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notes in KEY [E]
C♯--D♯-E--F♯--G♯-A--B--C♯
minor progression
sharps 4
flats b 0
fret | 0/12
relative   C♯m   minor
E--F♯m--G♯m-A--B--C♯m--D♯-E
chords/jam
I-IV-I-V = E-A-E-B
vi-ii-vi-iii = C♯m-F♯m-C♯m-G♯m

Part1 - aeolian - Full Mode

 
 
Key = E

Fret 0/12 +9
e «

C♯
B «

G♯
A

B
G «
D♯
E

F♯

D «

B

C♯

A «

F♯

G♯
A
E «

C♯

D♯
E
 
 
Key = E

Fret 0/12 +9
e «

C♯


E
B «

G♯


B
G «

E

F♯

D «

B

C♯

A «

F♯

G♯

E «

C♯


E
 
 
Key = E

Fret 0/12 +9
e «

C♯

D♯
E
B «

G♯
A

B
G «
D♯
E

F♯

D «

B

C♯

A «

F♯

G♯
A
E «

C♯

D♯
E
C♯-aeolian
The Major scale includes 7 notes
before reaching 'octave' note
       If Key = E » | E | - | F♯ | - | G♯ | A | - | B | - | C♯ | - | D♯ | E |
The 6th mode of the Major scale is aeolian
The aeolian mode is the relative minor mode
In the Key of E the aeolian mode is at Root fret 0/12 +9

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aeolian contains 3 instances of vi note  C♯ 
C♯-aeolian
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

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aeolian contains 3 instances of vi note  C♯ 

Part2 - Major Shapes & Patterns

 
 
Key = E

Fret 0/12 +9
e «




E
B «

G♯


B
G «

E



D «

B



A «



G♯

E «




E
 
 
Key = E

Fret 0/12 +9
e «

C♯

D♯

B «


IV

V
G «

E

F♯

D «





A «





E «





 
 
Key = E

Fret 0/12 +9
e «

C♯

D♯
E
B «

G♯
A

B
G «
D♯
E

F♯

D «

B

C♯

A «

F♯

G♯
A
E «

C♯

D♯
E
C♯-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 = 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 0/12 +9
CAGED: within the aeolian mode the Root chord takes the G-shape

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C♯-aeolian
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 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 = E

Fret 0/12 +9
e «

vi



B «

G♯



G «

E



D «



 

A «



 

E «

 


 
 
 
Key = E

Fret 0/12 +9
e «

C♯

D♯

B «


A

B
G «



ii

iii
D «





A «





E «





 
 
Key = E

Fret 0/12 +9
e «

C♯

D♯
E
B «

G♯
A

B
G «
D♯
E

F♯

D «

B

C♯

A «

F♯

G♯
A
E «

C♯

D♯
E
C♯-aeolian
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 chord C♯m
Within the aeolian mode the Relative minor chord takes the vertical shape

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C♯-aeolian
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 F♯m and iii-chord G♯m
Within the aeolian mode the ii-chord and the iii-chord take the diagonal shape

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Root E
fret 0/12 / 12/24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
rel minor
C♯m
 
 
octave E
fret 12/24
 
 
E «
D♯
E

F♯

G♯
A

B

C♯

D♯
E

F♯
 
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Ionian
Major
E
1-3-5
I-iii-V
E-G♯-B
dorian
minor
F♯m
2-4-6
ii-IV-vi
F♯-A-C♯
phrygian
minor
G♯m
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
C♯m
6-1-3
vi-I-iii
C♯-E-G♯
locrian
dim
D♯ note
7th
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aeolian is the sixth mode vi of the Major scale
aeolian is a minor mode
[ KEY of  E  ]
aeolian mode is played at ROOT fret | 0/12 | +9 or |-3 
playing C♯-aeolian
 C♯  is relative minor of  E 
aeolian is the 1st mode of the minor scale
 
 
 
 
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