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Originally Posted by Will Kirk
Basically I'm pretty well informed on building the standard scales and chords and such. But I know practically nothing about modes and building them,so I guess that'd be the best place to start
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Cool,
Modes:
Take, for example, the C Major scale (no flats, or sharps). There's 7 notes, each of which can be a starting point for a new mode. New mode, made up of the same notes as C Major.
C D E F G A B
D E F G A B C
E F G A B C D
etc.
They are named as such (using modes of F for reference), along with their jazz chord symbols:
I - ionian - FMaj7
ii - dorian - Gmin7
iii - phrygian - Amin7 ...[ Amin7(b9) ]
IV - lydian - BbMaj7(#11)
V - mixolydian - C7
vi - aeolian - Dmin7 ...[ Dmin7(b6) ]
viii - locrian - Eř7 ...[ Emin7(b5) ]
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Also, modes of the ascending melodic-minor scale are common:
C D Eb F G A B
i - minor-major - Cmin-maj7 (minor third, major seventh)
ii - dorian b2 - Dmin7(b9)
III - lydian augmented - EbMaj7(#5)
IV - lydian dominant - F7(#11)
V - mixolydian b6 - G7(b6)
vi - locrian #2 - Ař7
vii - altered - B7alt
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Does this make sense?
I'll clarify when I have a bit more time...