Mixolydian is the mullet chord. Major in the front. Minor in back. Party on dudes!

You’re The Godfather of KZfaq music theory. You’ve helped me de-plateau so many times. Thank you.

Mixolydian always has that dreamy feel like you’re ascending into heaven after some type of struggle.

I just want to thank you. You’ve got me to the point where you can just tell me the progression and the key. I can figure out the rest from there. Took me months, almost a year, of watching your channel and playing (you don’t read it) the Beato Book, but I got there. I’m working on getting to the point where I can figure out the progressions on my own well enough that my assumptions are only occasionally are corrected by other musicians that know I’m playing it wrong. I’m a busy guy with not a ton of time to practice so I’m happy with where I’m at with my musicianship. The prior 20 years felt like a plateau that was never going to end. Now I’m climbing again. All these concepts seemed alien to me then. Now I think I’m starting to get it.

I don’t understand a thing, yet I can’t stop watching and listening. More please.

Damn Rick it seems impossible to me to know someone like you, so well educated in all kinds of music Theory. If one day I got to own at least a 10% of your knowledge/skills and apply it to my Playing I would certainly be Happy with the musician I will Become. Thanks in advance.

If there were awards for people who shared their musical knowledge with the world your shelf should be full of them. Thankyou! You are an inspiration.

Frankly, I'd watch Rick tune his guitar. As a non musician I appreciate Rick's output more than I can say Thanks Rick

It is a travesty........a crime against civilized humanity....that Rick Beato has not interviewed Sir Paul McCartney!! Let's start a petition for this to happen. Who agrees and would petition Sir Paul to beg him to do the interview?

That intro was RIGHTEOUS! Beautiful chords, Rick.

Mixolydian is my favorite of the 7 modes. Just like Major/Ionian, it has a basically happy optimistic sound, but whereas Major can end up sounding a bit saccharine, Mixolydian sounds edgy and badass.

That opening melody sounded very majestic.

Neat trick for playing Norwegian Wood - flip the capo over and just cover the first five strings on second fret, leaving the sixth open E to resonate (giving a drop-D kind of effect).

I started watching your videos with my husband, continued on my own because they're so interesting. I'm not musical at all, don't play an instrument, know nothing about music theory, can't sing. Your talent and knowledge is beyond incredible. I don't listen to the music the same way.

In case anyone is wondering. I remember when modes used to boggle my mind, but they're about as simple as it gets. Take a loop pedal and play a C major chord and let it repeat. Now take a C major scale and play it. Now take all the diatonic variations, and play them over a C Maj chord. Starting at C and ending at C, all you're doing is moving around those two half note intervals, which have a huge impact over how the scale sounds. It's very systematic and logical.

Rick, you're making me feel like I've never been born!

the mixolydian sound overwhelmingly feels to me like a sunny forest

“Yo Mama” by Frank Zappa is a masterclass in how to solo in Mixolydian mode and sound like a total badass.

“Lips Like Sugar” - Echo and the Bunnymen has killer mixolydian vibes...would love a WMTSG on that one!

Rick, you are causing a music teaching revolution. You teach very clearly and straight forwardly things that were either secret kept by top musicians or too complicated to be addressed. Your teachings will outlive you. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with the world.

This is probably the first video I've seen that doesn't include "Sweet Child O'Mine" or anything that sounds like it. I know it was from a film scoring perspective, but still...very cool.

You know, my 9th grade english teacher Claude Paradis had us analyze norwegian wood (musically and lyrically), I don't think any one english lesson influenced my music writing more than that 1 hr english course. Amazing thanks for mentioning this classic song.

Adam neely's video and now rick, jackpot today

I feel so lucky to be having masterclasses like these and never thought I‘d be able to learn from someone working at a level like this, spreading the music love

It would be so cool if you made an album with one fully orchestrated song for each mode. Your demonstrations are so beautiful and inspiring, it makes me wonder how fantastic it would sound in a full orchestra production.

I like how when you take your hoodie off to play guitar your beard magically grows -- and then recedes again for playing keyboards....or is it your guitar playing is so on point that the beard just magically manifests when you pick the guitar up?

Rick, although I’ve been with you since the early months of your channel, I am nevertheless *still* blown away by the superior teaching you are providing us - no, *gifting* us. Thank you, sir.

OMG this is SO AWESOME!! Rick is the BOMB!! Who needs to go to music school? Just watch all of Rick's videos, get the Beato Book, join the Beato Club. That's all you need FOREVER!!

Here after the copyright video.

I followed you for the first 90 seconds. That's an improvement for me. Keep 'em coming !

I love it when Shawn Lane plays mixolydian melodies and solos. It sounds happy, rich and majestic.

When I was barely out of diapers I remember hearing “Let It Rain” by Eric Clapton and getting a certain feeling from it. Little did I know at the time it was the power of the Mixolydian mode. I got the same feeling from - “Don’t Come Easy” by Ringo Starr (which is basically the same chords).

Everytime I want to listen to the good old Beatles' songs I come here XD

Yeah!! Loving these modal videos Rick. Really like how you explain what the mode is then give song examples of it actually being used. Please continue these videos 😄🤘

Wow I wished you were my music teacher 25 years ago! I learned a lot about what my ears tell me to do and found some real inspiration from what you just shared. Thank you Mr. Beato.

Once again Rick Beato shows why the music I have loved my whole life touches me in deep emotional ways.

I love how Rick casually shows us an example riff that drifts through several different time signatures 😂 what a champ

Starting from 3:42 when Rick demonstrates D Mixolydian, the piece he played with that synth sounded so much like the Epcot Innoventions Area music loop. Any Disney World nerds watching know what I’m talking about. It starts with a more orchestral/atmospheric feel, then drops into an epic groove that makes you feel like you’re in the future. It’s an amazing piece, everyone should definitely look into it.

I don't care what topic you bring up..... I'll watch it! Your true passion for music is addictive and healing.

Rick, you are a superlative teacher. Your enthusiasm is so infectious!

"Paperback Writer." "Last Train To Clarksville"= G Mixolydian!

How convenient for me. In the midst of scoring a film for my spouse. Thanks for opening my ears to this concept Rick

Rick, Look coming from a guy that builds bridges, an other large structures, who a year ago couldn't give two shits about how to make music .... You make this just fascinating!!!! If your videos were available 50yrs ago it may have made a difference. But we're dealing with a guy that can't clap in rhythm, but I still just love these lessons...... THANKS RICK

Of all the KZfaq that I view Rick is the most viewed. Such skill, knowledge and technique I could never achieve in ten lifetimes.

the I - Vminor movement will always be my favorite. It is just so euphoric and at the same time it can have a feeling of melancholy.

The Beatles copyright claim on this video is total BS. The musical equivalent of patent trolls.

Keep doing what your doing Rick. Just got back into writing, your channel has really helped my writing and I've got back into recording as a result. This has been a massive help to me in some tough times. I've been suffering from a constant tremour in my leg and learning music and recording has been the only real distraction. Your videos have played a huge part in that. Hope the copyright thing works in your favour because you truly deliver world class musical theory advice.

Great video and loved the examples!

The song "1984" (intro to "Jump") off of VH's 1984 album suddenly makes perfect sense now.

Mixolydian is top 3 for me, although I love all the modes! Cheers for this one man, and I got excited over John Lennon and Angus Young

As a young musician, I marveled at the combination of notes Keith Emerson would shoehorn into some of his phrases whilst improvising. I was, like, " crap!how the hell did he come up with that?" Now decades later I see he was using a deep understanding of modes and how to use them interchangeably. Thank you, Professor Beato. Holdsworth did the same thing, just heightened with a strong sense of sado-masochism. I love it!!!. Off to try and break new ground. ( if there is such a thing as a musical emergency room, either I or my listeners will surely end up there from time to time.)

I love it when you get ethereal. It’s beautiful to me, too, Rick. Sounds like coming home after a long, trying time away. Thank you!

I tend to think (albeit incorrectly) of the Mixolydian as the “4th mode” as opposed to the 5th. In other words, if I know a song is in G Mixolydian, I simply go up a 4th and know that I just need to play in C Major and target notes accordingly. This is also the most common way to choose a harmonica for playing over most blues/rock music, by going up a 4th from the “tonic” key. Also, the Mixolydian might be even more the sound of country music than it is the sound of rock and pop. No matter how you look at it, in the majority of all popular music that’s in a Major tonality, chances are good that it leans towards Mixo. The Major 7th is a rare bird on the radio.

If Rick did nothing but break down the melodies of Beatles songs, I could watch it all day

I’m so glad the person that pushed you to do KZfaq videos succeeded! You have THE BEST videos on KZfaq !!

What a great time to learn about and how to use modes, with both Rick and Jake from signals music studios teaching their own approach to the matter, Rick being the more theoretical guy, and Jake being the more practical dude

Two thumbs up for revamping your mode videos!

I heard some Uriah Heep in there at some stage (yes, I know, it's the other way round). Also some Boston. And some Yes ... but then we're obviously going to hear the sound of rock if we listen to rock (and psychedelic rock), aren't we? Thanks. Always opens some more doors of the mind, watching one of these.

As a harmonica player, I've recently become aware of how much John Popper (Blues Traveler) utilizes Mixolydian Mode. Of course, most Blues, Rock, and Country players do this, BUT they usually employ bending techniques to turn "2nd Position" into a Blues Scale rather than pure Mixolydian. John Popper often dispenses with these "blue notes" and just plays the naturally occurring Mixolydian notes. P.S. That F Mixolydian reminded me of CSNY, and that Eb Mixolydian, dropping down a whole step near the end, was "The Way You make Me Feel" by MJ. Great video!!!

The wealth of information, experience and stories is an amazing asset to all of us musicians. Thanks for sharing.

Damn, Lennon was a genius. “Norwegian wood”

Your lessons are so damn good. My understanding and appreciation of music is exploding in the most beautiful way. Can’t give enough praise and gratitude Rick. Awesome stuff.

I've been watching you videos for a while but this is the first time I see you play the guitar like that. You're great.

Like many of your videos this explains the science behind the music. I'm as addicted to your channel as I am to the music itself. Please don't ever stop. Oh, I was born in Ireland with Irish and Scottish grandparents: we would never pronounce Celtic as "keltic", sticking to the same pronunciation as in Boston Celtics. Thanks for the music and theory.

When he's playing the piano, it sounds like a keys version of "Where The Streets Have No Name" by U2.

I realize that I'm a little late to the party on this one, but one of the iconic examples of the mixolydian mode in rock is the solo work of Randy Bschman on American Woman by The Guess Who.

At 3:52 you begin a D mixolydian progression that smacks of JPJ's intro to "I'm Gonna Crawl". What a beautiful mode. Thanks, dude for enlightening us.

Rick you are awesome. Iv’e been following you for about 1 - 2 year now and I love your channel. I’m guitarist first and foremost but I also do multi-instrumentalist just like you and just like you, I also produce and thus a studio guy - the difference is that I’m not as successful. Anyway, the reason I’m writing is that I got a lot from your channel and you have something for everyone - from beginner to advance. You breakdown songs and got awesome interviews. I never have anything in KZfaq as informative and enlightening as your channel. Keep up the good work!!!!

thank you sir, amazing video, it opened my mind.

Lots of Mixolydian in Garcia and the Grateful Dead, of course.

Equal parts talking, playing, singing and chord examples, I like this informative video very much. More like this please.

You're a hidden gem on KZfaq. If someone knows and teaches modes, it's you.

Yeah, it can be difficult to find a classic rock song that doesn't use Mixolydian. Huge magic between the I and bVII chord

I personally find Mixolydian to be a very relaxing nostalgic sound

I don't know what your talking about Rick but I listen to everyone of your videos, I love just hearing you play!

Rick's way over my head I'm a guitar player not a musician but I always watch and I always learn something thank you very much Rick

Some of the examples at the end remind me of Polish composer Henryk M. Gorecki. Some of his compositions included embellished native folk songs many of which were in Mixolydian/Aeolian modes which I happen to be a huge fan of so much so the standard major scale actually sounds off key to me :)

When you were playing you’re examples on guitar I was getting a “cliffs of Dover” vibe from Eric Johnson.

Watching your videos is one of my favorite things to do in my free time when resting my back. So much info and fun.

I’m excited to be on this journey of sound and the dialogue it creates. Love the format.

Such a Crock that you got a claim on this video. Nobody is watching this to enjoy John lennons writing. We are here to learn about music theory and enjoy your effort and work not anybody else’s.

I can't help it but when Rick introduces himself, I always think he's about to say, 'Hi, I'm Rick BIIATCH',

I've been a huge pop/rock fan my whole life (though I play no instruments and honestly don't understand what you're explaining most of the time) and your videos have added so much to my enjoyment of music. My wife's like, do you have a crush on him?! Anyway, keep doing what you're doing Rick!!

Those mixo licks you were doing on guitar were insane. Your knowledge and application of theory is amazing to watch/listen to.

Those are the chords my cat makes when she jumps up on my synth trying to get my attention. Cat chords. ;-)

I was just thinking of the Lennon song this morning.

I love the electronic keyboard segments best. Rick is a real treasure.

Man. Your studio looks so comfortable. Probably an awesome place to relax.

I was in a trance as soon as you played the intro, then snapped right out of it by your voice! Anyways, super guitar playing, that inspired me even more :)

Wasn’t Zappa a big mixolydianist? Also, I like how you magically grow a beard midway! 😃 Love these theory vids!

Always a pleasure to get a music theory lesson from Rick. If my college classes had been this this good and relevant I might have learned something. Cat Stevens, Jefferson Airplane, The Eagles used this mode in many of their songs.

You are an incredible musician and very much the real deal sir. I cannot thank you enough for your content, you have a unique way of explaining very complex things in a very applicable way. One of the very few to be able to do so in my opinion, when Steve Vai says so it is absolute truth haha! You have truly helped me becoming a better guitar player, and most importantly musician in a short amount of time. KZfaq needs more people like you.

Important to remember that most likely the composers of these tunes, Lennon etc, in spite of their creative ear, had no idea what mixolydian by definition is. So, rely on your creative ear, don't get hung up on the theory, unless that's what you're going for.

I have subtitles on and everytime he says ”Lennon” the english sub says ”Lenin”😂

I love classical music. After listening to your explanations and examples on the strings, I realize that Vaughn Williams was obsessed with Mixolydian.

The way you look at harmony has helped me a lot to wrap my head around intervals and the possibilities, thanks :) I remember watching these a long time ago and not understanding how you used such colorful chords, but now I'm getting really comfortable just writing by listening for how the ratio relates back to the current chord, how we got there and where it goes after.

I'm hearing Bittersweet Symphony so much right now...

"Too much information, runnin' through my brain. Too much information, driven' me insane." - Gordon Sumner

I'm always wanting to hit the shed after watching these vids...my playing and knowledge are jumping exponentially after every one! Thanks Rick!! Wish i could afford the Beato club and have you review a short symphonic piece i've done after watching these great tutorials, but alas...thats some serious cheddar....

The mixolydian mode creates something so expansive and up-lifting. It's my favourite mode.