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(13 intermediate revisions not shown) Line 1: Line 1: ==Modes====Modes=={{Harmony_Infobox}}{{Harmony_Infobox}}- {| style="width:50%;border:1px solid #cef2e0; background:#f5fffa; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"- !colspan="3" style="margin:5px; background:#cef2e0; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:center; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;"|The Major Modes- |- align="center"- | [[Ionian]] || [[Lydian]] || [[Mixolydian]]- |-- !colspan="3" style="margin:3px; background:#cef2e0; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:center; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;"|The Minor Modes- |- align="center"- | [[Dorian]] || [[Aeolian]] || [[Phrygian]]- |}- ===Mode Comparison Chart======Mode Comparison Chart===Line 54: Line 44: |}|}- ===Notes===+ ====Notes====#The Ionian mode is more commonly called "the major scale" (and is the most commonly used major scale)#The Ionian mode is more commonly called "the major scale" (and is the most commonly used major scale)#The Aeolian mode is commonly called "the natural minor scale" (and is the most commonly used minor scale)#The Aeolian mode is commonly called "the natural minor scale" (and is the most commonly used minor scale)Line 60: Line 50: #Dorian, Aeolian, & Phrygian are considered minor modes because their "I chord" is minor.#Dorian, Aeolian, & Phrygian are considered minor modes because their "I chord" is minor.#The Locrian mode is so dissonant that it is usually unusable.#The Locrian mode is so dissonant that it is usually unusable.+ + ===Pentatonic Scales & Blues Scales Comparison===+ {| style="width:40%;border:1px solid #000; background:#000; vertical-align:top; color:#FFF;"+ !colspan="5"|Major Pentatonic+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | 1 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 6+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Ab || Bb || C || Eb || F+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | A || B || C# || E || F#+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Bb || C || D || F || G+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | B || C# || D# || F# || G#+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Cb || Db || Eb || Gb || Ab+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | C || D || E || G || A+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | C# || D# || E# || G# || A#+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | D || E || F# || A || B+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Db || Eb || F || Ab || Bb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Eb || F || G || Bb || C+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | E || F# || G# || B || C#+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | F || G || A || C || D+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | F# || G# || A# || C# || D#+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Gb || Ab || Bb || Db || Eb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | G || A || B || D || E+ |}+ {| style="width:40%;border:1px solid #000; background:#000; vertical-align:top; color:#FFF;"+ !colspan="5"|Major Blues Scale+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | 1 || 2 ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| b3 || 5 || 6+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Ab || Bb ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| Cb || Eb || F+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | A || B ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| C || E || F#+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Bb || C ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| Db || F || G+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | B || C# ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| D || F# || G#+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Cb || Db ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| Ebb || Gb || Ab+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | C || D ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| Eb || G || A+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | C# || D# ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| E || G# || A#+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | D || E ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| F || A || B+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Db || Eb ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| Fb || Ab || Bb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Eb || F ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| Gb || Bb || C+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | E || F# ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| G || B || C#+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | F || G ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| Ab || C || D+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | F# || G# ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| A || C# || D#+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Gb || Ab ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| Bbb || Db || Eb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | G || A ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| Bb || D || E+ |}+ *This note changes the major pentatonic scale into a major blues scale+ + + {| style="width:40%;border:1px solid #000; background:#000; vertical-align:top; color:#FFF;"+ !colspan="5"|Minor Pentatonic+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | 1 || b3 || 4 || 5 || b7+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Ab || Cb || Db || Eb || Gb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | A || C || D || E || G+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Bb || Db || Eb || F || Ab+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | B || D || E || F# || A+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Cb || Ebb || Fb || Gb || Bbb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | C || Eb || F || G || Bb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | C# || E || F# || G# || B+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Db || Fb || Gb || Ab || Cb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | D || F || G || A || C+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Eb || Gb || Ab || Bb || Db+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | E || G || A || B || D+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | F || Ab || Bb || C || Eb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | F# || A || B || C# || E+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Gb || Bbb || Cb || Db || Fb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | G || Bb || C || D || F+ |}+ {| style="width:40%;border:1px solid #000; background:#000; vertical-align:top; color:#FFF;"+ !colspan="6"|Minor Blues Scale+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | 1 || b3 || 4 ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| #4 || 5 || b7+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Ab || Cb || Db ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| D || Eb || Gb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | A || C || D ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| D# || E || G+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Bb || Db || Eb ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| E || F || Ab+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | B || D || E ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| E# || F# || A+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Cb || Ebb || Fb ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| F || Gb || Bbb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | C || Eb || F ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| F# || G || Bb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | C# || E || F# ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| F## || G# || B+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Db || Fb || Gb ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| G || Ab || Cb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | D || F || G ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| G# || A || C+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Eb || Gb || Ab ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| A || Bb || Db+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | E || G || A ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| A# || B || D+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | F || Ab || Bb ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| B || C || Eb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | F# || A || B ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| B# || C# || E+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | Gb || Bbb || Cb ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| C || Db || Fb+ |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#399966; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"+ | G || Bb || C ||style="border:1px solid #3e69fb;background:#3e69fb;"| C# || D || F+ |}+ *This note changes the minor pentatonic scale into a minor blues scale+ + + ==Modal Resources==+ + * [http://speedsongwriting.com/quick-guide-the-modes/ Songwriting With Modes][[category:Music]][[category:Music]][[category:Harmony]][[category:Harmony]][[category:Songwriting]][[category:Songwriting]]Current revision as of 20:21, 10 May 2016
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Modes
Harmony Infobox Major Modes Ionian - Lydian - Mixolydian Minor Modes Dorian - Aeolian - Phrygian - Locrian Other Modes Major Pentatonic - Minor Pentatonic - Major Blues Scale - Minor Blues Scale Key Signatures A-flat - A - B-flat - B - C-flat - C - C-sharp - D-flat - D - E-flat - E - F - F-sharp - G-flat - G Harmonic Tools Modal Comparison Charts - Power Progressions - Cadences - Chord Finder Harmony Lyric - Melody - Harmony - Rhythm - Form Songwriting: Harmony Mode Comparison Chart
Roman Numerals as Triads Alterations I II III IV V VI VII Lydian bright raised 4 I II IIImin #IVdim V VImin VIImin Ionian neutral no alterations I IImin IIImin IV V VImin VIIdim Mixolydian less bright lowered 7 I IImin IIIdim IV Vmin VImin bVII Dorian dark lowered 3, 7 Imin IImin bIII IV Vmin VIdim bVII Aeolian darker lowered 3, 6, 7 Imin IIdim bIII IVmin Vmin bVI bVII Phrygian darkest lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 Imin bII bIII bIVmin Vdim bVI bVIImin Locrian unusable lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 Idim bII bIIImin bIVmin bV bVI bVII
Roman Numerals with 7ths Alterations I II III IV V VI VII Lydian bright raised 4 IMAJ7 II7 IIImin7 #IVmin7b5 VMAJ7 VImin7 VIImin7 Ionian neutral no alterations IMAJ7 IImin7 IIImin7b5 IVMAJ7 V7 VImin7 VIImin7b5 Mixolydian less bright lowered 7 I7 IImin7 IImin7b5 IVMAJ7 Vmin7 VImin7 bVIIMAJ7 Dorian dark lowered 3, 7 Imin7 IImin7 bIIIMAJ7 IV7 Vmin7 VImin7b5 bVIIMAJ7 Aeolian darker lowered 3, 6, 7 Imin7 IImin7b5 bIII7 IVmin7 Vmin7 bVIMAJ7 bVII7 Phrygian darkest lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 Imin7 bIIMAJ7 bIII7 bIVmin7 Vmin7b5 bVIMAJ7 bVIImin7 Locrian unusable lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 Imin7b5 bIIMAJ7 bIIImin7 bIVmin7 bVMAJ7 bVI7 bVIImin7 Notes
- The Ionian mode is more commonly called "the major scale" (and is the most commonly used major scale)
- The Aeolian mode is commonly called "the natural minor scale" (and is the most commonly used minor scale)
- Lydian, Ionian, & Mixolydian are considered major modes because their "I chord" is major.
- Dorian, Aeolian, & Phrygian are considered minor modes because their "I chord" is minor.
- The Locrian mode is so dissonant that it is usually unusable.
Pentatonic Scales & Blues Scales Comparison
Major Pentatonic 1 2 3 5 6 Ab Bb C Eb F A B C# E F# Bb C D F G B C# D# F# G# Cb Db Eb Gb Ab C D E G A C# D# E# G# A# D E F# A B Db Eb F Ab Bb Eb F G Bb C E F# G# B C# F G A C D F# G# A# C# D# Gb Ab Bb Db Eb G A B D E Major Blues Scale 1 2 b3 5 6 Ab Bb Cb Eb F A B C E F# Bb C Db F G B C# D F# G# Cb Db Ebb Gb Ab C D Eb G A C# D# E G# A# D E F A B Db Eb Fb Ab Bb Eb F Gb Bb C E F# G B C# F G Ab C D F# G# A C# D# Gb Ab Bbb Db Eb G A Bb D E - This note changes the major pentatonic scale into a major blues scale
Minor Pentatonic 1 b3 4 5 b7 Ab Cb Db Eb Gb A C D E G Bb Db Eb F Ab B D E F# A Cb Ebb Fb Gb Bbb C Eb F G Bb C# E F# G# B Db Fb Gb Ab Cb D F G A C Eb Gb Ab Bb Db E G A B D F Ab Bb C Eb F# A B C# E Gb Bbb Cb Db Fb G Bb C D F Minor Blues Scale 1 b3 4 #4 5 b7 Ab Cb Db D Eb Gb A C D D# E G Bb Db Eb E F Ab B D E E# F# A Cb Ebb Fb F Gb Bbb C Eb F F# G Bb C# E F# F## G# B Db Fb Gb G Ab Cb D F G G# A C Eb Gb Ab A Bb Db E G A A# B D F Ab Bb B C Eb F# A B B# C# E Gb Bbb Cb C Db Fb G Bb C C# D F - This note changes the minor pentatonic scale into a minor blues scale
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