The library

Lessons

Scales, modes and chords — each one with every position playable on an interactive fretboard.

Mode

D Phrygian

The darkest of the everyday minor modes.

Mode

D Dorian

The minor mode with a secret brightness.

Mode

G Mixolydian

Major, but with a bluesy flat seventh.

Mode

A Natural Minor

The pure minor sound — Aeolian.

Mode

F Lydian

Major, lifted — the dreamy sharp fourth.

Scale

A Minor Pentatonic

Five notes. Every solo starts here.

Chord

Cmaj7

The warm, floating major-seventh sound.

Chord

Am7

The smooth, mellow minor-seventh.

Chord

G7

The dominant chord that pulls home.

Chord

Dm7

The classic ii chord.

Chord

E7#9

The Hendrix chord.

Chord

Fmaj7

Warm major seven, built on F.

Scale

C Major

The scale every other scale is measured against.

Mode

E Dorian

The go-to minor mode for a rock or funk groove.

Mode

D Mixolydian

The dominant sound, rooted on D.

Mode

B Locrian

The darkest, most unstable mode of all.

Scale

A Harmonic Minor

Minor with a raised 7th — and an exotic edge.

Scale

C Melodic Minor

A minor scale with a major-scale top.

Scale

C Major Pentatonic

Five notes that always sound sweet.

Scale

E Minor Pentatonic

The first scale every rock guitarist learns.

Scale

A Blues

Minor pentatonic plus one dirty note.

Chord

C

The first chord — the pure major triad.

Chord

Am

The first minor chord — sad in three notes.

Chord

Bm7♭5

The half-diminished chord that sets up a minor key.

Chord

Bdim7

Four notes, all tension, endlessly movable.

Chord

Dsus4

The 3rd swapped for a 4th — suspended and waiting.

Chord

Asus2

The 3rd swapped for a 2nd — open and ringing.

Chord

C9

A dominant 7 with a funky 9th on top.

Chord

Em9

A minor 7 with a lush 9th on top.

Chord

Cadd9

A plain major chord with a sparkle on top.

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