The seven modes of the major scale, each as its own full-neck chart with roots in red. They default to the modes of C major (D Dorian, E Phrygian, and so on), and each menu offers the roots the fifteen key signatures produce.
Pentatonic and blues scales with position boxes, major and minor scales, and all seven modes. Letter size, 1338 KB, free.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 · C D E F G A B
The major scale itself: the first mode.
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 · D E F G A B C
Minor with a raised sixth. Santana, funk, and most minor-key jazz vamps.
1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 · E F G A B C D
Minor with a flat second: the Spanish, flamenco, and metal sound.
1 2 3 #4 5 6 7 · F G A B C D E
Major with a raised fourth. Dreamy and floating; film scores love it.
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 · G A B C D E F
Major with a flat seventh: the sound of dominant 7th chords, blues rock, and the Grateful Dead.
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 · A B C D E F G
The natural minor scale as a mode: the sixth degree of the major scale.
1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 · B C D E F G A
Minor with a flat second and flat fifth. Rare as a home key; it lives over half-diminished chords.
Seven scales that all use the notes of one major scale but start from a different note. D Dorian is the C major scale from D to D. Each mode has its own flavor because the whole and half steps fall in different places relative to its root.
Match the mode to the chord underneath. Dorian fits minor seventh chords, Mixolydian fits dominant sevenths, Lydian fits major sevenths with a bright edge, and Aeolian is plain natural minor. Start by holding one chord and playing its mode against it until you hear the color.
Dorian and Mixolydian. They are the workhorses of rock, blues, funk, and jazz, and each is one note away from a scale you probably already know: Dorian is natural minor with a raised sixth, Mixolydian is major with a flat seventh.
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