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Advanced10 min

The 7 modes from one major scale

Concept

Take a C major scale. Start on each note and you get a 'mode': C-Ionian (major), D-Dorian, E-Phrygian, F-Lydian, G-Mixolydian, A-Aeolian (natural minor), B-Locrian. Same 7 notes — but the tonal center shifts, so each mode has a totally different feel.

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