lol I'm seriously terrible, but you just gotta find the notes and stick to them. it's all one finger playing on the right hand, if you asked me to do chords you'd have to wait a while till I figure it all out. Also that was like the 5th take, the other ones weren't so nice :P
I cant play either but the amazing part about music theory is once you learn the guitar all you need is the technique of another instrument. for example you can play bass, mandolin, ukelele, and piano because you know the guitar
@@TheBeatlesfan1991 Exactly. I play piano and I can pick up any instrument and play rudimentary but musical things if I know what the instrument's tuning is
Hell yeah...one of my modern faves is Slash's live version of Anastasia, when he just goes off on extended solo... especially the version for the official video on Slash's YT channel. Just fabulous.
Jake, one of the things I like most about your videos is your skill in verbal articulation. You speak very well, make your meaning crystal clear and keep everything very interesting. Great job!
I am returning to guitar after a 20 year break. I can't Express how happy I am to have resources like this to aid me. I've learned more in the last 2 months than I did in the 10 years I played before quitting. Thank you for supporting musical education.
I absolutely adore your videos. Pedagogically sound, easy to follow even when the topics are advanced and to top it off, you've got a really cool demeanour; energetic and relaxed all at once. My mum likes the videos as well and she doesn't even play an instrument. Huge kudos! Thank you.
I'm such a beginner it is laughable. I play to amuse myself. After watching your videos I can always insert something new. Plus there is pure entertainment value in just watching you talk and play amazing stuff. Thanks!
Jake produces the absolute best guitar instruction videos! The lessons are clear, lucid, and professional. But that's not all; the lessons are also infused with musical wisdom that he shares with us. And his sense of humor and style put these lessons over the top!
Great episode again as usual. I like how you included a variety of cool ideas to implement using this scale. Thanks for the mention Jacob :) Keep rocking.
There are no words for how happy this video made me! I'm self-taught, know no theory whatsoever, but since stumbling across this mode I've hovered around it constantly for years...and now I know what it actually is! Thank you!
This gent looks to be about 15 years old, but has the voice of a professional announcer. His brain is amazing, his coordination and skill level are unbelievable! Tremendous gifts God has given him. Whew!!!
I'm a piano play and before that I played drums for ten years. my mother was classically trained and my sister can play most by ear. With all that said you've taught me so much and inspired me too be a better player with learning and applying modes and theory for a overall better understanding of music. Thankyou very much continue to show your passion and inspiration.
Finally a Phrygian Dominant video that's actually talking about the flavor of the scale and not just someone randomly shredding over metal backing tracks. I really dug this video. Would love to see you do more exotic scales in the future. Maybe Hirajoshi?
@@rcade3140 I already GAVE YOU the INTERVALS to the 9 different scales. YA LAZY.....Bastard.lmao KEYs are just PITCH....Basic chords are just EVERY OTHER NOTE.. No matter the scale.... FULL Diminished are ALL MINOR Intervals... as in.....1, b3, b5, bb7 or...the Loc Maj6....Dorian #4...lydian #2....Loc b4, bb7 The A Lydian b3 is also a possible FULL diminished, It's also AKA Lydian diminished.... The #4 into the Ffffffffen 5th....oki doke This way you can make B7 into E....without it being a CLUSTER fffffk..oki doki As in you can make a fucken DOMINANT chord at the II chord into the the V chord....AS WELL.. That's why they call it DOUBLE harmonic ....Oki doke The A Harmonic min b2 or A melodic min b2 Play the fucken Bb note....play that bitch as MAJOR as in Bb MAJOR/Gmin... The fucken A diminised ( lydian b3...will help you) if you need that bitch to be A diminished.... if you play A melodic min b2....it'll just be Bb AUGMENTED. as in ...G Harmonic min....melodic min....ect AUGMENTED chords are also SYMMETRICAL... as in the fffffken 1, 3. b6 of the Phrygian dominant....RIGHT??? RIght. Lmao
Geez, this one really is a thinker, there are so many points of theory, it really makes you want to go back and revisit them all, harmonic minor scales, modes (not just phrygian dominant), sharp fourths and tritones, diminished seventh arpeggios, chord construction and naming, pedaling with different options (bass or inbetween notes)... Jam-packed, really. And that ending solo... Awesome stuff from beginning to end.
Many guitarists today might say phrygian and phrygian dominant are exoticnscales but the guitar evolved from the arabic ud and it used to only be used for flamenco where e phrygian and a phrygian scales are common place
Thank you so much for clearing this concept of Harmonic minor 5th mode - is a Phrygian Dominant which we call Hijaz. And lovely solo line and examples from DT and OS. Now I see that's why I liked those songs so much, there was something familiar with my culture. Regards from Türkiye, you are one of the bests.
Alex Skolnick brought me here. Seeking a better understanding of some of his early stuff in Testament, especially New Order. It helped not only with that, but helping me understand some other ways to use it. Good stuff.
Great video again. I love this scale. Some songs I found that use it : - The Feeling Begins (Peter Gabriel) - White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane) - Everything in its right place (RadioHead) - So Cold The Night (The Communards)
@@nathanaeldobias6660 Is this the kind of music you're talking about: th-cam.com/video/X4MOLgIobs0/w-d-xo.html ? In that case, you can do just fine using the natural minor, pentatonic minor and occasionally harmonic minor scales. Dorian works very well, too. The chord progression is quite important for this sort of music as well. Use lots of dominant V chords. It's helps to end your melodic phrases by going from a dominant V chord and back to the minor I chord. Those are just a couple of tips you can use to get started. I would suggest transcribing songs that you like and analyze them to figure out how you can get the same sound in your own music.
Thank you for teaching stuff I haven’t learned in college. I learned this when I was a junior in high school. Even after going through all of my music theory courses in college, I still haven’t learned even was the actual modes are, such a shame.
I'm well versed in theory, I still love your lessons. They always keep me refreshed and inspired as well. Love going through even basic stuff with you.
I can hear it pretty well, but whenever teachers start talking about scales and theory, inevitably my brain starts to hurt. But that chart with the notes of the scale and your climbing it explaining how it determines which chords work, made a light go off at a fundamental level. And that gives me something solid to build on, which should help me put practice jams together, instead of being forced to rely on the jam tracks others make. So, I'm pleased your vid popped up as I was feeling frustrated from theory discussions in some vids I watched previously. This is my long-winded way of saying thanks for that. It really helped out.
Lamb of God uses it alot,I was listening to some LOG instrumental with the vocals stripped you can really hear it. Lots of metal bands have this sound.
thank you, my high school jazz band had a guest instructor last year that explained the scale to us, but it just didn't click with me, maybe I've just grown enough as a musician to understand better, but the way you presented all the information was so helpful, I get it now.
Now that I hear the chords, whenever I hear them again, It's gonna feel like an Eastern chord! - Once you hear, you can never unhear it - bro u amazing :D
Amazing tutorial, specially for people like me who almost don't have any theoritical knowledge but get to know these all on a sudden and can co-relate things he always had loitering inside his mind. There are things which I knew subconciously, just didn't know how they had been described in theory. These are pleasant moments, and helps so much to increase the urge to learn more. Thanks man!
Jake, of the countless guitar teachers that I have subscribed to, you are my first choice for learning anything. I'm surprised how no one got the humour behind the opening of the video with that typical David Attenborough style voice overs. You know what to teach and how to teach. You rock, bro. The day I earn a lot, I'll be surely one of your patreons as a form of my heartfelt gratitude.
@@SignalsMusicStudio I wouldn't say it has chromatisisms, but it does shift between this scale and double harmonic major. It's also a great song to track the evolution of, from first recording in the 20s to the Dick Dale version. Depending on the musical context, that sixth degree differs.
Misirlou is actually in a scale that is extremely similar to Phrygian Dominant, but notably different at the same time. It's in Double Harmonic Major. Which can be thought of as just Phrygian Dominant, with a raised 7th. So E Phrygian Dominant would be E F G# A B C D (E) E Double Harmonic Major would be E F G# A B C *D#* (E) One of the big giveaways from hearing Phrygian Dominant (or any mode of Harmonic Minor) is that large interval jump between that F and G# (In the Key of E) In Double Harmonic Major, you get a *second* large jump between the C and D# and makes it able to be used quite differently.
@@royalcat10 Yes correct. It's a raised seventh, not sixth as I mentioned. I feel however that its chord harmony more closely fits the phrygian dominant. Not sure but in the Dick Dale version I remember the melody follows the double harmonic while others the phrygian. My comment though was more about a radio experience I had with a history of Misirlou over dozens of versions. You could hear both those modes used, depending on the musical context.
Some nice encouraging teaching here. Yes, authentic flamenco players will sometimes play using just the Emaj and FMaj and also play things like E over F, But the E is enhanced by the b9 being added. Paco de Lucia actually added 15 chords to the flamenco form during his complec journey with John McLaughling and Al de Meola and other artists like Chick Corea.
I liked how you skipped the fact that's a V dominant chord and the "jazzier" implications. Ideal for rock bands and non-studying musicians, niiiiiiiiiiiice videos.
I'm sure you know to use It on a V chord leading to a minor I tonic, but that wasnt a critique, I enjoy a lot the scale+chord+uses approach, mades the ideal video for sending obert bandmates without collegedegree music theory. Thanks for the repply, made my day :) keep up this good work
Dude, I;veen watchng like four videos of your channel and I gotta say you are one of the best if not the best person who explains music in a really easy way
I have said this in your other videos, but you are an excellent teacher. The pace, presentation, content and delivery are all splendid. I always learn as much about teaching as I do about music.
4:10 That C augmented with the C on top really wants to resolve stepwise down to an Am 2nd inversion to my ears, completely defeating the purpose of the mode perhaps :) It was nagging me so much I had to play it.
Anyone else notice the clip from Indiana Jones the last Crusade at 0:18? That's the part right before that blade thing comes out to chop off your head. I love Phrygian Dominant. Great scale.
Just want to say you are the very best of the interweb’s music teachers. All your vids are so well explained, concepts I previously struggled to get my head around are just clicking for me now. Thanks Jake!!
My favorite mode. I loved it, played it and wrote music using it even though I didn't know it existed and didn't know what was a mode or even a scale. Very dark indeed, but also very mysterious, deep, powerful, sensual and grandiose.
7:50 in stead of 3 3 2 2 you should done 3 3 2 2 2, that actually is a flamenco rhythm. Its called bulerias. Look it up. What you chould also do is have a 12/4 time and change chords on every three fourth notes but have the percussive "down beat" on 3, 6, 8, 10, and 12. This rhythm is called soleá Sorry im just a flamenco nerd but i just wanted to say this.
This was great. I’m older so this stuff has settled in, but seeing someone break it down very clearly was really interesting and anyone that watches this is going to take away really great insight or at least cement what they know.
I discovered this scale a long time ago when i was playing along with the music in a documentary about Iraq, I think. I figured out the E-F-E-Dm trick as well. I think "Night Boat to Cairo" by Madness uses it as well. NIce. Thank you for explaining.
That solo was so amazing that it feels unlawful to be presented only as an example in a lesson ! It can be a great addition to one of the songs that you compose !
New fan! Love all your videos! I have played the guitar off and on for about 12 years now and just from your lessons and some friends going over a bit of theory with my I have advanced more in the past couple months than I have the entire time I've played! Thank you!
9:04 that part sounds alot alike one part in the solo in of Wherever I May Roam. Maybe it is just a coincident. let me know if you know what I am talking about Jake and others. .. By the way the intro is very ambitious. Sounds just like a legit intro of BBC documentary, both the writing and the delivery. Spot on!
@@Hieraldrich You are not really getting it. it is the exact same phrase as the one from Where Ever I May Roam. The entire song doesn't have that same phrase, or there are no other riffs in this song that sounds Exactly like Where Ever I May Roam, but this phrase does.
This was a great video, and it's easy listening to you because you have a nice voice and it feels like it was sped up a little. It's overwhelming the other TH-cam guitar teachers who just talk and talk slowly and never get to the point period thank you for being efficient effective and pleasant to listen and watch
I have to say that this video changed me a lot. It made me realize the potential in switching away from major/minor/harm.minor and exploring new tonalities. Moreover I have to say that Phrygian tonality in general became my favorite one. Sharping the 3 is only one of the dozens of cool concepts you can do to spice it up. After some exploring, you'll notice that pretty much every note from a chromatic scale has some interesting interaction with Phrygian, which can be used to your advantage (When I do phrygian improv, the natural 2 is the only note I can't find a place for, it kills the phrygian vibe too much, however natural 9 in upper extensions is perfectly fine).
One reason I like this scale and why it feels energetic to me is because the tonic feels like it’s in a perpetual dominant chord. There’s a track that demonstrates what I mean by this and it happens to be my favorite desert video game soundtrack: Bone Dry Dunes on MarioKart 8 (just put that on TH-cam search). The eighth measure after the intro (there’s a flat 3 chord, however, even though the melody plays natural 3) moves from the tonic G major and modulates to a C minor, and you get that feeling of resolution. But the song is far from over as by that point it’s still building up, and it eventually goes back to G major on the Phrygian Dominant with a super upbeat rhythm; and it ends by playing an actual dominant chord, a D major (it’s not a diminished 5), and resolving to the G major tonic. My apologies if my explanation is subpar
Can you do something about what makes "lava level music" so distinct? Like, whenever you enter a lava level in almost any video game, there's an extremely distinctive low tempo, somewhat syncopated almost harmonic minor or phrygian but not quite feel to it, but it's so unique and I'm not really able to understand why. You're the best TH-cam music theorist teacher out there and perhaps you can shed some light (blackbody radiation from molten rock I guess) as to why Lava Level music sounds the way it does. In Avenged Sevenfold's "Nightmare" there's a riff in the beginning that sounds like it could belong in one. The rock/metal feel to it. Also since lava is just liquified minerals can we just call "lava level music" just "Molten Rock" or "Molten Metal" depending on what it leans towards?
International Space Station That seems a little specific for this channel, you should try asking someone like Adam Neely for example for one of his Q&As. I am sure he will answer you question if he sees it.
@@SignalsMusicStudio Coming from the other side (grew up primarily learning Indian classical and taught myself western music theory later) - watching you play with and talk about scales/modes other than the ubiquitous major/minor is so refreshing to my ears. Absolutely love your channel, I've been polishing up my music theory by binge watching your videos. Superb stuff, thank you so much for putting it together! Indian classical music relies heavily on on-stage improvisation within a particular mode (i.e., sticking to a tonality throughout within a piece while having the players improvise within it), so there's such a plethora of scales and modes involved. Modes like the lovely Mixolydian, Phrygian Dominant, Dorian or Mixo b6 etc. sound quite familiar as a result (and have corresponding 'ragas'). I'd be happy to give you a little intro to some of this stuff if you happen to be stopping by San Francisco any time! Cheers.
Its amazing how we can change the order of whole steps and half steps and utilize a different root note, E phrygian dominant is the 5th mode of the A harmonic minor scale in which the A natural minor key is relative to the C major key
Jake I really like your videos and I learn so much. I do not know how this Patreon stuff works. Can you do a little more explaining about it so I know how it exactly works. I like to support your work it is greatly appreciated.
Patreon is a website where creators like myself set up an online tip jar. Subscribers are charged once a month, people pitch in what they can, and in return they get some goodies like extra backing tracks, tabs, and the occasional podcast or video.
Thank you Jake. I will head over there. Please keep up the good work. I look around the internet a lot looking for answers to making music and you have been a great help making it as simple as possible to understand.
Awesome video! Really glad you are digging into these exotic modes of harmonic/melodic minor. And really glad you are doing Tool references, I'd love to see more of those.
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2:31 "I cannot play the piano, but I have never let that stop me from playing the piano." I relate to this so much.
Thats how i approach everything in life 😂
CallMeBronco
It’s a good motto to have :-)
Relates to everything I do in life.
I do EDM at a hobby. This is my life in a nutshell.
I don't know Python, but I have never let that stop me from opening files and getting myself confused.
"I can't play the piano"
*proceeds to playing the piano*
lol I'm seriously terrible, but you just gotta find the notes and stick to them. it's all one finger playing on the right hand, if you asked me to do chords you'd have to wait a while till I figure it all out. Also that was like the 5th take, the other ones weren't so nice :P
I cant play either but the amazing part about music theory is once you learn the guitar all you need is the technique of another instrument. for example you can play bass, mandolin, ukelele, and piano because you know the guitar
@@TheBeatlesfan1991 Exactly. I play piano and I can pick up any instrument and play rudimentary but musical things if I know what the instrument's tuning is
Yeah, but he didn't use correct technique when playing the scale.
Keyboard*
What amazes me in this lesson is that he is talking nonstop and playing at the same time. That's parallel processing on another level. Great lesson.
Yeah, and it’s a guy..
We aren’t supposed to do two things at the same time 😂😂😂
finally, an intelligent pedagogy to understand the modes.
you are an excellent teacher
Indeed.
Phrygian dominant solos give me an eargasm when they're done well.
@Odell Mateo no. I'm Irish
@Odell Mateo Or liking certain sounds has nothing to do with race, ethnicity, or nationality. Occam's razor.
Daisy and How do you like that (forgot the name) use it vrry good.
Hell yeah...one of my modern faves is Slash's live version of Anastasia, when he just goes off on extended solo... especially the version for the official video on Slash's YT channel. Just fabulous.
@@contrarian8877 yeah I like the sounds/music of different cultures
Gosh that end solo was absolutely amazing
Reminds me of The Cure! Very cool
Jake, one of the things I like most about your videos is your skill in verbal articulation. You speak very well, make your meaning crystal clear and keep everything very interesting. Great job!
I am returning to guitar after a 20 year break. I can't Express how happy I am to have resources like this to aid me. I've learned more in the last 2 months than I did in the 10 years I played before quitting. Thank you for supporting musical education.
The skill level, muscle memory, hand strength, etc to properly play flamenco... that is true guitar goals, I tell ya.
Flamenco music in my opinion is the most technical out there. If you can play that, I think you can play any other style.
The right hand has a steep learning curve ahead. It’s a bit more technical than just wiggling with a pick. Also, you have to really feel the rhythm.
D Phrygian Dominant is ALL OVER Hans Zimmer's score for Dune, and it sounds INCREDIBLE
that's not actually Phrygian Dominant, it's the Double Harmonic scale, which is basically just Phrygian Dominant but with a major 7
I absolutely adore your videos. Pedagogically sound, easy to follow even when the topics are advanced and to top it off, you've got a really cool demeanour; energetic and relaxed all at once.
My mum likes the videos as well and she doesn't even play an instrument. Huge kudos! Thank you.
I'm such a beginner it is laughable. I play to amuse myself. After watching your videos I can always insert something new. Plus there is pure entertainment value in just watching you talk and play amazing stuff. Thanks!
A harmonic minor was my second scale I ever learned 10 years ago. It’s still my favorite.
Jake produces the absolute best guitar instruction videos! The lessons are clear, lucid, and professional. But that's not all; the lessons are also infused with musical wisdom that he shares with us. And his sense of humor and style put these lessons over the top!
Great episode again as usual. I like how you included a variety of cool ideas to implement using this scale. Thanks for the mention Jacob :) Keep rocking.
There are no words for how happy this video made me! I'm self-taught, know no theory whatsoever, but since stumbling across this mode I've hovered around it constantly for years...and now I know what it actually is! Thank you!
This gent looks to be about 15 years old, but has the voice of a professional announcer.
His brain is amazing, his coordination and skill level are unbelievable!
Tremendous gifts God has given him.
Whew!!!
Good grief with the flurry of golden concepts you start to unload at 6:00 and after. Very helpful, thank you!
This is one of my favourite scales/modes. I love the intervals in it. So much character.
I'm a piano play and before that I played drums for ten years. my mother was classically trained and my sister can play most by ear. With all that said you've taught me so much and inspired me too be a better player with learning and applying modes and theory for a overall better understanding of music. Thankyou very much continue to show your passion and inspiration.
That intro lol
Same! XD
EDIT 6/16/19 (Father's Day! Time to eat that pie!): By the way, I liked your comment.
Haha the narrator with the English accent was terrific ...
Finally a Phrygian Dominant video that's actually talking about the flavor of the scale and not just someone randomly shredding over metal backing tracks. I really dug this video. Would love to see you do more exotic scales in the future. Maybe Hirajoshi?
Nice! Do the Byzantine (or double harmonic major) scale next, it's like phrygian dominant but even more spiced up!
@MetalBrush th-cam.com/video/6tNxfx2tetA/w-d-xo.html he's already got you covered
@@oneeyemonster3262 then start teaching chump
@@rcade3140 I already GAVE YOU the INTERVALS to the 9 different scales.
YA LAZY.....Bastard.lmao
KEYs are just PITCH....Basic chords are just EVERY OTHER NOTE..
No matter the scale....
FULL Diminished are ALL MINOR Intervals...
as in.....1, b3, b5, bb7
or...the Loc Maj6....Dorian #4...lydian #2....Loc b4, bb7
The A Lydian b3 is also a possible FULL diminished,
It's also AKA Lydian diminished....
The #4 into the Ffffffffen 5th....oki doke
This way you can make B7 into E....without it being a CLUSTER fffffk..oki doki
As in you can make a fucken DOMINANT chord at the II chord
into the the V chord....AS WELL..
That's why they call it DOUBLE harmonic ....Oki doke
The A Harmonic min b2 or A melodic min b2
Play the fucken Bb note....play that bitch as MAJOR
as in Bb MAJOR/Gmin...
The fucken A diminised ( lydian b3...will help you) if you
need that bitch to be A diminished....
if you play A melodic min b2....it'll just be Bb AUGMENTED.
as in ...G Harmonic min....melodic min....ect
AUGMENTED chords are also SYMMETRICAL...
as in the fffffken 1, 3. b6 of the Phrygian dominant....RIGHT??? RIght. Lmao
@@oneeyemonster3262 eyye thats mr lazy bastard to you
OneEyE Monster Don’t get mad over nothing, he just mispelled it.
Geez, this one really is a thinker, there are so many points of theory, it really makes you want to go back and revisit them all, harmonic minor scales, modes (not just phrygian dominant), sharp fourths and tritones, diminished seventh arpeggios, chord construction and naming, pedaling with different options (bass or inbetween notes)... Jam-packed, really. And that ending solo... Awesome stuff from beginning to end.
Many guitarists today might say phrygian and phrygian dominant are exoticnscales but the guitar evolved from the arabic ud and it used to only be used for flamenco where e phrygian and a phrygian scales are common place
Thank you so much for clearing this concept of Harmonic minor 5th mode - is a Phrygian Dominant which we call Hijaz. And lovely solo line and examples from DT and OS. Now I see that's why I liked those songs so much, there was something familiar with my culture. Regards from Türkiye, you are one of the bests.
This is the first scale I've ever played on any instrument. It's always come naturally, like it's engrained in the collective mind.
Didn't we all come from Egypt??
@@scarletXlune Err... No? We come from Africa, not Egypt.
@@radioreactivity3561 which is in Africa 💀💀
@@scarletXlune What the hell is that kind of logic? Egypt is only a part of Africa, doesn't mean that we came from it.
@@radioreactivity3561 Yeah and we definitely didn't all come from Africa either. That theory is complete nonsense.
Alex Skolnick brought me here. Seeking a better understanding of some of his early stuff in Testament, especially New Order. It helped not only with that, but helping me understand some other ways to use it. Good stuff.
“I can’t play the piano but that doesn’t stop me playing the piano”.
Brilliant!
youtube gold - these videos are consistently top shelf
Great video again. I love this scale.
Some songs I found that use it :
- The Feeling Begins (Peter Gabriel)
- White Rabbit (Jefferson Airplane)
- Everything in its right place (RadioHead)
- So Cold The Night (The Communards)
I feel like Innuendo by Queen uses it.
@@gubblfisch350 Maybe I gonna check it.
Best explainer of theory on the internet barre none!!! This channel is the best...
Epic wild west scales next please
Oh hell yea !
Could you please provide some examples to give us an idea of what kind of Wild West music you're thinking of?
Peter-Andre' Pliassov Western spaghetti scores, you know, the ones played on an electric guitar
@@nathanaeldobias6660 Is this the kind of music you're talking about: th-cam.com/video/X4MOLgIobs0/w-d-xo.html ? In that case, you can do just fine using the natural minor, pentatonic minor and occasionally harmonic minor scales. Dorian works very well, too. The chord progression is quite important for this sort of music as well. Use lots of dominant V chords. It's helps to end your melodic phrases by going from a dominant V chord and back to the minor I chord.
Those are just a couple of tips you can use to get started. I would suggest transcribing songs that you like and analyze them to figure out how you can get the same sound in your own music.
Peter-Andre' Pliassov thank you!
Thank you for teaching stuff I haven’t learned in college. I learned this when I was a junior in high school. Even after going through all of my music theory courses in college, I still haven’t learned even was the actual modes are, such a shame.
I'm well versed in theory, I still love your lessons. They always keep me refreshed and inspired as well. Love going through even basic stuff with you.
I can hear it pretty well, but whenever teachers start talking about scales and theory, inevitably my brain starts to hurt. But that chart with the notes of the scale and your climbing it explaining how it determines which chords work, made a light go off at a fundamental level. And that gives me something solid to build on, which should help me put practice jams together, instead of being forced to rely on the jam tracks others make.
So, I'm pleased your vid popped up as I was feeling frustrated from theory discussions in some vids I watched previously.
This is my long-winded way of saying thanks for that. It really helped out.
Prog bands love this scale. You can do some insane things in F# using phrygian dom since you can hammer on from your open string to the root.
Lamb of God uses it alot,I was listening to some LOG instrumental with the vocals stripped you can really hear it.
Lots of metal bands have this sound.
thank you, my high school jazz band had a guest instructor last year that explained the scale to us, but it just didn't click with me, maybe I've just grown enough as a musician to understand better, but the way you presented all the information was so helpful, I get it now.
knew i was missing something when attempting to play this scale. it was the drone bass notes part that i missed. thanks alot for this video
Now that I hear the chords, whenever I hear them again, It's gonna feel like an Eastern chord!
- Once you hear, you can never unhear it -
bro u amazing :D
"I cannot play the piano, but I have never let that stop me from playing the piano."
I immediately run out and apply this logic to my guitar. :P
Amazing tutorial, specially for people like me who almost don't have any theoritical knowledge but get to know these all on a sudden and can co-relate things he always had loitering inside his mind. There are things which I knew subconciously, just didn't know how they had been described in theory. These are pleasant moments, and helps so much to increase the urge to learn more. Thanks man!
It's amazing how as soon as he's starts going up and down the scale, we can already tell which songs we know that use that scale, lol.
Jake, of the countless guitar teachers that I have subscribed to, you are my first choice for learning anything. I'm surprised how no one got the humour behind the opening of the video with that typical David Attenborough style voice overs. You know what to teach and how to teach. You rock, bro. The day I earn a lot, I'll be surely one of your patreons as a form of my heartfelt gratitude.
Would have loved to see Misirlou cited as an example too! However the video was amazing. I love your lessons ♥️
Only reason I didn't include it is because of the chromatics but it's still a good reference!
@@SignalsMusicStudio I wouldn't say it has chromatisisms, but it does shift between this scale and double harmonic major. It's also a great song to track the evolution of, from first recording in the 20s to the Dick Dale version. Depending on the musical context, that sixth degree differs.
my first thought when i saw the thumbnail
Misirlou is actually in a scale that is extremely similar to Phrygian Dominant, but notably different at the same time. It's in Double Harmonic Major. Which can be thought of as just Phrygian Dominant, with a raised 7th.
So E Phrygian Dominant would be E F G# A B C D (E)
E Double Harmonic Major would be E F G# A B C *D#* (E)
One of the big giveaways from hearing Phrygian Dominant (or any mode of Harmonic Minor) is that large interval jump between that F and G# (In the Key of E) In Double Harmonic Major, you get a *second* large jump between the C and D# and makes it able to be used quite differently.
@@royalcat10 Yes correct. It's a raised seventh, not sixth as I mentioned. I feel however that its chord harmony more closely fits the phrygian dominant. Not sure but in the Dick Dale version I remember the melody follows the double harmonic while others the phrygian.
My comment though was more about a radio experience I had with a history of Misirlou over dozens of versions. You could hear both those modes used, depending on the musical context.
Some nice encouraging teaching here. Yes, authentic flamenco players will sometimes play using just the Emaj and FMaj and also play things like E over F, But the E is enhanced by the b9 being added. Paco de Lucia actually added 15 chords to the flamenco form during his complec journey with John McLaughling and Al de Meola and other artists like Chick Corea.
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Please bring these cool opening back. That's one on the best things about your videos.
I liked how you skipped the fact that's a V dominant chord and the "jazzier" implications. Ideal for rock bands and non-studying musicians, niiiiiiiiiiiice videos.
I really don't have much to offer from the jazz perspective, it's one of my weak points as a guitarist.
I'm sure you know to use It on a V chord leading to a minor I tonic, but that wasnt a critique, I enjoy a lot the scale+chord+uses approach, mades the ideal video for sending obert bandmates without collegedegree music theory. Thanks for the repply, made my day :) keep up this good work
What a dark and powerful scale, definitely my favourite. Fantastic demonstration of what’s possible, thank you very much.
You can add a natural 2nd for the major feel, and you can easily play without it right after since it has the "accidental" texture.
Dude, I;veen watchng like four videos of your channel and I gotta say you are one of the best if not the best person who explains music in a really easy way
In the E Phrygian Dominant scale, I just want to point out that F Major is the only chord that has it's relative minor (D minor) within the scale/key.
I have said this in your other videos, but you are an excellent teacher. The pace, presentation, content and delivery are all splendid. I always learn as much about teaching as I do about music.
4:10 That C augmented with the C on top really wants to resolve stepwise down to an Am 2nd inversion to my ears, completely defeating the purpose of the mode perhaps :) It was nagging me so much I had to play it.
Dude that solo was insane! I watched a lot of your vids and songs and I know you're a good overall guitarist, but man, this solo was lit!
Anyone else notice the clip from Indiana Jones the last Crusade at 0:18? That's the part right before that blade thing comes out to chop off your head.
I love Phrygian Dominant. Great scale.
I think I've stolen 3 clips so far from Indian Jones for my lessons, surprised you caught that one tho- very good eye!
Just want to say you are the very best of the interweb’s music teachers. All your vids are so well explained, concepts I previously struggled to get my head around are just clicking for me now. Thanks Jake!!
3:39 The mode also belongs to the Solo in "Stargazer" by Rainbow :D
Gates of Babylon
dang! Where were you like 10 years ago when I was struggling with scales! sheesh ... awesome video.. rock on
My favorite mode. I loved it, played it and wrote music using it even though I didn't know it existed and didn't know what was a mode or even a scale. Very dark indeed, but also very mysterious, deep, powerful, sensual and grandiose.
Dude that's one of the best things I've ever heard. Well done
7:50 in stead of 3 3 2 2 you should done 3 3 2 2 2, that actually is a flamenco rhythm. Its called bulerias. Look it up.
What you chould also do is have a 12/4 time and change chords on every three fourth notes but have the percussive "down beat" on 3, 6, 8, 10, and 12. This rhythm is called soleá
Sorry im just a flamenco nerd but i just wanted to say this.
So much of knowledge in just a single tutorial ! Man u’re an angel with no wings but a guitar !
i just started the video and already really like that you say the previous videos that would help with understanding this video thank you so much
This was great. I’m older so this stuff has settled in, but seeing someone break it down very clearly was really interesting and anyone that watches this is going to take away really great insight or at least cement what they know.
That guy makes me take notes as if I was still in college.
Your intros are actually really great in catching viewer attention- they're funny and sets the tone for the video 😂👍
I discovered this scale a long time ago when i was playing along with the music in a documentary about Iraq, I think. I figured out the E-F-E-Dm trick as well. I think "Night Boat to Cairo" by Madness uses it as well. NIce. Thank you for explaining.
That solo was so amazing that it feels unlawful to be presented only as an example in a lesson ! It can be a great addition to one of the songs that you compose !
The tremolo-picking lick at 9:05 is definitely borrowed from Dream Theater's _Bombay Vindaloo_ live-jam.
sounds like the solo from wherever I may roam too
that lick is also in Metallica's Thing that should not be solo
New fan! Love all your videos! I have played the guitar off and on for about 12 years now and just from your lessons and some friends going over a bit of theory with my I have advanced more in the past couple months than I have the entire time I've played! Thank you!
9:04 that part sounds alot alike one part in the solo in of Wherever I May Roam. Maybe it is just a coincident. let me know if you know what I am talking about Jake and others. .. By the way the intro is very ambitious. Sounds just like a legit intro of BBC documentary, both the writing and the delivery. Spot on!
Well yeah that song is super gypsy/Egyptian sounding, pretty sure they used this scale haha
@@Hieraldrich I am listening to this again now after 3 years. It's not just the scale, but the entire Phrase.
@@Atlas65 The entire song has that sound lmao
@@Hieraldrich You are not really getting it. it is the exact same phrase as the one from Where Ever I May Roam. The entire song doesn't have that same phrase, or there are no other riffs in this song that sounds Exactly like Where Ever I May Roam, but this phrase does.
@@Atlas65 Yes I get it I'm just saying the while sing has the same feel as the scale
08:40 Dude, I'm immensely impressed by your guitar skills
Thank god i press notification bell :)
This was a great video, and it's easy listening to you because you have a nice voice and it feels like it was sped up a little. It's overwhelming the other TH-cam guitar teachers who just talk and talk slowly and never get to the point period thank you for being efficient effective and pleasant to listen and watch
"I can't play piano... I never let me stop playing the piano" - classic!
The solo at the end was one of the best things I've ever heard!
🤟 😠 🤟
I can't play guitar, that doesn't stop me from playing guitar - haha - really though, good vid, you're a good teacher, this scale is so cool
I have to say that this video changed me a lot. It made me realize the potential in switching away from major/minor/harm.minor and exploring new tonalities. Moreover I have to say that Phrygian tonality in general became my favorite one.
Sharping the 3 is only one of the dozens of cool concepts you can do to spice it up. After some exploring, you'll notice that pretty much every note from a chromatic scale has some interesting interaction with Phrygian, which can be used to your advantage (When I do phrygian improv, the natural 2 is the only note I can't find a place for, it kills the phrygian vibe too much, however natural 9 in upper extensions is perfectly fine).
One reason I like this scale and why it feels energetic to me is because the tonic feels like it’s in a perpetual dominant chord.
There’s a track that demonstrates what I mean by this and it happens to be my favorite desert video game soundtrack: Bone Dry Dunes on MarioKart 8 (just put that on TH-cam search). The eighth measure after the intro (there’s a flat 3 chord, however, even though the melody plays natural 3) moves from the tonic G major and modulates to a C minor, and you get that feeling of resolution.
But the song is far from over as by that point it’s still building up, and it eventually goes back to G major on the Phrygian Dominant with a super upbeat rhythm; and it ends by playing an actual dominant chord, a D major (it’s not a diminished 5), and resolving to the G major tonic.
My apologies if my explanation is subpar
I’m a fan of Chusss Music since 2009
Can you do something about what makes "lava level music" so distinct? Like, whenever you enter a lava level in almost any video game, there's an extremely distinctive low tempo, somewhat syncopated almost harmonic minor or phrygian but not quite feel to it, but it's so unique and I'm not really able to understand why. You're the best TH-cam music theorist teacher out there and perhaps you can shed some light (blackbody radiation from molten rock I guess) as to why Lava Level music sounds the way it does. In Avenged Sevenfold's "Nightmare" there's a riff in the beginning that sounds like it could belong in one. The rock/metal feel to it.
Also since lava is just liquified minerals can we just call "lava level music" just "Molten Rock" or "Molten Metal" depending on what it leans towards?
I don't know what your talking about. But it sounds cool, I'm in! Explain further if you can?
International Space Station That seems a little specific for this channel, you should try asking someone like Adam Neely for example for one of his Q&As. I am sure he will answer you question if he sees it.
I get it, like in SethEverman's Video Game Music video?
Well now I’m curious. How about making a video compilation of these lava level tunes? 🌋🎶
Jesus christ that solo/lead at the end was so cool. I knew i liked this scale but damn that was sick
I think "Powerslave" by Iron Maiden uses this same scale in a guitar riff to achieve an Egyptian sound.
Especially the end!
Im pretty sure wherever i may roam by metallica does the same
You, Sir, are a true treasure. It is so 'expansive' to have discovered your tutelage. Thumbs up!
9:39 "i dont care, i like that scale!"
After i have overdone it: "man, i really shouldve listened."
I relate except for the altered scale
Whole new level of explaining modes. Really fun and enticing. Thanks man.
Please do a video on indian music please
I will do some videos on konnakol and how i use it but I'm not qualified to teach real indian music theory :P
@@SignalsMusicStudio its alright man !
@@SignalsMusicStudio konnakol wow !
@@SignalsMusicStudio Coming from the other side (grew up primarily learning Indian classical and taught myself western music theory later) - watching you play with and talk about scales/modes other than the ubiquitous major/minor is so refreshing to my ears. Absolutely love your channel, I've been polishing up my music theory by binge watching your videos. Superb stuff, thank you so much for putting it together!
Indian classical music relies heavily on on-stage improvisation within a particular mode (i.e., sticking to a tonality throughout within a piece while having the players improvise within it), so there's such a plethora of scales and modes involved. Modes like the lovely Mixolydian, Phrygian Dominant, Dorian or Mixo b6 etc. sound quite familiar as a result (and have corresponding 'ragas').
I'd be happy to give you a little intro to some of this stuff if you happen to be stopping by San Francisco any time! Cheers.
@@SignalsMusicStudio You're a TH-camr. You can do anything.
Its amazing how we can change the order of whole steps and half steps and utilize a different root note, E phrygian dominant is the 5th mode of the A harmonic minor scale in which the A natural minor key is relative to the C major key
Jake I really like your videos and I learn so much. I do not know how this Patreon stuff works. Can you do a little more explaining about it so I know how it exactly works. I like to support your work it is greatly appreciated.
Patreon is a website where creators like myself set up an online tip jar. Subscribers are charged once a month, people pitch in what they can, and in return they get some goodies like extra backing tracks, tabs, and the occasional podcast or video.
Thank you Jake. I will head over there. Please keep up the good work. I look around the internet a lot looking for answers to making music and you have been a great help making it as simple as possible to understand.
Thank you. I've been looking for a good tutorial on Phrygian modes and scales. This one and your other one are great.
Gates Of Babylon by Rainbow really showcases how to write a song using Phrygian Dominant...
Ritchie the master does so indeed!
You deserve a million views.. they are coming buddy.. keeping doing this fine work. Excellent teacher, I wanna keep listening.
Cool video. I bet you're a better guitar player than David Attenborough, but he's welcome to prove that wrong in a Crossroads-style guitar battle.
I am learning so much from you the past few days.... and it is really allowing me to play around more and have fun with playing guitar again.
Is the acoustic guitar part in ''Holy wars'' played in phrygian dominant?
yES, IT IS.
Awesome video! Really glad you are digging into these exotic modes of harmonic/melodic minor. And really glad you are doing Tool references, I'd love to see more of those.
David Attenborough of music theory
You are a great teacher/instructor/player and I thank you for your videos.