Haha Dorian Stretton.

Same ;)

Mixolydian b9 is pretty cool too

Dorian Stretton I agree

@@chloejackson-reynolds418 true. It's not one of the 7 modes though.

Exactly

Nope. That's lydian

@@digletttexano678 the Dorian mode, with the Christmassy 6th note, will help give a whimsical sounding feel, which would have otherwise had a Lenten sounding feel.

@@flanderstruck3751 Lydian mode will be sorted Major sound, with a more Christmassy 4th note.

that's beautiful

Love it

The way I think of it, Dorian evokes a sense of melancholy, of forlornness. That something you want is just beyond your reach but you can’t grasp it.

I have to agree. It's minor but it offers hope of resolution ... sometime in the future.

​@@thebeamerdreamerwe all tend to enjoy the key of E Dorian, as defined by the C# note.

We can also help with that bad monetization by joining the Beato Club and buying his Beato Book (which I HIGHLY recommend) and his merch. I've been really impressed with all three so far. The book has been my daily companion for over a year now. I'm definitely in student mode when I hear him start talking.

@@markcoren2842 I currently can't afford to spend so much money on the Beato Book however it is something I'm sure I want to get my hands on. Rick could cover anything

Why poor monetization

Word

Neither do I. I sing but unfortunately don't play instruments. 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼

same here man! It fascinates me but for what concerns me i know i don t have the brain to ever learn any of this.. still it really makes me feel good

Same here (Well largely). It will seep in by osmosis. 😉

I know just what you're talking about.

Yes drag out the Sonuscore Orchestra

He does

Metashrew interesting way of thinking about it. I tend to associate the standard modes by their distance from the center. Dorian corresponds to mixolydian, minor to major, and Phrygian to Lydian. Minor and major are the clean modes (no tritones with any of the notes of their 1 chords), Dorian and mixolydian both have tritones based on the third, and as such are less stable but as long as they 1 chords are emphasized, they work. They can both sound a gritty due to the dissonance. Phrygian and Lydian both have more dissonance, tritones with the 5 and 1 respectively. As such, Lydian has a dim 4 chord, and Phrygian a dim 5 chord. Both require a lot of finessing to get chord progressions to sound natural and stable. Edit: Locrian is its own (beautiful) can of worms and doesn’t have a mode that corresponds to it.

I would say mixolydian but I feel you

​@@goreevisuals That's almost it, you mean "relative" instead of "parallel". The relative major of a minor mode is on its third degree. Thus, Lydian is the relative major of Dorian the same way Ionian is the relative major of Aeolian. And in the same way, Mixolydian is the relative major of Phrygian. Interestingly, if we consider Locrian to be "minor" (which it isn't), then its "relative major" turns out to be Dorian, and if we consider it to be "major" (which it isn't), then its "relative minor" scale is Mixolydian. There is a central relationship between Dorian and Mixolydian - both modes share the same note save for the third. In that sense, you could say that Mixolydian is a sort of "parallel major" of Dorian, and vice versa. In fact, both modes can be used alternatingly in composition (and even in improvisation - check out the Dorian Bebop scale) with great effectiveness. This central division is further exacerbated if you divide the modes into major and minor (keep in mind that Locrian is not minor), which are central points in harmony. You can then rank your modes by brightness - from brightest to darkest, omitting Locrian: Lydian, Ionian, Mixolydian, Dorian, Aeolian, and Phrygian. As you can see, and was explained in further detail by Carbon Monoxide, too much brightness can be difficult to use, and so is too much darkness - both Lydian and Phrygian have a lot of dissonance, whereas Dorian and Mixolydian are more balanced and therefore less dissonant. So in summary, it all depends on the way you see it, but yes, the idea is that you get the same amount of added brightness when modulating to Dorian from Aeolian as you do when modulating to Lydian from Ionian (and the same goes for darkness with Phrygian and Mixolydian). However, this happens only when modulating, when you have established a harmonic center - major or minor. Otherwise (when writing purely in a specific mode), you should refer to the perspective that was put forth by Carbon Monoxide.

Nailed it bro!!

I think the people saying Dorian is the Mixolydian of minor scales are making theoretical links that aren’t actually there. I think your instinctive thought (based on the feeling of the sounds) that Dorian and Lydian are intertwined is a lot more true. I agree at least. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the notes that define the sound of Lydian and Dorian are the #4 and natural 6th, respectively, and these are actually the same note in a particular key (thinking modally). As an example, D Dorian and F Lydian are the same set of notes and they both have B as their characteristic note.

I had the exact same thought. When Rick loaded up the strings patch, I immediately went "This is Halo!"

Same same same, absolutely love the Halo Soundtrack

yep when i heard those strings i immediately started humming Roll Call and started looking for Halo comments.

the piece Rick composed sounds like it came straight out of ODST as well.

I saw a video clip of an interview with Martin O'Donnell (composed much of the music in Halo over the years) and he was talking about the music for the upcoming Halo 3. He said, "I don't want to give away too much but I will say this: E, Dorian!" Dorian always sounded hopeful to me. Gotta love it.

you mean shawshank redemption or road to perdition

LOL i just think red dead redemption

Sounded a bit like the theme from American Beauty.

2 of my faves that I was thinking (and commented) as well :). "Road to Chicago" . . . sublime.

@@Pedozzi yeah Perdition is what i meant :D

No Surprises

You like bipolar music.

Nathan Danner Sweet n Sour!

Bright and depressing, sounds like a description of my personality.

That's quite right, actually :)

@@dougcrane8031 absolutely.

@debaser I like all modes, they all have their soul.

Nice point, good one! ;)

I'd say it's not really sad, it's more like sweet melancholy mode. No real drama, no bad feelings, for example, you just remembered some happy moments from your childhood and you smile but at the same time realize that your childhood is long gone. So it's a sweet memory, but it kinda sets your mind into the Dorian mode, thinking about how time flows and maybe where your childhood friends are now and so on.

Great comment bro

Did they teach you modes? Most people I know who had piano lessons only learnt major scale, minor scale, and harmonic minor scale. No mixolydian or dorian modes. These people struggled to play rock, jazz, or blues.

I’m happy that you like Rick’s video, but the past tense of learn is not “learnt”. That’s not a real word. Try “learned” instead.

@@edphaze6550 Learnt and learned are both used as the past participle and past tense of the verb to learn. Learned is the generally accepted spelling in the United States and Canada, while the rest of the English-speaking world seems to prefer learnt. A simple Google search would have enabled you to learn this before making a fool of yourself. At least now you have learned/learnt something.

@@diannehogan7605 Yes, they did.

Hes such a nice guy isnt he? I love the guy like a brother.

Nickleback

Well said!

Thanks Hypes!

I'm Dorian and I own this mode

Who is she and what does she mean to you? 😈

I own purple and potassium chloride. Not related to video, just throwing that out there.

replaycraig Thanks for the heads up!

Durin S. Bane You will be hearing from my attorneys. Or at least someone who has watched a lot of Law & Order. Good day. I said good day sir! 😂😜

It would make sense since so many jazz folk end tunes on Dorian or m6 type chords which can often tend to sound like inversions of Lydian.

There is somethings to avoid to keep the way it sounds, not that it wilol sound bad. If you throw an C+E major thrird 3 on F lydian you will be on the edge to sound like an ordinary C Ionian thing.

@@ohwhen7775 Good point. Also, that m6 II chord is also nearly identical to the V9 in the same key so it combines dominant Mixo and ethereal Lydian flavors along with the primary minor quality. Nice place to land.

actually you can turn the mixolydian scale into a 13 chord, which sounds pretty stable too

@@XENOGOD True but the Mixo mix contains a 4 which if added to the chord would make it less stable, suggesting a subsequent resolution, likewise if the 4 replaces the 3. Again, all the modes except Dorian and Lydian have conflicting elements built in. Not that there's anything wrong with conflict ;)

that’s another dorian- aeolian example

@@harrysouter2304 / Bingo !!! perhaps the single greatest example in rock

@@harrysouter2304 Partially yes, but they also throw an F major 7 in there along with a D7#9 and D7b9 that leads back into Em.

I love that song.

@@j.s.2419 Most likely Rick Wright was the only one in the band who actually knew the theory behind those chords

Frank Zappa has entered the scene.

"When you play music"

General Santana

@@aaroninja1 hahaha

@@Marcaine for the culture lol

*stares in Tito Puente*

Or any Santana song

aradder lmao

@@aradder HAHAH

This was really a much more obvious choice and is by far the most well known tune to really hammer home dorian . I feel like his pop rock examples weren't really helpful - still a great video though and love his compositions.

I just love Van Morrison’s music. Astral Weeks is one of my very favorite albums.

@@Henry-uv9xu Into The Mystic is musical sublimity. Also Tupelo Honey, Domino, Brown Eyed Girl, Wild Nights, well... you catch my drift. LOL!

When I heard Kenny Burrell for the first time recently it seemed to me that that was exactly where Van Morrison got his inspiration from.

@@BrandochGarage I think you’re right. And I’m guessing Kenny Burrell had heard So What by Miles Davis.

@@johnn7776 I think everyone heard that one! :) It is pretty brilliant.

Scarborough fair vibes

@@officialWWM you don't make the difference

@@officialWWM thats incredibly unfortunate. I feel bad for you

Even I heard of it... 👍🏾👍🏾

@@officialWWM I'm Australian and I know the Allman Brothers Band well. They were well known if the 70s. If you like extended blues with lots of improvising check out 'Live at Filmore East'.

@@officialWWM it's okay to not know about an older band if you're young, but now that you know about The Allman Brothers, I highly encourage you to check out their music.

RC32 can u name some examples for us? I learn so much from rick AND his followers.

@@forprogress999 Santana is probably the best example. Oye Como Va or Soul Sacrifice come to mind for me

Aeolian mode is the most used because its the same as natural minor. Then mixolydian because of how many rock songs use it (1 - b7 - 4 progressions). Then Dorian

Boooooooo! - -- sorry I meant, goddammit, here's your +1. now get out. :-)

c0il bah dum tiss....

Hahaha nice

My nan wants her joke back

The world don't need no more Phrygian puns. Bach off, man.

For me it's the opposite, Lydian followed by Dorian. Both sound fantastic.

Funny thing the same note that makes dorian unique is the same that makes lydian unique related to the parent major scale so no wonder why you like them both

They have the perfect amount of dissonance

Mixolydian. It feels like dirt roads to magical fairy kingdoms in the woods.

I was going to guess "The Rain Song".

Someone else mentioned Newman and I realized the main theme of my fave film (Shawshank Redemption, which Thomas Newman scored) is in C Dorian.

The Vomit err, maybe I misunderstand, but the middle section of the chant hangs on the fifth of E Dorian. The full chant goes as follows: E~/F#/G\F#/A\G\F#~\ E>~~... B/C#/D~\C#\A/C#\B>~... [\B/D/]E/G/A\F#~\E/G\F#\E/F#\D>~/~~~>...

Dorian is also the first of the old church modes, so that makes sense for Gregorian chanting.

I immediately thought of American beauty when I heard the opening notes

It sure does. The song that Pippin sings to Denethor in "Return of the King" is in Dorian mode.

Also, reminds me of some of the music in, Meet Joe Black.

@@JadeStrawberry Thomas Newman of course.

Shawshank also

The plastic bag theme from American beauty, Hans zimmer time also?