The B Ionian Mode Scale in Jazz Music

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Part of the video series: B Key Scales for Basic Jazz Music

Summary: Learn how to play the ionian mode scale in the key of B in this free music video on basic jazz music theory and B scales.

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Ryan Larson Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his twelve-key technique... read more

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The B Ionian Mode Scale in Jazz Music

So now we are going to do a expiration in the harmonic mode of B major. Ionian is your first mode which is your major mode very first root so we just play our B major scale it is a nice B major scale very simple and that is your Ionian mode so we are going to go through now and learn our Dorian, our phrygian, our Lydian, mixolydian, aeolian and locrian modes. But we keep of the 3 B flats so we are going to go through and a see how this major scale is changed and altered as we go through and play the different modes.

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