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#251080 - 05/25/14 10:45 AM [Woodshedding - Learning to Play!] What are the best songs to learn to get various 'modal sounds' into your ears ?
Registered: 02/19/06 Posts: 1123 Loc: NYC Joe V Expert Registered: 02/19/06 Posts: 1123 Loc: NYC	...preferably, songs that people like !!! Hi all - I'm working hard at paying my dues to learn to play modally - and while playing scales and chord harmonies are important - I'd like to ENJOY more of my practice time. Can anyone recommend some tunes that stay reasonably "in mode" for the 7 various modes (excluding locrian - because it's so rarely uses from what I understand). Also - some vamps for melodic minor, harmonic major, augmented, and diminished practice. Thanks in advance, Joe V.
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#251085 - 05/25/14 11:12 AM [Woodshedding - Learning to Play!] Re: What are the best songs to learn to get various 'modal sounds' into your ears ? [Re: Joe V]
Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 10473 Loc: Wauconda MusicStudent Veteran Registered: 12/08/02 Posts: 10473 Loc: Wauconda	A quick couple of easy ones. G Harmonic Minor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn5TNqjuHiU Dorian https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzSayxVM_E0 _________________________ Dan, BIAB2023, SoundCloud Win11, i7(12thGen), 32GB, 1TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD), 2TB VI-Libraries (WD-Black 7200 rpm), 1TB Data, 2TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD) More Data, Motu Audio Express, Reaper
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#251088 - 05/25/14 11:25 AM [Woodshedding - Learning to Play!] Re: What are the best songs to learn to get various 'modal sounds' into your ears ? [Re: Joe V]
Registered: 01/08/10 Posts: 1492 Loc: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany GHinCH Expert Registered: 01/08/10 Posts: 1492 Loc: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	I recall having seen a list of songs in written in the different modes, but I do not recall where. I'll try to find the source. Edit: Well I found it. Chris Smart on the Jazz Guitar list has put up a list with songs for all modes except locrian and asked the others. Here is the list: 1. Ionian: G Ionian: Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson G Ionian: Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - J.S. Bach G Ionian: Brown-eyed Girl - Van Morison E Ionian: Beast of Burden - The Rolling Stones F Ionian: Call Me Al - Paul Simon F Ionian: Free Falling - tom Petty C Ionian: Down on the Corner - CCR C Ionian: Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan C Ionian: Let It Be - The Beatles D Ionian: Goodbye to Romance - Ozzy Osbourne D Ionian: Ode To Joy - Beethoven B Ionian: Always With Me, Always With You - Joe Satriani 2. Dorian: D and Eb Dorian: So What - Miles Davis (melody is in the bass line) D Dorian: Another Brick IN the Wall part 2 - Pink Floyd E Dorian Scarborough Fair - Simon and Garfunkel E Dorian: A Horse with no name - America E Dorian: Riders On the Storm - The Doors E Dorian: Who Will Save Your Soul - Jewel E Dorian: Eleanor Rigby - The Beatles A Dorian: Fly Like an Eagle - the Steve Miller Band F# Dorian: Godzilla - Blue Oyster Cult G Dorian: Surfing With The Alien - Joe Satriani Ab Dorian: Light My Fire - The Doors (solo section only!) 3. Phrygian: A Phrygian: Mr. Man - Alicia Keys (melody also uses harmonic minor on the V chord) C Bemsha Swing - Thelonious Monk F# Phrygian: White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane added by sonomatips: Keith Jarrett's tune 'Spiral Dance' fron his "Belonging" album is in phrygian mode. 4. Lydian: Theme music from The Simpsons and the Jetsons C lydian: Flying In A Blue Dream - Joe Satriani G Lydian: Jane Says - Jane's Addiction D Lydian: Hey Jealousy - the Gin Blossoms D Lydian: Oceans - Pearl Jam C Lydian E.T. Theme - John Williams A Lydian: Here Comes My Girl - Tom Petty (intro and verses) E Lydian: Hog Heaven - Frank Zappa 5. Mixolydian: E Mixolydian: Norwegian Wood - The Beatles E Mixolydian: Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash D Mixolydian: Bodysnatchers and Give UP the Ghost - Radiohead E Mixolydian: NO Rain - Blind Melon E Mixolydian: I'm So Glad - Cream Ab Mixolydian: On Broadway - George Benson A Mixolydian: Jessica - The Allman Brothers Band G Mixolydian: Lowrider - War D Mixolydian: Dear Prudence - The Beatles D Mixolydian or G Ionian: Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd Db Mixolydian: Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns 'n Roses (solo section in Eb Aeolian) A Mixolydian: Dark Star and Fire ON the Mountain - The Grateful Dead Eb Mixolydian: Here Comes Your Man - Pixies * Scottish bagpipe music is sort of in Bb Mixolydian. 6. Aeolian: A Aeolian: Black Orpheus - Luis Bonfa A Aeolian: Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac A Aeolian: I Kissed a Girl - Katie Perry A Aeolian: First Tube - Phish A Aeolian: Losing My Religion - R.E.M. B Aeolian: Building a Mystery - Sara McLachlan C Aeolian: You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi C Aeolian: Sweet Dreams" - the Eurythmics or Marilyn Manson C Aeolian: Blue Bossa - Kenny Dorham (the bridge modulates up a semi-tone to Ionian) C Aeolian: All Along the Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix D Aeolian: Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits D Aeolian: Black Magic Woman: Fleetwood Mac or Santana (ending section of the Santana version is in D mixolydian) E Aeolian: Paranoid - Black Sabbath 7. Locrian (added by akmbirch) British folk song artist, John Kirkpatrick, "Probably the only song in the revival repertoire written in the Locrian mode "Dust To Dust": Available on Amazon (A nice collection!) A Folk Song A Day: April http://amzn.to/11qwHb5 Have fun practising. Guido Edited by GHinCH (05/25/14 11:54 AM) _________________________ Desktop; i7-2600k, 8 GB mem., Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build Laptop: i5-2410M, 4 GB mem, Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build
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#251197 - 05/26/14 07:46 AM [Woodshedding - Learning to Play!] Re: What are the best songs to learn to get various 'modal sounds' into your ears ? [Re: Joe V]
Registered: 02/19/06 Posts: 1123 Loc: NYC Joe V Expert Registered: 02/19/06 Posts: 1123 Loc: NYC	Guido - this list is EXCELLENT - thanks so much for sharing !!! I know many of these songs - yet can't hear the modal aspects of any in my head. This will be a huge help for me.
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#251205 - 05/26/14 08:56 AM [Woodshedding - Learning to Play!] Re: What are the best songs to learn to get various 'modal sounds' into your ears ? [Re: Joe V]
Registered: 01/08/10 Posts: 1492 Loc: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany GHinCH Expert Registered: 01/08/10 Posts: 1492 Loc: Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	I'm still not good hearing the properties of the different modes. But I practise with German children songs like "Alle meine Entchen". It is an easy meoldy using the first six notes of the major scale. See here: http://www.kinderliederbox.de/liederseiten/alle_meine_entchen/alle-meine-entchen.html Now walk through the modes. Ionian: C, D, E, F, G, G, A, A, A, G... Dorian: D, E, F, G, A, A, B, B, B, A... Phrygian: E, F, G, A, B... You get the drift. For me listening to a song in mixolydian doesn't really help. Playing the same song in different modes helps a lot. Guido Edited by GHinCH (05/26/14 08:57 AM) _________________________ Desktop; i7-2600k, 8 GB mem., Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build Laptop: i5-2410M, 4 GB mem, Win 10 Pro, BIAB 2017; RB 2017 - latest build
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#251210 - 05/26/14 09:15 AM [Woodshedding - Learning to Play!] Re: What are the best songs to learn to get various 'modal sounds' into your ears ? [Re: Joe V]
Registered: 02/19/06 Posts: 1123 Loc: NYC Joe V Expert Registered: 02/19/06 Posts: 1123 Loc: NYC	Hey - great suggestion again Guido....I think this is probably one of the least mastered areas that separates musicians. I know I've 'read' about it for years, but did not pay my dues. Now, at 48, I'm paying them...wish I did it earlier.
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#256065 - 07/11/14 02:52 PM [Woodshedding - Learning to Play!] Re: What are the best songs to learn to get various 'modal sounds' into your ears ? [Re: GHinCH]
Registered: 06/27/02 Posts: 174 soolan Apprentice Registered: 06/27/02 Posts: 174	WOW thank you GNiNCH taking the time to type that listing. Edited by soolan (07/11/14 02:53 PM)
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#256092 - 07/11/14 07:04 PM [Woodshedding - Learning to Play!] Re: What are the best songs to learn to get various 'modal sounds' into your ears ? [Re: Joe V]
Registered: 01/14/02 Posts: 7913 Loc: Colorado Springs, CO, USA rockstar_not Veteran Registered: 01/14/02 Posts: 7913 Loc: Colorado Springs, CO, USA	Guido, What is the Jazz Guitar List? _________________________ My Songs, photos, writing,etc. My Sound Cloud
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#256305 - 07/13/14 07:57 PM [Woodshedding - Learning to Play!] Re: What are the best songs to learn to get various 'modal sounds' into your ears ? [Re: rockstar_not]
Registered: 07/13/02 Posts: 3455 pghboemike Veteran Registered: 07/13/02 Posts: 3455	The 7 modes their Fretboard diagrams and chard suggestions http://gosk.com/scales/major-scale-for-guitar.php Understand Modes for Guitar 1 http://www.guitarnoise.com/lessons/understand-modes-for-guitar-part-1/ Understand Modes for Guitar 2 http://www.guitarnoise.com/lessons/understand-modes-for-guitar-part-2/ Understand Modes for Guitar 3 http://www.guitarnoise.com/lessons/understand-modes-for-guitar-part-3/ Understand Modes for Guitar 4 has song references http://www.guitarnoise.com/lessons/understand-modes-for-guitar-part-4/ _________________________ Lenovo YOGA 900 Window s 10 Home 64bit 16GB RAM casio wk7500 presonus audiobox i2 usb interface casio wk-7500 biab & realband 2019 everything pk both with Current builds
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