Major Scale - Ionian Mode

The building blocks of music, the Major scale is described in detail as it relates to the guitar. We all know it.

Doh
Ray
Me
Fah
So
Lah
Tee
Doh

But do you know how to play it on the guitar? Most of us start with basic Pentatonic shapes, and you can even excell and become quite accomplished using these shapes. But, if you are more interested in actually learning theory and how the guitar works, this is a great lesson from our friend Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio.

Learn Modes in 15 Minutes

Do you find the Modes confusing? Don't. This is the best explanation, and demonstration, that I have been able to find. Both of this two part video lesson from Rob Chapman are listed below.

Part One:

Part Two:

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Modes and Scales

David at Next Level Guitar gives a great lesson on scales.