Aeolian Mode in G for Guitar
The Aeolian mode, although it has an unusual name is more common than you may realise. It is really just the Natural Minor scale, it is the same as a C Major scale C D E F G A B C, but it starts on the A instead e.g. A B C D E F G A. It is used in improvisation over the 6th chord in the Key of C . The Chords would be Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7 Bm7b5. There would also be other chords which are built on the notes from the key of C but we’ll keep this simple.The example I have used is a G Aeolian. The G Aeloian mode is the same as a G Natural Minor, it consists of G A Bb C D Eb F G and it is the 6th scale from the key of B flat (Bb) . It is used over a G minor , G min7, Gmin9, Gmin sus4, it could also be used over a Gmin+5 and Gmin6. The chord scale built from the B flat scale is Bbmaj7 Cm7 Dm7 Ebmaj7 F7 Gm7 Am7b5.I have written two versions of the TAB and Notation for the G Aeloian Mode, the first version is movable up the fretboard, the second is written with some open strings, as stated in many of my other articles I like the open string sound on an acoustic guitar, and also your playing will become a little less mechanical by using different fingerings that require a bit more thought.
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