MAJOR SCALE
MELODIC MINOR
HARMONIC MINOR
HARMONIC MAJOR
HUNGARIAN MINOR
HUNGARIAN MAJOR
NEAPOLITAN MINOR
NEAPOLITAN "MAJOR"
ENIGMATIC MINOR
ENIGMATIC
PERSIAN
PURVI
I N D E X
E X O T I C A
G L O S S A R Y
E M A I L
MILLENNIUM SCALE CONCORDANCE
The Major scale has seven modes, named after ancient Greek peoples and regions. Each mode starts on a successive note in the scale, following the same sequence until reaching the octave. To illustrate this, here are the Major modes in the key of C. Click on a mode or chord name for more detail.
I : IONIAN :
II : DORIAN :
III : PHRYGIAN :
IV : LYDIAN :
V : MIXOLYDIAN :
VI : AEOLIAN :
VII : LOCRIAN :
C D E F G A B
D E F G A B C
E F G A B C D
F G A B C D E
G A B C D E F
A B C D E F G
B C D E F G A
Cmaj7
Dm7
Em7
Fmaj7
G7
Am7
Bm7b5