Modes of C, no sharps or flats, on bass [5-string]: 1. C 'Major/Ionian' (3 octaves) G|---------------------------2-4-5-7-9-10-12-14-16-17---| D|---------------------2-3-5----------------------------| A|-------------0-2-3-5----------------------------------| E|-------0-1-3------------------------------------------| B|---1-3------------------------------------------------| c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c -------------|-------------|--------------------| 1 octave 2 3 2. D 'Dorian' (3 octaves) G|---------------------------4-5-7-9-10-12-14-16-17-19--| D|-----------------------5-7----------------------------| A|-------------2-3-5-7-8--------------------------------| E|---------3-5------------------------------------------| B|---3-5-6----------------------------------------------| d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d 3. E 'Phrygian' (3 octaves) G|-------------------------------7-9-10-12-14-16-17-19-21--| D|------------------------7-9-10---------------------------| A|---------------5-7-8-10----------------------------------| E|---------5-7-8-------------------------------------------| B|---5-6-8-------------------------------------------------| e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e 4. F 'Lydian' (3 octaves) G|-----------------------------7-9-10-12-14-16-17-19-21-22--| D|----------------------7-9-10------------------------------| A|-------------5-7-8-10-------------------------------------| E|-------5-7-8----------------------------------------------| B|---6-8----------------------------------------------------| f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f 5. G 'Mixolydian' (3 octaves) G|---------------------------------9-10-12-14-16-17-19-21-22-24--| D|-------------------------9-10-12-------------------------------| A|---------------7-8-10-12---------------------------------------| E|--------7-8-10-------------------------------------------------| B|---8-10--------------------------------------------------------| g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b c d e f g 6. A 'Natural Minor/Aeolian' (2 octaves) G|------------------------------------------12-14---------------| D|---------------------------------12-14-15---------------------| A|---------------------10-12-14-15------------------------------| E|------------10-12-13------------------------------------------| B|---10-12-13---------------------------------------------------| a b c d e f g a b c d e f g a 7. B 'Locrian' (3 octaves) G|-----------------------------2-4----------------------------------------14-16--------------| D|-----------------------2-3-5-----------------------------------14-15-17--------------------| A|---------------0-2-3-5-----------------------------12-14-15-17-----------------------------| E|---------0-1-3----------------------------12-13-15-----------------------------------------| B|---0-1-3-------------------------12-13-15--------------------------------------------------| b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b b c d e f g a b c d e f g a b |-------------|---------------|-----------------|-------------------------| 1 octave 2 octave 3 Scales: A 'Harmonic Minor' (2 octaves) G|----------------------5-7-9-10-13-14-13-10-9-7-5----------------------| D|----------------6-7-9-----------------------------9-7-6---------------| A|---------5-7-8-------------------------------------------8-7-5--------| E|---5-7-8-------------------------------------------------------8-7-5--| a b c d e f g# a b c d e f g# a g# f e d c b a g# f e d c b a A 'Melodic Minor' (2 octaves) G|----------------------4-5-7-9-11-13-14-13-11-9-7-5-4---------------------------| D|--------------4--6--7--------------------------------7--6--4-------------------| A|---------5-7-------------------------------------------------7-5---------------| E|---5-7-8---------------------------------------------------------8-7-5---------| a b c d e f# g# a b c d e f# g# a g# f# e d c b a g# f# e d c b a Major Scales: G 'Major/Ionian' (2 octaves) = 1 sharp G|---------------------------7-9-11-12--------| D|--------------------7-9-10------------------| A|-----------5-7-9-10-------------------------| E|---3-5-7-8----------------------------------| g a b c d e f# g a b c d e f# g D 'Major/Ionian' (2 octaves) [5-string] = 2 sharps G|----------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------7--9--11--12--------| A|----------------------------7--9--10----------------------| E|---------------5--7--9--10--------------------------------| B|---3--5--7--8---------------------------------------------| d e f# g a b c# d e f# g a b c# d A 'Major/Ionian' (2 octaves) = 3 sharps G|----------------------------------------9-11-13-14----| D|-----------------------------9--11--12----------------| A|---------------7--9--11--12---------------------------| E|---5--7--9--10----------------------------------------| a b c# d e f# g# a b c# d e f# g# a E 'Major/Ionian' (2 octaves) [5-string] = 4 sharps G|------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------9-11-13-14----| A|-----------------------------9--11--12----------------| E|---------------7--9--11--12---------------------------| B|---5--7--9--10----------------------------------------| e f# g# a b c# d# e f# g# a b c# d# e B 'Major/Ionian' (2 octaves) = 5 sharps G|--------------------------------------------11--13--15--16--------| D|--------------------------------11--13--14------------------------| A|-----------------9--11--13--14------------------------------------| E|---7--9--11--12---------------------------------------------------| b c# d# e f# g# a# b c# d# e f# g# a# b F 'Major/Ionian' (2 octaves) = 1 flat G|-----------------------------5-7-9-10-----| D|---------------------5-7-8----------------| A|-------------3-5-7-8----------------------| E|---1-3-5-6--------------------------------| f g a Bb c d e f g a Bb c d e f