Ref: Modes
| Maj. Scale Note | Mode Name | whole/half pattern | Uni | m2 | M2 | m3 | M3 | P4 | d5 | P5 | m6 | M6 | D7 | M7 | Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ionian | w-w-h-w-w-w-h | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| II | Dorian | w-h-w-w-w-h-w | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| III | Pyrgian | h-w-w-w-h-w-w | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| IV | Lydian | w-w-w-h-w-w-h | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| V | Mixolydian | w-w-h-w-w-h-w | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| VI | Aeolian | w-h-w-w-h-w-w | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| VII | Locrian | h-w-w-h-w-w-w | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
Same table but arranged in fifths
| Maj. Scale Note | Mode Name | whole/half pattern | Uni | m2 | M2 | m3 | M3 | P4 | d5 | P5 | m6 | M6 | D7 | M7 | Oct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IV | Lydian | w-w-w-h-w-w-h | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| I | Ionian | w-w-h-w-w-w-h | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| V | Mixolydian | w-w-h-w-w-h-w | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| II | Dorian | w-h-w-w-w-h-w | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| VI | Aeolian | w-h-w-w-h-w-w | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| III | Pyrgian | h-w-w-w-h-w-w | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||||
| VII | Locrian | h-w-w-h-w-w-w | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Mode | White note |
Intervals with respect to the tonic | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prime | second | third | fourth | fifth | sixth | seventh | octave | ||
| Lydian | F | perfect | major | major | augmented | perfect | major | major | perfect |
| Ionian | C | perfect | |||||||
| Mixolydian | G | minor | |||||||
| Dorian | D | minor | |||||||
| Aeolian | A | minor | |||||||
| Phrygian | E | minor | |||||||
| Locrian | B | diminished | |||||||