{"id":5571,"date":"2017-09-19T16:14:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T14:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/?p=5571"},"modified":"2024-11-26T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T14:40:09","slug":"guitar-modes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/guitar-modes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Guitar Modes and Scales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"line-height: 160%; font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold;\">Understanding guitar modes isn&#8217;t as hard as many people believe it to be. The theory can be a bit confusing, but once you get a hold of the basic concepts, it&#8217;s actually quite easy to use modes on the guitar. In this lesson, you&#8217;ll learn what the modes are, how they look on the guitar and how you can use modes in your solos and improvisation.<\/span><\/p>\n<span style=\"--tl-form-height-m:562.469px;--tl-form-height-t:361.875px;--tl-form-height-d:361.875px;\" class=\"tl-placeholder-f-type-shortcode_10059 tl-preload-form\"><span><\/span><\/span>\n<div class=\"tocgreybox\">\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #313131; padding: 5px 5px 5px 10px; color: #ffffff;\">LESSON CONTENTS<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"tocl\">\n<li><a href=\"#what\">What Are Guitar Modes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#chart\">Guitar Modes Chart<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#theory\">Guitar Modes Explained (Music Theory)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#modes\">How To Use Modes on the Guitar (Video &amp; Examples)<\/a>\n<ul class=\"tocl\">\n<li><a href=\"#ionian\">The Ionian Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#dorian\">The Dorian Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#phrygian\">The Phrygian Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#lydian\">The Lydian Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mixolydian\">The Mixolydian Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#aeolian\">The Aeolian Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#locrian\">The Locrian Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#modal\">Using Guitar Modes Over Modal Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#easy\">Using Guitar Modes Over Chord Progressions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#more\">More Guitar Scale Lessons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"what\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What Are Guitar Modes?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Scale Modes<\/strong> are nothing new, the modes as we use them today were formalized around 1675. Modes are not limited to jazz, but used in a wide variety of genres. They are not limited to guitar either, but used on most melodic instruments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Definition<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Modes are scales derived from a parent scale. All 7 modes have the same notes as the parent scale, but start on a different note, which defines the tonal center.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What is the difference between a scale and a mode?<\/strong> While the words mode and scale are used interchangeably, there is a difference between the two. Modes are inversions of a scale. For example, the 7 modes on this page are inversions of the major scale. Every mode is a scale, but not every scale is a mode (the melodic minor scale or the blues scale for example are not modes).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why should you learn and use guitar modes?<\/strong>\u00a0 Being able to play and use guitar modes is an important skill for any guitarist to have because each mode has a unique feel and sound that you can use to make your improvisation more colorful and interesting. Studying modes helps you to navigate the guitar neck and helps you to understand the relationship between scales and chords.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, we&#8217;ll concentrate on the <strong>modes of the major scale<\/strong> (the major scale being the parent scale in this case). There are other parent scales as well, such as the harmonic minor scale and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/melodic-minor-modes\/\">melodic minor scale<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"chart\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Guitar Modes Chart<\/h2>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a chart containing the <strong>7 modes of the C major scale<\/strong>. It shows the most common position for each mode, but each mode can be played over the entire guitar neck and should be practiced that way.<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to read on and play the exercises below the chart to understand how these modes work on the guitar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/guitar-modes-chart.png\" alt=\"Guitar modes chart\" width=\"720\" height=\"5611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/guitar-modes-chart.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/guitar-modes-chart-585x4559.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/>\n<a id=\"theory\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Guitar Modes Explained &#8211; Music Theory<\/h2>\n<p>The first step in understanding guitar modes is defining <strong>the parent scale<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You probably have played modes on the guitar before, probably without realizing you were playing them. Can you play a <b>C major scale<\/b>? Then you know the first mode (out of 7), the Ionian mode&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>In the following examples, the C major scale is the parent scale. The C major scale runs from C to C and has\u00a0<b>no sharps or flats<\/b>. The C major scale is also our first mode, the Ionian mode.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a list of all <strong>7 modes of the C major scale in order<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>C Ionian mode: the major scale that is the basis for most Western music<\/li>\n<li>D Dorian mode: minor scale with a characteristic natural 6th (sounds like Carlos Santana)<\/li>\n<li>E Phrygian mode: minor scale with a characteristic b2 (sounds Spanish)<\/li>\n<li>F Lydian mode: major scale with a characteristic #4 (sounds hip)<\/li>\n<li>G Mixolydian mode: dominant scale (sounds bluesy)<\/li>\n<li>A Aeolian mode: the natural minor scale<\/li>\n<li>B Locrian mode: half-diminished scale, to be used over m7b5 chords<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s go back to our parent scale, the C major scale (aka C Ionian mode). In music theory, we number each note of the scale, going from 1 to 7. This is called the <strong>scale formula<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; width: 250px; text-align: center; color: red;\">C Major Scale (= C Ionian Mode)<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0px; width: 150px; text-align: center;\">\u00a0Formula<\/th>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s play the C major scale starting from the second note (D). This is the second mode, called\u00a0the <b>Dorian mode<\/b>. The 3rd and 7th note are a half step lower compared to the Ionian mode, that&#8217;s why we put a &#8216;b&#8217; before 3 and 7. Here are the notes of the D Dorian mode:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; width: 250px; text-align: center; color: red;\">D Dorian Mode<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0px; width: 150px; text-align: center;\">\u00a0Formula<\/th>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>b3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now let&#8217;s play the C major scale starting from the third note (E). This is the third mode, the <b>Phrygian mode<\/b>. The 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 7th note are a half step lower compared to the Ionian mode. Here are the notes of the E Phrygian mode:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; width: 250px; text-align: center; color: red;\">E Phrygian Mode<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0px; width: 150px; text-align: center;\">\u00a0Formula<\/th>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>b2<\/td>\n<td>b3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>b6<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We can continue this for the other notes of the major scale, but I guess you get the picture by now. If you scroll down a bit you&#8217;ll find a list of all <strong>7 modes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Each mode has its own unique sound<\/b>. This sound depends on how the intervals are mapped across the scale. Although the notes in both scales are exactly the same, the sound of the scale is completely different because the tonal center has changed. In the C Ionian mode, the tonal center is C. In the D Dorian mode, the tonal center is D.<\/p>\n<p>Each mode has a <b>related chord<\/b>. We can find that chord by stacking thirds on the first note of the mode. We&#8217;ll only touch briefly on this subject here. If you&#8217;re not familiar with this essential part of music theory, head over to this lesson: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/jazz-guitar-chord-theory\/\">Jazz Guitar Chord Theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s do this for the <strong>C Ionian mode<\/strong>: C E G B. The result is a <b>Cmaj7 chord:<\/b><\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 50px; text-align: center;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 50px; text-align: center;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 50px; text-align: center;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 50px; text-align: center;\">B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; border-top: 0;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; border-top: 0;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; border-top: 0;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; border-top: 0;\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you build a chord on the first note of the <b>D Dorian mode<\/b> you get D F A C, a <strong>Dm7 chord<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 50px; text-align: center;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 50px; text-align: center;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 50px; text-align: center;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 50px; text-align: center;\">C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; border-top: 0;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; border-top: 0;\">b3<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; border-top: 0;\">5<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: center; border-top: 0;\">b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an <b>overview of the 7 modes<\/b> of the C major scale, their formula and corresponding chord:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: red; border-left: 0; text-align: left;\">I C Ionian (Cmaj7)<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"color: white; background: black; text-align: left; border-left: 0;\">Ionian Scale Formula<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: red; border-left: 0; text-align: left;\">II D Dorian (Dm7)<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"color: white; background: black; text-align: left; border-left: 0;\">Dorian Scale Formula<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>b3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: red; border-left: 0; text-align: left;\">III E Phrygian (Em7)<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"color: white; background: black; text-align: left; border-left: 0;\">Phrygian Scale Formula<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>b2<\/td>\n<td>b3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>b6<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: red; border-left: 0; text-align: left;\">IV F Lydian (Fmaj7)<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"color: white; background: black; text-align: left; border-left: 0;\">Lydian Scale Formula<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>#4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: red; border-left: 0; text-align: left;\">V G Mixolydian (G7)<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"color: white; background: black; text-align: left; border-left: 0;\">Mixolydian Scale Formula<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: red; border-left: 0; text-align: left;\">VI A Aeolian (Am7)<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"color: white; background: black; text-align: left; border-left: 0;\">Aeolian Scale Formula<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>b3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>b6<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: red; border-left: 0; text-align: left;\">VII B Locrian (Bm7b5)<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<td style=\"color: white; background: black; text-align: left; border-left: 0;\">Locrian Scale Formula<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>b2<\/td>\n<td>b3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>b5<\/td>\n<td>b6<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to memorize guitar modes?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>You should memorize the names of the modes + the formula. Here&#8217;s a mnemonic trick to help you remember the names (the letters in bold correspondent to the first letters of the modes):<\/p>\n<p><b>I<\/b> <b>D<\/b>on&#8217;t <b>P<\/b>lay <b>L<\/b>ike <b>M<\/b>y <b>A<\/b>unt <b>L<\/b>ucy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Which modes are major, which modes are minor? Here are the 7 modes grouped according to chord quality:<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; width: 300px; text-align: left;\">Chord Quality<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white; width: 300px; text-align: left;\">Mode<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0; text-align: left; color: black; background: #f1a421;\">Major<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; color: #444444; background: white;\">Ionian, Lydian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0; text-align: left; color: black; background: #f1a421;\">Minor<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; color: #444444; background: white;\">Dorian, Aeolian, Phrygian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0; text-align: left; color: black; background: #f1a421;\">Dominant<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; color: #444444; background: white;\">Mixolydian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-bottom: 0; text-align: left; color: black; background: #f1a421;\">Half Diminished<\/th>\n<td style=\"text-align: left; color: #444444; background: white;\">Locrian<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"modes\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How to Use Modes on the Guitar + Examples<\/h2>\n<p>Next, you&#8217;ll learn <strong>how modes are played on the guitar.\u00a0<\/strong>We&#8217;ll also have a look at some typical examples (there is a sample lick included with each mode so you can hear how guitar modes are used).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use all your senses<\/strong> when learning guitar scales: use your ears (most important), your eyes (recognize the pattern on the fretboard), your brains (memorize the guitar scale formulas) and your fingers&#8217; muscle memory.<\/p>\n<p><b>Legend<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/guitar_legend_root.gif\" alt=\"Guitar Fretboard Legend : Root\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" align=\"absmiddle\" \/>\u00a0 represents the root or 1 of the guitar scale. The letter inside the box is the note name.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/images\/lessons\/guitar_legend_note.gif\" alt=\"Guitar Fretboard Legend : Note\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" align=\"absmiddle\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0represents a guitar scale note.<\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #b9b9ba;\">grey numbers<\/span> below the music notation is the fingering (1=index finger, 2=middle finger, 3=ring finger, 4=pinky finger).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIK9jHLOPmQ?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"ionian\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>1. C Ionian Mode<\/h2>\n<p>The Ionian mode is also known as the major scale.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Formula<\/strong>: <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00;\">1 2 3 4 5 6 7<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Use<\/strong>: on major chords (Imaj7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related chord<\/strong>: Cmaj7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristic notes<\/strong>: 3 (e) and 7 (b)<\/li>\n<li>The 4 (f) is what is called an <strong>avoid note<\/strong> over major chords. For example, the f (4) played over a Cmaj7 chord will sound dissonant because it&#8217;s a half step higher than the chord note e (3), creating a b9 interval. This doesn&#8217;t mean that you can&#8217;t use the f in your lines. You can play the f (like I do in the example lick below), but I wouldn&#8217;t keep it hanging for too long, unless you really like that sound.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-5e7adb89eea9091ccf5b36579f210774-6a4885ef95617\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"5e7adb89eea9091ccf5b36579f210774\" data-instance_id=\"5e7adb89eea9091ccf5b36579f210774-6a467d3a6497e\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/c-ionian-mode-1.png\" alt=\"C Ionian mode diagram\" width=\"779\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/c-ionian-mode-1.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/c-ionian-mode-1-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/c-ionian-mode-1-768x253.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/c-ionian-mode-1-585x193.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ionian-mode-guitar-fingering.png\" alt=\"Ionian mode guitar fingering\" width=\"720\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ionian-mode-guitar-fingering.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ionian-mode-guitar-fingering-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ionian-mode-guitar-fingering-585x401.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following example lick only uses notes of the <strong>C Ionian scale<\/strong>. It starts with a 1235 pattern on the 5th, followed by an enclosure of the 3rd and finishes with a descending scale run.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a longer Ionian scale study more below in this lesson.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Backing Track<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-3ff63ceb75cd275eaa87d8dd3aaa54b4-6a4885ef965f4\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"3ff63ceb75cd275eaa87d8dd3aaa54b4\" data-instance_id=\"3ff63ceb75cd275eaa87d8dd3aaa54b4-6a467d3a65ca5\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-0c470ad6722d733d677d540a09439384-6a4885ef971ba\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"0c470ad6722d733d677d540a09439384\" data-instance_id=\"0c470ad6722d733d677d540a09439384-6a467d3a66a51\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ionian-mode-guitar-lick-b.png\" alt=\"Ionian mode guitar lick\" width=\"720\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ionian-mode-guitar-lick-b.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ionian-mode-guitar-lick-b-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/ionian-mode-guitar-lick-b-585x181.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"dorian\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>2. D Dorian Mode<\/h2>\n<p>The Dorian mode is almost identical to the Aeolian mode (or natural minor scale), except for the 6th note.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Formula<\/strong>: <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00;\">1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Use<\/strong>: on minor chords (the ii of a ii V I), on minor modal tunes such as So What.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related chord<\/strong>: Dm7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristic notes<\/strong>: 6 and 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-5a8614dc7019b6322d3fd5637d1c9656-6a4885ef97d6b\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"5a8614dc7019b6322d3fd5637d1c9656\" data-instance_id=\"5a8614dc7019b6322d3fd5637d1c9656-6a467d3a677da\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/d-dorian-mode-1.png\" alt=\"D Dorian mode diagram\" width=\"779\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/d-dorian-mode-1.png 779w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/d-dorian-mode-1-300x99.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/d-dorian-mode-1-768x253.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/d-dorian-mode-1-585x193.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dorian-mode-guitar-fingering.png\" alt=\"Dorian mode guitar fingering\" width=\"720\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dorian-mode-guitar-fingering.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dorian-mode-guitar-fingering-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dorian-mode-guitar-fingering-585x388.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following lick only uses notes of the <strong>D Dorian scale<\/strong> and puts emphasis on the 6 and the 9, 2 characteristic notes of the Dorian mode.<\/p>\n<p>There is a longer Dorian scale study more below in this lesson.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Backing Track<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-690bdb95ae1a4921c6ef5217a2abad76-6a4885ef989b7\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"690bdb95ae1a4921c6ef5217a2abad76\" data-instance_id=\"690bdb95ae1a4921c6ef5217a2abad76-6a467d3a68df6\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-8b8dd1dbe3410f75027888fdb0e3cdb5-6a4885ef9957c\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"8b8dd1dbe3410f75027888fdb0e3cdb5\" data-instance_id=\"8b8dd1dbe3410f75027888fdb0e3cdb5-6a467d3a69e90\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dorian-mode-guitar-lick.png\" alt=\"Dorian mode guitar lick\" width=\"720\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dorian-mode-guitar-lick.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dorian-mode-guitar-lick-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dorian-mode-guitar-lick-585x410.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"phrygian\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3. E Phrygian Mode<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Formula<\/strong>: <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00;\">1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Use<\/strong>: on minor chords (iiim7). Played on a Im7, the Phrygian mode has a Spanish flavor (one of the guitar scales frequently used in flamenco).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related chord<\/strong>: Em7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristic notes<\/strong>: b9 and b6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-2fed3d8df4e2d4dae4ac9e066b68cc8f-6a4885ef9a1b5\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"2fed3d8df4e2d4dae4ac9e066b68cc8f\" data-instance_id=\"2fed3d8df4e2d4dae4ac9e066b68cc8f-6a467d3a6b3b8\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/e-phrygian-mode-1.png\" alt=\"E Phrygian mode diagram\" width=\"779\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phrygian-mode-guitar-fingering.png\" alt=\"Phrygian mode guitar fingering\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phrygian-mode-guitar-fingering.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phrygian-mode-guitar-fingering-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phrygian-mode-guitar-fingering-585x390.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following example only uses notes of the <strong>E Phrygian scale<\/strong> and puts emphasis on the b9 and b13, two characteristic notes of the Phrygian mode.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Backing Track<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-6aa01e332840e4a8132944942b8e5ceb-6a4885ef9adee\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"6aa01e332840e4a8132944942b8e5ceb\" data-instance_id=\"6aa01e332840e4a8132944942b8e5ceb-6a467d3a6c8e8\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-add8c453aeae459711202f4134221b0f-6a4885ef9b985\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"add8c453aeae459711202f4134221b0f\" data-instance_id=\"add8c453aeae459711202f4134221b0f-6a467d3a6de1d\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5643\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phrygian-mode-guitar-lick.png\" alt=\"Phrygian mode guitar lick\" width=\"720\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phrygian-mode-guitar-lick.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phrygian-mode-guitar-lick-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/phrygian-mode-guitar-lick-585x414.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"lydian\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>4. F Lydian Mode<\/h2>\n<p>The Lydian mode is almost identical to the major scale, except for the 4th note (#4).<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Formula<\/strong>: <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00;\">1 2 3 #4 5 6 7<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Use<\/strong>: on major chords (IVmaj7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related chord<\/strong>: Fmaj7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristic notes<\/strong>: 7 and #11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-4a7f9cb1145076533f7bd3dd3809f7b4-6a4885ef9c50b\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"4a7f9cb1145076533f7bd3dd3809f7b4\" data-instance_id=\"4a7f9cb1145076533f7bd3dd3809f7b4-6a467d3a6f362\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/f-lydian-mode-1.png\" alt=\"F Lydian mode diagram\" width=\"779\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5617\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/lydian-mode-guitar-fingering.png\" alt=\"Lydian mode guitar fingering\" width=\"720\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/lydian-mode-guitar-fingering.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/lydian-mode-guitar-fingering-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/lydian-mode-guitar-fingering-585x410.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following example only uses notes of the <strong>F Lydian scale<\/strong> and puts emphasis on the 7 and #11, two characteristic notes of the Lydian mode.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Backing Track<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-11ed00abbed9cc725814a1acc23d9a22-6a4885ef9d0f1\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"11ed00abbed9cc725814a1acc23d9a22\" data-instance_id=\"11ed00abbed9cc725814a1acc23d9a22-6a467d3a7087f\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-3d07fc2d55075e266c440b40759f4afd-6a4885ef9dcde\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"3d07fc2d55075e266c440b40759f4afd\" data-instance_id=\"3d07fc2d55075e266c440b40759f4afd-6a467d3a71dcf\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/lydian-mode-guitar-lick.png\" alt=\"Lydian mode guitar lick\" width=\"720\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/lydian-mode-guitar-lick.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/lydian-mode-guitar-lick-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/lydian-mode-guitar-lick-585x398.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"mixolydian\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>5. G Mixolydian Mode<\/h2>\n<p>The Mixolydian mode is almost identical to the major scale (or Ionian mode), except for the last note (b7).<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Formula<\/strong>: <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00;\">1 2 3 4 5 6 b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Use<\/strong>: on dominant chords (V7). The Mixolydian scale is often used in blues (on I7).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related chord<\/strong>: G7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristic notes<\/strong>: 6 and b7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-6bc33af254a18629a674c977dc7f86bd-6a4885ef9e991\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"6bc33af254a18629a674c977dc7f86bd\" data-instance_id=\"6bc33af254a18629a674c977dc7f86bd-6a467d3a7331c\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/g-mixolydian-mode-1.png\" alt=\"G Mixolydian mode diagram\" width=\"779\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5618\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mixolydian-mode-guitar-fingering.png\" alt=\"Mixolydian mode guitar fingering\" width=\"720\" height=\"483\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mixolydian-mode-guitar-fingering.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mixolydian-mode-guitar-fingering-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mixolydian-mode-guitar-fingering-585x392.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This next lick is based on the <strong>G Mixolydian scale<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Backing Track<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-9ae16772ac69b8648d70f1cbfe75b59d-6a4885ef9f6ea\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"9ae16772ac69b8648d70f1cbfe75b59d\" data-instance_id=\"9ae16772ac69b8648d70f1cbfe75b59d-6a467d3a7488f\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-992729936f36060ffeb68e6740ad12dc-6a4885efa0370\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"992729936f36060ffeb68e6740ad12dc\" data-instance_id=\"992729936f36060ffeb68e6740ad12dc-6a467d3a75e3d\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mixolydian-mode-guitar-lick.png\" alt=\"Mixolydian mode guitar lick\" width=\"720\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mixolydian-mode-guitar-lick.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mixolydian-mode-guitar-lick-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mixolydian-mode-guitar-lick-585x396.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"aeolian\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>6. A Aeolian Mode<\/h2>\n<p>The Aeolian mode is the same scale as the natural minor scale.<\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Formula<\/strong>: <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00;\">1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Use<\/strong>: on minor chords (vim7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related chord<\/strong>: Am7<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristic note<\/strong>: b6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-36ed5b2059a4b5102528f476c33d4c38-6a4885efa0f1e\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"36ed5b2059a4b5102528f476c33d4c38\" data-instance_id=\"36ed5b2059a4b5102528f476c33d4c38-6a467d3a774b7\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/a-aeolian-mode-1.png\" alt=\"A Aeolian mode diagram\" width=\"779\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/aeolian-mode-guitar-fingering.png\" alt=\"Aeolian mode guitar fingering\" width=\"720\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/aeolian-mode-guitar-fingering.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/aeolian-mode-guitar-fingering-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/aeolian-mode-guitar-fingering-585x386.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This lick is based on the <strong>A Aeolian scale<\/strong> and\u00a0focuses on the characteristic note (b6) of the Aeolian mode. By emphasizing this note, you outline the sound of the mode in your lines, differentiating it from other minor modes such as the Dorian mode, which has a major 6.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Backing Track<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-6320d2c5be175df727692e5d0566a8dd-6a4885efa1abf\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"6320d2c5be175df727692e5d0566a8dd\" data-instance_id=\"6320d2c5be175df727692e5d0566a8dd-6a467d3a78b93\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-3c4a312d4ccd5597a335bca840757be9-6a4885efa2651\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"3c4a312d4ccd5597a335bca840757be9\" data-instance_id=\"3c4a312d4ccd5597a335bca840757be9-6a467d3a7a28a\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/aeolian-mode-guitar-lick.png\" alt=\"Aeolian Mode Guitar Lick\" width=\"720\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/aeolian-mode-guitar-lick.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/aeolian-mode-guitar-lick-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/aeolian-mode-guitar-lick-585x418.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"locrian\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>7. B Locrian Mode<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Formula<\/strong>: <span style=\"background-color: #ffcc00;\">1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-sty\"><strong>Use<\/strong>: on half diminished chords (the iim7b5 on a minor ii V I)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Related chord<\/strong>: Bm7b5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Characteristic note<\/strong>: b5<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-8212b6bade161bdc89b77ece9d0bcbb5-6a4885efa31e8\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"8212b6bade161bdc89b77ece9d0bcbb5\" data-instance_id=\"8212b6bade161bdc89b77ece9d0bcbb5-6a467d3a7b9db\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/b-locrian-mode-1.png\" alt=\"B Locrian mode diagram\" width=\"779\" height=\"257\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7901\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locrian-mode-guitar-fingering.png\" alt=\"Locrian mode guitar fingering\" width=\"720\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locrian-mode-guitar-fingering.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locrian-mode-guitar-fingering-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locrian-mode-guitar-fingering-585x388.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The following example only uses notes of the <strong>B Locrian scale<\/strong>. I emphasize the 11 in this lick because it adds a nice color played over m7b5 chords.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Backing Track<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-3a44f5ada16318775fb03979463eba56-6a4885efa3d68\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"3a44f5ada16318775fb03979463eba56\" data-instance_id=\"3a44f5ada16318775fb03979463eba56-6a467d3a7d02e\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-c63e9786d97f4a1e89c1c913fe3f76ec-6a4885efa48f3\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"c63e9786d97f4a1e89c1c913fe3f76ec\" data-instance_id=\"c63e9786d97f4a1e89c1c913fe3f76ec-6a467d3a7e673\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locrian-mode-guitar-lick.png\" alt=\"Locrian mode guitar lick\" width=\"720\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locrian-mode-guitar-lick.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locrian-mode-guitar-lick-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locrian-mode-guitar-lick-585x410.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/>\n<a id=\"modal\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Using Guitar Modes Over Modal Standards<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is modal music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A modal standard is a standard that uses modes instead of chord progressions as its harmonic basis.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The most famous modal compositions are <strong>So What<\/strong> (Miles Davis) and <strong>Impressions<\/strong> (John Coltrane).<\/p>\n<p>Both standards use the same AABA form:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A1<\/strong>: 8 bars of Dm7 (D Dorian scale)<\/li>\n<li><strong>A2<\/strong>: 8 bars of Dm7 (D Dorian scale)<\/li>\n<li><strong>B<\/strong>: 8 bars of Ebm7 (Eb Dorian scale)<\/li>\n<li><strong>A3<\/strong>: 8 bars of Dm7 (D Dorian scale)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the following solo over So What (or Impressions) I play only notes of the D Dorian scale over the A sections, and the Eb Dorian scale over the B sections:<\/p>\n<p><strong>D Dorian Scale<\/strong> (A sections)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D-dorian-scale.png\" alt=\"D Dorian Scale Diagram\" width=\"615\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D-dorian-scale.png 615w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D-dorian-scale-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/D-dorian-scale-585x211.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eb Dorian Scale<\/strong> (B section)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Eb-dorian-scale.png\" alt=\"Eb Dorian Scale\" width=\"609\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Eb-dorian-scale.png 609w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Eb-dorian-scale-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Eb-dorian-scale-585x211.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In <strong>bar 26<\/strong>, you&#8217;ll notice I switch to another position on the guitar neck. On that part, I play the A Aeolian scale shape, which might be confusing for those that just started studying modes. This is because a lot of guitarists think in shapes rather than in notes.<\/p>\n<p>D Dorian has the same notes as A Aeolian (both come from the C major scale), they just start on a different note. Because the harmonic background of this tune is D minor, <strong>the A Aeolian shape will sound like D Dorian<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also play all the other mode shapes of the C major scale over So What (C Ionian, E Phrygian, etc). They will all sound like D Dorian because <strong>the tonal center of the tune is D<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The diagram below shows you a D Dorian scale that looks like the A Aeolian scale shape. Notice how the <span style=\"color: #ff0000; font-weight: bold;\">red root note<\/span> is D, not A:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5601\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/A-aeolian-scale.png\" alt=\"A Aeolian Scale\" width=\"613\" height=\"223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/A-aeolian-scale.png 613w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/A-aeolian-scale-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/A-aeolian-scale-585x213.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>D Dorian = A Aeolian. Although it is ok to visualize scale shapes as you improvise, realize that they are just a set of 7 notes that depend on the tonal center of the tune you are playing. The A Aeolian shape played over D minor, will not sound Aeolian, but Dorian (confusing, I know).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Backing Track<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-5b28c7b1e82462d16f30fbfe091130af-6a4885efa546d\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"5b28c7b1e82462d16f30fbfe091130af\" data-instance_id=\"5b28c7b1e82462d16f30fbfe091130af-6a467d3a7fcf0\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; Play Along<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-3445c12d7cec6c983ee0e1c49acef535-6a4885efa6007\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"3445c12d7cec6c983ee0e1c49acef535\" data-instance_id=\"3445c12d7cec6c983ee0e1c49acef535-6a467d3a81308\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-1.png\" alt=\"So What guitar solo page 1\" width=\"720\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-1.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-1-286x300.png 286w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-1-585x614.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-2.png\" alt=\"So What guitar solo page 2\" width=\"720\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-2.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-2-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-2-585x605.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-3.png\" alt=\"So What guitar solo page 3\" width=\"720\" height=\"772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-3.png 720w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-3-280x300.png 280w, https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/so-what-solo-3-585x627.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/>\n<a id=\"easy\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Using Modes over Chord Progressions (Guitar Modes Made Easy)<\/h2>\n<p>Next, you&#8217;ll learn how to apply modes over chord progressions, a <strong>ii V I vi<\/strong> (C major) in this case.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; border-top: 0; padding-left: 15px;\">Dm7<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; border-top: 0; padding-left: 15px;\">G7<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; border-top: 0; padding-left: 15px;\">Cmaj7<\/td>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; text-align: left; border-top: 0; padding-left: 15px;\">Am7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 150px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15px;\">iim7<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 150px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15px;\">V7<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 150px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15px;\">Imaj7<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff; width: 150px; text-align: left; padding-left: 15px;\">vim7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Theoretically, you play a different scale over each chord:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dm7 (ii): the D Dorian scale.<\/li>\n<li>G7 (V): the G Mixolydian scale.<\/li>\n<li>Cmaj7 (I): the C Ionian scale.<\/li>\n<li>Am7 (vi): the A Aeolian scale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In practice we don&#8217;t think like that because it&#8217;s <strong>too hard to switch scales<\/strong> on each chord.<\/p>\n<p>If we have a look at the 4 modes of these chords, you&#8217;ll notice they <strong>all have the same notes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"tableizer-table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; text-align: center; color: red; width: 30%;\">D Dorian Scale<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; text-align: center;\"><\/th>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>b3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; text-align: center; color: red;\">G Mixolydian Scale<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; text-align: center;\"><\/th>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; text-align: center; color: red;\">C Ionian Scale<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; text-align: center;\"><\/th>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; text-align: center; color: red;\">A Aeolian Scale<\/th>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">A<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">B<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">C<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">D<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">E<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">F<\/td>\n<td style=\"background-color: black; color: white;\">G<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"tableizer-firstrow\">\n<th style=\"border-top: 0; text-align: center;\"><\/th>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>b3<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>b6<\/td>\n<td>b7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So, these 4 modes all have the same 7 notes: C D E F G A B<\/p>\n<p>This means we can <strong>play one scale<\/strong> (the scale of the Imaj7 chord for example), and use that scale to play over all chords (as long as the chords don&#8217;t modulate).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The C Ionian scale played over the Dm7 chord will sound like the D Dorian scale.<\/li>\n<li>The C Ionian scale played over the G7 chord will sound like the G Mixolydian scale.<\/li>\n<li>The C Ionian scale played over the Am7 chord will sound like the A Aeolian scale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the following example I use the C Ionian scale over a ii V I vi chord progression:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Backing Track<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"waveplayer-container\"><div id=\"waveplayer-83ce07d1054c9f0bb92563da3c37370f-6a4885efa6bca\" class=\"waveplayer loading wvpl-skin-w2-evolution wvpl-palette-800e3a14c86733ad9ccc96fd80850d88 wvpl-style-light wvpl-size-xs wvpl-shape-rounded \" data-limit=\"0\" data-mode=\"normal\" data-config_id=\"83ce07d1054c9f0bb92563da3c37370f\" data-instance_id=\"83ce07d1054c9f0bb92563da3c37370f-6a467d3a82917\">\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-left-box\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/audiobg.png)\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-interface\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-volume-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-info\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-controls\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-prev wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-play\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-next wvpl-disabled\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-icon wvpl-volume wvpl-volume_up\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-poster\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-right-box\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-overlay\">\n\t\t\t<svg>\n\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#waveform-animation\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"percentage\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-loading-progress\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"message\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-position\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-duration\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-waveform\"><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-infobar\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playing-info\"><div class=\"wvpl-infoblock\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wvpl-playlist-wrapper\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Listen &amp; 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If you have any questions, don&#8217;t hesitate to post them in the <strong>comment section<\/strong> below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What to learn after guitar modes?<\/strong> The best tool for improvisation are arpeggios.\u00a0 Learn all about them in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/guitar-arpeggios\/\">Introduction to Guitar Arpeggios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Guitar-Modes.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/pdf-download.png\" alt=\"PDF Download\" width=\"82\" height=\"106\" \/>The Beginner&#8217;s Guide to Guitar Modes PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a id=\"more\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"tocgreybox\">\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #313131; padding: 5px 5px 5px 10px; color: #ffffff;\">More Guitar Scale Lessons<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"tocl\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/easy-jazz-guitar-scales\/\">7 Essential Jazz Guitar Scales for Beginners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/blues-scales\/\">The Minor Blues Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/blues-scales\/#major\">The Major Blues Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/bebop-scale\/\">The Bebop Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/harmonic-minor-scale-jazz\/\">The Harmonic Minor Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/how-to-use-the-melodic-minor-scale\/\">The Melodic Minor Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/altered-scale-for-guitar\/\">The Altered Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/diminished-scale\/\">The Diminished Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/whole-tone-scale\/\">The Whole Tone Scale<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jazzguitar.be\/blog\/exotic-guitar-scales\/\">Exotic Guitar Scales<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guitar modes are a type of scale that you need to master to be able to improvise in jazz.<\/p>\n<p>Modes can be a bit confusing at the start, but once you get your head around the basic idea, you will notice modes can be quite simple and very useful for improvisation.<\/p>\n<p>In this lesson, you will learn the modes of the major scale. 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