Confused by Modes? A Simple Explanation (and how to play them)

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Modes Explained/ How to Learn Modes for Guitar
Hey, Steve from GuitarZoom here! 🎸 Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the concept of guitar modes? You're not alone. In this comprehensive guide, I'll demystify the world of modes for guitar players, making it accessible and easy to understand.
🔹 What You'll Learn:
The fundamentals of modes in music theory
Practical tips on how to play each mode on the guitar
Real-life applications of modes in your guitar playing
Simplified explanations to break down complex concepts
🔸 Why This Video?
As a guitar instructor who has tackled this subject many, many times, I understand the challenges that come with grasping the concept of modes. This video is tailored to help beginners and intermediate players alike, providing a step-by-step approach to mastering modes on the guitar.
🎶 Dive Deep Into Each Mode:
Understand the unique sound and feel of each mode
Learn how to incorporate modes into your solos and improvisations
Discover tips for composing and songwriting using modes
💡 Stay Motivated & Engaged:
Engaging examples and demonstrations
Interactive practice suggestions
Inspirational advice to keep you motivated on your guitar journey
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0:00 - Introduction
Hey Steve from Guitar Zoom here
1:00 - Understanding Diatonic and Chromatic Scales
Explaining the basics of music theory
1:58 - Understanding Octaves and Music Alphabet
Explaining octaves and the music alphabet
4:25 - Simplifying Music Theory for Beginners
Making music theory accessible
4:54 - The Diatonic Scale and Its Importance
Delving into the diatonic scale
7:24 - The Origin of Music Theory
A historical perspective on music theory
9:47 - The Major Scale: A Detailed Look
Diving deeper into the major scale
11:48 - Building Chords from Scales
How chords are derived from scales
16:42 - Visualizing the Fretboard and Chord Progressions
Tips for understanding the guitar fretboard
18:25 - The Concept of Relative Major and Minor
Understanding relative major and minor keys
19:39 - The Six Chord and Its Importance
The role of the six chord in music
23:26 - Practical Application of Modes on Guitar
Applying modes in guitar playing
26:47 - Naming and Understanding Modes
Introducing the names and concepts of modes
27:23 - The Dorian Mode Explained
Explaining the Dorian mode in depth
28:35 - The Phrygian Mode: An Overview
Understanding the Phrygian mode
29:12 - Lydian and Mixolydian Modes
Exploring Lydian and Mixolydian modes
29:49 - The Aeolian Mode and Its Characteristics
Delving into the Aeolian mode
30:25 - Locrian Mode: A Brief Introduction
Introducing the Locrian mode
31:48 - Understanding Pentatonic Scales and Modes
Connecting pentatonic scales with modes
32:20 - Applying Modes Across the Fretboard
Techniques for playing modes on guitar
32:56 - Visualizing Chords and Arpeggios in Modes
Practical application of chords and arpeggios
34:37 - Avoiding Confusion with Modes on Guitar
Clarifying common misconceptions about modes
37:39 - Practical Soloing Example: Emphasizing Chords
Demonstrating practical soloing techniques
38:54 - Visualizing the Entire Fretboard in a Key
Tips for fretboard mastery in a specific key
39:42 - Chromatics and Other Techniques in Soloing
Exploring advanced soloing techniques
40:14 - Understanding Modes as Chord Emphasis
Simplifying the concept of modal playing
41:03 - The Evolution of Naming Modes
History behind the naming of different modes
41:36 - Exploring Modes Further: A Conclusion
Encouraging further exploration of modal theory
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@srhatfield 5 ай бұрын

An easy way to remember the names of the modes is the funny phrase "If Dora plays like me all's lost" -- If (Ionian), Dora (Dorian), Plays (Phrygian), Like (Lydian), Me (Mixolydian), All's (Aeolian) Lost (Locrian). I always thought that was funny, and it sure helps me remember the names of the modes!

@user-bi5gs8mj4d 5 ай бұрын

I like that, very clever! 🎸🎶😂🤷🏾

@bryonguernsey9794 4 ай бұрын

Another drop in the bucket. Thank you.

@donkamei5297 2 ай бұрын

I Don't Play Loud Music Any Longer😅

@KimberlyIsherwood 2 ай бұрын

Lydian is my niece's name. ❤❤❤ musically 🎶🎶 raised 🙌 on vogt side!

@KimberlyIsherwood 2 ай бұрын

BC it's natural.

@bill98tec 3 ай бұрын

Makes my head spin, but, I will not give up! Excellent teacher! Thank you, sir.

@g0rd0nM 5 ай бұрын

Dude. I’ve known about modes for decades. This is the best explanation regarding origin and application that I have ever heard!! Bravo!!!!

@abnerbondoc7087 5 ай бұрын

One of the best teachers ever. Thank you so much

@thebonebox488 3 ай бұрын

Every time I watch one of your videos, you manage to connect the dots of something that I've been dancing around for months, and I have an "AHA!" moment. Or two!

@emafex 2 ай бұрын

Your very good at teaching my man.

@TheMightyZim 5 ай бұрын

Best guitar teacher I’ve ever had. 💯

@whatnow9159 5 ай бұрын

You made me smile. Now I understand modes. Thank you.

@jordiumethar4963 5 ай бұрын

Your explanation is very good, it is easily understood… putting it into practice takes hours. But it certainly helps a lot and becoming familiar with the jargon of the terms is essential. Thanks Steve. I will spend hours on this

@ForwardLookingDiver 5 ай бұрын

I seriously dig the way you explain things in a way even someone as new and thick as me can begin to understand. I have a number of years of your videos to catch up on. Thank you for putting these out.

@johnbartley1044 2 ай бұрын

I'm a 75 16:07 year old lefty. Played bass for 50 of those years and got some fingers cut off. Pouted for a while, then decided to try guitar. Good choice! I really enjoy your work. As a lefty it's like looking in a mirror. Thanks for what you do!😊

@bryonguernsey9794 4 ай бұрын

Mr. Stein thank you so much for your persistent, empathetic, compassionate and thoroughly usable insights. I will just say to you that in the three years or so that I’ve been watching your videos, I’ve picked up more from you than any of my Guitar buddies could ever or would ever show me. Thank you for sharing, all the important information you have with us. I wish you all the best, sir. You have carried me through an amazing journey of self discovery.

@supra1981 2 ай бұрын

Been playing for 35 years, I taught myself by watching Star Licks VHS back in the 80’s, play pause rewind over and over 😂. Anyway I never learned theory and now in my 40’s I decided it was time. This is the best explanation of modes i’ve heard, I use this stuff all the time, I just never learned why it all works. Excellent lesson thanks.

@marcozolow1749 5 ай бұрын

I studied the Music Theory For Life course several years ago. It opened up my playing to so many new levels. The materials and videos that came with the course provided hours upon hours of study. I could learn at my own pace and still have access after all these years. Great stuff!

@rhythm6090 5 ай бұрын

Crystal clear easy breakdown for a concept that many guitar players make way too complicated. Thanks Steve!

@Mason-cd3wr 2 ай бұрын

Best explanation I’ve heard on this topic. 👍

@stinemusiclessons 2 ай бұрын

🤘🎸🤘

@annieo.4779 5 ай бұрын

This was super helpful. Thanks Steve!

@andrewmallard2301 2 ай бұрын

Thank you, Steve. I’ve been struggling to understand modes for so long, but you have just set it out in a perfectly understandable way and I am so grateful 👏👏👏👍

@skunk2107 5 ай бұрын

Big help as always. Great instruction Steve !!

@GuitarFuel 5 ай бұрын

Like always, Steve thank you for this great lesson! Just finished watching the entire video 🤘🏻

@scottgibson5697 5 ай бұрын

What an important lesson for soloing and song writing. Really opened up my thinking. Thanks Steve

@GuitaristAmberSky 5 ай бұрын

Your editorial and demonstration videos are excellent at refreshing my memory from decades gone by and also in teaching me new information to apply to my current guitar playing adventures! Plus, your tutorial lesson plans are easy to understand and to learn from while applying them to our current guitar playing of songs we cover and/or compose. Thanks for sharing all of your spectacular guitar-playing knowledge with us.

@charlieriffs478 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this Steve! You always explain music theory simple and clear. 🤘

@TimNadaud 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video.

@polvin6124 5 ай бұрын

Hi, Steve. It's always good to go back to the basics. Thank you. Merry Christmas!

@kourosh4517 5 ай бұрын

Steve, thank you for the information and analysis you provided. 👌👍🌹🌹🌹🙏

@Shauno777 5 ай бұрын

Love the way you explain it bro

@beolba1 5 ай бұрын

Great lesson!

@wagnerpera4922 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video.. I finally understood something about modes !!!

@viborabr 5 ай бұрын

Mate, you helped so much. I was so freaking confused about all that. It is like you were answering my questions. Nobody explains music better than you. Thank you so much, and I wish you a super Merry Christmas and an outstanding New Year!

@srhatfield 5 ай бұрын

Great job on this video, Steve. This is a really tough subject and you covered it very well! I watched it to see if I would learn anything new, and I did, but it was mostly me remembering stuff I forgot a long time ago 😂

@evanstheframe 2 ай бұрын

Best explanation I’ve seen on modes

@DawnRiver 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the easy and intuitive way of explaining modes. I've heard it before in such a clear and understandable lecture.👍👍👍👍👍

@rayexyes8083 5 ай бұрын

Nice one, thank you for demystifying modes. This helps a lot as I had tried to understand what modes are for and, if just for emphasis, I am now much happier that I don't need to break my head over this anymore. Many thanks for an excellent lesson.

@markpowers7823 5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I had to back up a bunch, and review it again, but finally I have a much better understanding of how the neck works. I appreciate the videos you put out, and of course the time and effort it takes to do this.

@JV-oi6ch 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve. This video cleared the clouds obstructing my view of modes. The Gregorian chant example you made up was very effective. Muchas gracias amigo. Merry Christmas!

@Roland-Bach 5 ай бұрын

Hi Steve . Very Good Explaination. I understood it as a German Guitar Beginner.

@guitaristrobinson 5 ай бұрын

Your the best Brother !

@chrismaxwell1624 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, this was a great explanation. I had been trying wrap my head around this. I had asked my guitar instructor and I see now what he was he was trying to tell me. It just wasn't making sense to me then.

@edspengeman6781 2 ай бұрын

GREAT TEACHER

@pulpdoc02 2 ай бұрын

Excellent presentation. Really enjoyed your explanation. Was previously hard to wrap my head around this

@stinemusiclessons 2 ай бұрын

🤘🎸🤘

@Gene_Cali 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Steve, Your time and talent are always appreciated. Happy Holidays to you and yours. 🙏🏻✌🏻

@stinemusiclessons 5 ай бұрын

Happy holidays!

@MingleWingle 3 ай бұрын

Lots of love from india sir🇮🇳❤️❤️🥰

@vinvin1909 5 ай бұрын

Happy New Year, Steve.

@stinemusiclessons 5 ай бұрын

Hi. Happy new year! All the best for 2024

@giveempie 5 ай бұрын

Bravo! simple but so full of hard to learn stuff, But playing in C or G? I get playing in Keys. Good Job Steve!

@aaronclark7587 5 ай бұрын

Played my first song two days ago well it took a couple tries but I'm getting it 😊😊😊 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@stinemusiclessons 5 ай бұрын

Hey that's awesome! Hope you find the lessons helpful and any questions please feel free to ask!

@aaronclark7587 5 ай бұрын

@@stinemusiclessons thank you, so I play on a electric guitar with no amp 😭 it's the only guitar that I have and CANT AFFORD ANYTHING ELSE FOR IT is there anyway you could help me out

@R0ckerb0y 3 ай бұрын

Hey Steve. I’ve played for 40 years and I’m just now diving deep into theory. Close to mastering the notes of the fretboard. (First massive step) I came to this step because I’ve been playing with random people lately and always new songs I’ve never played. I can usually watch and play along in real-time, but I have a huge new challenge. I played with a singer who does covers and on each song he would put a capo on a new fret. 1, 3, 5 etc… so even on songs I sort of knew, I couldn’t figure out the position to play my leads on. Everything kept shifting. How do you “re-home” your scale positions on the fly when they’re throwing a capo in a new position every song???

@leebasey1786 5 ай бұрын

Thank you, Steve! This was a very clear concise video that opened doors for me! Question, you covered the AED string. What about the GBE string? Dumb question? lol

@stinemusiclessons 5 ай бұрын

Hi thanks for commenting. I'm not sure exactly what you are asking. Is it the C major scale on strings G B and E? If this is the case one way of playing the C major scale on these strings is. C (str3 fret 5) - D (str3 fret 7) - E (str 2 fret 5) - F (str2 fret 6) - G (str2 fret 8) - A (str 1 fret 5) - B (str 1 fret 7) and C (str 1 fret 8). So in summary on the G string you have frets 5 - 7 on the B string frets 5 - 6 - 7 and E string frets 5 - 7 - 8. Let me know if this answers your question! 🙂

@atristan_77 5 ай бұрын

🤘

@johnjoseph1966 3 ай бұрын

If you know 1980-1991 rock bands from MTV or somewhere else! I have what is called a mnemonic..that means a way to remember things by assign words to...on this topic Modes...here it is: I Do Play Like Malmsteen And Lynch...using the names of Yngwie Malmsteen and George Lynch of Dokken...just another way to remember you Modes ....just an example as there are many ways to make up words to fit the name of the modes that is best for you to remember how the go in order : )) Have fun and Rock On!!

@skinnygumbo9555 5 ай бұрын

If I play Am pentatonic, you could say I am playing A natural minor ( or Aeolian) pentatonically - it just semantics. I get it. And get what Steve is saying. But then you see diagrams of modes as scales with all these flatted scale degrees, and things get confusing again

@gregglen-hoodedratmedia 5 ай бұрын

Always very informative videos, thanks so much Steve. Been a loyal subscriber to your channel for years now

@chrispinmanda3479 5 ай бұрын

Steve I have a question, if I am in key of C and Iam emphasing the two chord, I can play the C major scale over the chord progressions

@stinemusiclessons 5 ай бұрын

Hi Chris! Yes you can, the only difference would be the note you want to emphasize while soloing. So the position doesn't really matter but rather the notes you emphasize.

@chrispinmanda3479 5 ай бұрын

@@stinemusiclessons Thanks Steve

@Roland-Bach 5 ай бұрын

Do you make a semilar explaination based on Minor ? This here is Based on Major, right?

@stinemusiclessons 5 ай бұрын

Hi. Yes this is based on the major scale. For minor it's very similar. A Natural Minor is the same as C major but starting on A as the first mode. So A Aeolian and then the order is the same as in major. B Locrian, C Ionian, D Dorian etc...

@shadowsneaker6546 4 ай бұрын

This must be viewed from two perspectives. Different tonal centers over the same major scale vs. the same tonal center over different major scales. In my opinion, the latter is more useful. Although the scales for C major and A minor line up perfectly while using the same notes, the same can not be said for the D minor scale for instance. Hence D minor is not a relative minor of C major. Playing "IN" D minor is not the same as playing in C Dorian. There will be different notes, and as a result, different chords involved (except for the relative major/minor pair, which is the same). Play D minor over a D minor scale, or play D minor over a C major scale (depending on the mode). These two are completely different scales, unlike the relative major/minor scale. Play in D minor using all the notes and chords from the D minor scale, or play in D minor using all the notes and chords from the C major scale. C Dorian = Playing D minor as the tonal center, using the notes and chords from the C major scale. Another mode where D minor can be the focus, could be F Aeolian, but then all the notes and chords from the F major scale will be in play. B flat Phrygian will also have D minor as the tonal center, but it will utilize the notes and chords from the B flat major scale. Three examples for different progression voicing with D minor as the tonal center, depending on the originating major scale. In essence the mode just tells you which interval substitutes the root as the tonal center, while still using the major scale denoted in the mode name. From the opposite perspective, you need to find the scale in which the relevant tonal center is at the required interval to satisfy the mode. It's complicated and simple at the same time. B flat Phrygian, C Dorian and F Aeolian all have D minor as the same tonal center, but they are different from one another (Having different chord progressions and scales). The difficult bit is if you want to use the same chord as the tonal center, but play it in a different mode. Say for instance you want to use an A minor as the tonal center, but you want to play it in Dorian mode... Which major scale will you play it over? It would be C major had we picked Aeolian mode, but we want Dorian. So now you have to find the major scale where A minor is on the second interval and use that major scale... It may be called "C Aeolian", but it's really "A minor in Aeolian mode". The one tells you the scale and the mode of the scale, and the other tells you the tonal center and the mode it's played in. Simple complexity right? The question should really be... Do I use the scale to determine the mode, or do I use the mode to determine the scale. Both are correct, depending on what you need to do. I still maintain that the latter is more useful (albeit more difficult) to create variety with the same tonal center. But the former provides reference on where to position your fretting hand. Two perspectives which are inseparable from one another...

@Lymanization 5 ай бұрын

@32:07. Think you mean "playing same intervals" not same notes?

@Lymanization 5 ай бұрын

Outstanding teacher btw!

@stinemusiclessons 5 ай бұрын

Hey thanks for commenting. It's actually playing the same notes but starting from a different one. The notes are the same but the sequence is different. Hope this answers your question.

@Lymanization 5 ай бұрын

@@stinemusiclessons ah man, after coming back to the video...I realized I wasn't understanding it at the moment, of course they are same notes just higher up! Love your videos!