How to Play the D Aeolian Mode on Guitar
D Aeolian Mode Overview
D Aeolian Mode Notes
D - E - F - G - A - A# - C
Intervals
W-H-W-W-H-W-W, or in semitones, 2-1-2-2-1-2-2
Formula with Chords
i (Dm) - ii° (Edim) - bIII (F) - iv (Gm) - v (Am) - bVI (Bb) - bVII (C)
D Aeolian Mode Tabs
One-Octave Pattern
E |---------------------------------------B |---------------------------------------
G |---------------------------------------
D |--------------------------10-12------
A |--------------10-12-13---------------
E |--10-12-13---------------------------
Two-Octave Pattern
E |-------------------------------------------------------10-12-13----B |--------------------------------------------10-11-13----------------
G |---------------------------------9-10-12---------------------------
D |-------------------------10-12--------------------------------------
A |-------------10-12-13----------------------------------------------
E |--10-12-13---------------------------------------------------------