IONIAN

DORIAN

PHRYGIAN

LYDIAN

MIXOLYD.

AOLEON

LOCRIAN

 

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

 

(Major)

(Minor)

(Minor)

(Major)

(Major - Dom7)

(Minor)

(Minor - Dim5)

A

A

B

C#/Db

D

E

F#/Gb

G#Ab

A#/Bb

A#/Bb

C

D

D#/Eb

F

G

A

B

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C#(/Db

C#Db

D#/Eb

F

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

D

D

E

F#/Gb

G

A

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

D#Eb

F

G

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

D

E

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

F

G

A

A#/Bb

C

D

E

F#/Gb

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

G

G

A

B

C

D

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

G

 

Suppose I wanted to play a song in the key of C-Aoleon, I'll first look under the "Aoleon" column for C...and then write out the C-Aoleon scale:

 

C - D - D# - F - G - G# - A#

 

Next I'll make a list of all chords in this scale...

 

C D D# F G G# A#

(Minor)

(Minor - Dim5)

(Major)

(Minor)

(Minor)

(Major)

(Major - Dom7)

I II III IV V VI VII

 

So we have determined that in the key of C-Aoleon, we have the following chords:

  • C minor
  • D dim
  • D# major
  • F minor
  • G minor
  • G# major
  • A# dom7

 

Now just use any chord progression. Lets use the same chord progression that we used in previous chapters:

I - III - IV - I - IV - I - V - I

This will give us...

 

Cminor - D#major- Fminor -  Cminor - Fminor -  Cminor - Gminor - Cminor

 

AND THERE IS YOUR SONG IN THE KEY OF C-AOLEON!!!

If you want to solo over it, then just use the C-Aoleon scale!