Playing In Every Mode with ONE Tiny Scale Shape [GUITAR LESSON - MODES - MUSIC THEORY]

Instead of learning thousands of scale shapes, why not just learn how to use the ones you already have? In this lesson, I'll be demonstrating how one tiny little scale shape can be wielded with infinite power to create all 7 different modal tonalities.

Hopefully this helps you all realize that whatever scale shapes you've learned are totally usable for any sort of modal playing. You just have to really understand the idea of modal tonality.

This is the third video where the prime goal is to help people understand modes, however this is speciically geared towards guitarists. The other two modal videos can be found here-

Jam Tracks for each mode!

I owe a huge thank you to the following Patreon subscribers:
Linas Orentas
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Patrick Ryan

Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.

00:00 Intro
01:00 Major Recap (IMPORTANT)
04:40 Dorian
08:40 Phrygian
10:08 Lydian
11:01 Mixolydian
12:20 Minor/Aeolian
13:25 Locrian
14:51 Closing Thoughts

[Lopro]

Jake makes you realize how much you already know, he just connects the dots. What an eye opener this video. Thank you very much!

[MattLGreer]

This video is, by far, the most informative and eye-opening lesson on this subject that I've ever seen. Not only does it illustrate the modes but also helps with understanding the notes in all those chords. Fantastic. No need to be subscribed to any other music-theory-teaching youtube channel. This is the only one I need! Thank you!

[Roger]

This guy has the ultimate voice over voice or radio voice. He seriously has one of the best voices i have heard.

[bluesriderDF]

I've never understood modes, you're the first person to explain it in a way that makes sense.

[gsutton]

Been playing guitar for decades...In 17 minutes you have made these concepts completely obtainable! Now I actually feel like I can "Master the Fretboard". Thank you my friend! (BTW, you should think about voice-over work, great pipes!)

[lucassobris]

That’s it, I’m legitimately calling you the best teacher here on youtube

[mal]

Finally, someone who uses the word "tonality" correctly! Too many use the word tonality to describe tone colour or timbre. Tonality is, simply put, whether something sounds major or minor. This is good music education as well as a great guitar tutorial. Well done Jake!

[ulfayirtahskberg]

He has one of the best speaking voices on YouTube. Literally amazes me every time :-)

[jamiemclean]

Never really been compelled to leave a comment on a YouTube video until now. I've plateaued at a certain level for years now and after watching this video something has just clicked. Thank you so much. A brilliantly simple explanation of a difficult subject.

[erikpaterson]

I think I've watched hundreds of video's, referenced scores of books and pdfs, and I keep coming back to Jake Lizzio.
I learn more here than anywhere else, hands down.
Thank you, Jake Lizzio you are a true teacher.


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[ThethChord]

Being self taught, I've been stuck in a plateau. This video has opened many doors. Appreciate it.

[fabiojsf]

One of the most clarifying videos about modes. I really got how to use them. Excellent video!! Cheers!

[SignalsMusicStudio]

Make sure you check the description to find the links to the jam tracks I used! Also, if you still suffer from Modal Confusion after this video, PLEASE watch the two videos I linked to in the description. Between those two videos and this lesson, you should be able to fully understand how modes work and apply it on your guitar. GOOD LUCK!

[papahoppa]

I've known my modal scales for years, but this is the first lesson I've watched that actually explains the how, why, and when of using them in a way that makes sense. Thank you!

[amrelsaher-music]

Man... I am a guitarist.. playing for 12 years now... I am a pro... and the way you explain things is exceptional and no one delivers that knowledge as compact snd easy to learn as you do. Thank you

[zenrobotninja]

I can’t believe I actually understood a YouTube video on music theory...Brqvo sir, what a teacher

[tom]

Great video! This was a good demonstration that "a fingering pattern is not a scale".

I spun my wheels needlessly for years off and on, just totally overwhelmed with learning scales, until it finally clicked that if you take the time to actually learn major scales and keys properly - the scale construction (the intervals that make up the scale), learning the actual notes (and in doing so, learning all your keys and key signatures), what scale degree each note is in each key, the basic major and minor chords formed in the key, etc., you don't have to learn anything new to play with a modal feel. You just have to actually KNOW the basics. Learning only fingering patterns and root notes is not enough!

Now, I have lost count of how many posts I have made in different videos to explain how "a pattern is not a scale, it can be many scales depending on the context", as you do here. So many people try to take shortcuts and learn "this is 'the ionian pattern', and this is 'the Dorian pattern'..." and so on. It's a first step, but any of those patterns can be any of the modes!

No shortcuts, guys! If you want to learn this stuff, learn it right! Learn the fretboard, learn your theory, and apply it. In the end, it is much more beneficial and actually easier to learn than all the shortcut methods. It just takes some time to slow down and learn it. Crawl, stand, walk, and run before you sprint!

[r-bascus]

This is, by far, the best explaining of the modes, finding them and use them in a way that you really hear the difference.

[ajhproductions]

This is one of my favorite guitar lesson channels on YT, and that intro was absolutely brilliant! This guy reinforces things I've known for years, but never applied myself to. Now that I took time off, and started playing guitar and bass again, these videos and their pacing have been invaluable tools for practice and most importantly writing new riffs. I've definitely gotten that spark back, and while it's been a huge combination of a bunch of little things put together, these videos have made a huge difference in keeping things new helping me to continue to innovate. 25 years ago when I started playing bass, any information this comprehensive would have been only available on a VHS tape for at least $20 from the local music store, a booklet that might be a little cheaper, or paying for actual physical guitar lessons.
My point is this is all free and easily accessible. I would have paid good money to get lessons like this.
Cheers fellow musicians!

[jacobh]

Interesting how many different types of laughter I had throughout this video. Comical laughter at the beginning, then laughter towards the end about how many years I've wasted not knowing this the way you described. Kudos