Use the Phrygian Sound In your Songs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ม.ค. 2025
- This video explores how to use the Phrygian Scale, the third mode of the major scale, to END your songs. I usually use this as an ending chord on songs if I want to do something different.
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It not very often a video is posted and the message is delivered the way you delivered today....thanks bro. I will keep watching
Appreciate man, thanks!
Good stuff 🙌🏾 I’ve never understood this mode really until watching this video. Thanks ‼️💪🏾
Yeah we don’t talk about Phrygian much in gospel
@@SeanWilsonPiano Why is that, and what is mode is often used in gospel
Man, looking at this video. I have alot to learn in playing piano. You actually made me miss it alot. I have to make you be my music teacher. Love from 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
@2:07 - You suggest these are the same notes in an Ab scale, but it's actually the Db scale (With the Gb)
Hey, I accidentally pressed a Gb instead of a G there. I would’ve had to rerecord the entire video so I left it in, but it should be an Ab scale. *I showed the notes on screen
@@SeanWilsonPiano Okay, that makes a lot more sense. Thanks for clearing that up!
Sean, you have literally taken the most elementary song, and made it a doctoral thesis! SMH Amazing!!
Lol, that’s funny Jada!! You must be talking Mary… lamb?
@@SeanWilsonPiano thats EXACTLY what im talking about! This is why you are the professor! Yet another thing I will be studying and learning!
The best explanation on the use of the Phrygian Scale. This video offered clarity to something which I've always wondered. Thank you!
Appreciate it man, thanks!
1:33 its a c major7 9 13 chord over the 13, so it can still be considered as a c but a slash chord or rootless. I think.
you are one of my favorite pianist and a good teacher...greetings from El Salvador
Thanks so much!!
Thats really awesome Sean.
Glad you enjoyed it man!
Great video! I've always heard this sound as more of a b2 Lydian rather than a b6 Phrygian. Thank you for the alternative perspective!
I agree with this. b2 #4.
Thanks senior Sean
Where are you at the mode videos?
I really learned a lot. Thanks.
Can I please have the video link of the guy playing Total Praise at the beginning?
So helpful and insightful, also you have a beautiful sound and approach. ✊🏼
Wow amazing! That sounds great.
what a nice idea that I have been realized
Thanks boss.. got it. ❤️❤️❤️
This was beautiful
The scale at 1:59 and 2:13 is Locrian, not Phrygian.
I agree. That F# makes it locrian.
Super interesting, seeing a lot of confusion in comments with lydian though and I think I know why. Coming from Jazz theory, all scales can be linked to chords, Dmin7 = D Dorian, G7 = G Mixolydian, Dbmaj7#11 = Db lydian etc. with the roots being the same. What I see you doing here is adding a passing chord (usually) between your V and I chords to end your song fluidly. This passing chord is a bIImaj7#11 (which looks like a LOT written like this haha) and your playing the scale linked to this chord, the lydian scale. So G7 - Dbmaj7#11 - Cmaj7. The Db lydian scale you're playing over that chord IS THE SAME as a C Phrygian scale, but coming from Jazz theory I see it as a lydian scale played over a Dbmaj7#11 passing chord, rather than C Phrygian over a Db bass note. You're not wrong, it's all just how we approach these things, but it took me a bit of time to fully understand what you were doing here - the effect (the main thing!) sounds awesome, have been wanting to know how to achieve this sound for a while, so thanks!
Appreciate the comment. Especially because jazz and gospel are cousins so we have so much in common. Still working out some of the differences, especially since we treat harmony differently although I can admit many of these examples do “sound” more Lydian even coming from an ear rather than theoretical approach
@@SeanWilsonPiano it all sounds great man, I'm delving into gospel theory as there's so much to gain coming from Jazz, interesting seeing other peoples approach to these far out concepts, I can see your approach resonates with a lot of folks too so keep it going! Thanks for the reply! 🙌
yikes
i wanna play that!
I really like the explanation but I am having a problem listening.. do you have reverb on your voice? I am only hearing it on your video
Hmm isn't that the same thing as the triton substitution of C? When you ended the song on F#?
Hmmm hadn’t thought of it that way
But how do you create the chords (that is technically in a different key but not in a different key)
The chords came from the new key. So in C I was using Ab notes with a Db on the bottom. Don’t overthink it I was literally pressing a bunch of notes in Ab scale
Boss you made it simple with that technical eye
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We call it the Jewish scale. So basically if want the "ancient, Jesus born in manger" sound, you do a modal interchange to a major 3rd down from original key (Db major scale) and the new b9 of the new mode (Gb) becomes the "4 chord" of the Db major to be the new home per se. Use on Easter and Christmas service, not only on the ending but also on intermittent cadences and bridges. Also movie scores, do this in an effective but cringy way
Wow, that's so interesting
1:55 Isn't that the C Locrian Scale you're playing instead of the C Phrygian Scale?
I accidentally pressed Gb, mistake, so i put correct notes on screen
@@SeanWilsonPiano 👍
Sean is it the Gb or g?
Ab
I accidentally pressed a Gb at 2:07, I meant G
Sean - I’m always locked in to your vids all the way from UK, Reading. Too dope bro.
What do you think of the intro to this song th-cam.com/video/Ei7Kt6TLtOw/w-d-xo.html
Would be awesome if you could break this down
Hard following you through this ....but okay ...