Learning The Modes Pt.3: Modes Are Chords!
Added 2023-03-03 18:35:48 +0000 UTCI know that Modes is a subject that's right at the top of the list of things many guitarists want to learn - but also at the top of the list of things that confuse them the most. So today, I'm gonna fix that!
Following on from my previous introductory lesson where we took a look at the sound of each Mode, in this lesson we take a look why chords are so important to understanding modes and how you can quickly work out which chords go with which Mode. I guarantee that after this lesson you will have a much better understanding of those devilish entities and will move significantly closer to being able to apply them to your playing.
Good luck and don't forget to share your progress with everyone in the Discord server!
0:00 Intro
2:00 Chords
2:31 Minor modes
5:12 Major modes
6:20 Outro
Comments
Super helpful!
SANJAY
2024-11-05 20:02:17 +0000 UTCHey :) What If I play just power chords, where there is no minor/major definitio. in that case the "catch tones" are missing, therefore it depends on a general feeling of current chord progression ? Thx
TheMurchik
2024-10-24 04:00:54 +0000 UTCThank you Bradley. You're awesome!
Richard Reed
2024-08-14 20:14:02 +0000 UTCInteresting question! You can't just "force" modes over any progression, it's entirely dependent on the progression you're playing over. Certain modes work over certain progressions! In the context you gave Dm-F-Gm are all just diatonic to Dm so just play the D natural minor over them. However, you could get fancy and treat the Gm as a G major, in which case you can play D Dorian over that chord. For the A - if you treat it as Am then you play Dm over it like normal, but if you treat it as an A major then you can play D harmonic minor over it. Remember - it's ALL about the chords!
Bradley Hall
2024-08-14 15:38:27 +0000 UTCBradley! the one and only. I would like to know how can I implement the modes to other songs. For instance, I am doing a cover of ich tu dir veh by Rammstein. Supposedly, the song is in harmonic minor. I want to solo over the chord In the chorus; D, F, G, A, A#. how do I add the Phrygian or Dorian or Lydian or Mixolydian to the song? do I have to change the chords in the songs?
Richard Reed
2024-08-09 02:29:42 +0000 UTCok good ive finally understand!
Jean-marcel Lavoie
2024-01-19 20:01:37 +0000 UTCBecause we've adjusted all of the F notes to be F#s, which means some of the chords change! Watch that section closely and you'll see the notes change
Bradley Hall
2024-01-19 16:20:16 +0000 UTCim a bit confused at 3:37 why the F become diminished and The b become minor?
Jean-marcel Lavoie
2024-01-18 15:53:37 +0000 UTCBradley! Great breakdown, especially the notes that define each Mode
Gabriel Regalado
2024-01-15 00:42:19 +0000 UTCThis is the "Modes" video I've been looking for!
Samuel Brockmann
2023-08-16 15:56:29 +0000 UTCThank you Bradley! I was really confused when you changed the chords to represent the dorian flavor but I realized ohhh you just raise the F to F# so for example the FMaj became F#Dim.. Cheers!!
Chase Moody
2023-05-01 20:58:10 +0000 UTCThanks man!
Stihl Savvy
2023-03-05 04:25:34 +0000 UTC
