If You Want to Sound Dark Watch This

In this video I go through my favorite dark scales and explain some of the theory behind them. These are the scales, without getting too obscure or rabbit holey about it, that I use and love when I look to create something dark, sad, moody or creepy.

No matter if you play guitar, piano, bass or just like to make cool stuff with midi, the theory behind the scales applies to all music, so feel free to take the concepts and the information and apply it to whatever music you are into!

Good luck and have fun. Make something awesome!

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0:00-1:10 Demonstrating the scales
1:11-2:45 What is it about dark scales?
2:46-3:14 My favorite dark scales
3:15-4:40 Theory overview
4:41-5:22 Aeolian
5:23-6:10 Phrygian
6:11-7:10 Phrygian Dominant
7:11-9:04 Hungarian Minor
9:05-9:29 Intervals over a pedal note
9:30-9:49 Aeolian
9:50-10:09 Phrygian
10:10-10:27 Phrygian Dominant
10:28-10:46 Hungarian Minor
10:47-12:39 Am I qualified to make teaching videos?


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