Writing Morse Code Math Metal in Phrygian - Riffing with Modes #3

[@danferrer4091]

Makes one of the sickest tracks ever, then immediately after it just says “that was fun”. What a legend.

[@Symphonicrockfran]

I love how you make amazing songs just to teach theory.

[@luvpants2012]

Franco Soria he's just getting started I think. How many albums will he wind up releasing.

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

did i scare u in my red adidas hoodie lmao

[@pphaguss]

very. please never do it again, it might kill me

[@Outside998]

I was very spooked indeed.

[@DDE_ADDICT]

hell ya !!!!! great i am actually composing in phrygian right now

[@dko9247]

ye now im going to have nightmares for the rest of my life thanks lake jizzio >:(

[@DavidMakesNoise]

ｓｐｏｏｋｅｄ

[@HugoBass83]

that latin phrase is actually quite correct, you could more or less translate it as "I love you, you love me, we are happily at home" :D

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

Haha thanks for confirming!

[@applesauce4389]

I love you, you love me We're a happy family With a great big hug And a kiss from me to you Won't you say you love me too?

[@erusean8492]

That can sound rather creepy depending on the context

[@sapiranimations]

Dude are you kidding me I want that on my playlist this is amazing. I can't believe you just made it as an example for a tutorial. It honestly feels like we don't deserve such quality free content. Thank you so much

[@Mikhavoc]

dude this track was so tight. unusual for someone to show how the sausage is made and then for the sausage to still be delicious but u did it again. there were segments where it sounded just like a joseph magazine track

[@Mikhavoc]

@Me, Also Me dont threaten me with a good time

[@IscariottActual]

I learned about functional harmony and songwriting from “chords in a minor key” a few years back. Broke open the how of music for me. This right here did the same for metal.

[@ronkelley5348]

As a relative newcomer to playing bass guitar, coming from a classical and early music background, I wasn't expecting to see a reference to one of my favourite channels - Early Music Sources!

[@SevenStringShredHead]

He protec He attac He write math metal trac

[@RC32Smiths01]

As a mathematics major and metal enthusiast, that title made me click instantly

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

One day I'll make some actual math rock with the help of one of my math major friends. I'm thinking markov chains, recursive phrases, and self similar structures...

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@SignalsMusicStudio Ahhh that's awesome to hear man! I look to that!

[@martinpaddle]

@@SignalsMusicStudio haha, as a math professor, I'm happy to help

[@ZetaCarinae]

Another math prof here, I write some songs using Markov chains and HMMs; you might be interested in a master's thesis I supervised recently about algorithmic composition: www.d.umn.edu/~mhampton/Composobot/

[@roma540]

But it's phrygian, not a major! Nevermind, "bad jokes festival" in here...

[@deadmanwithpitchforkarms8376]

Holy crap dude this was absolutely incredible

[@Outside998]

By the way, Jake, I wanted to thank you for making these videos. I don't play guitar, I play the piano (okay, a midi keyboard) but you would not believe how your videos broadened my understanding of music and composing as a whole. I now consider options and possibilities I would not have even thought possible a few months back. I bought your poster, too, obviously, and it helps me as a little reminder. It also looks great on my wall.

[@EclecticEssentric]

Awesome level 11. Nice. A song I wrote in '92 started off with "I love you and you love me...". Then Barney borrowed it to terrorize children.

[@brandon6759]

It goes without saying you are very good at guitar and music theory. But I am still so impressed with your delivery. You speak so clearly. No “um” fillers like so many music teachers on KZbin. Keep up the great work!

[@Benjamin-om3ih]

This is the best song you have ever released for this channel. I love it

[@CR3271]

A few years back I wrote a song where the verse uses Morse code to dictate pitch rather than rhythm, creating a "random" oscillation of two notes in each chord. The simple assignment of an eighth note for each dot/dash with an eighth rest to separate letters was simple, but the length of the message required a 3-measure cycle of 4+4+6.

[@HarlanHarvey76]

This is the greatest lesson series on KZbin! I really hope you continue the theme into Harmonic Minor modal playing!!

[@ricardotmc]

Best KZbinr teacher i've ever came across , i wish i could explain How much u've me teached , but that is Just not even possible here,,, Anyway, keep up the good work Greetings from Rio

[@crodolpho]

o cara é foda demaisssss

[@fleeb]

Heh... I also watch Early Music Sources, having an interest in early music. Frankly, there's some wild stuff there, when you bring it to modern times. Like the chromaticisms of Carlo Gesualdo (and other chromatic Italian madrigalists), and the fluid sense of meter caused by making the music subordinate to the words.

[@7thangelad586]

“If I chose B Phrygian, well, that would B phine.” 😏

[@halasimov1362]

Hilarious to the third degree!

[@NominalTopic]

“Expand our horizons when playing with time.” As a drummer, seeing guitarists experimenting with time makes me very happy. Thank you! ("grab your pentagram pendant"😂)

[@lakejizzio7777]

Now It's you guys' turn. Get 12 fine tuned tomes XD

[@RMZ-GTR7]

​@@lakejizzio7777Lmao... fine tuned🤣

[@moneyluser5711]

Just randomly stumbled on this video, and I cannot believe how much I love this: both the musical result and the thought process that lead to it.

[@maniestacio9245]

You have single-handedly: 1. Become my favorite theory channel on KZbin, 🤓 2. Given me a real appreciation for metal as a genre, 🎸 and 3. Convinced me that you must have been a voice actor in another life! 🎙 #wereahappilyfamily

[@trillrifaxegrindor4411]

metal is assention into intellectualism

[@mackhomie6]

he's a baseball announcer in the near future, but you're close. edit: I'm sorry, _this_ is what gave you a "real appreciation" for metal as a genre? you've got to be shitting me. this was just one guy's lifeless, by-the-numbers demonstration for 10 minutes worth of content. I'm finding it hard to believe you are a musician at all

[@ricobarth]

@@mackhomie6 For every genre, there's guys like this who seems dedicated to making sure that anyone who shows interest feels utterly and completely rejected. They would rather the genre wither, so long as they can feel like they are the gatekeepers for it.

[@mackhomie6]

@@ricobarth are you talking about me, because you rather confusingly addressed your comment to me. and come on, man. if I showed up on the country forums and told them how unti "old Town road," I had no idea that country was worthwhile, they'd feel the same--and I think they'd be justified, whether you feel like it's welcoming enough or not

[@ricobarth]

​@@mackhomie6 How could you be confused about something obviously directed to you? People who actually love something want to bring people into it. They don't mock those whose first step in is obviously shallow. Everyone's first step into something is shallow. You could have pointed them to something deeper that would take them a little deeper into what you claim to care about. But you don't, because mocking is easy, and bullying feels powerful.

[@PSZEMKI]

You just wrote a DOOM soundtrack. Congratulations!

[@marendenison3550]

I thought the thumbnail said ‘myth metal’ and so I was hyped to discover a whole new genre of metal

[@stopglobalswarming]

NILE

[@themurderbass6551]

I get a lot of information on how to write songs and also a lot of inspiration from your channel. I love your content and I appreciate what you do, cheers from Iran!

[@timq6224]

I don't play guitar, but your music theory is so solid that it is just enjoyable to be a part of! Thank you!

[@Erudotic]

It's like in your closing statements you echoed my dearly beloved late composition teacher from way back in the early '90's when I attended the Utrecht conservatory. Really hot a soft spot here. Your videos are awesome and bring me back into that old fascination and love for composing.

[@paulkepshire5056]

When you mentioned adding the distorted organ, I felt so glad to own a B9 pedal.

[@RafaelSolaPACalsaverini]

A benign pedal?

[@williamcordell1501]

RC, it's not a pedal that's gone metastatic yet.

[@threee1298]

Just the best guitar teacher ever, like someone with all the talent of a professional musician with the enthusiasm to explain it and then learn video editing and get in a hoodie in the dark!??! What a time to be alive

[@mikhailmihaltses2651]

You love sounding like dream Theater lol

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

i won't deny it

[@Booskop.]

Not a bad thing at all.

[@skwisgaarskwigelf331]

Look at that guitar.

[@fartalone3142]

@@skwisgaarskwigelf331 you mean: "Looks at that guitar" , get it ? cuz you are skwisgaar ?

[@AdamStephenTaylor]

nailed it.

[@rafetizer]

Oh man Jake, as soon as you gave us the snippet of your monk chant I knew this was gonna be ridiculously cool sounding! That phrygian sounds like the enemy's theme, and the aeolian monk chant is that of the hero who is currently battling for his life. I already know your song is gonna sound amazing. Thanks for sharing again, your songs are sweet and your lessons are top notch!

[@sharpphilip]

This is one of my favorites of yours so far, Jake!

[@suniso370]

oh man, thank you for this... it kickstarted my inspiration. funny thing is how i'm 100% aware of validity of searching for patterns and ideas outside of music, but still fail to incorporate them into writing. laziness, lack of motivation, i don't know why it's often like that... you are a great teacher, every time i visit your channel i get another confirmation of that.

[@amircleverman8756]

I wish I could like this video 10 times. Great Content, fantasticly advised on 17:45 ... Keep it up, and keep on rocking in the free world🤘

[@FlashyLight]

some years ago I stopped watching your videos because I thought they were too complicated for me to understand. Now I have subscribed again, I feel happy I understand a little more and I just try to follow along and watch them. I understand now I don't have to know everything to watch it, I will still learn a little bit. Thanks for the awesome video! 😄

[@iG34RH34D]

I think you just scored the next DOOM video game.

[@viniciusbertucci]

Indeed, it sounds very fitting for a Doom soundtrack.

[@RSProduxx]

sounds an aweful lot like an old MechWarrior track

[@badbeardbill9956]

@@RSProduxx Hmm, which one are you thinking of?

[@RSProduxx]

@@badbeardbill9956 none specifically, it just has that "vibe"

[@RAMZIAARON]

"I love you" is truly terrifying. AS always you fking ROCK Jake. This video was epic. Thank you.

[@liquidsolids9415]

You’re a fantastic teacher and this was really inspiring. Thanks for everything you do!

[@shaneandangelareisinger9796]

this is one of the sickest things ive ever seen/heard. And you make it seem so simple. Ive got a new appreciation for theory here.

[@teunsegersofficial]

Holy sh**, you're so talented!

[@McDylbot]

Just wanted to say your tutorials are nothing short of fantastic and have helped me out of a two year long writer's block by offering up alternate approaches I'd otherwise never even thought of. Thank you!

[@BigSh00tsie]

counting out the one-e-and-a part at 4:48 you should have added that as a refrain in like deep scream voice. would sound sinister haha.

[@twankwhelan8517]

Nice work, i like your teaching style. The finished tune worked out well. Took the liberty of sharing the vid, several friends of mine will find it as inspiring as I do.

[@MrTubularBalls]

"Falsobordone" sounds like something excruciatingly painful that the Soprano family would do to you if you didn't pay up.

[@rhettmccoullough6990]

Another amazing video. Even though I've been playing guitar for over 38 years I never dived into theory so I've learnt so much from you in such a short time. Excellent song too, turned out great.

[@vlh930]

I can hardly wait for the follow up tune, " I love you more ".....

[@BJ-fj6jw]

You are a gift to us from a musical planet where everyone is a genius with a big heart. Thank you for taking the time with us to demonstrate and mentor creative excellence in every aspect of composing music.

[@AngelRiveroMusic]

It's me again with the same comment again hahaha excellent videos! Please upload these songs to Spotify

[@metalmilitia980]

Excellent breakdown of how to write and how this was written. This really helps put things in perspective. Thanks a ton for this!

[@BBL_NL]

Very nice vid. One question: how long does it take you to come up with such a song? It takes 19:49 to explain, but I'm sure thinking it up takes a lot longer, even with your obvious experience.

[@saschar.8736]

the riff at 15:40 could be from a Bolt Thrower song (tuned up 3 notes) And the latin text translates to something like "I love you, you love me, we are happily at home", but one might read it as "I love you, you love me happily, we are at home"

[@moistness482]

When a stalker says i love you

[@roma540]

Yandere mode: activated.

[@moistness482]

@@roma540 LMAO yes

[@SenseTheWhiskey]

Jake, I get so much knowledge from your channel. I turn 48 this Saturday and have been playing for a long time. You're probably half my age and I'm here to tell you I gain so much from watching these videos. Well done, man, and thanks.

[@kittavares4334]

4:55 made me laugh, it reminded me of limp bizkit I seriously hope you play in a regular metal band, goofiness aside, your track is pretty good, it sounds gnarly and well produced. your video is super interesting as usual

[@arthurmee]

You should be proud of this tutorial. Not only is the song you wrote an amazing piece of art/math rock but you taught in such a clear way. 5 stars.

[@StonyBlazestation]

8:51 phrygian phlavor... oh you 😁

[@monkeymonk2081]

Oh you phucking funny..lol😆😅

[@monkeymonk2081]

Sorry phor my phoul language..please phorgive me my phriend..😲😩😭🙏😛

[@cellina.starfire]

@Zizzi's Genetics Calm the phuck down ;)

[@morganlake41632]

Just Thanks Jake - the tid bits of wisdom are clear articulations of my experience I couldn't put into words. Your ideas and the way you organize them with simple langauge - make it so enjoyable for us to learn. What ever they are paying you - its not enough. Thanks again.

[@Kris_T_]

Cool video, you're a good composer, performer and teacher. Keep up the good work Would be good to get a video on the grey areas between composing and performing. What I'm getting at is 'original' band vs cover band, and does that make you 'less of a musician', but then theres classical musicians who rarely play their own music. In the classical world there's more of a distinction between performer and composer, yet I'm sure all good classical composers were reasonable performers. And then you have eletronic music, a friend of mine is an up-and-coming dj, the music snob in me want's to cast shade, but he's creating music, and performing it live, yet the lines between composing and performing become somewhat blurry. Would love to hear your take on the whole thing, maybe do a vlog with someone like Adam Neely.

[@widgemidge6663]

Dear Mr Lizzio, your channel is breathtakingly amazing, the amount of learning, excitement and inspiration you provide is unmatched!!!! Thank you so much. Cheers from Sweden

[@ikosimazaki723]

You'd certainly be able to make a ton of DT-style albums that would be 1000x better than the original DT after the departure of Portnoy. Cheers!

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

I think most of this comment section could do the same lol

[@JazzyBassy]

@@SignalsMusicStudio Have you listened to Distance Over Time? I personally think it's really good.

[@RockSolidLawyer]

Jake your videos just keep getting better and better

[@rashstov8003]

I was expecting James LaBrie's voice :D

[@cimmerian100]

honestly I think you are the best teacher on youtube - great stuff thank you!!

[@metaljay2896]

Phrygian has always been my phavorite phucking mode. Phor real.

[@MDCCLXXIV]

Respect for all your work, have no words. Also I just listened to Rush as an idea taken by you and... nailed my heart. Thank you thank you

[@RTFosmark]

Sucks that the thumbnail says PHYRgian

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

lol omg i'll change it, gimme 20 minutes!

[@apothecurio]

MomoTheBellyDancer just Phrygian but you are legally required to have every 5-10 th note be a Tritone

[@PhoenixFlight94]

@@SignalsMusicStudio hate to break it to you, but it's in the final song portion of the video too.

[@TareoO]

@@SignalsMusicStudio That typo was also somewhere in the video...

[@larsswig912]

@MomoTheBellyDancer Fergian

[@RikerJoe]

The riffage and modes series keeps getting better and better with each release! Really looking forward to the next two - when I think Lydian, I think “movie score”, and Mixolydian, AC/DC. Curious to see what comes!

[@jeffparks101]

Have you been offered a position at the Berkeley School Of Music in Boston yet?

[@crodolpho]

we should definitely start sending letters.

[@prod.wwreeechh9314]

Could not have made a video more perfect for me! I love this channel. You are so very helpful Jake!

[@Booskop.]

Maybe a dumb ass question. But in the term "odd time signature" Does *odd* mean un-even numerical, or strange. Because to me, 10/8 would be a pretty "odd" time signature, so I personally view it as the latter option. Is there an "official" definition?

[@deltamonarch3624]

non standard meter.

[@JediAtticus509]

I view the term as referring to uncommon time signatures, i.e. ones that aren't 4/4, 3/4, 6/8, etc. 3/4 has a non-even count, but it's so commonly used that I wouldn't call it odd.

[@aaronmedley5184]

First off, you are an amazing teacher, and I appreciate deeply what you do for the music community. A buddy of mine asked me a while back to write something inspired by Morse Code, which brought me down a crazy rabbit hole of poly-meters, I never realized others have thought of the same idea.

[@musicpro26]

Dude, you should explore this mathy djenty side of your music, write an album!

[@off711]

This is the best series on modes, especially like how you add different rythms! Really well thought out lesson.

[@BibleStorm]

"Phrygian is more than just those two notes" Come on you know that's not true.

[@ewqdsacxz765]

Such a standard would make Phrygian indistinguishable from Locrian.

[@andrewqi6695]

double harmonic would like to have to word with you

[@Marco81blues]

Ask Flamenco players :P

[@murphyia1980]

Love all your videos Jake but this, for me, was absolutely the best. Loved the song, loved the composition, and loved the education. You're genuinely a master at what you do!

[@8DenverBass]

The Latin reminded me of Sephiroth Theme from FFVII!

[@trebovsek]

Exactly! It's not about what you write, it's about what you do with it! Excellent!

[@jehmarxx]

In the first time I made a Phrygian motif . . . Me: I think 7/4 is nice here.

[@nathanp9449]

Love these song break down videos....great stuff, so insightful!

[@Nightmoore]

Well, this pretty much unlocks how to sound like Ghost!

[@ryanhoffman5477]

Dude! You just answered all my questions about Korn. There's so many things I hear in their music and couldn't figure out. Now it makes so much sense!

[@giacomolabriola1]

War Monks could perfectly fit into Prince of Persia: Warrior Within as a battle song,great as always ✌️

[@monkeymonk2081]

I promote peace to the world..✌💃

[@BluesLicks101]

I like that you look and speak as clean-cut and as well mannered as Adam Cartwright (eldest brother on "Bonanza") and yet you play as crazily inspired as the most wild foaming dangerous rock god. You're a tremendous talent Jake - and sharing your skills the way you do is truly amazing. A million and one THANKS!

[@YVZSTUDIOS]

That video was great!! 🤩 I've learned a lot from it! If you were ever to make a video about J-Rock, that would be my dream come true. Like anything. Even an interview or like comparing western rock and typically J-Rock, common J-Rock progressions, etc.

[@ruebene2223]

Yes please. :3

[@shorthealthfacts3699]

This is freakin sick Jake! Simple riff with heavy sound and loads of INFO.

[@josephcastro7629]

18:16 “Latin Barney Songs” Lol

[@randylodder1265]

I literally have no words for how insightful and badass this was.

[@m4n003]

I cant wait for the lydian one :(

[@MauriceKalinowski]

Who else was waiting from 16:39 until the end to somehow resolve :) Great work, as always...

[@ledhed5717]

Coming soon to the soundtrack.... John Wick 4: Suiting Up One More Time

[@wtwolverine16]

Sounds like something Dream Theater would come up with, if they went a more djent route. For all I know, they probably already have.

[@mobee5764]

Definitely sounds like something off Train of Thought or Systematic Chaos

[@jimmydoe3569]

All of your videos are very inspiring. I really like your process of making music. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@gastonmannlicher8077]

Just out of curiosity: What gauge strings do you use?

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

9s on my strat and esp, 10s on the 7 string

[@ldolphin99]

Thank you. You just gave me the composition lesson I have been looking for. Thank you, thank you, thank you. This has opened my pineal gland.

[@deathoftheendless001]

Feels like im listening to porcupine tree

[@NominalTopic]

Minus Gavin Harrison 😁

[@deathoftheendless001]

@@NominalTopic yeah, minus Gavin Harrison

[@Xoliul]

Damn, I know a bit of music theory, but this video is the first time I can follow it and it's just mindblowing. Love your direct, fast explaining style!!

[@PJBonoVox]

18:37 "Con-sext" 😄

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

pretty sure I said "bashically" also

[@PJBonoVox]

@@SignalsMusicStudio I wasn't gonna kick you while down, but yeah. That aside, killer video dude. That bendy riff was heavy as hell.

[@SignalsMusicStudio]

thx, I really dig that riff too, it crushes!

[@shanephillips4069]

Dude, once again you blew my mind with your creative pattern and mode usage. A creative concept I've struggled with at times is just being overthinky!! You have an incredible philosophical approach to this music deal and I've sent a lot of my music friends your way. Great video!!

[@camgreer]

Ah Jake, I can always count on you for an education or a laugh. I got both this time. "Latin Barney songs", that cracked me up. Thanks.