Recommended Modes

CHORDS

EXTENSIONS

MODE

REFERENCE SCALE

STEPS from the REFERENCE SCALE

Major

maj7

Ionian

Minor

0-3

6

Ionian

Minor

0-3

#11

Lydian

Minor

0+4

b5

Lydian

Minor

0+4

#11

Lydian#11

Melodic

0-3

b13

Lydian#11

Melodic

0-3

Minor

m7,9

Dorian

Minor

0-5

m7,9

Aeolian

Minor

0

m7,9

Blues

Blues

0

m6,9

Melodic

Melodic

0

m6,9

Dorian

Minor

0-5

m7(b9)

Phrygian

Minor

0+5

m#7

Harmonic

Harmonic

0

m#7

Melodic

Melodic

0

m7b5

Locrian

Minor

0-2

m7b5(9)

Locrian #2

Melodic

0+3

Dominant

7,9

Mixolydian

Minor

0+2

7,9

Blues

Blues

0

7b9(b13)

Phrygian Major

Harmonic

0+5

7#11

Whole - tone

Whole - tone

0

7+

Whole - tone

Whole – tone

0

7#9,13

1/2 1

1/2 1

0

7#9(#11, b13)

Superlocrian

Melodic

0+1

7,9,#11

Lydian b7

Melodic

0+7

7,9b13

Mixolydian b6

Melodic

0+5

Suspended

sus7,9

Mixolydian

Minor

0+2

sus7

Mixolydian

Minor

0+2

sus7

Phrygian

Minor

0+5

sus7

Blues

Blues

0

sus7b9

Dorian b2

Melodic

0-2

Diminished

0, dim

1 1/2

1 1/2

0

0, dim

VII Harmonic

Harmonic

0+1