Scale mode diagrams and tablature
Ionian
Ionian Scale Mode
Dorian
Dorian Scale Mode
Phrygian
Phrygian Scale Mode
Lydian
Lydian Scale Mode
Mixolydian
Mixolydian Scale Mode
Aeolian
Aeolian Scale Mode
Locrian
Locrian Scale Mode
Notes
Lesson Notes
- Scale modes are like a scale within a scale
- Each scale mode starts with one of the seven notes from the C major scale
- There are seven scale modes
- Starting the major scale from a different note changes the sequence of musical intervals and therefore, the sound of the scale.
- The modes are (in order of appearance)
- C – Ionian
- D – Dorian
- E – Phrygian
- F – Lydian
- G – Mixolydian
- A – Aeolian
- B – Locrian
