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The C MAJOR SCALE and it's MODES
C Major Scale
C D E F G A B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
The major scale is also the first mode : the C Ionian mode. : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
play C major from
the second note and you get the next mode, the Dorian mode :
D Dorian Mode D
E F G A B C
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
The Dorian mode is :1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
the 3rd and 7th note are a flattened compared to the Ionian
scale.
Interval structure for (in half steps) :
-Ionian : 2 2
1 2 2 2 1
-Dorian : 2
1 2 2 2 1 2
If we build a chord on the first, third, fifth, and seventh note of the Ionian scale , we get a Cmaj7 .
C
E G B
1 3 5
7
If we build a chord on the first, third, fifth, and seventh note of the Dorian scale , we get a Dmin7
:
D F A C
1 b3 5
b7
Here are the 7 modes for C major, and corresponding chords :
I
Ionian 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 C D E F G A B Cmaj7
II Dorian
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
D E F G A B C Dm7
III Phrygian 1 b2 b3
4 5 b6 b7 E F G A B C D Em7(flat 9)
IV
Lydian 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7
F G A B C D E Fmaj7(aug 4th)
V Myxolydian
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7 G A B C D E F
G7
VI Aeolian 1 2
b3 4 5 b6 b7 A B C D E F G Am7
VII
Locrian 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7
B C D E F G A Bm7b5
Mode Degree of the
major scale used as the tonic
Ionian I
C w-w-h-w-w-w-h Dorian II
D w-h-w-w-w-h-w
Phrygian III E
h-w-w-w-h-w-w
Lydian IV F w-w-w-h-w-w-h
Mixolydian
V G w-w-h-w-w-h-w
Aeolian VI
A w-h-w-w-h-w-w
Locrian VII B
h-w-w-h-w-w-w- This
was helpful when I organized this "chord/extention" aid (R) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 = reserved for major
sounds
x, 9, x, 11, x, 13, x = reserved for minor and dominant 7 sounds
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