{"id":1576,"date":"2011-03-16T17:39:55","date_gmt":"2011-03-17T01:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=1576"},"modified":"2014-07-10T06:45:33","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T14:45:33","slug":"the-secret-to-modes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/the-secret-to-modes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Secret To Modes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In your playing, there comes a time when you start getting into soloing and improvisation&#8230; and one place to start is &#8220;modes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Every <a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\">major scale<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script> comes with 7 modes. At first glance, they can appear intimidating:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ionian<br \/>\nDorian<br \/>\nPhrygian<br \/>\nLydian<br \/>\nMixolydian<br \/>\nAeolian<br \/>\nLocrian\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>These are greek names to describe each mode of the scale. They sound harder than they are to play, trust me!<\/p>\n<p>The concept is very simple.<\/p>\n<p>Take any major scale and play the SAME notes of the scale starting and ending on a tone of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, you may already know one of the modes if you&#8217;ve been following me for a while.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>AEOLIAN MODE<\/strong> (a.k.a. &#8211; &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\">minor scale<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script>&#8220;) is created by playing a major scale starting and ending on the 6th tone.<\/p>\n<p>So, in C major, since the 6th tone is A, you&#8217;d simply play the same notes of the C major scale but starting and ending on &#8220;A.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is the concept of modes in a nutshell.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Ionian<\/strong> &#8211; Starting and ending on the 1st tone<br \/>\n<strong>Dorian<\/strong> &#8211; Starting and ending on the 2nd tone<br \/>\n<strong>Phrygian<\/strong> &#8211; Starting and ending on the 3rd tone<br \/>\n<strong>Lydian<\/strong> &#8211; Starting and ending on the 4th tone<br \/>\n<strong>Mixolydian<\/strong> &#8211; Starting and ending on the 5th tone<br \/>\n<strong>Aeolian<\/strong> &#8211; Starting and ending on the 6th tone<br \/>\n<strong>Locrian<\/strong> &#8211; Starting and ending on the 7th tone<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Ionian&#8221; and &#8220;Aeolian&#8221; tend to be the most commonly played modes since they are essentially the major and minor scale.<\/p>\n<p>Think about it&#8230; playing C major from the 1st tone of the scale to the 1st tone of the scale is the same old regular major scale you&#8217;ve always played! No changes needed! We&#8217;re just calling it something different here (Ionian mode).<\/p>\n<p>Same with the 6th tone &#8212; it&#8217;s a regular minor scale but now we&#8217;re calling it the aeolian mode.<\/p>\n<p>The others are not so known but carry the same easy concept.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Dorian<\/strong> &#8211; Simply start on 2nd tone of scale. In C major, that&#8217;s D E F G A B C D.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phrygian<\/strong> &#8211; Simply start on 3rd tone of scale. In C major, that&#8217;s E F G A B C D E<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lydian<\/strong> &#8211; Simply start on 4th tone of scale. In C major, that&#8217;s F G A B C D E F<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mixolydian<\/strong> &#8211; Simply start on 5th tone of scale. In C major, that&#8217;s G A B C D E F G<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aeolian<\/strong> &#8211; As you know, start on 6th tone of scale. In C major, that&#8217;s A B C D E F G A<\/p>\n<p><strong>Locrian<\/strong> &#8211; Simply start on last tone of scale (7th tone). In C major, B C D E F G A B<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Later, we&#8217;ll talk about how and where to use them.<\/p>\n<p>But for now, just remember each mode can be played with each <a href=\"https:\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox\/141e8f273f72a2%3A14dcc288eb46dc\/5650082896543744\/\" target=\"_blank\">diatonic chord<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/my.leadpages.net\/leadbox-714.js\"><\/script> of the scale.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>C major 7<\/em> &#8211; Play C Ionian<\/p>\n<p><em>D minor 7<\/em> &#8211; Play D Dorian<\/p>\n<p><em>E minor 7<\/em> &#8211; Play E Phrygian<\/p>\n<p><em>F major 7<\/em> &#8211; Play F Lydian<\/p>\n<p><em>G dom 7<\/em> &#8211; Play G Mixolydian<\/p>\n<p><em>A minor 7<\/em> &#8211; Play A Aeolian<\/p>\n<p><em>B half-dim 7<\/em> &#8211; Play B Locrian<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Just by understanding modes, you&#8217;ll develop tons of things to do off every tone of the scale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/christmas\/christmaskeyspic6.jpg\" class=\"videopic\">In your playing, there comes a time when you start getting into soloing and improvisation&#8230; and one place to start is &#8220;modes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Every major scale comes with 7 modes. At first glance, they can appear intimidating: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian.<\/p>\n<p>These are greek names to describe each mode of the scale. They sound harder than they are to play, trust me! 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