Modes
Modes of the Major Scale
All seven modes — the sound, formula, fretboard shape, and musical context for each.
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Lessons
1
Ionian (Major)
The home mode — bright and resolved.
2
Dorian
Minor with a natural 6 — jazzy and funky.
3
Phrygian
Minor with a b2 — dark and Spanish.
4
Lydian
Major with #4 — dreamy and bright.
5
Mixolydian
Major with b7 — dominant and bluesy.
6
Aeolian (Natural Minor)
The standard minor sound.
7
Locrian
Half-diminished — unstable and theoretical.
8
Put It All Together
Drone cycles root and mode randomly - adapt in real time.