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B♭--C--D-E♭--F--G--A-B♭
notes in KEY [Bb]
G--A-B♭--C--D-E♭--F--G
minor progression
sharps 0
flats b 2
fret | 6
relative   Gm   minor
B♭--Cm--Dm-E♭--F--Gm--A-B♭
chords/jam
I-IV-I-V = B♭-E♭-B♭-F
vi-ii-vi-iii = Gm-Cm-Gm-Dm

Part1 - aeolian - Full Mode

 
 
Key = B♭

Fret 6 +9
e «

G
B «

D
E♭

F
G «
A
B♭

C

D «

F

G

A «

C

D
E♭
E «

G

A
B♭
 
 
Key = B♭

Fret 6 +9
e «

G


B♭
B «

D


F
G «

B♭

C

D «

F

G

A «

C

D

E «

G


B♭
 
 
Key = B♭

Fret 6 +9
e «

G

A
B♭
B «

D
E♭

F
G «
A
B♭

C

D «

F

G

A «

C

D
E♭
E «

G

A
B♭
G-aeolian
The Major scale includes 7 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = B♭ » | B♭ | - | C | - | D | E♭ | - | F | - | G | - | A | B♭ |
The 6th mode of the Major scale is aeolian
The aeolian mode is the relative minor mode
In the Key of B♭ the aeolian mode is at Root fret 6 +9

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

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aeolian contains 3 instances of vi note  G 

Part2 - Major Shapes & Patterns

 
 
Key = B♭

Fret 6 +9
e «




B♭
B «

D


F
G «

B♭



D «

F



A «



D

E «




B♭
 
 
Key = B♭

Fret 6 +9
e «

G

A

B «


IV

V
G «

B♭

C

D «





A «





E «





 
 
Key = B♭

Fret 6 +9
e «

G

A
B♭
B «

D
E♭

F
G «
A
B♭

C

D «

F

G

A «

C

D
E♭
E «

G

A
B♭
G-aeolian
Major Patterns
The Root chord is a Major chord and is made by "stacking"
the 1st-3rd-5th notes of the Key
       If Key = B♭ » | B♭ | - | - | - | D | - | - | F | - | - | - | - | B♭ |
I (First) 1-3-5 = I-iii-V = B♭-D-F
Shown above are the notes of the Root chord B♭ barred at Root fret 6 +9
CAGED: within the aeolian mode the Root chord takes the G-shape

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

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Part3 - minor shapes & patterns

 
 
Key = B♭

Fret 6 +9
e «

vi



B «

D



G «

B♭



D «



 

A «



 

E «

 


 
 
 
Key = B♭

Fret 6 +9
e «

G

A

B «


E♭

F
G «



ii

iii
D «





A «





E «





 
 
Key = B♭

Fret 6 +9
e «

G

A
B♭
B «

D
E♭

F
G «
A
B♭

C

D «

F

G

A «

C

D
E♭
E «

G

A
B♭
G-aeolian
minor Patterns
The Relative minor chord is made of the 6th-1st-3rd notes of the Key
       If Key = B♭ » | B♭ | - | - | - | D | - | - | - | - | G | - | - | B♭ |
vi (sixth) 6-1-3 = vi-I-iii = G-B♭-D
Shown above are the notes of the Relative minor chord Gm
Within the aeolian mode the Relative minor chord takes the vertical shape

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

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Root B♭
fret 6 / 18
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
rel minor
Gm
 
 
octave B♭
fret 18
 
 
E «
A
B♭

C

D
E♭

F

G

A
B♭

C
 
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Ionian
Major
B♭
1-3-5
I-iii-V
B♭-D-F
dorian
minor
Cm
2-4-6
ii-IV-vi
C-E♭-G
phrygian
minor
Dm
3-5-7
iii-V-vii
D-F-A
Lydian
Major
E♭
4-6-1
IV-vi-I
E♭-G-B♭
MixoLydian
Major
F
5-7-2
V-vii-ii
F-A-C
aeolian
minor
Gm
6-1-3
vi-I-iii
G-B♭-D
locrian
dim
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aeolian is the sixth mode vi of the Major scale
aeolian is a minor mode
[ KEY of  B♭  ]
aeolian mode is played at ROOT fret | 6 | +9 or |-3 
playing G-aeolian
 G  is relative minor of  B♭ 
aeolian is the 1st mode of the minor scale
 
 
 
 
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