhorn9204]

Paul D'Amour of Tool worked with Hans on the Dune score.

[@SohamJambhekar]

I love that track. I however don't think it's Phrygian mode. It is in an Hindustani classical scale called Ahir Bhairav which is Major b2 b6 (flat 2nd and 6th) or Phrygian mode with sharp 3rd and 7th?

[@SubtleHawk]

@@SohamJambhekar You're right I went back to listen to it and most of the track seems to be in D double harmonic major, which is basically phrygian dominant but with a major 7th instead of a b7 (it does eventually go to a C minor chord which uses the flat 7 though so it's kind of a mix).

[@1000jamesk]

@@SubtleHawk Yep, like a modal mixture of phrygian dominant and double harmonic major.

[@asynchronicity]

Brilliant and passionate! Hey, Rick - was the piano section all sequenced or was there also some realtime playing in there?

[@alanaspurling6469]

I loved that you played this during your Los Angeles show.

[@scottd.1700]

Played a little melody on guitar and realized I was in one of the modes of harmonic minor. Now I'm here again. I feel like I've learned so much and yet nothing at all.

[@loganirvine3700]

I've been hoping for another Tool related video since the MJK interview lol

[@mixedmindz]

thank you. I've been telling people I'm in the key of Tool for far too long.

[@liammurphy2725]

I arrived here by way of Charles Frazier's book Cold Mountain. In the story, Stobrod, a somewhat limited fiddle player is asked by a dying girl's father to 'play her out'. After playing through his short repertoire, the girl calls his playing 'pitiful' and says, 'what kind of a fiddler are you?' 'Bum and shoddy' he replies. She asks him to 'make her up a tune', he does so using the 'frightening and awful' Phrygian mode'. I had no clue what this might have sounded like, but after hearing this I do. Thank you so much. Cold Mountain Author Charles Frazier Publisher Hodder and Stoughton First edition 1997 pp 281-283

[@steveorion6185]

Magnifique composition M Beato ! Merci !

[@TheCorpusDelicti]

I see Tool, I click like.

[@Zealotux]

Also reminds me of King Gizzard's microtonal albums, love it.

[@origineo]

I'm in love with the right hand craziness from 6:19 on!

[@froshman1803]

Your knowledge of music leaves me flabbergasted, wow! I never heard of the Phrygian Major/Phrygian Dominant Scale before. And I am impressed by your openness to all kind of styles. Your videos are really instructive. Thank you sir!

[@seanriopel3132]

46 and 2 is probably my single most favorite song of all time. Killer guitar lick, powerful driving rhythm and existentially complex and philosophical lyrics. Plus it's a great song to do the horizontal mambo too with a constant pulsing beat.

[@LostSatelliteOfficial]

It makes me think that it would be amazing to have Tori Amos playing with Tool.

[@HansKuijf]

Maynard is a friend of hers and he sings her lullabies when she feels lonely. There is a video about that, where they sing together. Amazing stuff!

[@ianreany3486]

Maynard sang a duet with Tori on Muhammad My Friend.

[@michaelsigman8942]

I always fantasized about a tool/enya collab

[@eamonnryan6602]

Loved both pieces ya composed using the scale Rick. Really loved the second one with all the fast movement & energy in it

[@dannuttle9005]

Thank you for the piano example. I've been digging into this scale recently and that clip had some excellent ideas.

[@coolguitarchannel]

Dream Theater uses the scale often as well.

[@pancon5]

The beautiful intro to "Home" immediately comes to mind.

[@rickcook7308]

Tool evolved out of what was done on discipline by king crimson

[@michaelkonomos]

Super helpful. Great opener with Tool. I never realized just how much venturing away from the basic scales could allow for so much more range of emotion.

[@nightnoodler812]

I hear Italian Opera in those progressions. And Love it very much. I Remember that music vid you made a while back of you composition. Very nice to have some more depth to your musical perspectives. Thank You Rick