The Aeolian mode is the sixth mode of the major scale. To play the Aeolian you start on the sixth of the major scale.
Before you go on you should make sure you have the major scale form under your belt, here it is again.
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For the purpose of review, here are the modes of the major scale.
| 1. Ionian mode (the major scale) |
| 2. Dorian mode |
| 3. Phrygian mode |
| 4. Lydian mode |
| 5. Mixolydian mode |
| 6. Aeolian mode (the natural minor scale) |
| 7. Locrian mode |
Here is the conversion table to find out what major scale to play to what modes and their chords.
Key | ionian | dorian | phrygian | lydian | mixolydian | aeolian | locrian |
C | C | D | E | F | G | A | B |
G | G | A | B | C | D | E | F# |
D | D | E | F# | G | A | B | C# |
A | A | B | C# | D | E | F# | G# |
E | E | F# | G# | A | B | C# | D# |
B | B | C# | D# | E | F# | G# | A# |
F# | F# | G# | A# | B | C# | D# | E# |
C# | C# | D# | E# | F# | G# | A# | B# |
Cb | Cb | Db | Eb | Fb | Gb | Ab | Bb |
Gb | Gb | Ab | Bb | Cb | Db | Eb | F |
Db | Db | Eb | F | Gb | Ab | Bb | C |
Ab | Ab | Bb | C | Db | Eb | F | G |
Eb | Eb | F | G | Ab | Bb | C | D |
Bb | Bb | C | D | Eb | F | G | A |
F | F | G | A | Bb | C | D | E |
maj7 | min7 | min7 | maj7 | 7 | min7 | min7b5 |
Aeolian
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