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Modes

• Modes are essentially inverted scales.
• You can think of them as relative to the parent scale,
  but it's better to treat each as their own scale with stepwise makeup,
  starting from their respective scale degree 1 (parallel).



Modes of the major scale

 Name   Mode   Relative   Stepwise makeup   Parallel 
 Ionian   Prime   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1   W W H W W W H   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 
 Dorian   2nd   2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2   W H W W W H W   1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7 1 
 Phrygian   3rd   3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3   H W W W H W W   1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 1 
 Lydian   4th   4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4   W W W H W W H   1 2 3 s4 5 6 7 1 
 Mixolydian   5th   5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5   W W H W W H W   1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 1 
 Aeolian   6th   6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6   W H W W H W W   1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 1 
 Locrian   7th   7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7   H W W H W W W   1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 1