How to use Modes the right way - Sean Wilson Piano

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How to use Modes the right way

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How to use Modes the right way

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ConclusionUseFindPRactice Intro

A Lesson on MODES

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ConclusionUseFindPractice Intro

A Lesson on MODES

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Do I need to memorize/practice ALL the MODES?

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Using modes correctly

1. practice Them

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Ionian

MixoLydian

Dorian

Aeolian

PhRYgian

Locrian

Lydian

This is what people thinkof when there hear of modes

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Ionian

MixoLydian

Dorian

Aeolian

PhRYgian

Locrian

Lydian

Melodic Minor

Dorian b2

Lydian Augmented

Mixolydian #11

Mixolydian b6

locrian Nat. 2

Altered dominant

Harmonic Minor

phrygian Major

Locrian Nat 6

Lydian #9

Ionian Augmented

Altered dom bb7

Dorian #4

But we actually need to know 21 !!!!!!!!

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Major scale

MixoLydian

Dorian

Aeolian

PhRYgian

Locrian

Lydian

Melodic Minor

Dorian b2

Lydian Augmented

Mixolydian #11

Mixolydian b6

locrian Nat. 2

Altered dominant

Harmonic Minor

phrygian Major

Locrian Nat 6

Lydian #9

Ionian Augmented

Altered dom bb7

Dorian #4

Group them under 3 BIG categories for simplicity

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Major scale

MixoLydian

Dorian

Aeolian

PhRYgian

Locrian

Lydian

Melodic Minor

Dorian b2

Lydian Augmented

Mixolydian #11

Mixolydian b6

locrian Nat. 2

Altered dominant

Harmonic Minor

phrygian Major

Locrian Nat 6

Lydian #9

Ionian Augmented

Altered dom bb7

Dorian #4

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3

4

5

6

7

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2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1If you can play a major scale, you can also play a Dorian scale

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ConclusionUseFindPractice Intro

A Lesson on MODES

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Using modes correctly

2. Find Them

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on modes

Question

1. What mode does the melody in the Amen of total praise use?

2. What does the 4th mode of all the major, melodic, and harmonic minor have in common?

3. How would you find the notes to a Super Locrian in Ab?

4. Find the notes to a Lydian Augmented in Eb?5. The Band is Holding a Bflat in the bass and you

decide you want to quickly execute a descending Bflat mixolydian? What do you do?

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The current thinking about modes, forces you to constantly change the key.

It’s not practical

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Say you wanted to Find a C Lydian?The reason I used to get confused with this is because I incorrectly assumed that you

would go to C. then find the C lydian mode, which sometimes looked like thisf-g-a-b-c-d-e

This just shows how youwould find F Lydian, by looking at

the 4th mode of C!!! crazy!

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Say you wanted to Find a C Lydian?

C lydian mode is actually:C-D-E-F#-G-A-B

So to find the Lydian of ANY key, I just need to raise the 4th note,

of the major scale. Got it!

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I realized I only need to remember how each mode deviates from the major

scale

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Use Circle of Fifths

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So here is the ORDER that I practice and what makes natural sense. Plus it keeps you in the same key causing greater retention modes

Lydian

Ionian

Mixolydian

Aeolian

Phrygian

Locrian

Dorian

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Lydian

Ionian

Mixolydian

Aeolian

Phrygian

Locrian

Dorian

#4

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b7

b3 b6 b7

b2 b3 b6 b7

b2 b3 b5 b6 b7

b3 b7

To find Mixolydiantake the majorscale and flatten the7th note

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ConclusionUseFindPractice Intro

A Lesson on MODES

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Using modes correctly

3. Use Them

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So here is the ORDER that I practice and what makes natural sense. Plus it keeps you in the same key causing greater retention modes

Lydian

Ionian

Mixolydian

Aeolian

Phrygian

Locrian

Dorian

#4

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b7

b3 b6 b7

b2 b3 b6 b7

b2 b3 b5 b6 b7

b3 b7

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Maj7 Dom7MixolydianIonian , prefer pentatonic

Min7 Co7Dorian Locr ian

Start by practicing only 4 Modes!

Left Hand

What to do with theRight Hand

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CMaj7 C7C MixolydianC Ionian

CMin7 Co7C Dorian C Locr ian

Expand only as you can implement the major ones fairly easily

?? Pentatonic Altered Scale for extended voicings

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ConclusionUseFindPractice Intro

A Lesson on MODES

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