Quarantine Bonus Lessons: Scales And Modes!


Anders Mouridsen
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04/02/2020 6:12 pm

Hey everybody,

Now that so many of us are stuck at home, I thought it would be a good time to make a series of videos from my own studio explaining one of the most misunderstood concepts in music - scales and "modes"!

It's really not as complicated as most people tend to think, but unfortunately it's most often taught in a way that makes it much more confusing than it needs to be. Check out my videos below and let me know what you think!

Video #1 - Understanding The Pentatonic Scale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOwu6d0IZHI

Video #2 - The Full Minor Scale

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuZZ3NeRxVc

[br]Video #3 - The Minor Modes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMRagfPEgu8&t=5s

Video #4 - The Major Modes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeeseIyhTBE


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Mglambo
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04/02/2020 11:46 pm

Thanks Anders. I watch your tutorials all the time and like your teaching style. Was excited to see these links as I am working on this stuff. However, none of these links are highlighted and won't open. Was there an error when you posted?


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04/03/2020 2:06 am
Originally Posted by: Mglambo

none of these links are highlighted and won't open. Was there an error when you posted?

Copy the youtube link and paste it on address bar, link should be open then.


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04/03/2020 7:54 am

great lessons Anders but what one can't find on the internet is how to use those modes, for instance which mode you can play over what chord progression, examples from songs that are in a mode explained and maybe a list of songs that are written in one of these modes.

The modes themselves are easy to understand.

Herman


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04/03/2020 12:52 pm
Originally Posted by: Anders Mouridsen

Now that so many of us are stuck at home, I thought it would be a good time to make a series of videos from my own studio explaining one of the most misunderstood concepts in music - scales and "modes"!

[p]This is a great idea & series of concise videos!

I'd also like to encourage anyone that enjoys these to follow it up by working through one of the Anders's style courses. He brings the same great instructional style to those by teaching concepts in a straightforward, easy to follow manner & showing how to apply those ideas in a practical, hands-on way.

https://www.guitartricks.com/experienced.php

Also if it helps my pentatonic scale tutorial has lots of scale pattern diagrams & shows how to include the diatonic mode notes that Anders is describing in these videos.

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=296

Hope that helps!


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04/03/2020 1:03 pm
Originally Posted by: hsnoeckx

great lessons Anders but what one can't find on the internet is how to use those modes, for instance which mode you can play over what chord progression...

This tutorial is aimed at practical ways to use the modes & has suggestions chords.

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=770

In general, you can adjust the normal major or minor diatonic chord quality sequences. For example, if you are starting on the 2nd mode of the major scale, dorian, then you start on the 2nd chord quality of the major scale.

For example, the sequence of chord qualities in standard major is:

C - E - G = 1-3-5 (the "1 chord") C major chord[br]D - F - A = 2-4-6 (the "2 chord") D minor chord[br]E - G - B = 3-5-7 (the "3 chord") E minor chord[br]F - A - C = 4-6-1 (the "4 chord") F major chord[br]G - B - D = 5-7-2 (the "5 chord") G major chord[br]A - C - E = 6-1-3 (the "6 chord") A minor chord[br]B - D - F = 7-2-4 (the "7 chord") B diminished chord

You can keep all those chords & harmonies. But think of them as D dorian instead of C major.

So, the standard is

1 - major

2 - minor

3 - minor

4 - major

5 - major

6 - minor

7 - diminished

So, if you start a chord progression on the 2nd degree to use dorian, then you would shift the numbers over one chord, but keep the chord quality of major or minor.

1 - minor

2 - minor

3 - major

4 - major

5 - minor

6 - diminished

7 - major

This tutorial covers major scale harmony.

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2387

This tutorial covers minor scale harmony.

https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=2393

Hope that helps!


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04/03/2020 2:44 pm

Anders, thanks for these. Going to watch today.


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04/04/2020 1:10 am

Thanks Christopher and here is a site that demonstrates a list of songs in all the different modes so it makes it even more clear; https://nickleusmusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/examples-of-modal-music-ionian-dorian.html

Herman


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04/04/2020 2:38 pm
Originally Posted by: hsnoeckx

Thanks Christopher and here is a site that demonstrates a list of songs in all the different modes so it makes it even more clear; https://nickleusmusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/examples-of-modal-music-ionian-dorian.html

Herman

You're welcome. That is an interesting site.

https://nickleusmusic.blogspot.com/2013/07/examples-of-modal-music-ionian-dorian.html

But you have to be careful with that kind of assertion. The main melody or riff in those songs looks accurate. But some songs aren't entirely in one key or mode. Still it's a great resource as long as you keep that in mind.


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04/14/2020 12:33 pm

thanks for links


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