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The 7 Modes and the Major & Minor Scale

The 7 Modes and the Major & Minor Scale

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This chart shows how the 7 Modes of the Major scale can be played using the Minor and Major scale moving a single note one fret, where the Locrian is an exception with two notes moved.

Major Modes

1.
E - Major / Ionian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516
2.
E - Lydian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516
3.
E - Mixolydian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516

Minor Modes

4.
E - Minor / Aeolian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516
5.
E - Phrygian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516
6.
E - Dorian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516
7.
E - Locrian
1♭22♭334♭55♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♭55♭66♭77♭334♭55♭66♭771♭22♭334♭55♭771♭22♭334♭55♭66♭771♭224♭55♭66♭771♭22♭334♭55♭661♭22♭334♭55♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516

To get a feel for what the different modes sound like, here is a quick ear exercise on the 7 Modes of the major scale. If you wonder what all those numbers are on the fretboard, here is a write up on Intervals and Scale degrees.

Happy playing!

New Position
Previous Position

This chart shows how the 7 Modes of the Major scale can be played using the Minor and Major scale moving a single note one fret, where the Locrian is an exception with two notes moved.

Major Modes

1.
E - Major / Ionian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516
2.
E - Lydian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516
3.
E - Mixolydian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516

Minor Modes

4.
E - Minor / Aeolian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516
5.
E - Phrygian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516
6.
E - Dorian
1♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭77♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭771♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭224♯45♭66♭771♭22♭334♯45♭661♭22♭334♯45♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516
7.
E - Locrian
1♭22♭334♭55♭66♭771♭22♭335♭66♭771♭22♭334♭55♭66♭77♭334♭55♭66♭771♭22♭334♭55♭771♭22♭334♭55♭66♭771♭224♭55♭66♭771♭22♭334♭55♭661♭22♭334♭55♭66♭771♭22♭33EBGDAE012345678910111213141516

To get a feel for what the different modes sound like, here is a quick ear exercise on the 7 Modes of the major scale. If you wonder what all those numbers are on the fretboard, here is a write up on Intervals and Scale degrees.

Happy playing!