The Guitar Lesson.com. Guitar modes can be viewed as scales on their own, since the notes in each mode are separated by a given interval pattern.
However, they would not exist on their own, since they are part of a bigger scale. So its fair to say that all modes are scales, but NOT all scales are modes Now that I have you confused, lets look at the most used and known modal system on the guitar, the 7 modes of the major scale. It’s fairly simple, each mode starts off of a different note of the major scale, thus each of the 7 guitar modes is a derivative of the major scale. The Chord Guide: Pt III – Chord Progressions. Chord progressions are the canvas on which musicians paint their masterpieces, and it’s a canvas which is a piece of art in itself.
A chord progression can be subtle and in the background or it can be blatant and up front; it can be simple and catchy, or it can be technical and complex, it can stay in one key or it can change like the seasons. In any of these cases a chord progression is what drives the song as it literally shapes the music that accompanies it. Guitar-chord-chart.jpg (JPEG Image, 470×778 pixels)