Major Scale modes

Now that we know the note names of our frets (Learn the Fretboard), and our first scale (C Major), we'll move right on into the wonderful world of the Major Scale Modes.

Here's a useful way to think of the Modes:

Mode #1 is also the same as our C Major Scale (and other Major Scales)
Imagine Mode #1 is a Parent that has 6 children, Modes #2-7

We're going to learn these Modes with the same useful 2-3-3 format and still in the key of C Major.

MODE #1

Mode #1 moves from C to C.

It's also called the Ionian Mode (and is the same as the previous C Major Scale)

MODE #2

Mode #2 moves from D to D.

It's also called the Dorian Mode.

MODE #3

Mode #3 moves from E to E.

It's also called the Phrygian Mode.

MODE #4

Mode #4 moves from F to F.

It's also called the Lydian Mode.

MODE #5

Mode #5 moves from G to G.

It's also called the Mixolydian Mode.

MODE #6

Mode #6 moves from A to A.

It's also called the Aeolian Mode.

MODE #7

Mode #7 moves from B to B.

It's also called the Locrian Mode.

HALLOWEEN?

We've learned the modes individually in the the key of C Major. Again, think of the Parent (Mode #1) as having 6 kids (Modes #2-7).

Now let's view them in a slightly different way:

So for Halloween one year, the 6 kids all decided to dress up like the parent...

sound and feel

So, how do these Modes sound & feel when played alongside one another in a key (like C Major), or in comparison to each other?

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