Making Music with Pascal's Triangle + the LOCRIAN scale [RIFFING WITH MODES #7]

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At long last, the seventh and final (?) episode of Riffing With Modes. I did not anticipate this series to take so long, as I expected to make most of the videos short little efficient lessons with quick-tips on riff writing. Instead I took this series as a personal excuse to write music to my heart’s content- starting from Rush style rock riffs in Major, to Dad Rock Dorian. Then crushing Phrygian morse code metal, followed by progressive Lydian vibes. An entire 80s rock single and music video for Mixolydian, and 3 different mini-songs for Minor.
And now, Locrian. I won’t lie- the mode hath bested me. I began writing this song in SEPTEMBER 2020 and it’s now January 2021. The music was done surprisingly early, but the video had many hurdles to overcome and technical screw-ups that I had to pay the temporal price for. But the battle is over, the dragon is slain, and here lies Locrian madness in all of its glory.
Hopefully by watching this video, you’ll see that you can make interesting and moving music even without the harmonic tools like “good notes” and “good chords” and “good melodies”. This entire piece is influenced from random algorithmically generated sequences, and still maintains a sense of groove at times, only to be fractured at others. I hope you find the piece interesting even if it isn’t your cup of tea, and more importantly, I hope you discover some useful songwriting, production, or arrangement techniques that can help you in your music making.
IMPORTANT LINKS BELOW!
Byzantine Pi Math Metal - • Random Math Metal Riff...
“Adore”-Faustas Udrenas (Produced by me!) - • adore // faustas udrenas
Numberphile - Pascal’s Triangle - • Pascal's Triangle - Nu...
David Bennet Piano- A Song In Locrian - • A Song That Actually U...
Adam Neely (and friends) - Making Locrian Sound Good - • Making the LOCRIAN sca...
Pascal's Triangle Code : pastebin.com/w71ZePzU - Note that neither me nor Faustas are actual software engineers, so there is a LOT of room for improvement on this simple + quickly written program. I'd welcome someone to modify the code to allow for bigger triangles (currently an integer overflow error prevents inputs over 34) and also size/space the triangle better, or even enable midi-output/ sound! If you decide to improve on this let me know so I can repost the link here and share it with everyone else.
ADDITIONAL Pascal's Triangle code from a friend! pastebin.com/v39uhxpG
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00- Why Locrian is Clumsy
02:07- Locrian Inspiration + Pascal's Triangle
05:07- Turning Chaos Into Groove
06:55- Arranging a random motif
09:11- Writing a Locrian Melody
12:38- MUSIC VIDEO: "Pascal's Prison"
15:50- Closing Thoughts

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@TheArtofGuitar 3 жыл бұрын

Are you trying to conjure interdimensional aliens my guitar brother? Cause this is how you do that! haha

@milestrotter6844 3 жыл бұрын

Mike what's up! Also I think he might.

@benrechakiewicz3594 3 жыл бұрын

Best comment goes to you.😂🤘

@Celso_Luis 3 жыл бұрын

Wait... was Jake on DMT when he wrote this song???

@seppet0ni 3 жыл бұрын

"I decided to consult the mathematical structure known as the interdimensional pentagram"

@robinchesterfield42 3 жыл бұрын

But the twist is: They're not here to attack us. They were just happy to finally hear someone else playing music that sounds normal to them, and they're here to boogie down! :)

@locrian8087 3 жыл бұрын

I've always been told I was useless... Even then, why must you hurt me in such ways, Jake??

@SignalsMusicStudio 3 жыл бұрын

GET A FIFTH, WEIRDO!

@henriquemontalvao8492 3 жыл бұрын

Don't worry babe, I still love you

@andrejz8954 3 жыл бұрын

@@SignalsMusicStudio LOL 🤣🤣

@cappuccino4366 3 жыл бұрын

Get a job and you'll be useful

@indigo1324 3 жыл бұрын

Idk why Jake hates Locrian so much. I’ve used it before. For me, it’s a great way of creating unease, to an extreme level that Phrygian can’t achieve.

@wildy6980 Жыл бұрын

I think music in Locrian would sound nice in game soundtracks or something when you are trying to сomplete a difficult level with the main battle and this music create so much tension and does not let you relax for a second

@Alexander-mw1ek 6 ай бұрын

It is used a lot in video game music already! 8-Bit music theory has a nice video on it, including many good examples

@trambus1144 3 ай бұрын

@@Alexander-mw1ek"a lot" is quite exaggerated dude

@ScatLuigi Ай бұрын

@@trambus1144Comparatively a lot

@edbutler3 3 жыл бұрын

That turned out to be a surprisingly enjoyable piece of music. Love how the G-F change feels like a ray of sunlight briefly breaking through the gloom.

@victorhugotoledocofre1366 3 жыл бұрын

Most music youtubers call Locrian the "odd man out" and ditch it. You not only tackle it, but make good music with it. Congratulations, Jake.

@SignalsMusicStudio 3 жыл бұрын

in their defense I've been calling locrian the oddman out and ditching it until literally today lol

@bambangstudio3576 3 жыл бұрын

Tmi jake

@gwbuilder5779 3 жыл бұрын

@@SignalsMusicStudio Guilty. Although a really heavy emotional response can be done with a Locrian phrase for sure.

@alsatusmd1A13 3 жыл бұрын

Most of music theory assumes that non-octave tonalities are the “no man’s land” and they are largely absent from music KZfaq whereas Locrian looks like it is everywhere in comparison. Here is not only a way to tackle them, but to make the best possible music with them: en.xen.wiki/w/Modal_systematization_of_soid-family_scales

@everythingque4635 3 жыл бұрын

@@SignalsMusicStudio ikr lol everytime you’re like “forget about locrian”

@oxsolo 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, I legitimately love this song. It's like a quasi-accessible prog lol. It definitely speaks more to your skills as a composer than the quality of locrian

@ellehjames5809 2 жыл бұрын

I just want it a little heavier and it'll be phenomenal!

@odw32 11 ай бұрын

What jumps out to me is that once you've adjusted, the whole composition feels "tense" but the tonic doesn't feel unresolved anymore. Then those major G/F chords suddenly feel simultaneously very familiar but also unresolved... It's like acclimatizing to an alien place to a point where you feel estranged from daily life -- like finding yourself inebriated and dancing madly at a nightclub at 4AM, and then suddenly you notice that your sober parents are present and waving you to come over. It has a little bit of a trippy vibe, with some implicit thrill, darkness, shamefulness or guilt lurking inside of it.

@alexielraynes6265 2 ай бұрын

Like a prison?

@pavloslazarou3697 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know why but in general i don't agree with the popular opinion that half diminished chords sound tense and uncomfortable. I find their sound strangely captivating and beautiful. When that F resolved back to the B half diminished i was mesmerized. I love this sound!

@prometheus6474 Жыл бұрын

can relate to that, that's in part why I stopped using names for chords and only use numbers now. if jake thinks a diminished chord sounds bad he clearly hasn't heard justin bieber

@brendanm6921 Жыл бұрын

@@prometheus6474 he never said they sound bad, he said they're difficult to resolve on.

@prometheus6474 Жыл бұрын

@@brendanm6921 kool

@keep_walking_on_grass Жыл бұрын

they don't sound uncomfortable necessarily as we can hear in this piece he created. it sounds emotionless. which is very unusual for all modes and music in general since music is a language of human emotions and moods. exactly THIS is what music is. but Locrian sounds like the rejection of all emotions. nevertheless, it sounds great if done right. it sounds technical, objective. like watching a robot at work. no emotions.

@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind 11 ай бұрын

@keep_walking_on_grass It's not "emotionless", not at all, it does in fact sound sinister, and, if used well, you can create anxiety inducing melodies with it..

@horacefarbuckle 3 жыл бұрын

Impressive. I play Doom metal and it's common enough to dip into Locrian for 4-8 bars for some disturbing effect, but sustaining it for a whole composition takes some real savvy. Kudos.

@SignalsMusicStudio 3 жыл бұрын

thank you :)

@victoresquivel8546 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, I hear you. This is the realm where Neurosis dwells.

@justinayers3589 3 жыл бұрын

i was just playing 10,000 Years by High on Fire and I'm pretty sure the main riff is locrian.

@heyjarrod 3 жыл бұрын

But you can play a 6th-string Maj chord over Locrian!? I’m only 18 seconds in, let me watch the rest. I’m sure I missed some thing. Your videos are always on point! 🎸👍🏻

@Wind-nj5xz 3 жыл бұрын

4-8 bars in doom metal is already as long as a normal composition

@franjojanes 3 жыл бұрын

Moral of the video: "You can't write catchy stuff in locrian." The video ends and that Pascal melody keeps playing in my head. Jake, what have you done? :D

@SignalsMusicStudio 3 жыл бұрын

listen it's stuck in my head too and I love it by try playing it at the club/restaurant/airport and you'll quickly see that we are all part of a special group of weirdos

@zhulikkulik 3 жыл бұрын

It's not too catchy but i guess the next time I try - it'll be this exact thing I'll come up with while trying to play locrian

@franjojanes 3 жыл бұрын

@@SignalsMusicStudio A.k.a. prog fans.

@dreamynachos3439 3 жыл бұрын

Milk Lizard by Dillinger Escape Plan's got a pretty catchy Locrian riff, but that's the only one I can think of.

@shawa666 3 жыл бұрын

@@SignalsMusicStudio Club resto, I don't think so, But it's mellow yet weird to be on the sound track for a game like Stellaris or Va-11 Hall-A

@Headfonez1 3 жыл бұрын

"Pascal's Prison" is definitely a beautiful song

@keep_walking_on_grass Жыл бұрын

the description "beautiful" says almost nothing about a piece of music at all - sorry.

@Headfonez1 Жыл бұрын

@@keep_walking_on_grass I was reacting to him saying that 'most of the world wouldn't describe the Locrian scale as beautiful'. I would typically agree with the rest of the world, but not in this case.

@deanzuberiafrica6526 3 жыл бұрын

i actually dig it. it sounds like the soundtrack to a challenging secret level in a video game. good job!

@MrMirko 3 жыл бұрын

This sounds amazing. The whole time it feels like I just want to come up for air to see some sunshine. That G and F almost put it in reach, only to take it away. Also, +1 to your friend for writing the code in C++.

@SignalsMusicStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Love that description! It does feel like the hope keeps getting taken away, much like the creation process of this lesson lol. As for the code- if I had done this myself, it would have taken much longer and I would have probably done it in Excel VBA and it would probably still not work :P

@SkinnyBlackout 3 жыл бұрын

I don't know man, I find locrian extremely calming. When I was trying to write music I only used dissonant intervals, because it sounded kind of like Dom and Roland's "Industry" album.

@greenatom 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that G and F are like a glimpse of heaven, a little bit of bliss, then it's back to the grind. Too real, man, too real!

@yakzivz1104 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I absolutely loved it!!!

@miketheperformer5972 3 жыл бұрын

"Music To Drown In Swamp Water To" by The Locrian Underground, (RCA, 1998)

@alejandro52612 3 жыл бұрын

That 3/4 version sounds perfect for a Zelda temple soundtrack.

@Somaiscariot 3 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking that. The locrian mode sounds perfect for (and, I want to say, is probably used in) a lot of video game "dungeon" music.

@rogerhammerstein4970 2 жыл бұрын

@@Somaiscariot That's what I was thinking as well. Locrian, and the song Jake built on it, make me think of a place where you don't belong. It really captures an oppressive tone without being unlistenable.

@ruminator3570 3 жыл бұрын

Pascal's prison is an indie developer's demonic puzzle box level theme. That's badass Jake.

@mityakiselev 3 жыл бұрын

IDK, I think it's really useful in a lot of non-mainstream music, like metal for example. It's often the goal of metal to make you feel uncomfortable and disturbed. It's really useful if you make a soundtrack to something uneasy, like The Binding of Isaac or something.

@cptnoremac 2 жыл бұрын

This would be perfect in Binding of Isaac

@lismarcheuseduciel6006 Жыл бұрын

In metal I find it only useful in small doses though. In a way metal relies a lot on chugging on the root power chord to create heaviness, and that usually involves the fifth to establish the "home". Most of the time, when I've seen a Locrian main riff of a song in traditional metal, it was only technically Locrian, as in avoiding the 5th and making it ambiguously either Locrian or Phrygian and then placing the flat 5 at the end of the riff for effect. These riffs didn't really "feel" like Locrian if you know what I mean. That being said, I'm sure there are some metal songs out there in the Locrian mode that utilize it well. I just don't think it is that common to use this mode outside of a few bars in metal, because it is kinda awkward and restricting. In death metal for example, most bands just go into straight-up chromatic riffing for the disturbing/uncomfortable effect. Things might get a bit different perhaps if you look at specific prog genres or mathcore or stuff like that, where the emphasis lies more on other qualities than heaviness, but even here I'm not sure if it's really a common thing.

@gercekyusufberk 3 жыл бұрын

my new favorite chord progression: G, F, B HALF DIMINISHED

@wido123123 3 жыл бұрын

I really really would like you as a guest in Next Adam Neely's "composing with scales challenge"

@TSMusic-95 3 жыл бұрын

Came here to say that exact same thing! That would be awesome

@chrismusic1837 3 жыл бұрын

Get me in there, I’m not a celebrity, just someone starting out. I’d love to give it a shot, it would make me very very happy, this stuff is my life

@PivasRox 3 жыл бұрын

Totally!

@lt_johnmcclane 3 жыл бұрын

@@chrismusic1837 nope gotta be KZfaq famous for opportunities like that

@nxbis 3 жыл бұрын

@@lt_johnmcclane I think he's got the chops and subs tbh

@cptnoremac 2 жыл бұрын

It absolutely feels like a satisfying resolution to me. This proves you don't need a perfect fifth.

@ProphayniaX 3 жыл бұрын

So bizarre, I really felt like this was one of the greatest songs I’ve ever heard in my entire life it should go on for 20 minutes. I could actually hear it modulating to another cord I’m going to steal it. Thank you for making me feel special

@canismajoris6733 2 жыл бұрын

This is too funny to read

@Mr.Bright91 3 жыл бұрын

Am I wrong to think that, after hearing this, Locrian is just Lydian’s evil twin? The song sounds intense. Love the videos Jake!

@Nahue91Carp 3 жыл бұрын

Well, both of them have the tritone. But one is pure ethereal magic and the other one is uncomfortable ugliness. So you're right.

@seanfitzpatrick7878 3 жыл бұрын

Great analogy.

@andrewqi6695 3 жыл бұрын

Locrian is just Lydian with a sharpened tonic if you know what I mean.

@Mr.Bright91 3 жыл бұрын

@@andrewqi6695 I mean if Lydian is spacey and dreamy then Locrian is cosmic horror?

@OhMyGirlMIRACLE7 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha both are sharing 3, both has Tritone, and Locrian is sharpened tonic compared to Lydian but Locrian has -3 while Lydian has +3 in terms of brightness.

@Raffael-Tausend 3 жыл бұрын

the G-F-B° gets me every time. every time. it just wants to get to C!

@ongjingxian1998 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, my mind immediately went to G mixolydian

@SignalsMusicStudio 3 жыл бұрын

if I stayed on any other chord for too long, it felt like the tonal center wanted to reset to either Am or C

@B0K1T0 3 жыл бұрын

I actually loved it, I saw it more as a failed attempt to escape from Pascal's prison :D But it really fitted in the track to go back to that uncomfortable vibe instead of resolving to something more "normal" :)

@yarlodek5842 2 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is, this “resolution” is absolutely uncomfortable in every musical way possible. The fact that the F chord’s root is a tri-tone away from the B diminished isn’t even scratching the surface.

@OhMyGirlMIRACLE7 2 жыл бұрын

to me, G-F-Bdim or bVI, bV, i-dim progression worked absolutely great. I tried to compose the same progression using garageband and I really loved it. I really learned from this vid.

@kashinewell6239 Жыл бұрын

It makes most sense to me thinking of locrian in terms of brightness as the darkest of the modes. Just like you go for phrygian when you want to be darker and edgier than minor, you go for locrian when you want to be even darker than phrygian. Minor feels more personal to me, like being in solitude or experiencing a sad moment. Where as Phrygian feels like an exotic adventure or an intense sadness or anger. And Locrian seems dark in the way of like what happens in a secret cave or the workings of fungus under the soil, a seething idea in the unconscious of society or something alien, from another planet/dimension/reality. I think it's cool I think I hear it in bands like rush and a perfect circle and deftones and always wondered what makes that ultimately dark mystical kind of sound... turns out it's locrian and it's a bummer to hear people don't use it that often. Seems like it would be cool as part of a story telling element in the music rather than trying to make the whole song in locrian but that sounds cool for dark mystical heavy riffs so it's nice too. Think people just say what they have heard before. Locrian isn't useless, just gone under the radar like mushrooms and aliens and Bigfoot haha

@euclid9492 3 жыл бұрын

That was pretty awesome. When people say they don’t want to learn music theory because they don’t want to lose their creativity I think of them just playing blissfully in major forever thinking they’re being creative. Sometimes you need some knowledge to get you into uncharted terrain like this to make something really unique!

@davew1647 3 жыл бұрын

This is the uncanny valley of music.

@ZetaCarinae 3 жыл бұрын

As a mathematician I strongly approve of this content. Way to go man.

@number1authority 2 жыл бұрын

I just love this. I’ve been obsessed with conquering locrian since my first music book with a chapter on modes just skipped with a sentence that basically said “don’t bother”. Plus the algorithm approach is so similar to how broke writers block when I was starting out. It’s still my favorite song I ever wrote to this day.

@g1970r 2 жыл бұрын

This Locrian tune you just made is definitely perfect for a sound track in a movie…that is the vibe I got from the beginning.

@mtaur4113 3 жыл бұрын

This sounds surprisingly chill, at least to the extent that it's even possible. The turnaround chords were an interesting contrast too.

@gizzhead7941 3 жыл бұрын

This is literally trying to make Locrian sound as other-wordly as possible. There are far more mundane ways to use Locrian lol

@kittavares4334 3 жыл бұрын

B-but you told us locrian was a useless leftover mode! This might be my favorite composition of the series, it reminds me of post-metal bands like Isis.

@TheBcoolGuy 3 жыл бұрын

So that's what they're up to!

@DrZygote214 2 жыл бұрын

I think the raw locrian melody in the early video could serve as "sneaky" theme music, like in cheesy movies where the protag is tiptoeing around rooms and behind pillars.

@skeetabomb 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely "sneaky" 😄

@Asherr6 2 жыл бұрын

Dude… your musical nerdiness is impressive. I totally dig this track . So good dude

@sleepymarauder4178 3 жыл бұрын

This kind of feels like a great composing for some weird show with lots of mystery and action. 10/10

@realpool 3 жыл бұрын

I love it! When it goes from G to F and back to B diminished, it's euphoric.

@benbugohit Ай бұрын

At the time of writing this comment, this is how i discover your channel : yt algorithm telling me to watch this video. Seems like I'll start with you to learn musical theory adapted to bass. Thank you for your work btw

@danielamin 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds like my life: brief moments of glorious respite sprinkled around a stream of ugly, unbridled chaos.

@Manas-co8wl 3 жыл бұрын

Poet

@XeroTa1ent 3 жыл бұрын

This could have been a Porcupine Tree song. Awesome vid, as always. Thanks, Jake 🤘🏻🇨🇦🤘🏻

@jadedandbitter 2 жыл бұрын

I would have said king crimson

@DiamondSane 2 жыл бұрын

@@jadedandbitter and I would have said it's definitely from Blackjazz of Shining

@jadedandbitter 2 жыл бұрын

@@DiamondSane in my defense, I said King Crimson because the lead sounds like Red era Fripp and the little mini chorus part is definitely reminiscent of the orchestral chorus in Court of the Crimson King. And I could definitely hear the main riff being played on the Chapman Stick.

@DiamondSane 2 жыл бұрын

@@jadedandbitter no offence, man. KC are suitable as well

@an-2500 3 жыл бұрын

There is definitely something otherworldy in diminished chord as home. Something that regular major and minor can't capture. Awesome stuff, Jake.

@adeptmage2293 3 жыл бұрын

At times this sounds phrygian and at other times it almost sounds lydian. Love it.

@gaopinghu7332 10 ай бұрын

It's funny you say it, because Lydian and Phrygian are, in fact, the most closely related modes to Locrian.

@flyingduck87 7 ай бұрын

@gaopinghu7332 no they're not

@MoolsDogTwoOfficial 2 ай бұрын

That little choir part at 13:58 is so genius. You think it has finally resolved, but after the 2nd chord... nothing. No resolution, no happy moments, only tension. Despite everyone else's opinion on Locrian being terrible, I've come to love it's quirkiness after experimenting with it for a while now. However, if I were to use Locrian in a composition, I would at least use it a bit for a jazz improv or for a max 4 bars.

@DavidPortera 3 жыл бұрын

Surprisingly “Progressive”. You really did a great job with it.

@nightwolf9645 2 жыл бұрын

Right.. The only thing missing is LaBrie's vocal..

@JYelton 3 жыл бұрын

It is really valuable to see not just the final result, but the things you tried and abandoned as well. I sometimes quite enjoy darkness or "impending disaster," or bittersweet bits in music, and I think you managed to capture those feelings with this one. I mean come on, dark chocolate is clearly better than milk chocolate. :) This is truly a remarkable composition, you managed to make it very enjoyable! (In that "this is the soundtrack for the part in a game where the odds are against you and you have no idea what's around the corner" way.) Thanks for sticking with it and putting this together. It takes time to make great stuff!

@Jimb1264 3 жыл бұрын

Milk chocolate is supreme

@maybemaeb 3 жыл бұрын

To make use of the same chocolate metaphor, have you ever had 99% cocoa chocolate? I have. It's... pretty damn awful, and this is coming from someone who very much does enjoy dark chocolate. Locrian feels to me much the same - can be really good if used sparingly, but too much of it and it just becomes unbearable.

@bubbythebear6891 3 жыл бұрын

Milk chocolate is much better than dark chocolate.

@gtrgareri 2 жыл бұрын

I guess I’m officially weird because I really liked this piece of music you’ve written! Granted, I’ve never written a single piece of music in Locrian, but I honestly enjoyed listening to your final piece of Music! 🤷🏻‍♂️

@denniskinch6267 2 жыл бұрын

I love this style of music. Well done Jake. This is why I have never played professionally and I don't care what other people like. I make music because I HAVE to. I also have never played other people's music and I improvise 100% of my music. I wrote 150 songs that no one has ever heard. I have definitely had the "fever" for making music for 50 years now! BTW - you gotta love the tech!

@matthewwilliams6788 3 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how locrian can sound so dissonant and uncertain, and almost comically lighthearted depending on how you use it

@ishi_gho9695 3 жыл бұрын

I actually really love locrian, there’s definitely some interesting and weird stuff going one with the harmony and there’s some really crazy melodies you can make with it. I think it should be explored more. Your video is a big and *AWESOME* first step into this strange musical world

@robinwaij5315 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely Beautiful piece of music. The tension that it creates really sets up for a big tonal shift after the G-F part and could flow into a very emotional climax.

@-LTUIiiin 3 жыл бұрын

every one these videos is immensely inspiring. you're an amazing musician jake

@oshkiv4684 2 жыл бұрын

Incredible pfp

@jehmarxx 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Jake ruins everything by putting a G7 chord at the very end. Well, that's the end of the series. Congratulations.

@SignalsMusicStudio 3 жыл бұрын

would be legendary

@frankiesunswept 3 жыл бұрын

Haha great music theory joke. Cheers

@TaylorSappe 3 жыл бұрын

I tried writing in Locrian on several occasions and couldn't come up with anything that sounded good. You certainly broke that barrier!

@eyetalic 2 жыл бұрын

Great great video. You literally just taught me the basics of how to structure a song. Every song has its challenges. In attempting to make a song work in locrian, you just worked through many solutions that could work for any song. As a seasoned teacher, i have to say, you have a real gift for explaining and engaging learners.

@The12thAvenger 3 жыл бұрын

man I've been looking forward to this video ever since you started this series and I have to say you definitely didn't disappoint. In fact this is my favorite of them all. Keep it up!

@nurk_barry 3 жыл бұрын

Music is really just math that our ears and brain decode. Also, this sounds like the key that koji kondo uses in the early parts of majoras mask is in.

@7thangelad586 3 жыл бұрын

I wish he would tackle that soundtrack.

@ankokunokayoubi 2 жыл бұрын

that sounds very Majora Mask-like

@DavidDiLillo 2 жыл бұрын

"Music is math" - BOC

@skwisgaarskwigelf331 3 жыл бұрын

Locrian feels like algorithms and sounds like microchips. It's like if we were able to connect our brains into the digital world. It's so disconnected from our instincts that you get disoriented when you hear it, like when you have a messed up sleep schedule, wake up after a disturbing dream and see darkness around you. *Man, it's creepy*

@philipweber404 3 жыл бұрын

Dat ams not something you would play on a grandpa’s guitars.

@skwisgaarskwigelf331 3 жыл бұрын

@@philipweber404 it woulds make it atleasts more interesktings. PS: You noticed my meme account. But, did you notice the Metalocalypse reference in the former text?

@visiontranscend60 3 жыл бұрын

But Immolation makes it very organic and hot down there in the locrian underworld.

@voronOsphere 3 жыл бұрын

I love that devious Locrian flavor! It's a great special treat! This tune you did was very enjoyable.

@jteichma 3 жыл бұрын

Jake, thanks so much (and to your Patreon supporters). Brilliant exploration and great ideas for composition.

@SparkyBobOmb 3 жыл бұрын

I love it! It has a Metroid tension-like feel to it. Listening through very high quality headphones or sound system is an absolute-must to savor and enjoy all the layers of this song!

@TomAnderson7 2 жыл бұрын

My first thought was Metroid. The song gives me goosebumps. It’s so good!

@ozzi9816 3 жыл бұрын

Dangit, I was just about to comment that the song sounded very beautiful when you got to your closing thoughts, haha. I honestly think that B half diminished is one of the prettier sounding diminished chords (I remember reading somewhere it has to do with the relation of the position of the individual notes that makes a diminished sound more or less dissonant but I don’t recall exactly) and maybe part of the reason this song worked so well is the root chord was one of the less discordant types. Then again, I’ve always had a bit strange taste in music... I also think timbre ends up playing a big role here as well, the moment you added the marimba I went from thinking it sounded okay to really liking it, and then the 3/4 drum beat got me completely hooked on it. It sounds like something that would play in a gritty cyberpunk show, like Serial Experiments Lain if you know about that. Thank you for making all this great educational content!

@michaelkelly6583 3 жыл бұрын

Jake, this was amazing. Thanks for taking us through this locrian journey.

@adropofgoldensun27 2 жыл бұрын

I'm one of those people that just loved your composition, add a bad ass guitar solo on top and you have a unique masterpiece. Thank you sir 👏👏👍

@LTDLimiTeD1995 3 жыл бұрын

in a song I wrote in locrian, I found shell voicings and simply not using full chords was very helpful.

@Meshuggapeth 3 жыл бұрын

You mean playing the i chord as only the root, b3 & b7? Or rootless? Is this for piano?

@LTDLimiTeD1995 3 жыл бұрын

@@Meshuggapeth Kind of a creepy organ song as a villain's fortress type theme. But essentially, yes.

@unclemonty9506 3 жыл бұрын

fantastic...I'm inspired, I'm gonna write me a love song in Locrian 👍

@saikatchowdhury7376 3 жыл бұрын

When this video came out, I skipped it just reading the title, as I knew this wasn't something I would ever use or even think about it. But today, I've had a boring day, so I clicked on your channel and checked this out. Man, I love what you've pulled off out of this. You're a true master. Much love, Jake!

@andymuri3463 2 жыл бұрын

Exquisite! Thank you for this experience! Mad respect!

@SendyTheEndless 3 жыл бұрын

Pascal's PRISON. LOCKrian. I see what you did there : ))))) Also, banging tune. The 1 diminished really feels like home. It's just an eerie home.

@xchefx990 3 жыл бұрын

Loved it, sounds amazing, I enjoyed learning this mode as much if not more than the other six

@DTGuitarTech 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, you are musical genius. I have never seen anyone resolve successfully to a diminished chord like that. You actually made it musical. Dark and deep but musical. It did not sound like just an exercise. Well done you.

@nolannernberg4627 3 жыл бұрын

I am so glad you attempted Locrian! I once tired to find songs written in it and all I found was the Björk video you mentioned. Once again a great video!

@NoJobRob 3 жыл бұрын

sounds like something that could be on the Zelda Skyward Sword soundtrack! reminiscent of Lanayru Desert/Lanayru Mining Facility

@cmcp975 3 жыл бұрын

This was really beautiful, in a trippy way. Kinda reminds me of the “Half-Whole” Diminished Scale; the difference being that it has less of a pull to any tonic as the challenge. That would also be a fun video from which to learn and watch.

@tylergarten4668 Жыл бұрын

I find the locrian mode really useful for expressing inherently unsettling emotions, and it's lack of a strong ending, instead having an ending that sounds more like a question than an answer, is amazing at its role in that. This whole composition to me gave me the same emotions one would feel in a really disturbing, unsettling, and chaotic dream, and that ending felt like a slap in the face that questioned/contradicted everything that just happened prior, as if just waking up from said dream.

@MrKittles1123 3 жыл бұрын

This was profoundly inspiring and entertaining to me. I think the composition you came up with is absolutely epic, and really captures the strange and unique vibe of this mode. Amazing content.

@ErnieLeblanc 3 жыл бұрын

Jake's GENIUS is Always Educational and Enjoyable.

@wiseSYW 3 жыл бұрын

that marimba with the bass/drum beat makes it age of empires-y

@Aquatarkus96 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I know the exact track and the exact part of said track I think you're talking about :D

@thelanman7674 3 жыл бұрын

Yessss! I was imagining playing Age Of Mythology to this song XD

@toddhatfield5329 3 жыл бұрын

This is absolutely phenomenal.

@Tanglangfa 2 жыл бұрын

I started watching your videos a few weeks ago mostly because I’m learning to play jazz and blues rhythm and solos. I appreciate these theory/composition videos too. Please keep up the great work!

@NotLRG 3 жыл бұрын

Anyone else hear Maynard James breathlessly whispering the verses before belting out the chorus? Regardless I'd listen this to death.

@NotLRG 3 жыл бұрын

@FJL HellaKwik ok

@kharma7755 3 жыл бұрын

My mind went straight to Tool and A Perfect Circle, so I totally agree

@timrunion 3 жыл бұрын

Come all, and rejoice! He has returned, our savior, our light in the darkness. The TRUTH PLOW has returned to guide us into the light of 4/4. . . . . Aaa and he's gone.

@SignalsMusicStudio 3 жыл бұрын

LOL

@GrowsDrummer Жыл бұрын

Oh boy, that sounds amazing! I love it.

@neonspheregaming 2 жыл бұрын

This sounds Amazing. I love these kinds of song construction, using math and seemingly unrelated methods to music writing. Love your channel Jake. I'm learning so much from you as it fits my mental process better than anything I've tried before. Can't wait for the rhythm course. Peace!

@NeelDhar 3 жыл бұрын

16:40 Totally agree The Locrian is just us wannabes trying to make music in Locrian. Simply because it is diffcult. Not because we want to make music good and choose it organically.

@omegaproductions3064 3 жыл бұрын

This, so much this 😂

@Wind-nj5xz 3 жыл бұрын

Sometimes i just use locrian because it sounds good

@owlofathena1247 3 жыл бұрын

7:13 sounds like every math rock song ever, and tbh I like the jolly innocent sound of it, without the heavy distortions and bass.

@TheBcoolGuy 3 жыл бұрын

Like a baby alone on a space ship 45 billion light years away.

@persecutor96 3 жыл бұрын

Unsurprisingly, I’m an oddball once again. That was beautiful.

@dawnuddaded853 2 жыл бұрын

I am blown away by this video!

@ludovicmennel4166 3 жыл бұрын

I can hear some strong Devin Townsend vibes here, especially during the G-F move

@natewatchman 3 жыл бұрын

Beat me to it! Very Devy 👍

@tebruno99 3 жыл бұрын

I really thought that sounded awesome. Loved the rhythms and groove.

@xezdog Жыл бұрын

Liked this video a lot! Really cool stuff and presentation is superb. The track even stuck in my head for couple hours. Thank you!

@steveanstice Жыл бұрын

I honestly loved it. Hypnotic and surprisingly calming. Mmmmmmmmm.

@raphaelcote3577 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Very cool! You are the 1st composer I see that makes a composition with the Locrian mode! At one point in the video I was thinking maybe it would have been cool that you mix the 2nd Idea with the 1st one! It would have make a very cool Progressive Metal/Djent song ahah! But still, very creative ideas, very cool! :)

@guitaristssuck8979 3 жыл бұрын

Except that I did it before but I don't have visibility: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n8WehMZzz5-ZoJ8.html

@jamesrussler7797 3 жыл бұрын

3:15 locrian triforce now I've seen it all. one of these days Jake is going to open up some alternate dimension that swallows the earth fooling around with all this stuff

@joycegrove5602 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for geeking-out on Locrian, and creating this very clever video, it explains so much! "Tonal Purgatory" - a great description of the uncomfortable tension that this mode takes the listener through!

@willianbueno7293 Жыл бұрын

Jake you're definetely a master of your craft. Keep up the great work

@jacobryan365 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome! You're channel has been so great for me, even though I'm a piano player not a guitarist. I love how in your seven modes video you said Locrian was kinda useless but you figured out a way in this video. Keep up the great work dude.

@ProfessorFrenzy 3 жыл бұрын

That was a terrific exercise. Love hearing how Locrian would sound in an 'actual' song. Nice work thanks.

@marystacey2216 2 жыл бұрын

This is so haunting , so exciting !!! Love it

@ab-wz2ny 2 жыл бұрын

omg why do i love this vibe so much... this was an amazing track, I love that kind of music, well done

@AJPMUSIC_OFFICIAL 3 жыл бұрын

Okay this is absolutely amazing. Love the final product and such an inventive way of producing a song. Pleanty of cool ideas to steal (borrow). Reminds me of Karnivool and stuff in that vein.

@FlavioCastellaniFlaviotti 3 жыл бұрын

"very restricted in not being restricting". So true. Yet: hats off to you for the resulting Locrian piece! 👍👌

@natelybu Жыл бұрын

Showed this to my family, they loved it. Shows how good of a composer you are.

@atom-ark 3 жыл бұрын

Love watching you arrive at the culmination of this track through mathematics and structure. While Locrian might not "resolve" in the traditional sense, I believe you demonstrate that it is musically viable if tackled with purpose. I'd listen to a whole EP of this just to hear your variations on the theme. Bravo Jake!