Major Progression » | R | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 |

I--ii--iii-IV--V--vi--vii-I
notes in KEY [ROOT]
vi--vii-I--ii--iii-IV--V--vi
minor progression

sharps # -
flats b -
fret | X
relative vim minor

I--iim--iiim-IV--V--vim--vii-I
chords/jam
I-IV-I-V = I-IV-I-V
vi-ii-vi-iii = vim-iim-vim-iiim

Part1 - aeolian - Full Mode

Key = I

Fret X +9

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B «

iii

G «

vii

D «

A «

iii

E «

vii

Key = I

Fret X +9

e «

B «

iii

G «

D «

A «

iii

E «

Key = I

Fret X +9

e «

vii

B «

iii

G «

vii

D «

A «

iii

E «

vii

vi-aeolian
The Major scale includes 7 notes
before reaching 'octave' note

If Key = I » | I | - | ii | - | iii | IV | - | V | - | vi | - | vii | I |
The 6th mode of the Major scale is aeolian
The aeolian mode is the relative minor mode
In the Key of I the aeolian mode is at Root fret X +9

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aeolian contains 3 instances of vi note  vi 

vi-aeolian
The Major pentatonic scale includes 5 notes
before reaching 'octave' note

If Key = I » | I | - | ii | - | iii | - | - | V | - | vi | - | - | I |
The Major pentatonic scale is formed by
removing the 4th (IV) and 7th (vii) 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  vi 

Part2 - Major Shapes & Patterns

Key = I

Fret X +9

e «

B «

iii

G «

D «

A «

iii

E «

Key = I

Fret X +9

e «

vii

B «

G «

D «

A «

E «

Key = I

Fret X +9

e «

vii

B «

iii

G «

vii

D «

A «

iii

E «

vii

vi-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 = I » | I | - | - | - | iii | - | - | V | - | - | - | - | I |
I (First) 1-3-5 = I-iii-V = I-iii-V
Shown above are the notes of the Root chord I barred at Root fret X +9
CAGED: within the aeolian mode the Root chord takes the G-shape

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Major Shapes
The IV (Fourth) chord and V (Fifth) chord are also Major chords

IV (Fourth) 4-6-1 = IV-vi-I = IV-vi-I
V (Fifth) 5-7-2 = V-vii-ii = V-vii-ii
Shown above are the notes of the IV-chord IV and V-chord V
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 = I

Fret X +9

e «

B «

iii

G «

D «

A «

E «

Key = I

Fret X +9

e «

vii

B «

G «

iii

D «

A «

E «

Key = I

Fret X +9

e «

vii

B «

iii

G «

vii

D «

A «

iii

E «

vii

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minor Patterns
The Relative minor chord is made of the 6th-1st-3rd notes of the Key

If Key = I » | I | - | - | - | iii | - | - | - | - | vi | - | - | I |
vi (sixth) 6-1-3 = vi-I-iii = vi-I-iii
Shown above are the notes of the Relative minor chord vim
Within the aeolian mode the Relative minor chord takes the vertical shape

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vi-aeolian
minor Shapes
The ii (second) chord and iii (third) chord are also minor chords

ii (second) 2-4-6 = ii-IV-vi = ii-IV-vi
iii (third) 3-5-7 = iii-V-vii = iii-V-vii
Shown above are the notes of the ii-chord iim and iii-chord iiim
Within the aeolian mode the ii-chord and the iii-chord take the diagonal shape

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