What mode is a minor?

A minor is not technically a scale of it’s own because it shares the exact notes of C major. So it is a mode of C major built off of the 6th tone. So natural minor does not have any modes. In the last example with Ionian b2 – this is a scale based on the major scale.

What are the 3 minor modes?

Since we are familiar with Aeolian—we know the scale by its other name, natural minor —we will use it as a point of reference. The following contrasts the Aeolian scale with the other three minor modes: Dorian, Phrygian, and Locrian.

What are the modes of minor and major chords?

You’ll notice that we added chords but some modes are played over the same exact chords. For example, the ii, iii, and vi degree modes can be played over the same chord types….Seventh Chords and Modes.

Chord Quality Mode
Minor, Minor 7 Dorian, Phrygian, Aeolian
Major, Dominant 7 Mixolydian
Diminished, Minor7b5 Locrian

What are the 7 minor modes?

Here’s a list of the 7 modes of the melodic minor scale:

  • Melodic minor scale (aka jazz minor scale)
  • Dorian b2 (aka Phrygian #6)
  • Lydian augmented.
  • Lydian dominant (aka overtone scale)
  • Mixolydian b6.
  • Aeolian b5 (aka Locrian #2)
  • Altered scale (aka super Locrian)

How do you know if its major or minor mode?

The Difference Between Major and Minor Modes – Explored

  1. Major Scales: If the interval between the first and third tone of the scale is a major third, then the scale is a major scale.
  2. Minor Scales: If the interval between the first and third tone of the scale is a minor third, then the scale is a minor scale.

How many major modes are there?

seven modes
The major scale contains seven modes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian.

Is the song in major or minor mode?

You can also look to the melody of a song and notice where it ends. Melodies typically resolve to the tonic note of the key. Again, if a song’s melody notes all fit within C major/A minor and the final melody note is C, it’s in C major. If it ends on A, it’s in A minor.

What is G Dorian scale?

The G Dorian scale consists of seven notes. These can be described as steps on the guitar fingerboard according to the following formula: whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half and whole from the first note to the same in the next octave. The G Dorian is the second mode of the F Major Scale.

Is Dorian minor or major?

The Dorian scale and the natural minor scale (known as Aeolian in modal parlance) are both considered minor modes. In major scales, the interval between the root and the third note is a major third (a distance of four semitones).

Is Dorian mode major or minor?

The Dorian mode is very similar to the modern natural minor scale. The only difference is in the sixth note, which is a major sixth above the first note, rather than a minor sixth.

What mode has a flat 2?

Locrian Mode
Locrian Mode It contains the flat-2, flat-3, flat-5, flat-6 and flat-7, and has a most unsettling half-diminished chord as it’s tonic.