Suppose we have a Blues in C – a C Mixolydian mode featuring one accidental Bb, we would still use the key signature of C major. One last very important piece of information. Want to become a keys-and-modes expert? Repeat this practice exercise starting on any note! Here is another list of these in treble clef notation: Loads of flats here: C, Db, Eb, F Gb, Ab, Bb. The parent major scale is Db of which C is the 7th degree. That brings us to parent scale Eb major, with Eb, Ab and Bb.C Locrian is perhaps the weirdest one. C Aeolian makes C the 6th degree of its parent scale.This comes from the parent major scale F, C being the 5th degree. The only difference is the seventh, which moves down a halftone from B to Bb. The corresponding parent major scale is G, of which C is the 4th degree. C Lydian is almost the same as Ionian, with the exception that the fourth moves up a half tone to F#.So C Phrygian goes: C, Db, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb. For C Phrygian we have to make the starting note C the 3rd degree, so the parent major key moves to Ab with 4 flats: Ab, Bb, Db, Eb.So we end up with this: C, D, Eb, F, G, A, Bb. C Dorian refers to the Bb major scale of which C is the 2nd degree.This means: our ‘parent scale root’ shifts across the chromatic scale and we end up using a different key for each mode. Use all the music modes in the order above, starting with the note C. Let’s take a risk here and say the most common of these are: Ionian, Dorian, Lydian, Mixolydian and Aeolian. Locrian: the only mode with no perfect fifth in it.Mixolydian: a major mode with a flat 7th step.Lydian: like Ionian but with a sharp 4th step.It is one of two modes with a minor 2nd step and has a somewhat latin sound. This was when so-called “modal” approach became popular with Miles Davis’s “So What”. A couple of famous songs from the golden Jazz era featured the dorian mode quite prominently. Dorian: is a minor mode (minor third between first and third degree).Any Song in any major key is in Ionian mode. Ionian: probably the most common mode.Some modes are more commonly used than others, and each has its distinct sound. Click on the title to hear what each mode sounds like. Some music modes are more commonly used than others, and each has its distinct sound. In this example, all the listed modes share the same ‘parent scale’ – C major. Each of the resulting scales has its music mode (also called church modes) and specific scale pattern.
Let’s continue going up the scale, creating new sequences by starting on different notes of the C major scale. The resulting pattern is: WT HT WT WT WT HT WT. Of course the scale pattern also changes because everything moves one step to the right. If we create a scale starting on the second note D, but keep using the C major notes, we get D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D. Let’s resume from #1 (the Major Scale). We know that the scale pattern here is WT WT HT WT WT WT HT, also called “Ionian”. The Circle of Fifths (A Guide to Learning Accidentals & Key Signatures).Welcome back! If this is your first visit and you’ve missed our previous lessons, we recommend getting familiar with the material before jumping into modes: Want to become a keys-and-modes expert? Repeat this practice exercise starting on any note!īeginner’s Guide to Music Theory Part 5: Music Modes.Here is another list of these in treble clef notation:.As a reference have a look at this list:.Some modes are more commonly used than others, and each has its distinct sound.
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