SCALES & MODES.
By Morten Gjermundsen(trollstjerne@yahoo.no)
Following scales will be cover´ed: A minor,A major,A harmonic minor,
And A phrygian-dominant.The modes cover´ed are:A dorian,
A mixolydian,A lydian,A phrygian,A locrian,A ionian and A aeollian.
First here is the A major scale(also known as the ionian mode):
|---------------------------------------------4--5--------|
|---------------------------------------5--7--------------|
|-----------------------------4--6--7---------------------|
|-------------------4--6--7-------------------------------|
|---------4--5--7-----------------------------------------|
|--5--7---------------------------------------------------|
Here is the A minor scale(also known as the aeolian mode):
|-------------------------------------------------5--7--8--|
|---------------------------------------5--6--8------------|
|--------------------------------5--7----------------------|
|----------------------5--7--9-----------------------------|
|------------5--7--8---------------------------------------|
|--5--7--8-------------------------------------------------|
Here you see the A harmonic minor scale:
|---------------------------------------------4--5--7--8---|
|---------------------------------------5--6---------------|
|-----------------------------4--5--7----------------------|
|----------------------6--7--------------------------------|
|------------5--7--8---------------------------------------|
|--5--7--8-------------------------------------------------|
This is the A dorian mode:
|------------------------------------------------5--7--8----|
|--------------------------------------5--7--8--------------|
|----------------------------4--5--7------------------------|
|------------------4--5--7----------------------------------|
|------------5--7-------------------------------------------|
|--5--7--8--------------------------------------------------|
The killer mode of the A phrygian:
|------------------------------------------------5--6--8-----|
|--------------------------------------5--6--8---------------|
|--------------------------------5--7------------------------|
|----------------------5--7--8-------------------------------|
|------------5--7--8-----------------------------------------|
|--5--6--8---------------------------------------------------|
The killer scale A phrygian-dominant:
|-------------------------------------------------5--6--9----|
|---------------------------------------5--6--8--------------|
|--------------------------------6--7------------------------|
|----------------------5--7--8-------------------------------|
|---------4--5--7--8-----------------------------------------|
|--5--6------------------------------------------------------|
Here is the A lydian mode:
|----------------------------------------------4--5--7--------|
|------------------------------------4--5--7------------------|
|-----------------------------4--6----------------------------|
|-------------------4--6--7-----------------------------------|
|---------4--6--7---------------------------------------------|
|--5--7-------------------------------------------------------|
The A mixolydian mode:
|-----------------------------------------------------7--9--10--|
|------------------------------------------7--8--10-------------|
|--------------------------------6--7--9------------------------|
|----------------------5--7--9----------------------------------|
|------------5--7--9--------------------------------------------|
|--5--7--9------------------------------------------------------|
Here is the final mode A locrian:
|-------------------------------------------------5--6--8-------|
|------------------------------------------6--8-----------------|
|--------------------------------5--7--8------------------------|
|----------------------5--7--8----------------------------------|
|------------5--6--8--------------------------------------------|
|--5--6--8------------------------------------------------------|
Well that´s all i think.Remember to practice these scales and modes in all keys.
Good luck with your scale and mode studies.Home.