Modal Scales by Lesson General -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Modal scales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed By : EzAvABlink e-mail: bassplayer101@hotmail.co.uk Tuning:Standard C Ionian (This is the same as the C Major scale) G|---------------------2-4-5---5-4-2----------------------------------| D|-----------2-3-5----------------------5-3-2-------------------------| A|----3-5-----------------------------------------5-3-----------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D Dorian G|-----------------4-5-7---7-5-4---------------------------------------| D|----------5-7----------------------7-5-------------------------------| A|-5-7-8-----------------------------------8-7-5-----------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E Phrygian G|----------------------7-9-10---10-9-7------------------------------| D|-----------7-9-10-------------------------10-9-7-------------------| A|-7-8-10----------------------------------------------10-8-7--------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| F Lydian G|--------------------7-9-10--10-9-7---------------------------------| D|---------7-9-10------------------------10-9-7----------------------| A|-8-10---------------------------------------------10-8-------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G Mixolydian G|----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------2-3-5---5-3-2-----------------------------------------| A|-------2-3-5---------------------5-3-2--------------------------------| E|-3-5--------------------------------------5-3-------------------------| A Aeolian G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------5-7---7-5------------------------------------------| A|-----------5-7-8----------------8-7-5----------------------------------| E|-5-7-8------------------------------------8-7-5------------------------| B Locrian G|------------------2-4--4-2---------------------------------------------| D|---------2-3-5--------------5-3-2--------------------------------------| A|-2-3-5-------------------------------5-3-2-----------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| These are the Modal scales in C Major,which means that there are no sharps or flats in of these scales. You can move those shapes around into different keys if you want,for example, if you play all of those scales in the key of D Major then C# and F# will be the only in the scales, and in the key of F Major the Bb will be the only sharp or flat in all of those scales and it will be common to all the scales,understand? :) This part is hard to explain but above see how eg, It's C Ionian and E phrygian...in the of D Major those names will become D Ionian and F Phrygian. Once you see which one is the Ionian you just work your way up the scale from there :) You can also play these scales using the bottom four strings of your guitar if you want :) Email me if you have any problems :) www.TAB6.com