Modes on All 6 Strings

Aeolian
E--------------------------------2-3-5--
B--------------------------1-3-5--------
G--------------------0-2-4--------------
D--------------0-2-4--------------------
A--------0-2-3--------------------------
E--0-2-3--------------------------------

Locrian
E--------------------------------3-5-7--
B--------------------------3-5-7--------
G--------------------2-4-5--------------
D--------------2-4-5--------------------
A--------2-3-5--------------------------
E--2-3-5--------------------------------

Ionian
E--------------------------------5-7-8--
B--------------------------5-7-8--------
G--------------------4-5-7--------------
D--------------4-5-7--------------------
A--------3-5-7--------------------------
E--3-5-7--------------------------------

Dorian
E---------------------------------7-8-10--
B--------------------------7-8-10---------
G--------------------5-7-9----------------
D--------------5-7-9----------------------
A--------5-7-9----------------------------
E--5-7-8----------------------------------

Phrygian
E--------------------------------------8-10-12--
B------------------------------8-10-12----------
G-----------------------7-9-11------------------
D----------------7-9-10-------------------------
A---------7-9-10--------------------------------
E--7-8-10---------------------------------------

Lydian
E-------------------------------------------10-12-14--
B----------------------------------10-12-13-----------
G--------------------------9-11-12--------------------
D------------------9-10-12----------------------------
A----------9-10-12------------------------------------
E--8-10-12--------------------------------------------

Mixolydian
E-----------------------------------------------12-14-15--
B--------------------------------------12-13-15-----------
G-----------------------------11-13-14--------------------
D--------------------10-12-14-----------------------------
A-----------10-12-14--------------------------------------
E--10-12-14-----------------------------------------------

Modes on Bottom 3 Strings

Aeolian
E--------------2-3-5--
B--------1-3-5--------
G--0-2-4--------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

Locrian
E--------------3-5-7--
B--------3-5-7--------
G--2-4-5--------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

Ionian
E--------------5-7-8--
B--------5-7-8--------
G--4-5-7--------------
D---------------------
A---------------------
E---------------------

Dorian
E---------------7-8-10--
B--------7-8-10---------
G--5-7-9----------------
D-----------------------
A-----------------------
E-----------------------

Phrygian
E-----------------8-10-12--
B---------8-10-12----------
G--7-9-11------------------
D--------------------------
A--------------------------
E--------------------------

Lydian
E-------------------10-12-14--
B----------10-12-13-----------
G--9-11-12--------------------
D-----------------------------
A-----------------------------
E-----------------------------

Mixolydian
E--------------------12-14-15--
B-----------12-13-15-----------
G--11-13-14--------------------
D------------------------------
A------------------------------
E------------------------------

Modes on Top 3 Strings

Aeolian
E-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D--------------0----
A--------0-2-3------
E--0-2-3------------
w h w w h w

Locrian
E-----------------
B-----------------
G-----------------
D--------------2--
A--------2-3-5----
E--2-3-5----------
h w w h w w

Ionian
E-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D--------------4----
A--------3-5-7------
E--3-5-7------------
w w h w w w

Dorian
E-------------------
B-------------------
G-------------------
D--------------5----
A--------5-7-9------
E--5-7-8------------
w h w w w h

Phrygian
E---------------------
B---------------------
G---------------------
D----------------7----
A---------7-9-10------
E--7-8-10-------------
h w w w h w

Lydian
E------------------------
B------------------------
G------------------------
D------------------9-----
A----------9-10-12-------
E--8-10-12---------------
w w w h w w

Mixolydian
E---------------------------
B---------------------------
G---------------------------
D--------------------10-----
A-----------10-12-14--------
E--10-12-14-----------------
w w h w w h


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