The ‘happiest’ sounding of the modes, the Ionian is identical to the major scale, so it’s highly likely you’re already playing it on guitar. However, things really come alive when you approach Ionian ...

Guitar skills: Essentially, a mode is a scale that doesn’t start on its root note. For example, the Lydian mode starts on the fourth note of the major scale, so C ...

Take your next step with modal scales as we look at the clashing, dissonant tones of the Phrygian mode. Modes are a simple concept - think of them as scales that ...

Rock Band 3 wants to teach you how to play music, or at least get you started down that road. We explained the Pro mode with the keyboard peripheral in our review of the game and now we're back with ...