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@abdsakowa Жыл бұрын
I am listening. Coz I like musics it will get to me soon
@dalepiwek10 ай бұрын
When I was a spode I figured black magic was required to hear that 1 different note. Once I realized the modes as harmonic progression I also realized there's a reason that the C,G,A and D modes are so common and so important. Bach trips me out with his use of B natural in something like the D minor volin Giga. Yeah I know that's a bit heavy 😅😂
@carlop30192 жыл бұрын
wow man.. in just 12 minutes I understood what I hadn't in nearly 12 years. My warmest congratulationsI :)
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, I'm so glad that the video has helped you after all these years!
@Skwid-Lives7 ай бұрын
Yes I have to say these simplify things that so many others can’t seem to do. I finally understand the theory behind modes
@wilmtb58983 ай бұрын
Same!! This guy explain this concept in the perfect way!
@davefiano4172 Жыл бұрын
Theory, Application, Examples…Perfect!
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@Guoleyao-music3 ай бұрын
freaking cool video! Specific and easy understanding
@oneworld9071 Жыл бұрын
With the first note I ever played on a guitar, and nearly all the notes that followed over 50 years, I have for decades been stylistically inspired by Carlos Santana, whose style is certainly immersed in the Dorian realm. I once asked a Berklee graduate about the phenomenon of "preference" for certain melodic styles. To my question "why is it I'm so comfortable in Dorian mode?", he replied "'Cuz you can't make any mistakes!!!!!". To this day some 20 years later I can't figure out whether that answer was condescending, or empathetic? (Edit: cont'd above, more on topic and less ramble :) )
@LohPro Жыл бұрын
Dorian & Lydian are sort of "twins" in this regard, as they have no "avoid" notes that conflict with the main chord tones, especially not against the 3rd. This is apparently why so many like to voice their tonic Major chords as "Lydian" voicings, so the #4/#11 is whole-step above the quality 3rd & many pieces like to end on m6 "dorian" voicings. All other modes of the Major scale have some type of "conflict" with the chord tones. All of that is for chordal voicings though. Melodically, there is much more freedom, as notes may be played quickly or in passing, so there perhaps are not "avoid" notes. Playing different notes on different beats, or in-between beats, will bring definition or context to them, against an underlying chord or drone.
@jackgriffith92292 жыл бұрын
Musicians! This post is excellent and outstanding and rather helpful to say the least. This post will definitely help to improve your musicianship. Enjoy!
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@guitarbluz622 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this lesson! I love Dorian mode and now have a better understanding of the mode, instead of just kinda blindly noodling it over a progression. I now have some song writing ideas based on the progressions you shared. 😊
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear, thanks for the comment and good luck with your songwriting!
@samichpower3 ай бұрын
Dude your videos are so good. I feel like my understanding of Dorian has just been revolutionized
@WriteASong3 ай бұрын
Thanks, I'm glad they help you!
@amd5471 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Thank you!
@peeachediva8 ай бұрын
I liked the examples of progressions that you give. I also like the fact that you use the Roman numerals as well as the notations of the chords themselves. The Roman numerals being the larger part of the illustration really draws the attention to the quality of the chord as well as alerting the mind to setting up to be able to transpose the progressions. I love your videos!!
@WriteASong8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you like the videos!
@mostfactualartificial8228 Жыл бұрын
This channel is super important to my music making journey. Thank you for all of this in depth informative content❤
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@Archangel_Michaels Жыл бұрын
@@WriteASong YOU ROCK !!!
@kaipi00 Жыл бұрын
this is the best structured explanation ever. good job
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@mjaa13074 ай бұрын
i love this video, already subscribed!
@WriteASong4 ай бұрын
Thanks for subbing!
@PeranMe2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing me a new way of thinking about this! Very good job, thanks for sharing this! Keep being awesome!
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment, I'm glad you found the video helpful! There are plenty more on the way!
@amd5471 Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
You're welcome AMD, thanks for the support!
@Excellentness2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely thrilled I found this channel
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@AlexandreSoma2 жыл бұрын
You really made me understand this! Congrats!
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I'm glad the video helped you.
@HardcoreOreider Жыл бұрын
Such a good and crystal clear Video! Now i am enlighted. Thank you
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome
@phillsmusicalmadness9 ай бұрын
Guitar teach here... great stuff guys! Thanks for your hard work
@WriteASong9 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@janus_music Жыл бұрын
I really like how you explained the theory.Nice video mate 👍
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@lefty6stringer9032 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Great explanation.
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@DeeKay683 ай бұрын
Well explained!!!!! Unlike other sites.
@WriteASong3 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@mikec67332 жыл бұрын
I find that well placed diminished chords sound sweet, even though the chord itself is dissonant
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Yes I agree.
@rickf63752 жыл бұрын
dissonance gives character
@peeachediva11 ай бұрын
LOOOOOOOOVE this instructor!!
@WriteASong11 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@mooreoutdoor98412 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!! I needed something to break me away of the same progressions I had been using. Thanks for getting me out of the rut!
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
@user-jq3oo8pm6m7 ай бұрын
really helpful. thank you a lot !
@WriteASong7 ай бұрын
You're welcome!
@user-ry6lg3zt1k Жыл бұрын
So interesting mode. The tonic chord is also minor but it's TEMPERATE. I love A Dorian scale which can make the progression Amadd9 - Emadd9 - Gmaj7 - Dadd11 for instance.
@javierdelarco57622 жыл бұрын
Nice and Clear, Thanks!!!
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@elevan27602 жыл бұрын
Great vid!! I look forward to when you get up to explaining counterpoint in the modes. That is something I don't quite understand.
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I will add it to my to-do list!
@sloperdad48352 жыл бұрын
Excellent tutorial.
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@dizeezbiz45052 жыл бұрын
Nice, clear exposition, nothing extra; thanks. Liked and subbed.
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@chazrocket2 жыл бұрын
Love this example. Appreciate adding the cord progressions. Very cool video
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@chazrocket2 жыл бұрын
@@WriteASong do you have videos on each mode like you did with Dorian? Even though Dorian is what I’m drawn to, I’d still like videos just like this on the other modes as well. I also just found out about your channel so I will be digging
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
I've just released one about Phrygian : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWS1m5-herOtbK8. The other modes will be coming to the channel over the next few weeks.
@cmroosen Жыл бұрын
Nice explanation and thanks for giving some progression examples. I love the song Wicked Game by Chris Isaac which also has a Dorian feel to it.
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@geraldedwards57622 жыл бұрын
I think of it as Aeolian with raised 6... I try to see how each mode relates to the Major or minor - and what the differences are. I categorize accompaniment with respect to mathematical ratios in much the same way... main shades of color and then additive and subtractive variants, each with a slightly different characteristic and quality.
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Interesting, thanks for the comment.
@justinatest94562 жыл бұрын
This was the way I began to remember them as well. There are 6 modes (because Locrian isn't worth worrying about when you're starting out), and most of us all know 2 without even realizing it, Major (Ionian), and Minor (Aeolian). The remaining 4 are simply a one note variation of either Major or Minor: Mixolydian - Major with a b7 Lydian - Major with a #4 Dorian - Minor with a raised 6 Phrygian - Minor with a b2 If you're like me and found youurself jamming with some friends on some new chords in say, A Minor, a key you're very comfortable in, but every once in a while a note you play sounds way off, this is modes. Like me you might stop and retune your guitar even though it sounds fine, and make everyone else retune as well. And yet it still sounds bad? This is modes. The chords dictate the modes, not knowing the right mode you're in is not an option. You will sound like a fool.
@kodowdus2 жыл бұрын
George Russell's Lydian Chromatic Concept suggests that these "Church" modes (modes that can be constructed using only the white keys of a keyboard instrument) can be ordered in terms of "brightness" from Locrian to Lydian. (In fact, Miles Davis, an advocate of this system, once suggested that the piano should have a "middle F" rather than a "middle C".)
@geraldedwards57622 жыл бұрын
@@kodowdus They are considered the static chords... C to F - tonic to subdominant... and F to C - tonic to dominant. The magic of the Circle. One direction it is fifths the other fourths and it all depends on the observer... and how they perceive it. The basis for the 12 bar blues is just mainly a static loop like this with the defining dominant thrown in near the end.
@kodowdus2 жыл бұрын
@@geraldedwards5762 My impression is that the Lydian Chromatic Concept relates to the "Circle of Fifths" in the sense that the Lydian scale is what you get from progressively adding six notes to your tonic note by moving up a fifth (or down a fourth). The Lydian mode can thus be seen as a scale built on perfect fifths (hence the "brightness" character), and progressively altering that scale by flattening the fourth and every fourth note above that will take you through the seven "Church modes" in order of decreasing brightness until you get to the Locrian mode. (It also just occurred to me that the emphasis on the importance of cadences in the Western world might be why the Ionian ("major") scale and "middle C" have become the reference point in academic music theory rather than the Lydian scale and "middle F", since the Ionian mode is the only "Church mode" in which the V chord is a "dominant" V (i.e., a major chord with a flattened 7th).)
@bambees.k0wgirl2 жыл бұрын
ahhh my favorite mode
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Yes it's a good one!
@MrKurdas Жыл бұрын
Amazing videos. Some od them I must watch several times, because my brain doesn't work :D, but they are great.
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words and repeated views! I'm glad the videos are helping you.
@JustFiddler2 жыл бұрын
matur suksma untuk videonya
@umiller1972 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ulrich, really appreciate the support!
@Elvis-dw7ux2 жыл бұрын
Zabardast.....cheers mate....from Canada!!!
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Welcome!
@jasoncolap Жыл бұрын
Great
@isaacperry11802 жыл бұрын
Nice💯
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 💯
@MaTTheWish Жыл бұрын
PRO Lesson!
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
Thanks Matt!
@MaTTheWish Жыл бұрын
@@WriteASong Thank You! Really clear and concise lesson. Ive heard much about Dorian, but had trouble understanding commiting it to my memory. Until this lesson. .thx, Subscribed!
@Dreamdancer112 жыл бұрын
Exactly....treat everything intervallic-ly and you ll have no confusions about anything...chords,arpeggios,scales,modes....it ll be just a matter of using the right..intervalic recipe......
@VirtualModular2 жыл бұрын
Nice, D Dorian is still one of my favourite keys for dad rock jams after several decades of failing to learn guitar properly ! Maybe would have been nice to hear the scale being played as well as just the chords, so people whoe aren't familiar with it can get a feel for the sound or 'flavour' of Dorian compared with the natural minor. It's a good aporoach though. Next up, are you going to cover modes of the melodic or harmonic minor? 😉
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, yes other mode videos play the scale notes. I will get to melodic / harmonic minor modes eventually, I have a lot of videos to create!
@VirtualModular2 жыл бұрын
@@WriteASong great! I'm the same, don't really have the time to be a youtuber to be honest. Watching other people's videos has really helped my understanding of music theory, so thanks to everyone who creates stuff like this.
@dalepiwek10 ай бұрын
Bye bye love, back in black, maiden Twilight zone, Crue stick to your guns, Schenker and Uli solos. U can surely hear Dorian floating aroind
@oneworld9071 Жыл бұрын
When explaining modes to anyone, I suggest they keep in mind the term "mood"........ that each mode seems to convey a certain emotional state. Dorian is romantic, Phrygian mystical, Ionian uplifting, etc. As I follow this video, I'm thinking that the tonic and 5th together are pretty powerful, but the 3rd is perhaps the most powerful in terms of the "mood" of the song. From this I'm appreciating the importance of natural minor vs Dorian. When you introduced the powerful 6th, I'm hoping to hear more. When playing in Am, I'm curious as to why the 6th often turns out to be a semitone away...... sometime an F natural works, and other times only the F# will work. I'm trying to figure out how to know ahead of time which 6th will be the one I want/need. While sight reading is a great skill, analytical listening is at least as valuable. You're generously covering the idea, to my greatest thanks.
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind comment and interesting anecdote! I agree with you about thinking of modes in terms of mood or emotion. As for your F/ F dilemma, sometimes only your ears have the answer!
@kzeich2 жыл бұрын
The algorithm just today suggested this
@MetaphysicalMusician2 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@johnniecoyle34822 жыл бұрын
Ty
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@Todzuum11 ай бұрын
The diminished chord is where it’s at
@kodowdus2 жыл бұрын
I finally understand the chord progression in the chorus of "For Your Love" (as recorded by the Yardbirds)! Now how could one use this approach to interpret the V major in Santana's otherwise Dorian vamp "Evil Ways"??
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Without knowing the song, a V major in an otherwise Dorian song could be considered a borrowed chord from Major/Ionian or Lydian.
@kodowdus2 жыл бұрын
@@WriteASong Thanks. P.S. The V chord in "Evil Ways" (or "Greensleeves", for that matter) is actually a *dominant* 7, so I gather Ionian would be the only possible "lender" among the "Church" modes...?
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Yes it would be Ionian then.
@kodowdus2 жыл бұрын
@@WriteASong Why not consider modes other than the "Church modes" (i.e., those that can be rendered on the white keys of a piano) as potential "lenders" of a dominant V in the Dorian mode (for example, the harmonic minor or melodic minor modes)? (Still thinking about the Dorian implementation of Greensleeves.)
@bluesight_4 ай бұрын
Is there any way to functionally use the [vi] chord diatonically within Dorian, without flattening that root?
@WriteASong4 ай бұрын
Not that I can think of. It pulls you so strongly to the VII chord that it disrupts the tonal centre.
@bobdelciello14512 жыл бұрын
I subscribed but really would like to see some jazz applications. Jazz is my genre.
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for subscribing! I don't have a background in jazz, but I will try my best to include some jazz applications in the future.
@samirrojas85832 жыл бұрын
Great video!!! May I ask, what software are you using for the "chord progressions" part?? Looks pretty and intuitive to try out chord progessions
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Yes it's called Hookpad, I did a video all about it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j6i0qYypi9WCp5Y
@samirrojas85832 жыл бұрын
@@WriteASong thank you, it looks really interesting. I've been learning programming and i actually want to program something like this, but more gided towards an interactive chords song book
@dannuttle9005 Жыл бұрын
Why can't you brilliant creative content creators understand that I already have too many channels subscribed? Sigh. Welp...*clicking Subscribe*
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
Thanks Dan. Always room for one more!
@vladv5126Ай бұрын
The diminished sound isn't very popular. - metal has entered the chat.
@hibbiea88412 жыл бұрын
i-Vii-Iv-Iv reminds us of Ochman's River
@russianblackmetalist5802 Жыл бұрын
Hello ! Thanx for a useful video ) Can you tell, should i avoid the major V chord or its ok to use it like in minor scale (where V7 is borrowed from harmonic minor). I heard its better not to use V7 chord in modal harmony(or use rarely) but i dont know if I must always stick to that modal harmony when using modes (like dorian for example).
@WriteASong Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the question. The short answer is you can use any chords you like! If you are sticking strictly to the mode then obviously you wouldn't use V7. But the same would be true in minor/aeolian. I would suggest trying the V7 in progressions that contain the ii and IV chords as these will help to keep the dorian sound and not draw the listener into minor / aeolian. Modal chord progressions are all about tonal centres, the chords you focus on most of all. Briefly moving away can sound interesting if you come back to the tonal centre of your chosen mode. I hope that helps you a little.
@hibbiea88412 жыл бұрын
i-ii-III-IV is the Furious Angels song
@frederickthompson86862 жыл бұрын
I didn't think it would be possible to make chord theory this complicated. But you've succeeded! Ugh...
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@lioneddy67022 жыл бұрын
Same
@VirtualModular2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure you can make it any simpler to be quite honest! Just look at the notes of the scale and see which chords you get out of it. This is the best way to approach the modes, instead of seeing it as a major scale shifted round (which obviously it is, that's how it's derived), I think it makes more sense to look at how each mode differs from a regular minor or major scale, as that's what makes it distinct.
@lioneddy67022 жыл бұрын
@@VirtualModular mode is not a scale . you can try playing D dorian notes on a C ionion mode , it won't make it a D dorian mode no matter what .
@lioneddy67022 жыл бұрын
@@VirtualModular you can correct me if i am wrong and i will learn something.
@Popart-xh2fd2 жыл бұрын
But in 4:56 the bass is the one that represents the Chord Progression, the Guitar Lead is always repeating the same notes in a loop, right?
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
In this example the bass is playing the root note of the chords, the guitar is playing a full arpeggio of the chords.
@Popart-xh2fd2 жыл бұрын
@@WriteASong I see, however, contrary to the bass, the guitar sounds always the same. Many songs that have Chord Progressions actually end up to have just one instrument doing the Progression. Am I wrong?
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
It depends on the song, but yes sometimes this is the case.
@Koropokel Жыл бұрын
not enough pull to determine the tonic
@ChasMusic2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. This would have been very helpful had you also played the notes, not just named them.
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment, in my other mode videos I play the notes so you can hear them.
@alwalw36922 жыл бұрын
the main chords of Ionian are I IV V the main chords of Aeolian are i iv v what are the main chords of the other five modes?
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by main chords?
@stephenb40782 жыл бұрын
I just don’t understand this . Maybe I’m dyslexic in music .. is there such a thing.
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
It's fine to not understand. Music is for everyone.
@ponponpatapon96702 жыл бұрын
i'm officially diagnosed with dyscalculia, which bleeds into other aspects of life like reading maps and sheet music (that is, i can't). i still make music anyway and learn in my own way
@lioneddy67022 жыл бұрын
You don't understand because he purposely made it complicated
@lioneddy67022 жыл бұрын
Look at it this way C Major scale C D E F G A B C this is ionion mode the basic chords are C Dm Em F G Am B diminished or half diminished If you start from Dm its Dorian Every time you chose a different starting chord in that you will get a different mode How you Construct the chord is up to you , you can use any note that is not in the chord . Example C major chord is made up of CEG notes and now it is up to you to add or remove any note as you like it You could do C G B or CEGB or CGBD etc., all up to you . You can even use notes not in the scale but how you apply it is up to you.
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
@@lioneddy6702 Thanks for watching. It's not purposely complicated, it is just an alternative approach to learning the modes to the one that you have described.
@JB195042 жыл бұрын
Why do you use such weird keys for your examples? It would be much easier to follow if you used say, D dorian which is in the key of C, which makes it a little easier to follow for amateur musicians.
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
The video starts with building the chords of C Dorian, the examples then use these chords.
@kentinjivek2 жыл бұрын
Excellent explanations thanks !
@WriteASong2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@mrCetus2 жыл бұрын
Nice, clear exposition, nothing extra; thanks. Liked and subbed.