{"id":118,"date":"2011-04-25T20:00:14","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T03:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sixstringsensei.com\/?p=118"},"modified":"2011-05-30T15:11:45","modified_gmt":"2011-05-30T22:11:45","slug":"aeolian-mode-sixth-position-major-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sixstringsensei.com\/118\/aeolian-mode-sixth-position-major-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Aeolian Mode \u2013 The Sixth Position of the Major Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-379\" title=\"Aeolian Mode Fretboard Diagram\" src=\"https:\/\/sixstringsensei.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/aeolian_mode_diagram.png\" alt=\"Aeolian Mode Fretboard Diagram\" width=\"159\" height=\"293\" \/>The Aeolian mode is based on the sixth note of the major scale. In the key of G, this note is E. Note that the 6th note of the major scale is the relative minor. So guess what? The Aeolian Mode is the Natural Minor Scale! 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