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 ...

by playing the notes of an F# major triad: F#, A#, C#. As you study the remainder of the solo, you’ll see that each melodic phrase “describes” the chord over which it's played. Take your ...

The song that plays in the video, the prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1, sounds like F# major. The prelude, however, was composed in G major. Why tuning down the prelude? It comes down to an ...