IONIAN MODE
IONIAN CHORD
DORIAN MODE
DORIAN CHORD
PHRYGIAN MODE
PHRYGIAN CHORD
LYDIAN MODE
LYDIAN CHORD
MIXOLYDIAN MODE
MIXOLYDIAN CHORD
AEOLIAN MODE
AEOLIAN CHORD
LOCRIAN MODE
LOCRIAN CHORD
M A J O R
I N D E X
E X O T I C A
G L O S S A R Y
E M A I L
N O T A T I O N
Staff notation and tablature, plus several fretboard diagrams. Play this on your guitar or keyboard.
S C A L E D E G R E E S
These identify each tone's position relative to the tonic.
S T E P P A T T E R N
Successive intervals between tones; each mode has its own distinct pattern.
H = half step = 1 semitone (1 fret)
W = whole step = 2 semitones (2 frets)
m3 = minor 3rd = 3 semitones (3 frets)
V A R I A N T N A M E S
Though Ionian is the first mode of the Major scale, the terms can be used somewhat interchangeably. With a bright, glad sound, this series of tones is the "ruler" by which all others will be identified and defined.
H E A R I T