HOME
Modes
Major Progression » | R | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |
E♭--F--G-A♭--B♭--C--D-E♭
notes in KEY [Eb]
C--D-E♭--F--G-A♭--B♭--C
minor progression
sharps 0
flats b 3
fret | 11
relative   Cm   minor
E♭--Fm--Gm-A♭--B♭--Cm--D-E♭
chords/jam
I-IV-I-V = E♭-A♭-E♭-B♭
vi-ii-vi-iii = Cm-Fm-Cm-Gm

Part1 - Ionian - Full Mode

 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 / 23
e «
D
E♭
B «

B♭

C
G «
F

G
A♭
D «
C

D
E♭
A «
G
A♭

B♭
E «

E♭

F
 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 / 23
e «

E♭

F
B «

B♭

C
G «
F

G

D «
C


E♭
A «
G


B♭
E «

E♭

F
 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 / 23
e «
D
E♭

F
B «

B♭

C
G «
F

G
A♭
D «
C

D
E♭
A «
G
A♭

B♭
E «
 
E♭

F
E♭-Ionian
The Major scale includes 7 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = E♭ » | E♭ | - | F | - | G | A♭ | - | B♭ | - | C | - | D | E♭ |
The 1st mode of the Major scale is Ionian
The Ionian mode is a Major mode
In the Key of E♭ the Ionian mode is at Root fret 11 / 23

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

| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
Ionian contains 3 instances of Root note  E♭ 

Part2 - Major Shapes & Patterns

 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 / 23
e «

 
B «

B♭


G «


G

D «



I
A «
 


 
E «

 


 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 / 23
e «
D



B «

V

C
G «
F


IV
D «



E♭
A «




E «




 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 / 23
e «
D
E♭

 
B «

B♭

C
G «
F

G
A♭
D «
C

D
E♭
A «
G
A♭

B♭
E «
 
E♭

F
E♭-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 = E♭ » | E♭ | - | - | - | G | - | - | B♭ | - | - | - | - | E♭ |
I (First) 1-3-5 = I-iii-V = E♭-G-B♭
Shown above are the notes of the Root chord E♭ barred at Root fret 11 / 23
CAGED: within the Ionian mode the Root chord takes the E-shape

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

| | | | |
| |o| | |
| | | |o|
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |

Part3 - minor shapes & patterns

 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 / 23
e «

E♭
B «



vi
G «


G

D «
 


 
A «
 



E «

 


 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 / 23
e «
D


ii
B «

B♭

C
G «


iii
A♭
D «




A «




E «




 
 
Key = E♭

Fret 11 / 23
e «
D
E♭

F
B «

B♭

C
G «
F

G
A♭
D «
C

D
E♭
A «
G
A♭

B♭
E «
 
E♭

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

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

| | | |o|
| | | | |
| | |o| |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
 
 
Root E♭
fret 11 / 23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
rel minor
Cm
 
 
octave E♭
fret 23
 
 
E «
D
E♭

F

G
A♭

B♭

C

D
E♭

F
 
mode»
type»
chord»
numbers»
symbols»
notes»
Ionian
Major
E♭
1-3-5
I-iii-V
E♭-G-B♭
dorian
minor
Fm
2-4-6
ii-IV-vi
F-A♭-C
phrygian
minor
Gm
3-5-7
iii-V-vii
G-B♭-D
Lydian
Major
A♭
4-6-1
IV-vi-I
A♭-C-E♭
MixoLydian
Major
B♭
5-7-2
V-vii-ii
B♭-D-F
aeolian
minor
Cm
6-1-3
vi-I-iii
C-E♭-G
locrian
dim
D note
7th
add 7th
Maj 7th
Ionian
repeat
octave E♭
8 notes
+ 12 frets
Root=11 / 23
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  E♭  ]
Ionian mode is played at ROOT fret | 11 | +-12 
playing E♭-Ionian
 
 
 
 
« vi - aeolian
E♭ - Ionian
ii - dorian »