Welcome to Chord du Jour!

For those who haven't been to this site - Chord du Jour - welcome! We currently feature 14 lessons (7 chords and 7 scales/modes) for each of the 12 keys - you do the math! Chord du Jour is on hiatus for the holiday season, but we will return soon for the third cycle of music lessons.

By Skill Level:
Beginner lessons
Intermediate diagrams
Recording equipment and production tips to be introduced during the third twelve weeks of Chord du Jour!

By Lesson Type:
Chord du Jour
Scale du Jour - some pentatonic, hexatonic, and heptatonic scales so far, other variations on the way!
Mode du Jour - two down (Ionian and Mixolydian), five more to go!

By Instrument:
Guitar
Other instruments...?

We hope that you will find this site to be a useful resource. We wish you, the reader/musician, good luck on all your musical endeavors!

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F Blues Horiztonal (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale: F blues

Notes: F Ab Bb B C Eb

Hollow Circles: F notes

Orange Circles: F minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: F minor pentatonic outside of the diagonal pattern

Blue Circles (Blue Note): B notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F5 Bb5 Ab5 Db5

And so ends our SECOND 12 WEEKS, as we've looked at 7 scales/modes per week, through all 12 keys. After our holiday break, we'll begin again in the Key of C, with more Chord / Scale / Mode /? du Jour!

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F Blues Diagonal (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: F blues

Notes: F Ab Bb B C Eb

Hollow Circles: F notes

Orange Circles: F minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): B notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Fm Bbm Cm Bbm

F Blues Vertical (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: F blues

Notes: F Ab Bb B C Eb

Hollow Circles: F notes

Orange Circles: F minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): B notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F7 Bb7 F7 C7 Bb7 F7

F Mixolydian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale: F Mixolydian

Related Scale: Bb major diatonic

Notes: F G A Bb C D Eb

Hollow Circles: F notes

Orange Circles: F major pentatonic, simple pattern

Gray Circles: F Mixolydian outside of the simple pattern

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F Eb Dm

F Ionian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: F Ionian

Related Scale: F major diatonic

Notes: F G A Bb C D E

Hollow Circles: F notes

Orange Circles: F major pentatonic, simple pattern

Gray Circles: F Ionian outside of the simple pattern

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F C F Bb F C F

F Major Diatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: F major diatonic

Notes: F G A Bb C D E

Hollow Circles: F notes

Orange Circles: F major pentatonic

Gray Circles: Bb and E notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F C Dm Bb

F Major Pentatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: F major pentatonic

Notes: F G A C D

Hollow Circles: F notes

Orange Circles: F major pentatonic

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F C Bb

Bb Blues Horizontal (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale: Bb blues

Notes: Bb Db Eb E F Ab

Hollow Circles: Bb notes

Orange Circles: Bb minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: Bb minor pentatonic outside of the diagonal pattern

Blue Circles (Blue Note): E notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bbm Gb Db Ab

Bb Blues Diagonal (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Bb blues

Notes: Bb Db Eb E F Ab

Hollow Circles: Bb notes

Orange Circles: Bb minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): E notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb5 Ab5 Db5 Eb5

Bb Blues Vertical (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Bb blues

Notes: Bb Db Eb E F Ab

Hollow Circles: Bb notes

Orange Circles: Bb minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): E notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb5 Eb5 F5

Bb Mixolydian (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: Bb Mixolydian

Related Scale: Eb major diatonic

Notes: Bb C D Eb F G Ab

Hollow Circles: Bb notes

Orange Circles: Bb major pentatonic, simple pattern

Gray Circles: Bb Mixolydian outside of the simple pattern

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb Ab Eb

Bb Ionian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: Bb Ionian

Related Scale: Bb major diatonic

Notes: Bb C D Eb F G A

Hollow Circles: Bb notes

Orange Circles: Bb major pentatonic, simple pattern

Gray Circles: Bb Ionian outside of the simple pattern

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb F Gm Eb

Bb Major Diatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Bb major diatonic

Notes: Bb C D Eb F G A

Hollow Circles: Bb notes

Orange Circles: Bb major pentatonic

Gray Circles: Eb and A notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb Eb F Eb F

Bb Major Pentatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Bb major pentatonic

Notes: Bb C D F G

Hollow Circles: Bb notes

Orange Circles: Bb major pentatonic

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bb Gm F

Eb Blues Horizontal (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale: Eb blues

Notes: Eb Gb Ab A Bb Db

Hollow Circles: Eb notes

Orange Circles: Eb minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: Eb minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): A notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Eb5 Gb5 Db5 Ab5

Eb Blues Diagonal (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Eb blues

Notes: Eb Gb Ab A Bb Db

Hollow Circles: Eb notes

Orange Circles: Eb minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): A notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Eb5 Ab5 Bb5

Eb Blues Vertical (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Eb blues

Notes: Eb Gb Ab A Bb Db

Hollow Circles: Eb notes

Orange Circles: Eb minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): A notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Ebm B Gb Db

Eb Mixolydian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: Eb Mixolydian

Related Scale: Ab major diatonic

Notes: Eb F G Ab Bb C Db

Hollow Circles: Eb notes

Orange Circles: Eb major pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: The rest of the Eb Mixolydian mode

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Eb Db Cm Ab

Eb Ionian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: Eb Ionian

Related Scale: Eb major diatonic

Notes: Eb F G Ab Bb C D

Hollow Circles: Eb notes

Orange Circles: Eb major pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: The rest of the Eb Ionian mode

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Eb Cm Ab Bb

Eb Major Diatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Eb major diatonic

Notes: Eb F G Ab Bb C D

Hollow Circles: Eb notes

Orange Circles: Eb major pentatonic

Gray Circles: Ab and D notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Eb Bb Cm Ab

Eb Major Pentatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Eb major pentatonic

Notes: Eb F G Bb C

Hollow Circles: Eb notes

Orange Circles: Eb major pentatonic

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Eb Bb Ab

G# Blues Horizontal (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale: G# blues

Notes: G# B C# D D# F#

Hollow Circles: G# notes

Orange Circles: G# minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: G# minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): D notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: G#5 C#5 D#5

G# Blues Diagonal (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: G# blues

Notes: G# B C# D D# F#

Hollow Circles: G# notes

Orange Circles: G# minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): D notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: G#5 B5 C#5

G# Blues Vertical (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: G# blues

Notes: G# B C# D D# F#

Hollow Circles: G# notes

Orange Circles: G# minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): D notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: G#m B F# G#m

Ab Mixolydian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: Ab Mixolydian

Related Scale: Db major diatonic

Notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F Gb

Hollow Circles: Ab notes

Orange Circles: Ab major pentatonic, simple pattern

Gray Circles: Ab Mixolydian outside of the simple pattern

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Ab Gb Db

Ab Ionian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: Ab Ionian

Related Scale: Ab major diatonic

Notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

Hollow Circles: Ab notes

Orange Circles: Ab major pentatonic, simple pattern

Gray Circles: Ab Ionian outside of the simple pattern

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Ab Eb Fm Db

Ab Major Diatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Ab major diatonic

Notes: Ab Bb C Db Eb F G

Hollow Circles: Ab notes

Orange Circles: Ab major pentatonic

Gray Circles: Db and G notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Ab Fm Db Eb

Ab Major Pentatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Ab major pentatonic

Notes: Ab Bb C Eb F

Hollow Circles: Ab notes

Orange Circles: Ab major pentatonic

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Ab Db Eb Eb

C# Blues Horizontal (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale: C# blues

Related/Similar Scales: C# minor, C# minor modes, E major, etc.

Notes: C# E F# G G# B

Hollow Circles: C# notes

Orange Circles: C# minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: C# blues outsides of the diagonal pattern

Blue Circles (Blue Note): G notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: E B A E

C# Blues Diagonal (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: C# blues

Notes: C# E F# G G# B

Hollow Circles: C# notes

Orange Circles: C# minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): G notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: C#7 E7 F#7

C# Blues Vertical (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: C# blues

Notes: C# E F# G G# B

Hollow Circles: C# notes

Orange Circles: C# minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): G notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: C#m7 Bsus4 Asus2 E

Db Mixolydian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: Db Mixolydian

Related Scale: Gb major diatonic

Notes: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb B

Hollow Circles: Db notes

Orange Circles: Db major pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: The rest of the Db Mixolydian mode

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Db Ebm Gb B

Db Ionian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: Db Ionian

Related Scale: Db major diatonic

Notes: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C

Hollow Circles: Db notes

Orange Circles: Db major pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: The rest of the Db Ionian mode

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Db Bbm Gb Ab

Db Major Diatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Db major diatonic

Notes: Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C

Hollow Circles: Db notes

Orange Circles: Db major pentatonic

Gray Circles: Gb and C notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Db Ab Bbm Gb

Db Major Pentatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: Db major pentatonic

Notes: Db Eb F Ab Bb

Hollow Circles: Db notes

Orange Circles: Db major pentatonic

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Db Gb Ab

F# Blues Horizontal (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale:

Scale: F# blues

Notes: F# A B C C# E

Hollow Circles: F# notes

Orange Circles: F# minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: F# minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): C notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F#7 B7 C#7

F# Blues Diagonal (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: F# blues

Notes: F# A B C C# E

Hollow Circles: F# notes

Orange Circles: F# minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): C notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F#m D A E

F# Blues Vertical (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: F# blues

Notes: F# A B C C# E

Hollow Circles: F# notes

Orange Circles: F# minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): C notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F#5 A5 E5 B5

F# Mixolydian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: F# Mixolydian

Related Scale: B major diatonic

Notes: F# G# A# B C# D# E

Hollow Circles: F# notes

Orange Circles: F# major pentatonic, simple pattern

Gray Circles: F# Mixolydian outside of the simple pattern

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F# E B

F# / Gb Ionian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: F# Ionian mode

Related Scale: F# major diatonic

Notes: F# G# A# B C# D# F

Mode: Gb Ionian mode

Related Scale: Gb major diatonic

Notes: Gb Ab Bb B Db Eb F

Hollow Circles: F# or Gb notes

Orange Circles: F# or Gb major pentatonic (simple pattern)

Gray Circles: F# or Gb Ionian mode, outside of the simple pattern

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F# D#m B C# - or - Gb Ebm B Db

F# / Gb Major Diatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: F# major diatonic

Notes: F# G# A# B C# D# F

Scale: Gb major diatonic

Notes: Gb Ab Bb B Db Eb F

Hollow Circles: F# or Gb notes

Orange Circles: F# or Gb major pentatonic

Gray Circles: B and F notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F# C# D#m B - or - Gb Db Ebm B

F# / Gb Major Pentatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: F# major pentatonic

Notes: F# G# A# C# D#

Scale: Gb major pentatonic

Notes: Gb Ab Bb Db Eb

Hollow Circles: F# or Gb notes

Orange Circles: F# or Gb major pentatonic

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: F# B C# B - or - Gb B Db B

B Blues Horizontal (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale: B blues

Notes: B D E F F# A

Hollow Circles: B notes

Orange Circles: B minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: B blues outside of the minor pentatonic diagonal pattern

Blue Circles (Blue Note): F notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: B5 E5 B5 F#5 E5 B5

B Blues Diagonal (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: B blues

Notes: B D E F F# A

Hollow Circles: B notes

Orange Circles: B minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): F notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bm G D A

B Blues Vertical (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: B blues

Notes: B D E F F# A

Hollow Circles: B notes

Orange Circles: B minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): F notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: Bm Em F#m Em

B Mixolydian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale: B Mixolydian

Related Scale: E major diatonic

Notes: B C# D# E F# G# A

Hollow Circles: B notes

Orange Circles: B major pentatonic, simple pattern

Gray Circles: B Mixolydian outside of simple major pentatonic pattern

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: B G#m A

B Ionian Mode (Guitar, Intermediate)

Mode: B Ionian

Related Scale: B major diatonic

Notes: B C# D# E F# G# A#

Hollow Circles: B notes

Orange Circles: B major pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: The rest of the B Ionian mode

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: B G#m E

B Major Diatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: B major diatonic

Notes: B C# D# E F# G# A#

Hollow Circles: B notes

Orange Circles: B major pentatonic

Gray Circles: E and A# notes

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: B F# G#m E

B Major Pentatonic (Guitar, Beginner)

Scale: B major pentatonic

Notes: B C# D# F# G#

Hollow Circles: B notes

Orange Circles: B major pentatonic

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: B E F# E

E Blues Horizontal (Guitar, Intermediate)

Scale: E blues

Notes: E G A A# B D

Hollow Circles: E notes

Orange Circles: E minor pentatonic, diagonal pattern

Gray Circles: E minor pentatonic

Blue Circles (Blue Note): A# (or Bb)

Example Chord Progression for Rhythm Guitar: E5 G5 D5 A5