How To Use Music Theory (Patreon)

How do you guys use theory in your playing?

One of the main reasons I got into music theory was NEW SOUNDS. Messing around on my own only got me so far. My theory professor at college had me go to the library and listen to composers. I couldn't believe the range of sounds I heard in the music of Debussy, Stravinsky, Bartok and others. 

I just never would have found unique colors like the whole tone scale on my own. In this lesson, I take Megadeth's SYMPHONY OF DESTRUCTION and reimagine it. The original is in E Phrygian. A dark and brooding mood with Em and F as the primary chords. Changing it to E Lydian overs a bright contrast to the original vibe. 

Changing the mode of themes is something film composers do to compliment onscreen emotions. Having the ability to present a piece of music with each modal color is a SUPERPOWER. You now have control to manipulate human emotion at will

Score the full tabs for this lesson below. I'd love to hear your modal ideas in a riff or lick on discord!