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I will be adding various study materials and references to this page as I get time.
| MODE# |
Mode Name |
Tones |
Quality |
Simple Alias |
| 1 |
Ionian |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 |
Major |
"The" major scale |
| 2 |
Dorian |
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 1 |
minor |
flavor of minor scale |
| 3 |
Phrygian |
1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 1 |
minor |
flavor of minor scale, dark because b2, good for "metal" |
| 4 |
Lydian |
1 2 3 #4 5 6 7 1 |
Major |
flavor of major scale |
| 5 |
Mixolydian |
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 1 |
Major |
flavor of major scale, good for rock, less bluesy than dorian |
| 6 |
Aeolian |
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 1 |
minor |
"The" minor scale |
| 7 |
Locrian |
1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 1 |
minor |
flavor of minor (altered) |
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