Every mode, every key

The seven modes of the major scale, mapped across the guitar neck in all twelve keys — with the notes, the chords that live inside each one, and a drone to improvise over. Pick a key; the page shows you the map, and the app lights up what you play on it. New to modes? Start with the guides. New to the neck itself? Start with the fretboard map — every note on the neck.

Todos los modos, todas las tonalidades · Tous les modes, toutes les tonalités · Tutti i modi, tutte le tonalità · Todos os modos, todos os tons · Alle Modi, alle Tonarten · Alle modi, alle toonsoorten · Wszystkie skale modalne, wszystkie tonacje · Все лады, все тональности · Усі лади, усі тональності · Bütün modlar, bütün tonlar · すべてのモード、すべてのキー · 모든 모드, 모든 키 · 所有调式，所有调 · Mọi mode, mọi giọng · Semua mode, semua nada dasar · सारे मोड्स, सारी की

Ionian

Ionian is the plain major scale — the resolved, "everything is fine" sound that most Western music treats as home.

Formula: R - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7

C Ionian Db Ionian D Ionian Eb Ionian E Ionian F Ionian F# Ionian G Ionian Ab Ionian A Ionian Bb Ionian B Ionian

Dorian

Dorian is a minor scale with one note lifted: the 6th is major instead of minor, which turns "sad" into "cool".

Formula: R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7

C Dorian C# Dorian D Dorian Eb Dorian E Dorian F Dorian F# Dorian G Dorian G# Dorian A Dorian Bb Dorian B Dorian

Phrygian

Phrygian is a minor scale with the note directly above home pushed down a semitone — instant darkness.

Formula: R - b2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7

C Phrygian C# Phrygian D Phrygian D# Phrygian E Phrygian F Phrygian F# Phrygian G Phrygian G# Phrygian A Phrygian A# Phrygian B Phrygian

Lydian

Lydian is the major scale with the 4th raised a semitone — major, but floating instead of grounded.

Formula: R - 2 - 3 - b5 - 5 - 6 - 7

C Lydian Db Lydian D Lydian Eb Lydian E Lydian F Lydian Gb Lydian G Lydian Ab Lydian A Lydian Bb Lydian B Lydian

Mixolydian

Mixolydian is the major scale with the 7th lowered — bright on top, bluesy underneath.

Formula: R - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - b7

C Mixolydian C# Mixolydian D Mixolydian Eb Mixolydian E Mixolydian F Mixolydian F# Mixolydian G Mixolydian Ab Mixolydian A Mixolydian Bb Mixolydian B Mixolydian

Aeolian

Aeolian is the natural minor scale — the plain sad one, the shadow twin of the major scale.

Formula: R - 2 - b3 - 4 - 5 - b6 - b7

C Aeolian C# Aeolian D Aeolian D# Aeolian E Aeolian F Aeolian F# Aeolian G Aeolian G# Aeolian A Aeolian Bb Aeolian B Aeolian

Locrian

Locrian is the unstable one: both the 2nd and the 5th are flattened, so home itself is a diminished chord that never feels settled.

Formula: R - b2 - b3 - 4 - b5 - b6 - b7

C Locrian C# Locrian D Locrian D# Locrian E Locrian F Locrian F# Locrian G Locrian G# Locrian A Locrian A# Locrian B Locrian