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List and Description of 48 Musical Modes
List and Description of 48 Musical Modes
7-Note Modes
Major Mode (C Finalis): Ionian Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Aeolian Locrian Molldur I Molldur II Molldur III Molldur IV Molldur V Molldur VI Molldur VII Minor Mode (C Finalis): Durmoll I Durmoll II Durmoll III Durmoll IV Durmoll V Durmoll VI Durmoll VII Harmonic Minor I Harmonic Minor II Harmonic Minor III Harmonic Minor IV Harmonic Minor V Harmonic Minor VI Harmonic Minor VII K: C Bb Ab G F Eb Db C Bb Ab G F E Db K: C Bb A G F Eb Db C Bb A G F E Db 1 C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 1 C C C C C C C C C C C C C C 2 D D Db D D D Db D D Db D Db D# Db 2 D Db D D D D Db D Db D D Db D# Db 3 E Eb Eb E E Eb Eb E Eb Eb Eb E E Eb 3 Eb Eb E E E Eb Eb Eb Eb E Eb E E Eb 4 F F F F# F F F F F Fb F# F F# F 4 F F F# F# F F Fb F F F F# F F# Fb 5 G G G G G G Gb G Gb G G G G# Gb 5 G G G# G G Gb Gb G Gb G# G G G Gb 6 A A Ab A A Ab Ab Ab A Ab A A A Ab 6 A A A A Ab Ab Ab Ab A A A Ab A Ab 7 B Bb Bb B Bb Bb Bb B Bb Bb B Bb B Bbb 7 B Bb B Bb Bb Bb Bb B Bb B Bb Bb B Bbb
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8-Note Modes
Major Mode (C Finalis): Major b2/#1 Major b3/#2 Major b5/#4 Major b6/#5 Major b7/#6 K: B A F# E D 1 C C C C C 2 C# C# C# C# C# 3 D# D D# D D 4 E E E# E E 5 F# F# F# F# F# 6 G# G# G# G# G 7 A# A A# A# A 8 B B B B B
Molldur b2/#1 Molldur b3/#2 Molldur b5/#4 Molldur bb7/#6 Molldur b7/x6
B A F# Eb D
C C C C C
C# C# C# D C#
D# D D Eb D
E E E# F E
F# F F# G F#
G G# G# Ab G
A# A A# Bb A
B B B Cb Bb
Minor Mode (C Finalis): Durmoll b2/#1 Durmoll b4/#3 Durmoll b5/#4 Durmoll b6/#5 Durmoll b7/#6
K: B G# F# E D
1 C C C C C
2 C# C# C# C# C#
3 D D# D D# D
4 E E# E# E E
5 F# Fx F# F# F
6 G# G# G# G G
7 A# A# A A A
8 B B B B B
Harmonic Minor b2/#1 Harmonic Minor b4/#3 Harmonic Minor b5/#4 Harmonic Minor bb7/#6 Harmonic Minor b7/x6
B G# F# Eb D
C C C C C
C# C# C# D C#
D D# D Eb D
E E E# F E
F# Fx F# Gb F
G G# G# Ab G
A# A# A Bb A
B B B Cb Bb
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