Sep 26, 2021 · I know some "uncommon" stuff is really common in certain places. Jazz and death metal are both often using half-whole or whole-half diminished scales.
Oct 22, 2024 · What I mean by that is like 99% of Western music ever made is based on the major or minor scales (2 of the 7 modes). So when a song uses one of ...
Jul 20, 2022 · Experiment with the modes of harmonic and melodic minor. Lydian Dominant, the fourth mode of melodic minor, has a particularly odd vibe that ...
Feb 6, 2020 · Locrian is basically a minor scale with a b2 and a b5. This results in a tonic triad that is diminished. It is the darkest of the seven major modes.
Aug 27, 2016 · Anything outside of Ionain (major keys) and Aeolian (minor keys). The only one I know of is the main theme to Ori and the Blind Forest, which if I'm not ...
Apr 25, 2020 · Mixolydian - Funky and jazzy, possessing the "happy" major chord but with a flattened seventh. Most common in jazz, but not rare in pop either.
Jun 5, 2023 · Chords are built by stacking thirds. Whether the result is diatonic or not is not directly related, but the greater the difference between your ...
Sep 28, 2017 · I'd start with the i7(no5) and bIII, as those form a fairly traditional base - but then you can spice things up with stuff like the bivº and bV.
Jan 6, 2023 · and many many popular songs use dorian, mixolydian, even phrygian, harmonic minor, double harmonic. and i believe "unusual" modes are ...
Jan 8, 2024 · Modal music is more specific than that. Guitar players tend to talk about modes endlessly to obscure the fact that they can't read music.