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

@Andrew_M_Ward

4 жыл бұрын

This post deserves recognition... I did my part

@BountyHunterBootcamp

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha spot on

@trevorwesterdahl6245

4 жыл бұрын

Love that observation. Don’t know enough to if it’s true, but like it anyway.

@cosasDEguitarra

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, true, and that is why it fix great with major pentatonic and minor pentatonic the same time!

@arethosemmsinyourpocket9809

4 жыл бұрын

Lmfao!

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

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

@Skypie61

4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. 👍😃

@vividvulpe9842

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@jessemontano6399

4 жыл бұрын

Same here.

@ThrashRoC

4 жыл бұрын

Yes man ! I Really Like his Inspiring Channel !

@habiibqawiy7884

4 жыл бұрын

Define "de-plateau". Thanks

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.

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.

@bigdogaxis

3 жыл бұрын

I know where you’re coming from. Recently got the Beato Book and am applying to the Homeskoolin’ lessons. Everything is really coming together for me in the past few months compared to the past few decades.

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.

@johnyoung3397

7 ай бұрын

That explanation is simple enough for you. But can you write one simple enough for me?

@jdmayfield88

2 күн бұрын

Close. Should actually use the type of chord that naturally belongs at the modes root. If it's a minor mode the root is a minor chord (Aeolian, Dorian, Phrygian modes). Major modes have a major chord at their root (Ionian, Lydian, Mixolydian modes). Locrian has a diminished chord at it's root, but you can cheat using a minor chord there. Google can find you a page listing all the chords in each mode for whatever root note you want for home base. And chord and scale charts for whatever instrument is your weapon of choice. Long as you swipe past the AI and the ad's. Also, search for songs that use a particular mode your interested in. Listen to that to get an idea what it can sound like, or rather feel like.

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

@buddyjesus87

4 жыл бұрын

Stadtpark90 this so much

@josesbox9555

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. I’m lost in the sauce.

@paulhester8086

4 жыл бұрын

@@josesbox9555 Ditto. The recipe is good to know, but it's the flavor of the sauce that ultimately matters.

@greense65

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I don't even know what a scale is, but this is interesting anyway.

@curlybrownk9

4 жыл бұрын

My brain don't understand, but my ears do.

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?

@fourplayrockband1050

4 жыл бұрын

Amen Brother.

@worthingtonproductions2579

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe rick could say something to Paul to have the publisher calm down and maybe get McCartney to give permission to use their music for educational purposes.

@enricocarducci982

4 жыл бұрын

Pleeeeeeeease!!!! Go Rick!!!

@jg-reis

4 жыл бұрын

I imagine it would be a very friendly 20-minute interview... Paul would bring his guitar and play a few chords of one of his songs for 15 seconds... and then Sony would demonetize it! haha!

@bestboy897

4 жыл бұрын

Haha ye

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

@mysticmelon2009

2 жыл бұрын

Same.

the mixolydian sound overwhelmingly feels to me like a sunny forest

@andrewring9999

4 жыл бұрын

Amen brother

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.

@robertspinks9984

4 жыл бұрын

Rick Beato - he's what happens when a music teacher gives their student something to practice - and they do so....

@Privacy-LOST

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertspinks9984 That does not suffice to make a Rick Beato. He's the product of perseverance, consistency, bouncing after failure, and hard work, over the course of lifetime.

@BluesLicks101

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertspinks9984 I would not doubt that Rick out-shined all his teachers.

@mimoochodom2684

4 жыл бұрын

@@robertspinks9984 I had the shittiest guitar teachers in my day. They spent the lesson talking about who my friends were and rolling up cigarettes. Hence forth I learnt FA.

@mimoochodom2684

4 жыл бұрын

@@somynamesrobbieparker1413 I know what he means. It's "awareness" of things like that. And unless you've had good instructors as you were learning (or been gifted enough to figure it out yourself) one over- sees these basics resulting in the "I wish" syndrome, that I also have. Oh well.

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.

That opening melody sounded very majestic.

@Josh_Fredman

4 жыл бұрын

That opening was rad!

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.

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

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).

@isohumulone

4 жыл бұрын

Try that with a partial (cut) capo that holds down an E sus chord. Very cool.

@timn5008

4 жыл бұрын

@@isohumulone Or get a Spider capo.

@bobbiemiles-foremaniii8747

3 жыл бұрын

@@timn5008 or just tune it down

@DaveTaste

2 жыл бұрын

Or just play it on BASS

@NathanP711

Жыл бұрын

They actually make a special capo that has a cutout for the low E string.

That intro was RIGHTEOUS! Beautiful chords, Rick.

@monowavy

4 жыл бұрын

I stand up tall and pretended I had won the Nobel prize. hahaha

Hey Rick. You should do a video on Gregorian chant, polyphonic chant, and the like. It would be interesting to note some of the earliest developments in western music.

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.

Adam neely's video and now rick, jackpot today

@AndrewWatsonChangingWay

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, enjoying this one, and found Adam's account of his CCM week very interesting.

@edwardthorne9875

4 жыл бұрын

How about that. Two great videos by two of my favorites! At 32,000 views a few hours after release. Good times.

@AdamChurchill

4 жыл бұрын

OMG yes literally!

@tigerhearted87

4 жыл бұрын

Lazypiano you guys are my family.

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.

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.

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

@alexandersomethingorother786

4 жыл бұрын

Very cool. Love that track

@fusionsmarty

4 жыл бұрын

I´m so with you my friend! Love F.Z. and especially the Sheik Yerbouti album. Anyway.... mixolydianlydian is always the zappa solo mode =)

@rexchidgey7911

4 жыл бұрын

Spot on Aaron Clift ... It was the solo that came to mind for me too.

@jayvanorsdol

4 жыл бұрын

That's EXACTLY what popped in my head. Never need an excuse to listen to Sheik Yerbouti, but this is a good reminder.

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

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

@alexraphael6534

4 жыл бұрын

Great call!

@ryan82scott

4 жыл бұрын

Won’t happen. It’s not in Ricks preferred styles.

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.

@davebowles1957

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@Pollmak

4 жыл бұрын

me three

@thatellipsisguy8984

4 жыл бұрын

IV

@lukemanius

4 жыл бұрын

5! 😂

@RobinCriollo

4 жыл бұрын

vi

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

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

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 have been playing the guitar for 20 years and I will never be able to understand music like you do, it's just so complex.

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

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

@ericgelders

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, defo, bunch of vultures who try to fix a certain loss of revenue - old habits never die, apparently...

@orange-rv9ek

4 жыл бұрын

Well more like Sony but I agree with your sentiment

@jg-reis

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, trolling... using (part of) a song as an example is not the same as playing that song. Also, the enjoyment of art is made greater by knowledge about it, and Beato brings out the awesomeness in the Beatles song, making everyone want to listen to it again -- and some for the first time! The Beatles should be encouraging Rick to use their songs as examples as they will make money out of it anyway, but instead they act like they own the field. And to those who think it's Sony, not the Beatles: unless we see a statement from McCartney calling BS on Sony, then it's the Beatles too.

@Egordon2222

4 жыл бұрын

@@jg-reis very well said!!

@Elraurko

4 жыл бұрын

Rick is making money by picking apart and playing other artists music.. If he wants to continue to profit from other artists work then he needs to pay his dues. Pretty simple actually.

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

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

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

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

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.

@76JStucki

4 жыл бұрын

Well ok...but a 4th is an inverted 5th. It appears that you're thinking of it as the 4th mode because you're looking at the interval you move up to land on the relative Ionian (Major) key. If it helps, you could look instead at the interval you need to move DOWN instead. You land on the same place and your understanding would be more accurate. A 4th is an inverted 5th, a 6th is an inverted 3rd, etc. So instead of moving up a 4th, move down a 5th. You still land on C and now you're describing the mode correctly. If it helps. If it doesn't help, just ignore me and move on with your life. :-)

@stevesheroan4131

4 жыл бұрын

Joel Stucki Thanks Joel! I actually know the modes the traditional way as well, and understand the inversion principle, I just tend to be able to identify the modality of a tune by hearing it, and I find that thinking of the inversions gets me to my improv quicker. I know it’s “incorrect” but it does work for me. My brain must be wired backwards I guess. I do the same thing with Dorian. If I “hear” Dorian, I just play the natural minor a 5th above the tonic. So A Dorian= E Natural Minor in my backwards brain as well.

@Melvin7727

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Sheroan I'm the same way and most guitarist friends who I've discussed modes with are like this too. Also, dead on about how it's more the mode of country and that the "normal" Major 7th is rare on the radio.

Those guys rocked! Especially Lemon!

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

@paulhester8086

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. Never cognitively knew why. I don't know one lydian from another, but "I Know What I like", as GENESIS would say!

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

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?

@FabulousKilljoy

4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@johnfrenette

4 жыл бұрын

Happens to my wife, too. Keyboards she’s fine, but when she picks up the guitar? Thick, scruffy beard. It’s sorta off putting, to be honest.

@FabulousKilljoy

4 жыл бұрын

John Frenette I don’t even know what to say 😂

@alecrobinson7124

4 жыл бұрын

His guitar powers rest in his beard

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

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

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

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.

@Josh_Fredman

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

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.)

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.

Two thumbs up for revamping your mode videos!

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.

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.

Rick you give me so much hope!! You have such an encyclopedic knowledge of music and you are a wonderful musician, and you can’t sing!! So you give me hope that despite my inability to sing I can still become a great musician!! 😅😂 I’m your biggest fan Rick I’m just giving you a hard time 😊

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

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.

I watched the Norwegian Wood part six times. I love that

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”

@johnnymoondogs1816

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed

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

That double-cutaway Les Paul is an absolute beauty and I wish I had one!

Seriously Rick, You are just a wonderful man and teacher

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 😄🤘

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

@Hartlor_Tayley

4 жыл бұрын

Rob Ranney-Blake yes !

@tomblaze2

4 жыл бұрын

That is my favorite example - their best tunes are HEAVILY mixolydian

@HyzersGR

4 жыл бұрын

Rick unfortunately never gives Garcia or the Dead their due.

@Hartlor_Tayley

4 жыл бұрын

Hyzer's Pro Disc Golf and Smoke Shop well he did mention Jerry in the most important guitarists vid. But that’s it.

@HyzersGR

4 жыл бұрын

Hartlor Tayley for like 3 seconds

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

@paulhester8086

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Simpson mentioned Rick in a post. He's a wonderully eccentric, great monster guitarist that, at only 34, really appreciates good musicians from the 60s and 70s. Rick seems pretty well known far and wide.

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

Great video and loved the examples!

@RickBeato

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nahre!

@snickpickle

3 жыл бұрын

@@RickBeato Thank you for posting all of this stuff! I had never thought to listen for the 1/2-steps like you demonstrated. One suggestion: Even though I know what a mixolydian mode is, probably many others do not. Perhaps you should explain the scale first, with demo on both keyboard and guitar, then move on with the examples? And you chose some classic examples! I guess I didn't realize how many Lennon tunes used mixolydian, although it is certainly the most common rock scale, besides dorian (b3 and b7, for those who don't know).

@robertakerman3570

2 жыл бұрын

@@RickBeato hey Rick, There are those that quibble over the "exact" intro chord to "Hard Day's Night". What say You; and I don't mind bringing Your Son's opinion into this debate.

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

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

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

I personally find Mixolydian to be a very relaxing nostalgic sound

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 :)

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

These chord changes sound so complex yet you play and explain it so easily. I would cry if you stopped making videos

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

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.

@jeffdubuque5622

3 жыл бұрын

the mixo mode is used a lot in the blues combing a major minor tonality adding the major third.

I came here after the copyright video to see what it was about and although you’re way, WAY over my head with all this theory-o-lydian information (I’m still trying to figure out major pentatonic scales and such), I did learn something. Mostly that Rick is a genius, and I have a fairly ordinary ear. Also, in the realm of music, beyond being able to instantly know upon hearing it when a given sound pleases me, I know diddly squat.

Moby Porcelein comes to mind as well. Great lesson. Thank you sir.

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

Rick you're very inspiring

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

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 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 :)

I was just thinking of the Lennon song this morning.

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

Calling it. This guy will be teaching people music 600 years from now.

Mixolydian is the mode most congruous with the natural harmonic series: 1, 1, 5, 1, 3, 5, b7, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

@snickpickle

3 жыл бұрын

One could argue that the 4 is somewhere between natural and sharp 4, of course, which would lend itself more to the lydian mode, ignoring the b7, of course.

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.

@LeadersandLunatics

3 жыл бұрын

Speak for yourself I watched this entire video just to hear that 4 second clip. Now I don’t have to pay the Lennon estate - jokes on them!

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.

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!

10:30 The Way You Make Me Feel

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

The misunderstood mode. It's not just Ionian with a flat 7! Great podcast.

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

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

Hey, can you make a video talking about Lou Reed I would and I think also many others like to understand him and his music and the success of Transformer album :)

@wesleyalan9179

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah..I could dig it

I love the guitar at 5:17. It had an awesome Eric Johnson type of tone

Thank you as always Rick! Instructive and humbling!