Start on any note other than A and you're playing a mode – B Dorian, C# Phrygian and so on. Each mode, of course, has its own unique structure and we'll look at them all in future lessons.

Modes can be intimidating if you´ve never used them before, but Alex makes the Dorian mode a lot less daunting by relating it to the more friendly E minor pentatonic scale - there are just two extra ...

Inspired by legendary P-Funk guitarist Eddie Hazel, we’re playing over a funk-style backing here and targeting an F# note on the 7th fret of the second string (taken from the A Dorian scale). You have ...

Welcome to the Guitar Theory Visualizer! This interactive web application helps guitarists understand music theory concepts like scales, modes, chords, and note relationships directly on a virtual ...

Try playing scales together with various chords in a progression and emphasize notes of the scale that imply tension and resolution. This will turn your examine-a-scale practice into a way to express ...

Play these notes in order starting on A and it's the A Ionian mode. Start on any note other than A and you're playing a mode – B Dorian, C# Phrygian and so on. Each mode, of course, has its own ...