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GuitarPsy
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GuitarPsy
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01/21/2005 1:11 pm
my english ain't perfect, so I'll try to be as clear as I can in this

I've been studying scales since a few days and I can find a major scale for every note *so proud of that :p*, but then I started working on the following modes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian

as I was checking the G-maj (as shown below) I saw that it was exaxtly like the Ionian mode (if I didn't make any mistakes..)

G-maj
e|-----2--3-----5----|
B|--------3-----5----|
G|-----2-----4--5----|
D|-----2-----4--5----|
A|-----2--3-----5----|
E|--------3-----5----|

so I checked all major scales, and now I don't understand how the modes work and why they're like this, 'cause I would expect B-maj to be the Phrygian mode, though it wasn't.. I need help in this :confused:
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