1.0Seymour Duncanhttps://www.seymourduncan.comDave Eichenbergerhttps://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/author/dave-eichenbergerBreaking Down the Barriers: The Aeolian Mode - Seymour Duncanrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fAD0BXKYZ9"><a href="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/the-players-room/breaking-down-the-barriers-the-aeolian-mode">Breaking Down the Barriers: The Aeolian Mode</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.seymourduncan.com/blog/the-players-room/breaking-down-the-barriers-the-aeolian-mode/embed#?secret=fAD0BXKYZ9" width="600" height="338" title="“Breaking Down the Barriers: The Aeolian Mode” — Seymour Duncan" data-secret="fAD0BXKYZ9" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.seymourduncan.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/circle_of_fifths.jpg386180Welcome to the next installment of my series on the modes of the major scale. This is probably the most popular mode, and the one most associated with music we have learned on guitar. The reason being is that the Aeolian mode goes by another, more common name: the minor scale.