Lesson: 18
Title: The Modes part II
Level: Intermediate
Style: Theory
Instructor: David Good


This time around, I want to look at the modes in a slightly different
way.  In my last lesson, I showed you how to derive the modes by
staying within one scale and changing the root note.  Now, I will show
you how to create each mode while keeping the same root note.  This
method requires a slightly different way of thinking in that we are
changing key each time we change mode, instead of just changing the
mode within the same key.  This method is far superior to the other
method in that you will immediately be able to hear the difference
between the modes. Once again, please make sure that you have a halfway
decent background in basic theory terms before attempting to tackle
this lesson.

The following chart shows how to build each mode on the same root note,
and will better show the difference between each mode.  Make the
following alterations to the major scale to produce the mode:

Ionian= Major Scale
Dorian= b3,b7
Phrygian=b2,b3,b6,b7
Lydian=#4
Mixolydian=b7
Aeolian=b3,b6,b7
Locrian=b2,b3,b5,b6,b7

So, for example, with C as our root note, each mode and its'
corresponding key would be:

Ionian: C D E F G A B C          Key: C Major

Dorian: C D Eb F G A Bb C        Key: Bb Major

Phrygian: C Db Eb F G Ab Bb C    Key: Ab Major

Lydian: C D E F# G A B C         Key: G Major

Mixolydian: C D E F G A Bb C     Key: F Major

Aeolian: C D Eb F G Ab Bb C      Key: Eb Major

Locrian: C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb C    Key: Db Major

Now, if you were to play all of these back to back, you would be able
to hear quite well the difference between the modes.  Like I said
before, this is a much better way to learn them than the method I
presented in my last lesson.  As always feel free to contact me with
any questions or comments.

			 	Dave
			blj@tiamat.umd.umich.edu

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