The Major Scale (also known as the Ionian Scale) The Major mode is the basis from which many of the other modes are derived. Most children's songs are composed of the major mode. The standard: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do that we all learned in school (back when schools still taught music class) is the major mode. The white keys on a piano are the major mode. The guitar modes and chords are derived from the piano. Like all of the other modes you'll see on this website, you'll notice that the patterns here are almost exactly the same as the others...only the position of the root note changes. Compare this mode with the others, and look at their similarities. Many people want to make the modes a difficult subject, and feel as though there is a need for in-depth learning of theory, and discussion, and banter back and forth as though you couldn't ever really learn to play guitar without a complete understanding of what it all means. I hope that none of you ever end up on a discussion board or in a chatroom engaged in an argument about any of it...it simply isn't worth it. All of the patterns are moveable, and can be interchanged, and it is perfectly acceptable to switch from one mode to another throughout the course of a single song. In fact, knowing how to improvise this way is what will set you apart from the crowd. You can also mix up the finger patterns and use the front half of one pattern with the back half of the other pattern....be creative...screw around...figure something out that is uniquely you. Once again, all you have to do is keep the root note of the song you are playing on the orange dot. HOME TUNING STRINGS GUITAR CARE LEARNING TABLATURE FINGER PATTERNS BACKING TRACKS SCALES AND MODES BLUES PATTERNS AMPLIFIERS RHAPSODY SUGGESTED BOOKS MY GUITARS