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I looked at my written formulas again and noticed I do have a natural A in D Phrygian. Why I didn't see this prior posting I have no idea. It must be too much analyzing in a day that has started to fry my brain :P I have two more questions if you don't mind... Using the above theme for example: 1. For a mode to work, I thought it was common to play the tonic first (G) as a starting note to get the Phyrgain feel? But in this case, the theme starts on an F, and a D is played first for the main melody. 2. Why would the composer have this in Eb Major? Is there any specifics or it's all a matter of how the composer first got the tune in his/her head?

I thought the best place was to ask about this here as I'm hoping you guys could help me out with it. I've been analyzing many songs and came across this theme from Zelda, where it sounds very Egyption. So I thought it's in Phrygian. I came across it as a G Phrygian mode, which is in Eb Major but I also noticed the same intervals and notes are the same as D Phrygian and now I'm confused. Why do G/D share the same notes in that mode? Anyway, here is the theme. (Correct me if I'm wrong if it isn't in G Phrygian.) Thankyou. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-jT6T59rYw