For a time, theory was content to define the triads and seventh chords that can be built on the degrees of a given scale. But chords are way bigger nowadays...
Return to the Home page Mando ModeExplorer for mandolin magnaChops ModeExplorer for guitar Click here to read about our upgrade policy ModeExplorer Expedition Outfitters - Free tools to help you reach the summit, explore the depths, discover new territories... See what's happening at Groveland Access any patches and downloads for ModeExplorers Information on scales and chords, as well as our chart catalog Send us an email for support, product questions, or music theory help for ModeExplorer users Frequently asked questions To get more out of the ModeExplorers Tips on how to play mandolin Tips on how to play 10-string, fifths-tuned cittern For a time, theory was content to define the triads and seventh chords that can be built on the degrees of a given scale. But chords are way bigger nowadays... 'So what scales should I play over these chords?' Well, maybe that's really not the right question, considering that in reality, 'the Scale IS the Chord, and the Chord IS the Scale'. Read why...

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Buy Now! For mandolin and guitar, the ModeExplorer family of tools display and play all modes of all scales, standard and user-invented, presents fingerings graphically in every key, every position, figures all chords created for all scales all over the neck in all keys plays them for you; create and play charts, chord/scale calculator. [Hold your mousebutton down over the mandolin neck for a quick demo.] Navigate, play the notes, inspect their roles in scales and chords! You can click on the Mando ModeExplorer tree to expand and explore scales and discover the possible component chords built on the degrees of those scales. Right click to play a scale. You can click on the component chords on a scale degree to drill-down and explore inversions of the component chords and voicings of each. The Mando ModeExplorer displays and plays them all. You can change the tonic of any scale, and the Mando ModeExplorer will change the scale and refigure the component chords. You can use the Chord Calculator to determine what scales to play over a chord passage. Help for using the Mando ModeExplorer, scales, and chords. Invent your own scales with the Scale Editor. The ModeExplorer figures out all the component chords for you. Additional info about chords and scales is on the ModeExplorer web site... Buy Now!