Lesson path III
Modes
Rotate the scale. Borrow its chords.
Unit 11 · scales
The Modes
Rotate the scale, change the color.
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11.1
Same notes, new home
Seven starts on the white keys. Seven different moods.
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11.2
The bright modes
Lydian, Ionian, Mixolydian. Major with a twist.
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11.3
The dark modes
Dorian, Aeolian, Phrygian, Locrian. Minor's cousins.
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11.4
Name that mode
One tonic, seven modes. Trust your ear.
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11.5
Modes in real songs
Dorian vamps, Mixolydian anthems. The radio was modal all along.
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Practice this unit:Mode room ◓
Unit 12 · chords
Modal Interchange
Borrow the chord, keep the home.
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12.1
Two keys, one home
Parallel modes share a tonic. Borrow their chords.
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12.2
The borrowed palette
Epic, bluesy, left-turn, exotic. Four flavors by feel.
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12.3
The bright outsiders
Minor chords gone major: III, II, and the Creep loop.
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12.4
Name the numerals
Hear a loop, say its numbers. The whole skill, tested.
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Practice this unit:Progression room ◓
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