Man, you really are such a valuable asset to the online musical world. Every time I watch one of your videos I feel good, motivated and have little „aha“ moments. Thanks for all your work and inspiration Eric!
I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years now and I know a fair amount of stuff, and I can play a little bit after all that time. When you’ve been playing for a long time you hit plateaus and the more you progress the longer the plateaus seem to last. There’s been a few things that have got me moving again and there’s a lot of great stuff around but what I have got out of Eric’s music theory videos (and I’ve only got as far as this one) have given me the biggest, most fun advancement I think I’ve ever got. The way the theory is presented and always applied to stuff makes it so easy to get. Any guitar player needs to watch these videos. It’s the whole give a man a fish/teach a man to fish premise. Very cool. Thanks Eric.
When you used Tears for Fears as an example I was also re-reminded of how insanely awesome & uniquely off-the-wall the solo is in that tune (had to go listen to it after).. and then you bust out with 'Isn't It A Pity' which I think is probably one of George's prettiest songs ever.. man, you always choose such great reference examples : ) Really loving this whole series so far!
Real pearls of wisdom. Context is everything. Wish I had found a teacher like you, in my town, growing up. I desired to play music, and learned dots on a fretboard in stead. Became mystified that a little bit of theory didn’t unlock the Key. Skipped steps. Had no idea of how or what to practice? Left a bounty on the table! At this point, I have so much to unlearn. Lydian is major, but it unlocks melancholy. Makes me feel regret?
Ready for the big secret: Every chord you've ever played has a pentatonic scale behind it. Major for major, minor for minor. Sit around and work this concept for a lifetime and you'll be able to play anywhere!
OMG. It’s like you’re unlocking the guitar for all to see. I can’t tell you how impactful this is. And to see it unfold on a simple Mustang makes it all the more accessible. Absolutely love this series. Great job!
Why am I only now being curated your channel!? I thought I had found everyone I need to find to inspire further internets learning and you go throw a wrench in that? Now I have to spend all this time going thru your channel, watching every vid, playing every lesson yadda yadda. It never ends when ppl like you show up. Stop it! I don't have any more room for exceptional guitar tasties delivered perfectly and relatably. You're too good and I have no-- Fine! Subscribed and liked. LFG
Really diggin' these mode lessons! They're coming just in time for me personally, because I've been drilling into more "modal" tunes and such lately. Really well thought out presentation and top notch examples! I've seen a ton of guys just scratch the surface on modes without providing any real world listening examples.
Seriously, you're making more sense of the guitar for me than I ever learned in 40 years (including a break from playing). The information coupled with a wonderful teaching style, superb tone and attitude have, in a few short weeks of mining your channel, completely transformed my approach to playing. Thank you hardly seems adequate. Oh, yeah, during your 'why G doesn't work' demonstration I spotted that Steve Hillage must have been a fan of Lydian over drones, that is until you went full frippertronics on our asses. Very cool.
Dude, Lydian is my favorite mode by far. It's awesome to use it in transitional parts like a small pre-chorus or something. Makes your mind go like 'WTF IT GOT WEIRD! Oh, ok we're back.'
I just love the its all about the context. Chuck too many chords in there and your back in the parent scale. This adivce alone has sky-rocketed my writing.
"I don't know why I'm doing anything anymore." Amen, brother! But I'm glad you're doing it. Really appreciate your breakdown of "modal chord progressions." I have a lot of trouble figuring out when to employ some of these modal patterns, and this helped a lot. Great lesson!
You need to keep a fire extinguisher handy for some of those licks!! Love the Indian sound and almost backwards phrasing at 19:09! I'm really glad to hear you caught your oven mishap in time! I've never heard of that before. Have a great weekend, Eric!
Eric - found you 2 days ago. Intrigued, couldn't stop watching the effective combo of semi-subtle awkwardness AND just plain great insights that seemed to be pretty damn practical. BUT..... this one did it! You cracked a code for me here.... Lydian = Major I with a Major II. That's something I can use. Thank you. #subscribed
Man, I’m surprised to hear you say that “Paradise City” in G wouldn’t work over the C chord. Considering those melody notes, everything fits into just a run of the mill Maj 9th type harmony. As for “Dreams,” the guitar solo is a C pentatonic over F Lydian harmonies. To these ears, parent major over Lydian (C major over F Lydian) tends towards “kind of pretty and colorful” and sounds far less unsettling than something like a parent major over Dorian (C major played over D Dorian). Btw- I’ve been obsessing over your channel lately. I love your approach to delivering these topics.
You know me! I never like to do “if this chord, then this completely different tonal center scale.” I always like my tonal centers parallel - it’s easier for me to keep track of what intervals I’m hitting that way ✌️
@@EricHaugenGuitar heh, I guess it’s probably safe to say that so long as the results sound “good,” whatever method that works is the method that works!
Dude that opening..you always kill it. I love everything you post. You post theory and show awesome examples of making it musical and fun. Still loving that vibrochamp!? I’m breaking mine in still but it’s so fun to have at home. I’m gonna have to get that mini mass attenuator for sure tho.
I comment too much…but that drone C towards the end of the video demonstrating how just fumbling through G major based shapes over it blows should open a lot of people’s eyes. Sadly most people teach modes this way “hey C Lydian is G major”. If you are going to learn guitar just know the degrees of the scale and how to manipulate them to your advantage. Playing C major scales for example with a raised 4th is way more comfortable anyway once you break old habits and 3nps type shred shapes. Great shit Eric I have spent hours watching and dissecting these theory lessons
Lightbulb!!! 1 major to 2 major.... I'm going back to each of the Mode videos to see if there is a similar "cheat" to know the progressions that work. Thanks!
Such a great description of how to understand modes. It took me ages to learn this. You should've done this video 8 years ago!. The Simpson theme tune is lydian. That's the one I think of with the lydian mode.
They're so annoying! Sometimes they run on my vids; if the copyright bot catches me playing something famous. But I always elect to non-monetize my channel; I sleep better at night knowing that I make my living by people choosing to invest in me :-)
This is great stuff, as always. I asked before about how chords work with modes and this was the first time I glimpsed was is happening in a chord progression, and why modal playing needs to restrict the number of chords if it's going to not get away from the parent key. Many thanks, as always.
Your comment about discovering “cool things” when you take a close look at how a song is put together was intriguing. Could you perhaps do a video on that process?
You're the 2nd person to ask that I gotta think about how I'd do that presentation hrmmmm As you can tell, "Music Noticing" is one of my favorite things!
This is really such good teaching. I believe you could do a course on modes and tons will buy. Is that Mustang an original 66? I like how the finish has worn off.
Hi Eric, loving the course, it's been brilliant. I've been trying to analyse some new songs I've been learning and there's one that's got me a bit stuck. Over the Hills and Far Away by Zeppelin. It's in the key of G major but there's a progression at the end of the intro which goes IV (Cadd9), I (G/B, but, also feels a bit like Bm iii), Bb6, IV (C). The Bb6 has a minor 3rd and 7th alteration to the key of G - is this effectively a chord built from the G Dorian mode? Or would you say its just the III chord borrowed from the key of G minor? Later in the song there's a switch between A and G triads before the chorus that I assume is G Lydian. Cheers Eric!
Dude you actually got it 100% - it's all a little subjective anyway. The Bb6 is borrowed from G minor, or G Dorian, but really it's a just a British walkdown trick (just like "Can't Find My Way Home") And then yeah the A/G to G thing is a little Lydian interlude - that's Jimmy Page for ya!
@@EricHaugenGuitar Yay, learning! I just noticed the same thing in the intro to Castles Made of Sand, borrowing the IIIb and VIIb from G minor. Maybe a future lesson in there?
I wrote a Lydian-ish song around 20 years ago and didn't know it at the time. It was about messed up and dark stuff a.k.a my 20s. Haven't seen that viral video but I'm old and view age-appropriate content.
I think this has gotta be my favorite one so far. As someone who only learned songs and never theory, this is what I liek to hear. The songs you demoed, especially Isnt it A Pity, they are what I like to listen. Now im gonna try to play 'like' them and not just exactly them. Also, I get the same vibe with Pearl Jam's Ocean. Did I do a good or am I in the wrong scale? Cheers, Eric!!
Good ear! I just looked up the tabs on guitarinstructor.com and it totally is floating between D Lydian and C Lydian - Stone Gossard is such an underrated weirdo!
These mode lessons are immensely helpful - thanks!! I only have a hipster-wannabe question: How do you keep the buttons on your denim jacket from scratching the hell out of the back of your guitar?
So…I’m confused again. Just watched another youtuber who kinda looked what he was talking about stating that Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” is often mistaken to be in the Lydian mode…but is actually in Am (Aeolian). F and G being VI and VII chords….? So I thought: let’s ask the oracle… ? It all comes down to what one hears is the tonic, right?
I always start to get lost when it comes to "okay, now which chords can I play (...) mode *over* ?". And now you're telling me about a mode going over a chord *change* instead of just certain chords, haha. *Someday*, I'll get this to all sink in, lol
Yeah! It's gotta be a chord CHANGE. There really are certain "giveaway" progressions for each mode. Again, Lydian is a I Major going up to a II Major - that's it!
I am at work so I am able to watch all of this right now, so sorry if you cover this, but I am wondering about what you think about the idea that all (Western) music is based on the tonal gravity provided by the Lydian mode. See:
thank you eric. would it be fair to say that a I -> II vamp could also be mixolydian if you think of it as bVII -> I instead? both are 2 major chords a whole step apart.
You are correct! There's a bit of overlap there! In that scenario, I would listen to the melody of the song and see which chord FEELS like "home." That would tell me whether it's lydian or mixolydian.
You said if you play too many different chords, your brain switches over to hear the major scale instead of the mode. This got me thinking. Would you say the same when you are soloing on top of a mode to use less notes or you'll end up sounding like the major scale?
Brilliant in it’s simplicity again, Eric, great enlightening lesson. No small reference to Joshua Honme…mmm just slightly disappointed 😀. Still hoping someday you’ll pour his style of playing into an online lesson. If I can’t book a real-time lesson I’ll just wonder around on your website, plenty of hours full of great stuff to explore! Take care!
Have you seen this one? th-cam.com/video/xd8g2eq7kYI/w-d-xo.html I utilize his minimized chord structures in it. His scale btw is the Lydian flat7 - you take Lydian AND flat the 7 too! Very stronky!
@@EricHaugenGuitar Yes, saw that one, great as well! Just never seem to get enough of Homme. I knew it wasn’t just the regular Lydian…flattening the 7th…I’m on it! Thanks!
question. When you say F Lydian like at the 13 min30 mark. You mean start the Lydian scale from the B note of the F major scale. so instead of the B flat, it would be raised to b natural?
I think F Lydian starts from F with C Major as to parent key. So, yes the b natural is in there. Another way to look at it is F Lydian (derived from C major) has no sharps or flats, whereas F major has one flat (b flat). The Lydian starts from the fourth note of the parent scale.
@@petergoddard1960 Hi Peter. This is such a mind F**k. I understood the parent key to be FMajor which has 1 flat, the Bflat. so four up from F would be the b flat, raised to B. But the way you describe this is from the C major scale wich would then have F as the 4th degree.......arrrrrgh. Which way is it? the way i interperate it is, F Lydian.....Initial key of F then the Lydian 4th degree from F which is the Bflat.....
@@timbennett6644 Hi Tim, Yeah it probably didn't help that my explanation should have stuck closer to your original question. If the parent key is FMajor, the Lydian starts from the fourth note of the scale Bflat. Therefore the scale of Bflat Lydian has one flat (Bflat) the same as the Parent key FMajor. Incidentally, I dug through some forum threads on the subject last night and discovered that there are those who vehemently disagree about calling this a scale, saying it's a mode and 'thou shalt not name it a scale'. Some responders even made comments like, 'Oh, look a guitarist is in the room trying to understand modes'. I can't stand this kind of elitism and its why I am constantly reminded why I hate forums. I like Erics approach because he makes sense of this stuff. Always. I hope my revised explanation helps, but if you re watch the video through from the beginning to around the 3:00 mark, Eric does make it pretty clear. I've watched this whole series through more times than I care to admit. Playing along helps it sink in.
@@petergoddard1960 Hi Peter, thanks for getting back... yes totally agree with the elitism comments all over the place. I have been approaching it incorrectly. I was looking at it from a classical point of view. I have been relating the modal part of the scale from the initial Note. I.e playing the 4th note from the first named note, F Lydian being the the 4th degree of the parent scale. So for me I would play from the augemented 4th the B natural of the F major scale. But that seems to be wrong. The F lydian is the modal scale so I should be dropping 4 to find the parent Key which like you said earlier is the C major scale... At times having a classical understanding of theory can be a hinderance. Looking at the modes there seems to be varying views of modes from the Ancient Greek, which I learnt from, Medieval to the modern. And that for me is where the confusion has come from. Thanks.
Ugh don't I know it! It's hard because when we practice properly we learn to tap our foot on beats 1 2 3 4. But to use a looper you only tap on beat 1 - and you have to try not too accent too much with your strumming when you STOMP
Good question! To do that, we have to look at the notes of the parent scale, and then see what happens if we add those extras to the chord we're on! Key of C = C D E F G A B C C Chord = C E G 7th = B 9th = D 11th = F 13th = A
I actually think it's better to start slide in open tunings to get the mechanics down. I've got some good standard slide vids already btw: th-cam.com/video/B3WyJM26n1E/w-d-xo.html
Yeah! G to G = Ionian (major) A to A = Dorian B to B = Phrygian C to C = Lydian D to D = Mixolydian E to E = Aeolian (minor) F# to F# = Locrian (garbage)
@@EricHaugenGuitar "C to C = Lydian" ???? If you play white keys from C to C, you get a Lydian scale? "The modern Dorian mode (also called "Russian minor" by Balakirev[8]), by contrast, is a strictly diatonic scale corresponding to the white keys of the piano from D to D" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_mode playing the white keys on the piano from... G to G = mixolydian, a major scale because of the B C tot C = Ionian, major D to D = Dorian, minor, because of the F A to A = Aeolian, a minor mode of course with a C in What do you mean with F# to F#? playing the black notes only? Locrian is B to B on the white keys, so basic chord is B D F, a Bb5 - a weird sound indeed... But if I'm wrong, I don't know and don't care too much about names, please correct wikipedia.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locrian_mode I loved your earlier, hands on lesson, like on double stops. This is just wanker's theory, like school. Don't start with a scale, start from a song. All this proves my point in a strange way: the knowledge of these names of modes is not so important. It's more important to know how to use them. If there's no way of applying the mode in the music you're playing, it's useless learning. Your such a great player and got this mixed up - because names are not important.
As Cary Elwes says in Princess Bride: "..get used to disappointment.." I never listened to much Johnny Winter, or much straight blues stuff at all, other than some Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Freddie King
Shit, my house almost went on fire last week too, old crappy electricity control station. It happened by 4am, scary as fuck. So i have special insurance for all my music gear - fire, steal, mongol invasion, cockroaches.
yeah it's the same! The main difference between acoustic and electric is the lack of sustain, effects, and bendability - other than that they're brothers :-)
Connecting modes to chords is helping a lot! Thanks for making these. Have you considered other ways to take one time contributions? I think there is a buy a coffee I have used to contribute.
Seems like you would hit 100K subs b4 your most popular video reaching 1m views. When you've reached the former milestone, I hope YT can send you the 100K silver plaque asap 🎉
Also you briefly emote - " Ah , why are there so many smart people! " when you are deconstructing Tears for Fears song. And yes I agree. But just sit back and soak in the reality that there are hundreds or thousands of other humans that have this exact thought about you, your playing and your lesson vibe. While you're busy exclaiming how smart TFF are or REM or G. Harrison, I'm absolutely sitting here exclaiming the same thing about you before you even said it yourself. This is the first video I've ever seen of you, I have no context, no prior knowledge of you, and yet in 30 seconds I immediately know - guh. This guy is fantastic, easy to follow, clearly can tasty shred, and just all around annoyingly smart and talented. I usually react with envy and fear to this. But you're just too good to ignore. You've amassed at least one new dedicated fan today. Say that to yourself now and again- You got yourself oodles of genuine fans. You deserve it. Fkin great stuff man. Cheers. PS - I enjoy playing a Imaj7 - viim7 loop for Lydian. Like in C Lyd, CMaj - Bmin7 .
@@EricHaugenGuitar Yes, well unfortunately, it’s almost 50 years old, so I had to change some capacitors and finding the best tubes these days are an issue, and about 10 or 15 years ago the speaker had to be replaced with a 4 ohm Eminence recommended by Fender, so a reissue might sound better lol At least I’m capable to do these things myself, which saves $$$. It would be very interesting to do a side by side comparison. I dedicated a reverb pedal to it.
Man, you really are such a valuable asset to the online musical world. Every time I watch one of your videos I feel good, motivated and have little „aha“ moments. Thanks for all your work and inspiration Eric!
Yay! I live for those "aha" moments!
I’ve been playing guitar for over 30 years now and I know a fair amount of stuff, and I can play a little bit after all that time. When you’ve been playing for a long time you hit plateaus and the more you progress the longer the plateaus seem to last. There’s been a few things that have got me moving again and there’s a lot of great stuff around but what I have got out of Eric’s music theory videos (and I’ve only got as far as this one) have given me the biggest, most fun advancement I think I’ve ever got. The way the theory is presented and always applied to stuff makes it so easy to get. Any guitar player needs to watch these videos. It’s the whole give a man a fish/teach a man to fish premise. Very cool. Thanks Eric.
Thanks my brother!
When you used Tears for Fears as an example I was also re-reminded of how insanely awesome & uniquely off-the-wall the solo is in that tune (had to go listen to it after).. and then you bust out with 'Isn't It A Pity' which I think is probably one of George's prettiest songs ever.. man, you always choose such great reference examples : ) Really loving this whole series so far!
The 80s were so weird and wonderful for pop music!
Keep it simple with a couple of chords to hear the mode, rather than the parent scale. It finally makes sense to me! Thanks!
Yeah! It's all about minimalism and restraint - something us guitarists don't like to deal in :-)
Real pearls of wisdom. Context is everything. Wish I had found a teacher like you, in my town, growing up. I desired to play music, and learned dots on a fretboard in stead. Became mystified that a little bit of theory didn’t unlock the Key. Skipped steps. Had no idea of how or what to practice? Left a bounty on the table!
At this point, I have so much to unlearn.
Lydian is major, but it unlocks melancholy. Makes me feel regret?
Ready for the big secret:
Every chord you've ever played has a pentatonic scale behind it. Major for major, minor for minor. Sit around and work this concept for a lifetime and you'll be able to play anywhere!
OMG. It’s like you’re unlocking the guitar for all to see. I can’t tell you how impactful this is. And to see it unfold on a simple Mustang makes it all the more accessible. Absolutely love this series. Great job!
Why am I only now being curated your channel!? I thought I had found everyone I need to find to inspire further internets learning and you go throw a wrench in that?
Now I have to spend all this time going thru your channel, watching every vid, playing every lesson yadda yadda. It never ends when ppl like you show up. Stop it! I don't have any more room for exceptional guitar tasties delivered perfectly and relatably. You're too good and I have no--
Fine! Subscribed and liked. LFG
You're the best Eric. That demonstration at the end going between the lydian tonal center and the G tonal center was 💯. What a revelation!
Yay!
I come for the learnings, I stay for the tasty tasty tone - and the teaching style of course. Thanks Eric!
Really diggin' these mode lessons! They're coming just in time for me personally, because I've been drilling into more "modal" tunes and such lately. Really well thought out presentation and top notch examples! I've seen a ton of guys just scratch the surface on modes without providing any real world listening examples.
Music theory broken down in an easy to apply and understand way? Kudos my dude
So many great gold nuggets up in here. Love it. Love your generosity.
Man, that Mustang’s tone is so nutty, I love it!
Seriously, you're making more sense of the guitar for me than I ever learned in 40 years (including a break from playing). The information coupled with a wonderful teaching style, superb tone and attitude have, in a few short weeks of mining your channel, completely transformed my approach to playing. Thank you hardly seems adequate.
Oh, yeah, during your 'why G doesn't work' demonstration I spotted that Steve Hillage must have been a fan of Lydian over drones, that is until you went full frippertronics on our asses. Very cool.
The frippertronica bit when you "get weirder" Eric is so awesome! What is the pedal you're kicking on to get that saturated fuzz?
The Dusky Augustus Octave Fuzz - it's so good and BEEFY
That is what I love to hear! At a certain point, playing with more feel isn't about technique - it's about "Music Noticing"
Modes have never made more sense! Thanks for the lesson.
This makes me so happy to hear!
Man, that bit near the end that was pure Fripp/Eno Evening Star was great.
I was thinking that!
In other words, serve the song. Awesome video! Awesome channel!! You’ve demystified the modes man. Great teaching. Thank you.
Very nice instruction....thank you
Great lesson Mr Eric! Look 4ward to open D-mystifying stuff!
Dude, Lydian is my favorite mode by far. It's awesome to use it in transitional parts like a small pre-chorus or something. Makes your mind go like 'WTF IT GOT WEIRD! Oh, ok we're back.'
I just love the its all about the context. Chuck too many chords in there and your back in the parent scale. This adivce alone has sky-rocketed my writing.
"I don't know why I'm doing anything anymore." Amen, brother! But I'm glad you're doing it. Really appreciate your breakdown of "modal chord progressions." I have a lot of trouble figuring out when to employ some of these modal patterns, and this helped a lot. Great lesson!
You need to keep a fire extinguisher handy for some of those licks!! Love the Indian sound and almost backwards phrasing at 19:09! I'm really glad to hear you caught your oven mishap in time! I've never heard of that before. Have a great weekend, Eric!
Eric Haugen: TH-cam presenter/public safety advocate :-)
You, Stich Method, and ZombieGuitar are my top favorite teachers
Thanks man. I'm creating a go-to library of this series for future reference. Good stuff!
someone has to tab that dreams bit.... so gooooood
One of your best lessons
Amazing stuff eric thank you for your work
Thanks Eric for explaining this so well👍
Eric - found you 2 days ago. Intrigued, couldn't stop watching the effective combo of semi-subtle awkwardness AND just plain great insights that seemed to be pretty damn practical. BUT..... this one did it! You cracked a code for me here.... Lydian = Major I with a Major II. That's something I can use. Thank you. #subscribed
Yay!
Welcome to the middle-aged hipster doofus oracle's cave!
Man, I’m surprised to hear you say that “Paradise City” in G wouldn’t work over the C chord. Considering those melody notes, everything fits into just a run of the mill Maj 9th type harmony.
As for “Dreams,” the guitar solo is a C pentatonic over F Lydian harmonies.
To these ears, parent major over Lydian (C major over F Lydian) tends towards “kind of pretty and colorful” and sounds far less unsettling than something like a parent major over Dorian (C major played over D Dorian).
Btw- I’ve been obsessing over your channel lately. I love your approach to delivering these topics.
You know me!
I never like to do “if this chord, then this completely different tonal center scale.”
I always like my tonal centers parallel - it’s easier for me to keep track of what intervals I’m hitting that way ✌️
@@EricHaugenGuitar heh, I guess it’s probably safe to say that so long as the results sound “good,” whatever method that works is the method that works!
this guy. so good. thanks eric!
Dude that opening..you always kill it. I love everything you post. You post theory and show awesome examples of making it musical and fun. Still loving that vibrochamp!? I’m breaking mine in still but it’s so fun to have at home. I’m gonna have to get that mini mass attenuator for sure tho.
Oh yeah the vibro champ is a good little boi!
I comment too much…but that drone C towards the end of the video demonstrating how just fumbling through G major based shapes over it blows should open a lot of people’s eyes. Sadly most people teach modes this way “hey C Lydian is G major”. If you are going to learn guitar just know the degrees of the scale and how to manipulate them to your advantage. Playing C major scales for example with a raised 4th is way more comfortable anyway once you break old habits and 3nps type shred shapes. Great shit Eric I have spent hours watching and dissecting these theory lessons
Yes! The 3NPS thing is really great for shredding, but not for us "other" guitar players!
Thank you SO much for the interlude on ‘Dreams’…I now know what I’ll be doing for the next year 😂🎶❤️
Such a killer track!
@@EricHaugenGuitar I’m working my way through, but it is there any way to get the chord forms/progression you are using?
@@dclange I concur!
Lightbulb!!! 1 major to 2 major.... I'm going back to each of the Mode videos to see if there is a similar "cheat" to know the progressions that work. Thanks!
Eric are you doing live lessons in your new space yet? This series is excellent. Some of the best approachable theory content on TH-cam.
Not yet! The studio is hopefully gonna open again next school year, as long as delta variant doesn't change things
As ever, thanks for all the learning.
Such a great description of how to understand modes. It took me ages to learn this. You should've done this video 8 years ago!. The Simpson theme tune is lydian. That's the one I think of with the lydian mode.
Hello Eric Haugen! Your content is helping me out, even in the key of G!'
Thanks for not selling out with adds!!
They're so annoying!
Sometimes they run on my vids; if the copyright bot catches me playing something famous. But I always elect to non-monetize my channel; I sleep better at night knowing that I make my living by people choosing to invest in me :-)
Top lesson man, nice one ✌️
Another nice, straightforward reminder. Approaching 100K subs.
I want that TH-cam 100,000 subscriber plaque! I know it's silly, and it's just numbers, but I'm so close!
"Watermelon in easter hay" by Zappa has great lydian melodies.
This is great stuff, as always. I asked before about how chords work with modes and this was the first time I glimpsed was is happening in a chord progression, and why modal playing needs to restrict the number of chords if it's going to not get away from the parent key. Many thanks, as always.
Great lesson. I am glad your kitchen didn't burn down.
Me too! WHEW!
Your comment about discovering “cool things” when you take a close look at how a song is put together was intriguing. Could you perhaps do a video on that process?
You're the 2nd person to ask that I gotta think about how I'd do that presentation hrmmmm
As you can tell, "Music Noticing" is one of my favorite things!
You're available here right now😎👍
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Love brother
"I"ll leave the phasor on because we are getting to some homework." Thats why I love this channel
Big Star's Feel reminds me a lot of the intro to Stone Temple Pilot's Plush with that line on the B string. It's very similar.
That's true! It's kinda like "Feel" backwards!
Mustang was sounding cool again!
Very smooth version of Dreams. 👍
Excellent
"Let's play Paradise City". LOL. Great lesson and great music.
I love Slash in the GnR years - that stuff is so perfect.
I do have a fire extinguisher...glad the Tone Kitchen didn't burn down!
We love u man.
Thanks so much!
The 100,000 is on it's way Eric
I want that silver plaque!
I know it's just numbers, but I'm so close now!
@@EricHaugenGuitar it's only a matter of time
jeebus creebus... sooooooo coool 14:10
This is really such good teaching. I believe you could do a course on modes and tons will buy. Is that Mustang an original 66?
I like how the finish has worn off.
Yeah! I've had that mustang since high school back in the 90s!
At 63 I’m starting to get this stuff. Strange…Weezer has a great version of rule the world on Teal album. Thanks Eric.
Awesome lydian party 🎉
STP “Plush” is so close to Big Star “Feel” ahhh I love music
My oven did the same thing and then I tried to replace it and killed it the day before Thanksgiving. Great lesson.
So scary!
I hear Stereolab in your cool "Drift/Sisyphean Blues"--I propose a Haugen meets Stereolab lesson. "French Disko" is one I'd think of.
Thanks for listening!
And yeah! There's definitely a Stereolab/NEU! feel in the front part, before it switches to Sabbath :-)
Describing Lydian as "Cartoony" is probably why Zappa liked it so much.
Cool lesson. Is radiohead's subterranean homesick alien verse lydian?
Hrmmm I just played through it - Radiohead is so clever!
It's kinda more C Dorian, and then G Dorian.
Hi Eric, loving the course, it's been brilliant. I've been trying to analyse some new songs I've been learning and there's one that's got me a bit stuck. Over the Hills and Far Away by Zeppelin. It's in the key of G major but there's a progression at the end of the intro which goes IV (Cadd9), I (G/B, but, also feels a bit like Bm iii), Bb6, IV (C). The Bb6 has a minor 3rd and 7th alteration to the key of G - is this effectively a chord built from the G Dorian mode? Or would you say its just the III chord borrowed from the key of G minor? Later in the song there's a switch between A and G triads before the chorus that I assume is G Lydian. Cheers Eric!
Dude you actually got it 100% - it's all a little subjective anyway.
The Bb6 is borrowed from G minor, or G Dorian, but really it's a just a British walkdown trick (just like "Can't Find My Way Home")
And then yeah the A/G to G thing is a little Lydian interlude - that's Jimmy Page for ya!
@@EricHaugenGuitar Yay, learning! I just noticed the same thing in the intro to Castles Made of Sand, borrowing the IIIb and VIIb from G minor. Maybe a future lesson in there?
I wrote a Lydian-ish song around 20 years ago and didn't know it at the time.
It was about messed up and dark stuff a.k.a my 20s.
Haven't seen that viral video but I'm old and view age-appropriate content.
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I think this has gotta be my favorite one so far. As someone who only learned songs and never theory, this is what I liek to hear. The songs you demoed, especially Isnt it A Pity, they are what I like to listen. Now im gonna try to play 'like' them and not just exactly them. Also, I get the same vibe with Pearl Jam's Ocean. Did I do a good or am I in the wrong scale? Cheers, Eric!!
Good ear! I just looked up the tabs on guitarinstructor.com and it totally is floating between D Lydian and C Lydian - Stone Gossard is such an underrated weirdo!
These mode lessons are immensely helpful - thanks!! I only have a hipster-wannabe question: How do you keep the buttons on your denim jacket from scratching the hell out of the back of your guitar?
Ha! I don't worry about it - fashion over function!
So…I’m confused again. Just watched another youtuber who kinda looked what he was talking about stating that Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” is often mistaken to be in the Lydian mode…but is actually in Am (Aeolian). F and G being VI and VII chords….? So I thought: let’s ask the oracle… ? It all comes down to what one hears is the tonic, right?
Correct! It's all a bit subjective.
I still say F Lydian and I will die on this hill.
I always start to get lost when it comes to "okay, now which chords can I play (...) mode *over* ?". And now you're telling me about a mode going over a chord *change* instead of just certain chords, haha. *Someday*, I'll get this to all sink in, lol
Yeah! It's gotta be a chord CHANGE.
There really are certain "giveaway" progressions for each mode. Again, Lydian is a I Major going up to a II Major - that's it!
Where in n.c.?
I live in raleigh
I am at work so I am able to watch all of this right now, so sorry if you cover this, but I am wondering about what you think about the idea that all (Western) music is based on the tonal gravity provided by the Lydian mode. See:
Was trying to figure out,one Sunday morning,Wilco.sounds very Lydianish to me .perhaps ?
You are correct! It's kinda Lydian-ish - not pure lydian, but hangs on that IV chord for along time so it *feels* that way
thank you eric. would it be fair to say that a I -> II vamp could also be mixolydian if you think of it as bVII -> I instead? both are 2 major chords a whole step apart.
You are correct! There's a bit of overlap there!
In that scenario, I would listen to the melody of the song and see which chord FEELS like "home."
That would tell me whether it's lydian or mixolydian.
Dumb question but what position is the Bar Chord Major Scale he refers to at the begining of the video?
I guess you'd say 2nd position, technically.
I just know is as "the one that goes with that favorite barre chord shape"
I just realized the mustang totally looks like an ultra classy old wooden speedboat 👌
My landlords have an old speedboat that looks like my mustang!
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Man that Dreams moment was so sweet
Dude -- that shit happened with my oven once and I had to put that shit out with a fire extinguisher, too.
Need a Haugen Jams Lydian mixtape...
You said if you play too many different chords, your brain switches over to hear the major scale instead of the mode. This got me thinking. Would you say the same when you are soloing on top of a mode to use less notes or you'll end up sounding like the major scale?
Naw once I'm in the mode I use them all. However, I know where the tonal center is and can aim for roots thirds fifths or "color" tones.
Brilliant in it’s simplicity again, Eric, great enlightening lesson. No small reference to Joshua Honme…mmm just slightly disappointed 😀. Still hoping someday you’ll pour his style of playing into an online lesson.
If I can’t book a real-time lesson I’ll just wonder around on your website, plenty of hours full of great stuff to explore!
Take care!
Have you seen this one? th-cam.com/video/xd8g2eq7kYI/w-d-xo.html
I utilize his minimized chord structures in it.
His scale btw is the Lydian flat7 - you take Lydian AND flat the 7 too! Very stronky!
@@EricHaugenGuitar Yes, saw that one, great as well! Just never seem to get enough of Homme. I knew it wasn’t just the regular Lydian…flattening the 7th…I’m on it! Thanks!
question. When you say F Lydian like at the 13 min30 mark. You mean start the Lydian scale from the B note of the F major scale. so instead of the B flat, it would be raised to b natural?
I think F Lydian starts from F with C Major as to parent key. So, yes the b natural is in there. Another way to look at it is F Lydian (derived from C major) has no sharps or flats, whereas F major has one flat (b flat).
The Lydian starts from the fourth note of the parent scale.
@@petergoddard1960 Hi Peter. This is such a mind F**k. I understood the parent key to be FMajor which has 1 flat, the Bflat. so four up from F would be the b flat, raised to B. But the way you describe this is from the C major scale wich would then have F as the 4th degree.......arrrrrgh. Which way is it? the way i interperate it is, F Lydian.....Initial key of F then the Lydian 4th degree from F which is the Bflat.....
@@timbennett6644 Hi Tim, Yeah it probably didn't help that my explanation should have stuck closer to your original question. If the parent key is FMajor, the Lydian starts from the fourth note of the scale Bflat. Therefore the scale of Bflat Lydian has one flat (Bflat) the same as the Parent key FMajor.
Incidentally, I dug through some forum threads on the subject last night and discovered that there are those who vehemently disagree about calling this a scale, saying it's a mode and 'thou shalt not name it a scale'. Some responders even made comments like, 'Oh, look a guitarist is in the room trying to understand modes'. I can't stand this kind of elitism and its why I am constantly reminded why I hate forums.
I like Erics approach because he makes sense of this stuff. Always.
I hope my revised explanation helps, but if you re watch the video through from the beginning to around the 3:00 mark, Eric does make it pretty clear. I've watched this whole series through more times than I care to admit. Playing along helps it sink in.
@@petergoddard1960 Hi Peter, thanks for getting back... yes totally agree with the elitism comments all over the place. I have been approaching it incorrectly. I was looking at it from a classical point of view. I have been relating the modal part of the scale from the initial Note. I.e playing the 4th note from the first named note, F Lydian being the the 4th degree of the parent scale. So for me I would play from the augemented 4th the B natural of the F major scale. But that seems to be wrong. The F lydian is the modal scale so I should be dropping 4 to find the parent Key which like you said earlier is the C major scale... At times having a classical understanding of theory can be a hinderance. Looking at the modes there seems to be varying views of modes from the Ancient Greek, which I learnt from, Medieval to the modern. And that for me is where the confusion has come from.
Thanks.
Yeah Peter got it!
The "Parent" scale of F Lydian is C Major. So, no sharps or flats!
Thank You. New Sub here!!
Yay! Welcome to my Riffkitchen™
Still can’t get the timing down with my looper pedal
Ugh don't I know it!
It's hard because when we practice properly we learn to tap our foot on beats 1 2 3 4. But to use a looper you only tap on beat 1 - and you have to try not too accent too much with your strumming when you STOMP
What is the correct context for the 9th, 11th, 13th intervals, respectively?
Good question!
To do that, we have to look at the notes of the parent scale, and then see what happens if we add those extras to the chord we're on!
Key of C = C D E F G A B C
C Chord = C E G
7th = B
9th = D
11th = F
13th = A
You’re going to do slide? Cooooool! But please do it in Standard tuning, that’s what nobody does! (Please?)
I actually think it's better to start slide in open tunings to get the mechanics down.
I've got some good standard slide vids already btw: th-cam.com/video/B3WyJM26n1E/w-d-xo.html
1:20 A to A, that's Dorian?
Dorian is D to D...easy to remember. ;-)
Yeah!
G to G = Ionian (major)
A to A = Dorian
B to B = Phrygian
C to C = Lydian
D to D = Mixolydian
E to E = Aeolian (minor)
F# to F# = Locrian (garbage)
@@EricHaugenGuitar "C to C = Lydian" ???? If you play white keys from C to C, you get a Lydian scale?
"The modern Dorian mode (also called "Russian minor" by Balakirev[8]), by contrast, is a strictly diatonic scale corresponding to the white keys of the piano from D to D" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_mode
playing the white keys on the piano from...
G to G = mixolydian, a major scale because of the B
C tot C = Ionian, major
D to D = Dorian, minor, because of the F
A to A = Aeolian, a minor mode of course with a C in
What do you mean with F# to F#? playing the black notes only?
Locrian is B to B on the white keys, so basic chord is B D F, a Bb5 - a weird sound indeed...
But if I'm wrong, I don't know and don't care too much about names, please correct wikipedia.. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locrian_mode
I loved your earlier, hands on lesson, like on double stops. This is just wanker's theory, like school. Don't start with a scale, start from a song.
All this proves my point in a strange way: the knowledge of these names of modes is not so important. It's more important to know how to use them. If there's no way of applying the mode in the music you're playing, it's useless learning. Your such a great player and got this mixed up - because names are not important.
Open-D slide? Reference a little Johnny Winter "Highway 61" if it's in your wheelhouse. :-)
As Cary Elwes says in Princess Bride: "..get used to disappointment.."
I never listened to much Johnny Winter, or much straight blues stuff at all, other than some Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Freddie King
@@EricHaugenGuitar Harumph! ;-)
Shit, my house almost went on fire last week too, old crappy electricity control station. It happened by 4am, scary as fuck. So i have special insurance for all my music gear - fire, steal, mongol invasion, cockroaches.
AAAAAAAAAAAAA yeah old wiring is scary AF
actually thought the G shredding sounded great over the drone loop.
But "Man On The Moon" was "Sugar Mountain" chords reversed.
You actually have stumbled upon an interesting thing:
Lydian progressions are quite similar to Mixolydian progressions, just backwards!
Thanks for video question, Is all this stuff the same for acoustic guitar probably a dumb question
yeah it's the same!
The main difference between acoustic and electric is the lack of sustain, effects, and bendability - other than that they're brothers :-)
@@EricHaugenGuitar many thanks
Connecting modes to chords is helping a lot! Thanks for making these. Have you considered other ways to take one time contributions? I think there is a buy a coffee I have used to contribute.
Yay!
There is a little "donate" button on this page of my website:www.erichaugenguitar.com/patreon
I need to make it bigger :-)
Seems like you would hit 100K subs b4 your most popular video reaching 1m views. When you've reached the former milestone, I hope YT can send you the 100K silver plaque asap 🎉
I know it's all just numbers but I waaaaaaant it!
Isn't Lydian that tattooed lady that Groucho used to sing about??
The one with her social security number tattooed on her
@@pastorphilthorsen4906 That's the one.
I hear a lot of Frank Zappa's music in this mode.
Also you briefly emote - " Ah , why are there so many smart people! " when you are deconstructing Tears for Fears song.
And yes I agree. But just sit back and soak in the reality that there are hundreds or thousands of other humans that have this exact thought about you, your playing and your lesson vibe.
While you're busy exclaiming how smart TFF are or REM or G. Harrison, I'm absolutely sitting here exclaiming the same thing about you before you even said it yourself.
This is the first video I've ever seen of you, I have no context, no prior knowledge of you, and yet in 30 seconds I immediately know - guh. This guy is fantastic, easy to follow, clearly can tasty shred, and just all around annoyingly smart and talented.
I usually react with envy and fear to this. But you're just too good to ignore.
You've amassed at least one new dedicated fan today. Say that to yourself now and again- You got yourself oodles of genuine fans. You deserve it. Fkin great stuff man. Cheers.
PS - I enjoy playing a Imaj7 - viim7 loop for Lydian. Like in C Lyd, CMaj - Bmin7 .
Thanks Victor!
and oooooh I like that Cma7 - Bm7 change! Definitely a cool Lydian feel.
I liked your Dreams jam…👍
Btw, Was that an old Fender Vibro Champ in the background there? Actually,
I have one from 1975 !! 🥳
Lucky!
That's a reissue - they just came out this year!
@@EricHaugenGuitar
Yes, well unfortunately, it’s almost 50 years old, so I had to change some capacitors and finding the best tubes these days are an issue, and about 10 or 15 years ago the speaker had to be replaced with a 4 ohm Eminence recommended
by Fender, so a reissue might sound better lol
At least I’m capable to do these things myself, which saves $$$.
It would be very interesting to do a side by side comparison.
I dedicated a reverb pedal to it.