@@MoolsDogTwoOfficial Same. It just portrays emotions/states of mind like insanity so well, while still actually sounding like music. Locrian and Dorian are, by far, my favorites. They have such unique qualities.
Lydian: "This feels too good to be true." Ionian: "Things are actually great, and I'm genuinely happy!" Mixolydian: "The scars haven't faded yet, but I'm happy again." Dorian: "Times are hard right now, but I have hope." Aeolian: "Things haven't been okay, for a while, and... I'm not okay anymore." Phrygian: "Nope! That's it! Screw this! I'm done!" Locrian: "I'll never taste sweetness again until I drink antifreeze from your skull."
So Paul McCartney and Liam Gallagher both sang popular songs where a word describing a 24-hour period is sung with its first syllable a semitone lower than what's usually notated in sheet music. That has to be one of the most niche things for two people to have in common.
I would 100% argue that the original verse of the song that he’s using *is at least partially in Dorian.* Even though the IV chord he’s listing is a sus4 and therefore has neither a minor nor a major third, try to imagine either one as a major or a minor chord, and B7 sounds much *much* more fitting than B minor 7… I’m not able to do a full on musical analysis of the recording, but I can at least *totally* hear a B major tonality with some of those B7sus4 chords, especially since sus chords kind of want to resolve back to the non-suspended version of the chord most of the time. Obviously, the song isn’t 100% in Dorian at all, considering there’s a D chord in the song that would come from the Aeolian mode, but I definitely hear a Dorian feel to that first verse, even if David isn’t transcribing it by default. So I feel like that’s the reason that Dorian sounds the most natural. Just replace the B7sus4 chords with B7s and you don’t even have to change anything else, lol.
@@TundieRice I agree, it's much more Dorian than minor. When I think of the progression, I think of it as being the same as the Boulevard of Broken Dreams progression, just more interesting chords lol.
It's in Dorian in the verse, but it switches for the pre-chorus (And all the roads) and in the chorus (because maybe). I actually thought the video would go into this, but it kinda skips over it and none of the versions are actually the original one. Not only does a B7 work better than Bm7 as the final chord, it sounds really good if you play a B11 IMO (at least, when playing it as a loungey piano tune). That gives you the fourth and seventh from the original 7sus4 chord, with the major third thrown in there as well.
3 things you should know about David Bennett Piano: He doesn’t like the Beatles His middle name is Bennett and his last name is Piano He hates modes, but Locrian is his favorite
That Major version sounded surprisingly good for a first listen. And for only changing a single note, that Lydian version was literally a whole new song. Crazy.
That one changed note is played just about every other note in the song, plus a pedal tone was added on every chord - that’s a quite significant change. Mixolydian, in contrast, changed…hmmm..I see one changed note, near the end.
This is fantastic, like a musical multiverse... in each different universe the songs are the same but in different scales and so completely different. Love it!!
This was really interesting. I had learned about all those scales but to hear them put into practice over one song and back to back, really helps to hear the differences. Thanks for sharing.
Dorian to me always sounds like travelling. Or perhaps a montage of industry doing its thing, workers pouring out of a revolving door. Like… it’s bright but also restless. Definitely one of my favourite modes (and dorian flat-2 gives me that “in a hurry, making stuff happen” feeling even more!)
Merci, another awesome video. I practice my modes scales in that order that David lists since it makes more sense that playing them as they occur in major keys.
I don't know if this is easy for all those with armony studies... BUT for the ones that we don't, this is just an open windown to knowledge and understanding. BRILLIANT VIDEO! well done David!
So brilliant when you use a concrete melody like this, so you can fully appreciate the tonal differences the modes create. I've know about modes and have learnt the scales but seeing them in use like this is something else.
@@DavidBennettPiano David, while I have you here, have you ever heard the band Guster? I think they are probably the most catchy “music theory” American bands ever. Beautiful melodies, Counter melodies galore, harmonically perfect. Just curious! ❤️
I’m a bassist who kinda knows music theory but also doesn’t. This has probably been the best video I have ever seen explaining the modes as something musical rather than just a set of notes, hopefully if I consider this I’ll be able to make something I actually like the sound of, rather than making something I know should be theoretically possible.
love this video. i really appreciate the use of a song that doesnt perfectly fit the modes. when i write i tend to limit myself to the rules of whatever scale i find myself in and it hurts for making some things stick and sound unique when they could be. this song gets played so often it's also nice to be reminded of how good it is on a detailed level.
Thanks David. To have made the choice of this very very popular melody (that everybody in occidental world has in ear, even non-musicians) is a good idea, I will share this and hope that some friends of mine and family will understand the link between modes and emotion. :)
while i was already familliar with the theory and sound of the 7 modes, i sincerly think that this is the best video on the internet to make anyone hear the different colors of each one
Could you try a version with the modes of melodic and harmonic minor? I'd love to hear what a pop song sounds like in mixolydian flat 6 or lydian dominant!
This is an excellent video for one who is trying to understand music. I've always wondered what the differences in modes are, and this is an excellent illustration. Good job!
Interesting David but I have to say I'm infinitely grateful neither Noel nor Liam can read music so what they're drawing from is an entirely different source of how to do things.
The chords in the Dorian version are just like the ones in the chorus of Mad World. Who knew that a modal change could relate two wildly different songs... really cool!
I take note that even though Locrian and Lydian are on the opposite sides of this spectrum, that F# Locrian differs from F Lydian by just one note - the F.
That was cool, and I've always thought those were some whiny sounding vocals, and i still do... but that was cool to hear them switched around like that, and with different chords. I could tell something was wrong with those 2 notes that you switched, but I didn't know exactly what, until you explained the twist.
“So anyway here’s Wonderwall... in Locrian.”
Crowd flees for the hills.
Not at all. Not me , at least.
You win the internet.
Nah man I love Locrian mode.. well only if the bass is a half diminished chord.
@@MoolsDogTwoOfficial Same. It just portrays emotions/states of mind like insanity so well, while still actually sounding like music. Locrian and Dorian are, by far, my favorites. They have such unique qualities.
That Locrain mode was horrible - I love it!
only david could get me to listen to wonderwall 7 times
😂😂
nailed!!!
🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣
so true, it’s a great channel
Is it OK for Wonderwall to be my second fav Oasis song? (I am not an Oasis fan).
Lydian: "This feels too good to be true."
Ionian: "Things are actually great, and I'm genuinely happy!"
Mixolydian: "The scars haven't faded yet, but I'm happy again."
Dorian: "Times are hard right now, but I have hope."
Aeolian: "Things haven't been okay, for a while, and... I'm not okay anymore."
Phrygian: "Nope! That's it! Screw this! I'm done!"
Locrian: "I'll never taste sweetness again until I drink antifreeze from your skull."
This is how I remember the modes now, thank you
I wish I could save youtube comments to a personal collection.
In lieu of that, I have to resort to a screenshot.
Locrian sounds like what Noel might have come up with if asked to write the theme tune for a Scandinavian crime drama.
accurate.
I, too, thought of a scary movie: Hitchcock, horror, serial killer, monsters.... I loved it!
That’s the early opeth sound
So Paul McCartney and Liam Gallagher both sang popular songs where a word describing a 24-hour period is sung with its first syllable a semitone lower than what's usually notated in sheet music.
That has to be one of the most niche things for two people to have in common.
This sounds like it should be a question in a really hard-core pub quiz. 😄
what's the song paul sings?
@@oravlaful "Yesterday"
To my ear neither Paul nor Liam sing a semitone lower
@@Rene-uz3eb so youre saying david lied
And now let's rewrite Oscar Wilde's classic into an even darker version: Phrygian Gray.
Locrian Gray
Yes, but I daren't even think it.@@campospt2414
💀
HA!!!!!
Yeah but have you met his sister, Lydia Gray?
I always wait in anticipation for the Locrian mode in these vid.
I imagine a movie where someone is about to meet an untimely end.
fr it’s like if Andy was hit by a car in toy story
Major scale is brighter , but feels more menacing and sounds like a threat 😂
Bloody better be the day.l
I felt the same. I guess the confidence of the scale with the descent of the melody line are at odds with each other.
Great video. Dorian is clearly the mode that fits the melody most naturally
I would 100% argue that the original verse of the song that he’s using *is at least partially in Dorian.*
Even though the IV chord he’s listing is a sus4 and therefore has neither a minor nor a major third, try to imagine either one as a major or a minor chord, and B7 sounds much *much* more fitting than B minor 7…
I’m not able to do a full on musical analysis of the recording, but I can at least *totally* hear a B major tonality with some of those B7sus4 chords, especially since sus chords kind of want to resolve back to the non-suspended version of the chord most of the time.
Obviously, the song isn’t 100% in Dorian at all, considering there’s a D chord in the song that would come from the Aeolian mode, but I definitely hear a Dorian feel to that first verse, even if David isn’t transcribing it by default.
So I feel like that’s the reason that Dorian sounds the most natural. Just replace the B7sus4 chords with B7s and you don’t even have to change anything else, lol.
@@TundieRice I agree, it's much more Dorian than minor. When I think of the progression, I think of it as being the same as the Boulevard of Broken Dreams progression, just more interesting chords lol.
It's in Dorian in the verse, but it switches for the pre-chorus (And all the roads) and in the chorus (because maybe). I actually thought the video would go into this, but it kinda skips over it and none of the versions are actually the original one. Not only does a B7 work better than Bm7 as the final chord, it sounds really good if you play a B11 IMO (at least, when playing it as a loungey piano tune). That gives you the fourth and seventh from the original 7sus4 chord, with the major third thrown in there as well.
I love these types of modes videos, the analysis makes me appreciate both the song and music theory even more. Great Video!
Glad you like them!
your feelings are irrational
? You posted the same reply on other comments@@Fire_Axus
3 things you should know about David Bennett Piano:
He doesn’t like the Beatles
His middle name is Bennett and his last name is Piano
He hates modes, but Locrian is his favorite
thats true
As Mr D B Piano, I can confirm all of those
I forgot one: His sponsorships have no relation to his content
You forgot that he dislikes Radiohead
@@vermillion2023 It really isn't.
The fact that you explain and show how you actually change the notes to change modes just makes my Life better
Locrian surprisingly sounded really good
it was fucking sick yeah
That Major version sounded surprisingly good for a first listen.
And for only changing a single note, that Lydian version was literally a whole new song. Crazy.
Agree it's crazy. I guess it's because not many songs use sharp four and most have normal four... But still
To be fair, he didn't just change the original chords to lydian, but completely altered the chord structure
Yup. Music is crazy. That’s why we love it.🎸
That one changed note is played just about every other note in the song, plus a pedal tone was added on every chord - that’s a quite significant change. Mixolydian, in contrast, changed…hmmm..I see one changed note, near the end.
I concur. The major version (bar that one note) is better imo.
Woah I need that mixolydian in full version!
😊😊
'Wonderwahaaalll...!'
Mixolydian works really well, doesn't sound as awkward as major and lydian
This is fantastic, like a musical multiverse... in each different universe the songs are the same but in different scales and so completely different. Love it!!
This was really interesting. I had learned about all those scales but to hear them put into practice over one song and back to back, really helps to hear the differences. Thanks for sharing.
Ranking them
1. Lydian
2. Dorian
3. Mixolydian
4. Ionian
5. Aeolian
6. Phrygian
7. Locrian
What a great way to learn more about modes. This was very cool. Thanks for sharing this!
I was wondering why the minor modes still sounded off at the beginning. Good to know I’m not losing my mind
same lol
Dorian to me always sounds like travelling. Or perhaps a montage of industry doing its thing, workers pouring out of a revolving door. Like… it’s bright but also restless.
Definitely one of my favourite modes (and dorian flat-2 gives me that “in a hurry, making stuff happen” feeling even more!)
your feelings are irrational
Interesting how changing that C natural to C# changed the beginning just enough that even the minor scale version sounded a little off
Merci, another awesome video.
I practice my modes scales in that order that David lists since it makes more sense that playing them as they occur in major keys.
This is a great video David. Wonderwall is such a great and identifiable placeholder song to show the tonal qualities of each mode. 👍
Perfect to find out how each mode operate
Oh my gosh… the Lydian one was actually beautiful, not kidding.
Great idea for a video - really enjoyed it!
I don't know if this is easy for all those with armony studies... BUT for the ones that we don't, this is just an open windown to knowledge and understanding. BRILLIANT VIDEO! well done David!
Thank you!!
Finally somebody explaining the use of modes in a way that I can really hear and grasp it properly.
The Phrygian scale gets used all the time with dance music like techno or hard house.
also in heavy metal, specially thrash metal. the flat9 is the signature interval used for the 'anger' mood, so to speak.
@@thomasgorniak7192 nothing like a bit of aggressive thrash metal on the headphones when I am running late for work, gets me there every time.
Do you have any examples of EDM songs in phrygian? I think I'd enjoy those
Yeah, I asked for more fun with a song in different modes. Thanks! I will surely enjoy the video!
So brilliant when you use a concrete melody like this, so you can fully appreciate the tonal differences the modes create. I've know about modes and have learnt the scales but seeing them in use like this is something else.
Best thing I’ve ever seen on TH-cam
Fantastic!
@@DavidBennettPiano David, while I have you here, have you ever heard the band Guster? I think they are probably the most catchy “music theory” American bands ever. Beautiful melodies, Counter melodies galore, harmonically perfect. Just curious! ❤️
I’m a bassist who kinda knows music theory but also doesn’t. This has probably been the best video I have ever seen explaining the modes as something musical rather than just a set of notes, hopefully if I consider this I’ll be able to make something I actually like the sound of, rather than making something I know should be theoretically possible.
David, what an amazing excersise!! This sure helps to understand the modes better.
Glad you found it helpful 😊
This is the video that finally got me to understand modes lol. Amazing job!
Mixolydian sounded genuinely fantastic
Brilliant video again David, yours are the best in actually hearing what the modes sound like
Thank you 😊
I love these multi-mode breakdowns!
Really enjoyed that mate. Great video ✌
Thanks 😊
I really enjoy these modal comparison videos.
It’s funny but no matter which scale is used melody stills owesome. Hell of a masterpiece.
But still analysis…have no words 👌
8:08 Rare footage of Neil Cicierega creating Wndrwll
Ionian sounds like a killers cover, while the Dorian progression instantly gives Thomas Newman vibes
love this video. i really appreciate the use of a song that doesnt perfectly fit the modes. when i write i tend to limit myself to the rules of whatever scale i find myself in and it hurts for making some things stick and sound unique when they could be. this song gets played so often it's also nice to be reminded of how good it is on a detailed level.
Voice getting modulated as per the mode is what blows my mind, more than anything else.
Learning music theory should not be THIS fun! Great video.
Thanks David. To have made the choice of this very very popular melody (that everybody in occidental world has in ear, even non-musicians) is a good idea, I will share this and hope that some friends of mine and family will understand the link between modes and emotion. :)
while i was already familliar with the theory and sound of the 7 modes, i sincerly think that this is the best video on the internet to make anyone hear the different colors of each one
Great explanation of the modes. Please do more videos like this.
Wow, this is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen that clearly explains this topic, and with a fantastic sort of examples too. Thank you, David!
Thank you!
6:09 That DMaj7 sounded brutal.
Today I discovered your channel, you're the best 🙌
12:10 Lockrian
Amazing how changing a few notes changes the feel and mood of the song so much...
This was great! Please do it for other songs
Could you try a version with the modes of melodic and harmonic minor? I'd love to hear what a pop song sounds like in mixolydian flat 6 or lydian dominant!
your feelings would be irrational
This is oddly amazing 🙌🏽🔥👍🏽
Thanks for putting this together, it really helped 🙏🏽
What a cool video! Thanks David
Locrian Wonderwall is fit for an 18th century Romanian castle
The aeolian version has such a satisfying resolution that it almost makes me cry 🥹
Listening to all of these versions does make me like the original Wonderwall so much mofr
Today is gonna be the day that the day is gonna be the dayyy
This is an excellent video for one who is trying to understand music. I've always wondered what the differences in modes are, and this is an excellent illustration. Good job!
Piece of music at the end is just beautiful and amazing
Wow!
😊😊
Interesting David but I have to say I'm infinitely grateful neither Noel nor Liam can read music so what they're drawing from is an entirely different source of how to do things.
*Locrian:* We have crossed both Despair and Moral Event Horizons.
That Lydian sounds wonderful
absolutely love these videos you shove songs into all of the modes
That Dmaj7 chord in the aeolian version sounds gorgeous
Dorian is my favorite revision of this.
Love the concept of the video. Really useful.
Thanks!
I've never had uncanny valley happen with music before but here we are.
No matter the use mode, a wonderwall is almost indestructible.
This video is brilliant. What an excellent way to teach modes
Lovely video, David- I absolutely adore Lydian, especially in this video.
The chords in the Dorian version are just like the ones in the chorus of Mad World. Who knew that a modal change could relate two wildly different songs... really cool!
Awesome video on modes. Thankyou for showing this with context to enhance my understanding.
Glad it was helpful!
“Damn unnerving” hahahaha. So well put!!!!
Bravo! Great Video and Explantation, David. And wisely chosen song.
Incredible singer
I take note that even though Locrian and Lydian are on the opposite sides of this spectrum, that F# Locrian differs from F Lydian by just one note - the F.
Fantastic, thank you! A very entertaining kind of education!! Cheers :)
Locrian scale "Wonderwall" is "Wonderwall" written by Mohammed Suicmez from Necrophagist
Beautiful, I loved all the modes
Thank you só mucho
Thanks for watching 😊
Yeah… the “i don’t believe” bit sounds really good in major😊
This was so enjoyable to watch!
OMG I love it in the Locrian scale! Now I want to check out other music in the Locrian scale.
Very interesting, thanks. 😎
Lydian sounds awesome.
Mixolydian sounds like Teardrop.
I kind of like how dramatic the Phrygian mode sounds. Like you'd hear this in the climax of a film lol
Awesome video, thank you very much!
Locrian shows the despair of a man with a fork in a world full of soup
Wow!!! Your song Kneel at the outro is fckn amazing!!
Wich scale is it?
That was cool, and I've always thought those were some whiny sounding vocals, and i still do... but that was cool to hear them switched around like that, and with different chords. I could tell something was wrong with those 2 notes that you switched, but I didn't know exactly what, until you explained the twist.
Whiny for me is thom Yorke - this is like a throaty voice... But everyone has their own ears and hears stuff differently so fair play
@luke5100 True mate - I have just never been able to really feel his singing like I have Liam's. Still a great band though
I loved Wonderwall in Phrygian mode the most due to it's overly exotic sound.
The major version sounded really beautiful for me. Although the music was happier in total it felt much sadder for me.