All 21 Modes Explained: Major, Melodic Minor & Harmonic Minor (With Chords)
Learn all 21 modes of the Major, Melodic Minor and Harmonic Minor scales — how they're built, how they sound, and the chords that bring out each mood. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music teaches all 21 modes across the Major, Melodic Minor (Jazz) and Harmonic Minor scales, studying how each mode is built, how it sounds, and which chords bring out its character. You'll cover the 7 modes of the major scale (Ionian to Locrian), the 7 modes of the melodic minor (jazz) scale, and the 7 modes of the harmonic minor scale, plus how to harmonise each mode with matching chords. Practise these ideas across different keys like G and F, and discover the purpose behind every mode — from bright Lydian to exotic Phrygian Dominant. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Introduction 01:39 - Modes of Major Sale 02:29 - How to look at Modes 03:42 - Major Scale - G Ionian (1st degree) 03:59 - Major Scale - A Dorian (2nd degree) 06:29 - Major Scale - B Phrygian (3rd degree) 07:35 - Major Scale - C Lydian (4th degree) 08:29 - Major Scale - D Mixolydian (5th degree) 09:54 - Major Scale - E Aeolian (6th degree) 10:30 - Major Scale - F♯ Locrian (7th degree) 11:20 - G Melodic Minor (1st Degree) 12:23 - Melodic Minor - A Dorian ♭2 (2nd Degree) 13:17 - Melodic Minor - Bb Lydian Augmented (3rd Degree) 15:19 - Melodic Minor - C Lydian Dominant (4th Degree) 17:31 - Melodic Minor - D Mixolydian ♭6 (5th Degree) 18:08 - Melodic Minor - E Locian (♮2) (6th Degree) 18:54 - Melodic Minor - F♯ Altered Dominant (7th Degree) Melodic Minor - F♯ Altered Dominant (7th Degree) 20:38 - G Harmonic Minor (1st Degree) 21:20 - A Locrian (♮6) 21:41 - B♭ Ionian (♯5) 22:11 - C Dorian (♯4) 22:58 - D Phrygian Dominant 24:00 - E♭ Lydian (♯2) 24:20 - F♯ Super Locrian (𝄫7) 25:03 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #ModesExplained #MelodicMinor #HarmonicMinor
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