John Prophet
02-16-2003, 11:57 PM
Ok, I have hinted that I would actually record some new stuff to give examples of some of the modal theory we discuss..I finally went ahead and did it.
I have two examples...one is in A Mixolydian and the other is in BM Aeolian...of course we know that A mixolydian and BM Aeolian are the same notes.
So to make an interesting example I recorded a short jam in A mixolydian and recorded a solo over it....THEN I used the virtual tracks on my roland recorder to record a NEW rhythm track to the solo I did..the new rhythm track was in BM Aeolian.
So in case you didnt catch that...I have the EXACT SAME SOLO played over A mixolydian chords and BM Aeolian chords...I did this to emphasize the point I always make that the chords pretty much define the mode usually.
The A Mixolydian jam is just the chords A5 to G5 back and forth.
The BM jam is Bm Em F#m G Bm A G A Bm.
They are both short, about 23 seconds and they are both at 100bpm (if I remember correctly).
there are lots of interesting points and moments in each jam...but the coolest thing is how the EXACT SAME SOLOS and notes take on different meanings againt the different background chords...I guess you could say this is an example of reharmonizing.
Some points to notice.
Mixolydian jam
.03 you hear what mixolydian sound slike cuz you have the A major scale and then you have this g note over the g chord.
.08-.09 Kind of interesting where it bends to F# note over the g chord so it gives a slight gmaj7th sound...to approximate this or to hear what it sounds like, play the chords Amaj to Gmaj7th...after all any piece of music can be reduced down to a chord if you take an instantaneous snapshot of it...so instead of actually PLAYING a gmaj7th chord..here the solo guitar IMPLIES a gmaj7th sound.
.08-.09 also cool is the way the whole step bend to f# is held and then bent another half step to g and vibratoed.
.11-.16 this lick is pretty much in what you would call the "BM aeolian" position..in other words the aeolian scale at the 7th fret...this lick took me forever to get right...Im pretty sure Ill never recreate it, hehe. Thats music for ya. if you listen closely youll hear where it is actually two notes together for the last second or two.
.16-.17 this ending lick that lands on the a power chord with the notes C# and A is totally A major but in the Bm jam it lands on a g chord so it is totally lydian sounding since the c# is the sharp 4th in the g lydian mode. It really gives a suspended sound over the g chord since it is a 4th (c#) and a 2nd (a) related to the g chord.
tab for that last little doublestop lick at.16-.17 is something like this. The pinky stays on the 10th fret b string then its ring, middle, index for the 9th, 7th and 6th fret.
e-------------------------------------------------
b--------1010--1010--101010------------------------
g---------9-9---7-7---6-7-6------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------
That last doublestop is a major 6th interval, same as this more conventional fingering
e---------5---------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------
g---------6---------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------
Even if you cant play as fast or whatever, you can still get the same melodic type thing happening...for instance once you get in your ear what the c# a doublestop sounds like over the G chord in a BM progression, you can duplicate it whenever you want to.. Its basically the vi chord of an aeolian progression with the sharp 4th and 2nd of the vi played over it. Or you can look at almost like a vii chord played on top of a vi chord. Interesting stuff.
In the Bm jam the last note gives a bm7th sound since it is an a notes over the bm chord.
Enjoy (dont ask for tab, lol)
A mixolydian jam http://tinyurl.com/5xw6
BM aeolian jam http://tinyurl.com/5xw7
Youll notice that after you listen to the Bm jam a while that it sounds more normal in a way, its cuz we are more used to hearing either aeolian or ionian most of the time.
let me know what you think...do you hear the difference in sound of the modes?..which do you like better? etc etc.
JP
Oh yeah, by the way, this is the first stuff Ive recorded in like 18 months...my playing is a little different and I TOTALLY forgot how to work all my gear, lol..I was thumbing thru manuals like I was studying for a final.
I have two examples...one is in A Mixolydian and the other is in BM Aeolian...of course we know that A mixolydian and BM Aeolian are the same notes.
So to make an interesting example I recorded a short jam in A mixolydian and recorded a solo over it....THEN I used the virtual tracks on my roland recorder to record a NEW rhythm track to the solo I did..the new rhythm track was in BM Aeolian.
So in case you didnt catch that...I have the EXACT SAME SOLO played over A mixolydian chords and BM Aeolian chords...I did this to emphasize the point I always make that the chords pretty much define the mode usually.
The A Mixolydian jam is just the chords A5 to G5 back and forth.
The BM jam is Bm Em F#m G Bm A G A Bm.
They are both short, about 23 seconds and they are both at 100bpm (if I remember correctly).
there are lots of interesting points and moments in each jam...but the coolest thing is how the EXACT SAME SOLOS and notes take on different meanings againt the different background chords...I guess you could say this is an example of reharmonizing.
Some points to notice.
Mixolydian jam
.03 you hear what mixolydian sound slike cuz you have the A major scale and then you have this g note over the g chord.
.08-.09 Kind of interesting where it bends to F# note over the g chord so it gives a slight gmaj7th sound...to approximate this or to hear what it sounds like, play the chords Amaj to Gmaj7th...after all any piece of music can be reduced down to a chord if you take an instantaneous snapshot of it...so instead of actually PLAYING a gmaj7th chord..here the solo guitar IMPLIES a gmaj7th sound.
.08-.09 also cool is the way the whole step bend to f# is held and then bent another half step to g and vibratoed.
.11-.16 this lick is pretty much in what you would call the "BM aeolian" position..in other words the aeolian scale at the 7th fret...this lick took me forever to get right...Im pretty sure Ill never recreate it, hehe. Thats music for ya. if you listen closely youll hear where it is actually two notes together for the last second or two.
.16-.17 this ending lick that lands on the a power chord with the notes C# and A is totally A major but in the Bm jam it lands on a g chord so it is totally lydian sounding since the c# is the sharp 4th in the g lydian mode. It really gives a suspended sound over the g chord since it is a 4th (c#) and a 2nd (a) related to the g chord.
tab for that last little doublestop lick at.16-.17 is something like this. The pinky stays on the 10th fret b string then its ring, middle, index for the 9th, 7th and 6th fret.
e-------------------------------------------------
b--------1010--1010--101010------------------------
g---------9-9---7-7---6-7-6------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------
That last doublestop is a major 6th interval, same as this more conventional fingering
e---------5---------------------------------------
b----------------------------------------
g---------6---------------------------------
d-------------------------------------------------
a-------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------
Even if you cant play as fast or whatever, you can still get the same melodic type thing happening...for instance once you get in your ear what the c# a doublestop sounds like over the G chord in a BM progression, you can duplicate it whenever you want to.. Its basically the vi chord of an aeolian progression with the sharp 4th and 2nd of the vi played over it. Or you can look at almost like a vii chord played on top of a vi chord. Interesting stuff.
In the Bm jam the last note gives a bm7th sound since it is an a notes over the bm chord.
Enjoy (dont ask for tab, lol)
A mixolydian jam http://tinyurl.com/5xw6
BM aeolian jam http://tinyurl.com/5xw7
Youll notice that after you listen to the Bm jam a while that it sounds more normal in a way, its cuz we are more used to hearing either aeolian or ionian most of the time.
let me know what you think...do you hear the difference in sound of the modes?..which do you like better? etc etc.
JP
Oh yeah, by the way, this is the first stuff Ive recorded in like 18 months...my playing is a little different and I TOTALLY forgot how to work all my gear, lol..I was thumbing thru manuals like I was studying for a final.