CHART FOR THE MAJOR MODES

 

 

IONIAN

DORIAN

PHRYGIAN

LYDIAN

MIXOLYD.

AOLEON

LOCRIAN

 

I

II

III

IV

V

VI

VII

 

(Major)

(Minor)

(Minor)

(Major)

(Major - Dom7)

(Minor)

(Minor - Dim5)

A

A

B

C#/Db

D

E

F#/Gb

G#Ab

A#/Bb

A#/Bb

C

D

D#/Eb

F

G

A

B

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

C

D

E

F

G

A

B

C#(/Db

C#Db

D#/Eb

F

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

D

D

E

F#/Gb

G

A

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

D#Eb

F

G

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

D

E

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

F

G

A

A#/Bb

C

D

E

F#/Gb

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

B

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

G

G

A

B

C

D

E

F#/Gb

G#/Ab

G#/Ab

A#/Bb

C

C#/Db

D#/Eb

F

G

 

The above chart is my personal tool that I use to create songs. You can play any song 7 different ways (since there are 7 modes in any major scale).

To understand what I mean, please click here

Did you hear the distinctive sound of the different modes?

In the next 7 chapters I'll show you how to create songs in any of the 7 modes.

Click again on the link above and listen to the songs - some sound happy, some sound sad.

Happier modes: Ionian, Lydian, Mixolydian

Sadder modes: Dorian, Phrygian, Aoleon, Locrian