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- Eric Johnson – Cliffs of Dover (G Ionian) ...
- Soundgarden – Loud Love (E Dorian) ...
- Metallica – Wherever I may Roam (E Phrygian) ...
- Joe Satriani – Flying In A Blue Dream (C Lydian) ...
- Lynyrd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama (D Mixolydian) ...
- Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watchtower (C Aeolian) ...
- Rush – YYZ (intro) (C Locrian)
What does modal mean in music?
The term "modal" has expanded in more modern music to encompass any non-tonal music that uses a diatonic pitch collection and has a tonal center. There are many types of music other than modal and tonal.
How do you identify modal music?
Answer: First thing is to figure out the tonic. Usually a melody ends on its tonic. At any rate it will often return to it, and will usually "cadence" to it with a V-I chord pair. Less formally, the tonic feels like "home." Once you know the tonic, you can tell the mode or scale.
What is a modal change in music?
To put it simple, modal interchange is the practice of temporarily borrowing chords from a parallel tonality/modality without abandoning the established key. This technique has been around for centuries and is well established in most genres, including rock, pop, jazz and classical music.
