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How do you change from mode to mode in a song? Say I had an E Aeolian chord progression and a E Aeolian melody then wanted to use C Lydian melody (both modes based off of the G major scale). Would I make a change to the chord progression to make it a C lydian chord progression? Is that considered a key change? Sorry if it's a confusing question. |
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Modes are not the easiest or most satisfying way to write music. When you write a melody that just, sort of, floats around the mode it's not going to sound like the music you hear on the radio or in your head. There will invariably be sour notes that don't seem to fit. The solution to this is to write based off of chords, connect chord tones with passing tones, then add a little chromaticism. There are ways to do everything you mentioned with those modes, but writing that way would be like turning the ceiling to screw in a light bulb. I would need another several serious paragraphs to explain it so... I won't. The answer I'm going to give you is not to your question but, I think, to your next question: What are modes used for? Modes are a tool used to better understand the major scale, and harmony in general. If you've worked out every mode in every key on paper and on your guitar, you will get a connection to music you didn't have before. The next step is to look at counterpoint. |
Just a general rule I like to use when writing songs: "If it sounds good, use it!"