Double Harmonic Major | The Darkest Scale In Music
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- Опубліковано 8 тра 2024
- In this episode I've written a piece showcasing all the modes of the Double Harmonic Major Scale.
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Thank you Rick!! This was SUCH a cool project !! Hope to make music with you again someday 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I can’t believe we made that video in one day! Looking forward to the next!
Very cool collab, I'll check out your channel! :D
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What Makes This Song Great - Michael Jackson Thriller
I would love to see this video on halloween 2021
I want to be Nahre Sol when I grow up
I loved the flavours you found and the emotional topography you created Nahre Sol.
A magical musical morning listen.
Double Harmonic Major - 1:58
Lydian ♯2 ♯6 - 2:43
Ultraphrygian - 3:18
Hungarian Minor - 3:52
Oriental - 4:06
Ionian Augmented ♯2 - 4:39
Locrian 𝄫3 𝄫7 - 5:04
Beautiful composition. It's dark without being sad, which seems to make it more disturbing. The visuals going alongside it are stunnding and, and really fitting too.
Seriously, how do you not have directors pounding yer door down to do their scores? I don't get it.
One minute you sound like Holst, then John Adams, then Jaws, then Cabin in the Woods.
Seriously, so good!
Berklee metal professor Joe Stump uses this scale a lot, although he usually teaches it from Hungarian Minor and considers Double Harmonic Major a mode of that.
interesting! Love Joe Stump!
Thank you for saying that because I was wondering why Rick started with an awkward sounding mode like E double harmonic major when Hungarian Minor seems more straightforward (kinda).
I agree, the Hungarian minor is a common scale the fifth mode of which is the gypsy scale that the song "Dark Eyes" is from and is also good for playing over the A section of Caravan.
@@ThePmfan Technically they both could be called “gypsy”. Just one is called Gypsy Minor, Hungarian Minor, Hungarian Romani Minor, or Double Harmonic Minor. Then the fifth mode to which you refer can be called Gypsy Major, Hungarian Major, Hungarian Romani Major, or Double Harmonic Major. Only two scales but way too many names!
@@SelfPropelledDestiny thanks! Where i can find the chords?
Nahre Sol and Rick Beato composed together ! A dream come true... :)
This is one of the most harmonically informative pieces I've heard from you. The notes, the atmosphere the modes create.. insanely touching. Love these!
I would seriously buy an album with your musical compositions. You should really share more of your own work. Truly inspiring.
So much this!
I would too!
i still don't get why rick doesn't put up an album along this stuff. it would sell like hotcakes amogst his subscribers so the sales are almost 100% certain
Yeah it's almost like these compositions go to waste. I mean, I appreciate the work he puts in these kind of videos (showcasing what he is trying to explain through his compositions) but I think he should consider compiling some of them in an album.
Omg YES. I'm in no way shape or form a classical music listnener, and even so, I would've listened to this for hours.
I can't overstate how surprised I am at how much I enjoyed this.
I feel like I've just found out something about myself I didn't even know was there
Dark ambient is one of my favorite genres. Very intriguing composition demonstrating those scales and how they work. Great musicianship Enjoyed!
Hello Rick Beto, this scale is actually a fairly common one in Indian Carnatic music, in fact it is the first ever thing they teach for a newbie singer/player in India, because of the symmetry of the scale. There are not a lot of songs written on this scale, but it is great to learn first time. It was mildly surprising to see western musicians like you use this scale in your music. Anyone interested in googling it, it is called “Mayamalavagowla” in Indian classic music.
Thank you so much for explaining this. I am now discovering wanderful carnatic music thanks to your comment.
Thank you for mentioning it, I was looking exactly this kind of tone in music , it's my favourite...it's similar to " Hai Rama" by AR Rahman , Aapsara ali & Bai ga by Ajay Atul and aang laga de by Sanjay Leela Bhansali as well as ' Baithe hain " by Amit Trivedi
@@obrachet lots of love 🤟
The Double Harmonic Minor scale also existis in the Arabic Maqam Modal music system, where it is called 'Shad Araban Maqam'. One other mode of the Double harmonic minor scale, the Hungarian minor, is known in the Arabic Maqam Modal system as 'Nawa Athar Maqam'.
@@teelurizzo8542do you know the origin of this scale? Some say its Arab some say its aincent greek.
Beats the heck out of major pentatonic scales 😂. Very interesting and smooth sounding to my rock ears. Almost classical but more melodic
WOW. That IS dark. But it's also incredibly beautiful. I feel like I've heard it a lot, for some reason. Thank you, Rick, for increasing my knowledge base once again.💜🌟
This scale is very common in middle eastern music
While I had this playing, I was cooking dinner as though I was solving a double murder mystery involving a mysterious shadowy cult… “And they added 2 tea spoons salt to the pan… but Why? Why would they then sauté until brown only to place the pan into the oven set to 450 degrees. Are they insane? Damnit Lindsey! Why?!“ To which my girlfriend responded “This is your last glass of wine”
I make EVERY dinner while listening to Rick,it's the music education I should have had😉. And my wife ...she has the wine!
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I can't get my head around scales/theoretical concepts and it's holding me back in a major way
Double harmonic major way? 🙂
It's definetly worth to delve into it, even if you play just for hobby, it is the next step for our musical vocabulary.
You must start at C major, Chords first
M mm MM m dim , then the modes, if you cant see the steps on a Piano or an instrument....it is not possible, you must see Tones Semi Tones Thirds etc.
You learn the modes. Ionian Dorian Phrygian etc.
Then You learn Harmonic and Melodic Minor Modes, then onto this level and other scales.
The Key is master C use your Keyboard and one other instrument, even at MIT the guitarists must understand the scale on a Piano even if the choose not to learn chords.
So beautiful. It's remarkable how even in the darkness, the tension always manages to resolve. I'm not far enough into my Beato Book to really grok this yet, but it's only a matter of time. Absolutely beautiful, and it was lovely to hear Nahre's playing again. She's brilliant.
Holy shit!! Pardon my French but wow! There just so much emotional content in those harmonies!!! Awesome! The exact opposite of modern top 40 chart music haha. Great video!
Love it! A wonderful composition. Your original compositions are the most interesting of all of your content...so keep them coming!
Very expositive, thanks. This really brings home why understanding the structure of the scales and chords is important in order to say what one wants to say.
Simply outstanding! Great video on Double harmonic Major. This will add a wonderful twist to your arrangements!
Awesome piece!! Love to see two of my favourite UA-camrs working together. Hope you will do more with Nahre in the future!
What a beautiful piece of music! The emotion of the double harmonic major is unbelievable. Glad you shared this.
Thank you so much. This (mode 1) is a scale (raaga: Mayamalavagowla) that is taught to beginners learning Carnatic music when learning scales and notations (South Indian); as it is traditionally deemed easy for vocal exercises (something to do with equal temperament, I suppose). Some modal derivatives (aka Grahabedam) are Rasikapriya and Simhendramdhyamam. Invokes a desert, arabic feel to it.
This was so incredible, Thank you for the composition and letting us know about Nahre! I followed the link to Nahre Sol and was blown away by her talent, I am now a subscriber on her channel!
This is super cool. I love the sound of those scales. And great playing as always, Nahre.
Very Cool! Great compositions and great playing by Nahre!! Thanks for sharing!!
I love it when you share your own work. I wish you'd do more creation style content and bring us along for the ride instead of only dissecting other peoples work in the 'What makes this song great'. I also love the video's where you get other musicians in and record stuff, would love to a combination of those two style videos : ). You could call it 'Let's make this sound great' : )
O ho, NO...WMTSG is an integral part of Rick's programming. I love it because it gives me a new, different take on the music I've loved for years and lets me know exactly why I love it, and brings out pieces that my ear hadn't heard... I delight in WMTSG - and all for FREE!!! Mr. Beat9, PLEASE don't stop WMTSG; that series is what brings new people to your channel.
Sorry for the typo - it should say "Beato".
Kid A / Amnesia had a lot of this vibe your exploring. I find new melody’s and hear the songs in new light so often.
I really liked it Rick. Evocative. Loved the video you pieced it together with.
This is Rick? All Rick? This guy s somehow so fucking underrated as a musician. I feel like his teacher side is so overly highlighted and it somehow hides the fact he’s an absolute wizard. This man is music.
This guy! I mean, come on! Where were you 40 years ago when I started my dive into playing music? I may have kept playing the piano more instead of ditching it for the drums if I would have had a teacher like Rick. You are a National Treasure!
Such Debussy vibes with Nahre’s piano playing. You and Nahre knocked it out the park with your collaboration,Rick. Great stuff!
This is amazing! Such beautiful dissonance like I've never heard. Thank you for sharing!
Shred is going to LOVE this video! Nice job Rick and Nahre, beautiful piece of music.
Truly beautiful and haunting sound. Thank you both so much for creating such a fun project.
I love the stretching. Such beautiful sounds.
Great composition! I'm glad to see another video on the double harmonic major scale again too.
Such a great approach to hearing/understanding & feeling the nuances!!
absolutely awesome Rick and Nahre!
What a tremendous example of the power of music and how scales effect us - beautiful.
That was amazing! I love Nahre. I’m really liking these old fashion Beato videos
This is huge in many ways, the composition, the performance and the knowledge gained from this excellent breakdown. I have been subscribed to Nahre's channel and she does very cool things on the piano.
This is an absolute beauty! It’s so somber and hopeful and terrifying and just amazing…. Please do more pieces
The first time I listened to this it took my breath away. What a great lesson for anyone who wants to make their music sound "different." Growing up we've all heard major and minor scales and a few modes here and there quite extensively, but most of these were new to my ears. Beautiful work, and thank you Rick and Nahre.
Beautiful job on this piece of music I love it and it really highlights the beauty of the scale.
Nice collaboration and creative composition. I've enjoyed both of your channels, and was nice to see/hear you together.
Can't get enough of your original music, man. Wouldn't mind a video about your writing process and how you came to certain decisions along the way.
Wow, I had a flashback to my music theory classes during junior college in 1983-85. This has rekindled an interest in immersing myself into relearning these scales & modes and applying it to the guitar. Thanks Rick! I gotta say I like your UA-cam channels. BTW we’re a year apart in age, and we like a lot of the same music. God bless!
Modern classical music at its finest. Love the visuals too. Thanks Rick for sharing.
I love Hungarian minor! It’s amazing for metal music. I found it in a scale book several years ago. I never knew what the relative major or the other modes were called. Thank you. Awesome composition. Cheers!
Same! I discovered the hungarian minor few years ago and liked to add it from time to time, in complement to the harmonic minor. Didn’t knew it was a mode of the double harmonic major scale!
Haunting, daunting, and just in time for autumn...
Kinda digging it, especially the Ultraphrygian 😉
Nahre Sol plays this so flawlessly it almost sounds like MIDI. Great performance!
Now that's an insult if I ever heard one! :)
Sounds much better than that!
@@peterschaffter826 I meant "almost sounds like MIDI" as in that her sense of time is very good. It doesn't sound like actual MIDI, it's a real piano in the video not the VST that we all are familiar with.
Tell a pianist they sound like midi and you'll get your ass beaten
Been playing out of double harmonic major for years, so stoked to see something like this, thanks!
Bravissimo to both of you! Very compelling!
Discovering (thanks to Rick) the other parent scales (and their modes) was, for me, one of the best things I did in terms of opening up a whole new world of creativity and ideas.
I've been studying n breaking down all the modes to this. I learned it from this video video Rick!!! I would have never known any of this if it weren't for you!!! Thank you!!!.. this video I saw years ago still breaking it down and how it layers over traditional western modes..such a great composition and explanation.. changed my life!! Can't thank you enough!!
Same study here!! I find it so awesome..I really like Combo chords with both systems since it's actually 9 notes being used.. sounds so awesome.. plus leave alot of room for alot of ways to progress from one to the other.. same w harmonic minor (and relative modes)
OMG, Ric!! So beautiful! Who knew such things existed. Hints of the magnificent and mysterious in the cosmos!
So cool Rick. I got my notebook out for this one. I will be lost in the rabbit hole of creativity for the rest of the day now. Thank you for that👍👍
I LOVE these sounds. How can something so tense be so calming?
Thank you! You have helped me tremendously with my understanding of scales and modes. As with many things in life, if you live with it a while, it starts to make sense and understanding follows.
That was awesome bro. Gave me the feels. So dark!
Love this, it's quite beautiful and I just learned something
Now, everyone should post recommendations since these modes are not often used in many pieces or songs. It's golden stuff for those of us who hunted these gems.
That was beautiful. I could listen to these pieces for hours.
Holy cow! That’s great. More modes. Modes of darkness for sure. One or two of those have a real sci-fi thing goin’ on too.
wow....awesome stuff, thanks Rick and Nahre, very inspirational!
The mysterious scale 🌫️
Dark, lovely, and intriguing.
More mysterious than dark to my sensibility.
Beautiful work! Thank you.
What a beautiful sound you both made. Complex composition made pleasing and fitting to listen to. Reminded me a little in parts of the late great Keith Emerson, and in parts awesome background music for a suspense or horror film. Well done both of you.
Fantastic piece and playing. Thank you for the inspiration.
Wonderful music. Great video editing, as well.
These last two videos you've done on exotic modes have been insane, Rick. These sounds are mind blowing.
Thanks so much for teaching and sharing!
Hey rick, in indian classical music double harmonic major is called raag bhairav, you should check out raag bhairav’s compositions. One of them named “jaago mohan pyaare”
So cool. Thank you for your work.
Wow! Sounds like what a deep psychedelic experience feels like. Love! much love!
Wow, that's a beautiful soundtrack... beautiful Double Harmonic Major modes !!
AMAZING MASTER BEATO!
Ahh this again. Loved it once love it twice! Would really appreciate seeing Nahre play it though 👀
These compositions are amazing !
Nice how changing a few notes of a scale opens a new sonic language that maintains its harmonic integrity like a Bach could. A tip for me is I think of altered scales as a major scale in disguise. Helps the logic part until my ear begins to hear the new sounds until they become familiar. Great writing of your pieces. Enjoyable. Thanks for posting.
My mom loved symphonic classical music and I went to Many classical performances. Your lovely composition would’ve well worth the time to go and hear and be fascinated with your ear candy! I can’t say that many of those so called modern compositions were actually painful to the ears and a waste of time uncomfortably spent. Thank you for your lovely educational videos and allowing me a 73 year old to better understand my life long hobby of listening and hearing something wonderful like your composition ❤❤❤❤
Very nice piece Rick!
It's strange and interesting how as an Indian from southern India I started learning vocals on this scale.
We opt for this scale because learning it trains one to jump half ful and one and a half steps.
We call it Mayamalawa Gowla ragam
Astounding. So to you that scale is a normal scale, in same way C Major is US?
@@dannyhood8857 to the point where western tonalities sound a bit bland to us (no offence, its all just relative), heres a cool scale to try, take lydian flatten the second n the sixth n voila, just play it over a maj7#11 drone i'd say u'll get what i mean
we call it bhairav over here
@@nishantbora3608 Thanks man! Flatten the 2nd and the 6th lydian mode? Sorry I don't know modes, lol. But if it's lydian mode, and i flatten the 2nd and 6th notes of that scale , and play it over a Maj7 # 11 chord I'll figure it out. Cool , Thank you.
@@dannyhood8857 Since F Lydian is all white keys (natural notes), probably easiest to start there. F G A B C D E. Now flatten. F Gb A B C Db E. Now play over an Fmaj7#11 drone. F A (C) E B.
Beato + Nahre = instant awesomeness.
Incredible video ! New perspectives to write music ! Thanks a lot !
Some years back I bought a new acoustic 6-string guitar and was so inspired by its sound that a number of tunes just poured out with it during those first few months. One was something I've since named Volo Flamenco. I just played. Wasn't thinking modes or keys or anything really. Just letting the guitar sing. Some time later while doing an online Berklee orchestration course with Ben Newhouse I used this to try to create a fully orchestrated version. I immediately ran into a roadblock because I really had no clue what key/mode I was working with. I can 'hear' lines and harmonies in it that I've never been able to get "on paper" (as it were). That first segment in E Double Harmonic Major has the same harmonic feel. Clearly I need to learn more about this scale / mode, because it sounds like the key to bringing that composition to life. THANK YOU for posting this!
Rick, thank you. That’s great!
Those were really pleasing to the ear!!!
Thanks for the video Rick, very interesting
Awesome piano playing!
At- a -boy Rick. Sounds great. Your talent amazes me. Thanks for dropping these juicy theory nuggets and then using it in a sentence. Just in time for October
These are modes I'm just now starting to learn. It sounds amazing in this composition.
That was amazing!
Great!! Love it 🤘🏼❤
This is a crazy scale, so cool!
Awesome! Thanks for sharing
Just in time for Halloween! Thanks Rick!
Wow. Speechless. Thank you.
Awesome compositions.
MAN MY HEAD JUST EXPLODED..THIS IS WILD