Remember, all the notes come from A Ionian. Here we're building simple major and minor triads (three-note diatonic chords) upon each note of the mode. Once again, remember that every note comes fr ...

The mode opens up when it’s played as simple major and minor chords – which is what we're doing here. Spend some time on moving from the i chord (Am) to the ii chord (Bm) as these two minor ...