The Safety Net Approach

Chord Voicing Shapes

Chart #1: Major Scale Modes
This chart illustrates the spellings of the major scales and their modes.

The "W's" and "1/2's" across the top represent the intervals between
each of the notes - whole steps and half steps.

The Roman numerals represent the degrees of the scales. Directly

above the Roman numerals are the names of the modes.

The two charts at the bottom show the chord qualities (major, minor,
diminished, etc.) that result from building chords on each of the scale
degrees. This is called "diatonic harmony".

Diatonic Triads Diatonic 7th Chords * VIII is the octave

Major: I, IV, V Major 7: Imaj7, IVmaj7
of I
Minor: ii, iii, vi Dominant 7: V7
Diminished: vii Minor 7: iim7, iiim7, vim7
Minor 7b5: viim7b5
Chart #3
 D Arp C Arp
Dia. 1 D Mixolydian Dia. 2 C Lydian
F G A F G A

D E D E

A B C A B C

E F G E F G
B C D B C D
F G A F G A

G Arp D Arp
Dia. 3 G Ionian Dia. 4 D Mixolydian
F G A 3 4 5

D E R 2

A B C 5 6 7

E F G 2 3 4
B C D 6 7 R
F G A 3 4 5

C Arp G Arp
Dia. 5 C Lydian Dia. 6 G Ionian
4 5 6 7 R 2

2 3 5 6

6 7 R 2 3 4

3 4 5 6 7 R
7 R 2 3 4 5
4 5 6 7 R 2
 D Arp C Arp
Dia. 10 D Mixolydian Dia. 11 C Lydian
B C D B C D

F G A F G A

D E D E

A B C A B C

E F G E F G

B C D B C D

7 9 7 9

G Arp D Arp
Dia. 12 G Ionian Dia. 13 D Mixolydian
B C D 6 7 R

F G A 3 4 5

D E R 2

A B C 5 6 7

E F G 2 3 4

B C D 6 7 R

7 9 7 9

C Arp G Arp
Dia. 14 C Lydian Dia. 15 G Ionian
7 R 2 3 4 5

4 5 6 7 R 2

2 3 5 6

6 7 R 2 3 4

3 4 5 6 7 R

7 R 2 3 4 5

7 9 7 9