GUITAR MODE GURU

The Major scale is made up of seven notes. When each of these seven notes becomes the root note, the other notes follow in different intervals that create the seven modes.Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian.See the following examples for how each mode is formed... The First mode is Ionian, the Major Scale. Many know it as Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. It is often associated with a bright and happy sound.The formula is Root Whole Whole Half Whole Whole Whole Half or RWWHWWWH... The Second mode is Dorian. A minor scale with a natural 6th. It has a jazzy and bluesy quality.The formula is RWHWWWHW