Dorian to Lydian Modulation

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In today's lesson we'll study a piece that alternates between two different keys. The modulation will be from C Dorian to B Lydian.

Whenever working on a song that modulates, it's important to prepare your leads so that you can start a musical idea in one key to finish it in another. That's what I call passing tones. Make sure to be comfortable with both scales that I wrote down for you.

The most important thing when playing over this kind of track is to land on a good note. Start by building a simple musical theme and when the key changes, find the closest note to the note you are playing that would fit the new key...

Studying the following examples should inspire you to create your own ideas. Playing over modulating keys is very chalenging but can create beautiful music and is very rewarding.

Have fun!

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

The Uncreator	26th August 2007
Fire Up The Blades, Moderator	Dude awesome Lesson!! And a sick ass guitar as well, what brand is that?

Hungus	26th August 2007
Member	Man thats a pretty trippy guitar

Iluha	26th August 2007
Member	Great lesson, and what IS that guitar?

Bjoerne	26th August 2007
Member	that guitar looks like a spaceship! haha what is it?

David Wallimann	27th August 2007
Instructor	Haha! I knew I'd get a lot of questions... The guitar is a Basslab. It's a german company who make custom bass guitars. They are starting guitars now. All custom built. They sent me one a few months ago to check it out. The sustain is beautiful as it's all made in one piece.

Eat-Sleep-andJam	27th August 2007
Member	Looks like you have more toys then your parker in your closet afterall..... Nice Lesson David! -John

lefthandman	27th August 2007
Member	great peice man and awesome guitar

GroovinMastiff	27th August 2007
Member	Cool stuff man, you're the king of the modes Oh, and that's one slick looking guitar, very aerodynamic looking

Mcloven	27th August 2007
Member	Cool Guitar dude

redwing	27th August 2007
Member	Great job. I'm only seeing a diagram for B Lydian. Isn't this really more like a C# Mixolydian with the root B thrown in as a leading dominant 7th for that particular Mode? I'd like to see a diagram of the C Dorian you're using if possible. Sounds great, Thanks.

jonasrolf	27th August 2007
Member	awesome

David Wallimann	28th August 2007
Instructor	Just uploaded the Dorian scale.. Sorry for forgetting. Should appear soon...

Kristofer Dahl	28th August 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	Just spotted this - lesson republished and the scales appeared! Awesome lesson and guitar!

Juan M. Valero	29th August 2007
Instructor	Basslab !!! incredible this guitar... The lesson it's very interesting, good modulations, David

Muris Varajic	17th September 2007
Instructor	How could I miss this one?? Great lesson David!! Guitar as well

Danilo Capezzuto	28th February 2008
Instructor	Nice lesson.

Carlos Carrillo	14th March 2008
Instructor	nice job!!! beutifull melody!!! thanks David

Melodicintenions	4th April 2008
Member	un heard of use of scales couldnt ever imagine anything like that interesting..