Scale MODEs

This is just really technical info to refer to as your study of harmony progresses. The top table shows the notes found in the most common scales and below are the modes of each, except the modes of the pentatonic which are seldom used.

The Basic Scale Forms

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Major Scale	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Melodic Minor	1	2	b3	4	5	6	7
Harmonic Minor	1	2	b3	4	5	b6	7
Natural Minor	1	2	b3	4	5	b6	b7
Minor Pentatonic	1	b3	4	5	b7
Major Pentatonic	1	2	3	5	6

Major Scale Modes

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Ionian Mode	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Dorian Mode	1	2	b3	4	5	6	b7
Phrygian Mode	1	b2	b3	4	5	b6	b7
Lydian Mode	1	2	3	#4	5	6	7
Mixolydian Mode	1	2	3	4	5	6	b7
Aeolian Mode	1	2	b3	4	5	b6	b7
Locrian Mode	1	b2	b3	4	b5	b6	b7

Melodic Minor Scale Modes

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Melodic Minor	1	2	b3	4	5	6	7
Phrygian Nat 6	1	b2	b3	4	5	6	b7
Lydian Augmented	1	2	3	#4	#5	6	7
Lydian Dominant	1	2	3	#4	5	6	b7
Aeolian Major	1	2	3	4	5	b6	b7
Locrian Nat 2	1	2	b3	4	b5	b6	b7
Super Locrian (Altered Scale)	1	b2	b3	b4	b5	b6	b7

Harmonic Minor Scale Modes

Scale	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Harmonic Minor	1	2	b3	4	5	b6	7
Locrian Nat 6	1	b2	b3	4	b5	6	b7
Major Augmented	1	2	3	4	#5	6	7
Dorian #4	1	2	b3	#4	5	6	b7
Phygian Dominant	1	b2	3	4	5	b6	b7
Lydian #2	1	#2	3	#4	5	6	7
Diminished Locrian	1	b2	b3	b4	b5	b6	bb7

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