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minor progression
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flats b 4
fret | 4
relative   Fm   minor
A♭--B♭m--Cm-D♭--E♭--Fm--G-A♭
chords/jam
I-IV-I-V = A♭-D♭-A♭-E♭
vi-ii-vi-iii = Fm-B♭m-Fm-Cm

Part1 - Ionian - Full Mode

 
 
Key = A♭

Fret 4 / 16
e «
G
A♭
B «

E♭

F
G «
B♭

C
D♭
D «
F

G
A♭
A «
C
D♭

E♭
E «

A♭

B♭
 
 
Key = A♭

Fret 4 / 16
e «

A♭

B♭
B «

E♭

F
G «
B♭

C

D «
F


A♭
A «
C


E♭
E «

A♭

B♭
 
 
Key = A♭

Fret 4 / 16
e «
G
A♭

B♭
B «

E♭

F
G «
B♭

C
D♭
D «
F

G
A♭
A «
C
D♭

E♭
E «
 
A♭

B♭
A♭-Ionian
The Major scale includes 7 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = A♭ » | A♭ | - | B♭ | - | C | D♭ | - | E♭ | - | F | - | G | A♭ |
The 1st mode of the Major scale is Ionian
The Ionian mode is a Major mode
In the Key of A♭ the Ionian mode is at Root fret 4 / 16

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Ionian contains 3 instances of Root note  A♭ 
A♭-Ionian
The Major pentatonic scale includes 5 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = A♭ » | A♭ | - | B♭ | - | C | - | - | E♭ | - | F | - | - | A♭ |
The Major pentatonic scale is formed by
removing the 4th (D♭) and 7th (G) from the Major scale
When played in one position, each string has 2 notes

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Ionian contains 3 instances of Root note  A♭ 

Part2 - Major Shapes & Patterns

 
 
Key = A♭

Fret 4 / 16
e «

 
B «

E♭


G «


C

D «



I
A «
 


 
E «

 


 
 
Key = A♭

Fret 4 / 16
e «
G



B «

V

F
G «
B♭


IV
D «



A♭
A «




E «




 
 
Key = A♭

Fret 4 / 16
e «
G
A♭

 
B «

E♭

F
G «
B♭

C
D♭
D «
F

G
A♭
A «
C
D♭

E♭
E «
 
A♭

B♭
A♭-Ionian
Major Patterns
The Root chord is a Major chord and is made by "stacking"
the 1st-3rd-5th notes of the Key
       If Key = A♭ » | A♭ | - | - | - | C | - | - | E♭ | - | - | - | - | A♭ |
I (First) 1-3-5 = I-iii-V = A♭-C-E♭
Shown above are the notes of the Root chord A♭ barred at Root fret 4 / 16
CAGED: within the Ionian mode the Root chord takes the E-shape

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A♭-Ionian
Major Shapes
The  IV  (Fourth) chord and  V  (Fifth) chord are also Major chords
IV (Fourth) 4-6-1 = IV-vi-I = D♭-F-A♭
V (Fifth) 5-7-2 = V-vii-ii = E♭-G-B♭
Shown above are the notes of the IV-chord D♭ and V-chord E♭
Within the Ionian mode the  IV -chord takes the A-shape
   and the  V -chord takes the D-shape

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Part3 - minor shapes & patterns

 
 
Key = A♭

Fret 4 / 16
e «

A♭
B «



vi
G «


C

D «
 


 
A «
 



E «

 


 
 
Key = A♭

Fret 4 / 16
e «
G


ii
B «

E♭

F
G «


iii
D♭
D «




A «




E «




 
 
Key = A♭

Fret 4 / 16
e «
G
A♭

B♭
B «

E♭

F
G «
B♭

C
D♭
D «
F

G
A♭
A «
C
D♭

E♭
E «
 
A♭

B♭
A♭-Ionian
minor Patterns
The Relative minor chord is made of the 6th-1st-3rd notes of the Key
       If Key = A♭ » | A♭ | - | - | - | C | - | - | - | - | F | - | - | A♭ |
vi (sixth) 6-1-3 = vi-I-iii = F-A♭-C
Shown above are the notes of the Relative minor vi-chord Fm
Within the Ionian mode the Relative minor chord takes the triangular shape

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A♭-Ionian
minor Shapes
The  ii  (second) chord and  iii  (third) chord are also minor chords
ii (second) 2-4-6 = ii-IV-vi = B♭-D♭-F
iii (third) 3-5-7 = iii-V-vii = C-E♭-G
Shown above are the notes of the ii-chord B♭m and iii-chord Cm
Within the Ionian mode the ii-chord and the iii-chord take the vertical and diagonal shapes

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Root A♭
fret 4 / 16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
rel minor
Fm
 
 
octave A♭
fret 16
 
 
E «
G
A♭

B♭

C
D♭

E♭

F

G
A♭

B♭
 
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Ionian
Major
A♭
1-3-5
I-iii-V
A♭-C-E♭
dorian
minor
B♭m
2-4-6
ii-IV-vi
B♭-D♭-F
phrygian
minor
Cm
3-5-7
iii-V-vii
C-E♭-G
Lydian
Major
D♭
4-6-1
IV-vi-I
D♭-F-A♭
MixoLydian
Major
E♭
5-7-2
V-vii-ii
E♭-G-B♭
aeolian
minor
Fm
6-1-3
vi-I-iii
F-A♭-C
locrian
dim
G note
7th
add 7th
Maj 7th
Ionian
repeat
octave A♭
8 notes
+ 12 frets
Root=4 / 16
modes
continue
«ad infinum»
up +12
down -12
from Root
 
Ionian is the First mode I of the Major scale
Ionian is a Major mode
[ KEY of  A♭  ]
Ionian mode is played at ROOT fret | 4 | +-12 
playing A♭-Ionian
 
 
 
 
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