Derivation:
| Number | Name | Tonality | Formula | Related chord |
| 1 | Ionian | Major | as Major scale | Maj 7 th |
| 2 | Dorian | Minor | b3,b7 | Min 7 th |
| 3 | Phrygian | Minor | b2,b3,b6,b7 | Min 7 th |
| 4 | Lydian | Major | #4 | Maj 7 th |
| 5 | Mixolydian | Dominant | b7 | 7 th |
| 6 | Aeolian | Minor | b3,b6,b7 | Min 7 th |
| 7 | Locrian | Diminished | b2,b3,b5,b6,b7 | Min7b5 |
Mode fingering charts
Many guitarists learn to play modes and some even learn to understand how they are derived. But relatively very few guitarists really learn to use modes. The following diagrams will help you to learn modes in an applicable way. The way they are laid out in seven octave patterns is part of a really useful system of learning to integrate modes with chords. This system is fully explained on our courses. Click on a course logo for details
Index of scales
