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== Common Modes ==
Given the standard 7-note Major scale, we can start/end melodic phrases on any of the particular notes, treating them as the tonic. These are named the following:
{| class = "wikitable"
! Mode Name !! Maj. Scale<BR>Note !! whole/half pattern !! Uni !! m2 !! M2 !! m3 !! M3 !! P4 !! d5 !! P5 !! m6 !! M6 !! D7 !! M7 !! Oct
|-
! Ionian
| I || w-w-h-w-w-w-h || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x || || x || x
|-
! Dorian
| II || w-h-w-w-w-h-w || x || || x || x || || x || || x || || x || x || || x
|-
! Pyrgian
| III || h-w-w-w-h-w-w || x || x || || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x
|-
! Lydian
| IV ||w-w-w-h-w-w-h || x || || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x || x
|-
! Mixolydian
|V|| w-w-h-w-w-h-w || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x || x || || x
|-
! Aeolian
| VI || w-h-w-w-h-w-w || x || || x || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x
|-
! Locrian
| VII || h-w-w-h-w-w-w || x || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x || || x
|}
Same table but arranged in fifths
{| class = "wikitable"
! Mode Name !! Maj. Scale<BR>Note !! whole/half pattern !! Uni !! m2 !! M2 !! m3 !! M3 !! P4 !! d5 !! P5 !! m6 !! M6 !! D7 !! M7 !! Oct
|-
! Lydian
| IV ||w-w-w-h-w-w-h || x || || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x || x
|-
! Ionian
| I || w-w-h-w-w-w-h || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x || || x || x
|-
! Mixolydian
|V|| w-w-h-w-w-h-w || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x || x || || x
|-
! Dorian
| II || w-h-w-w-w-h-w || x || || x || x || || x || || x || || x || x || || x
|-
! Aeolian
| VI || w-h-w-w-h-w-w || x || || x || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x
|-
! Pyrgian
| III || h-w-w-w-h-w-w || x || x || || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x
|-
! Locrian
| VII || h-w-w-h-w-w-w || x || x || || x || || x || x || || x || || x || || x
|}
{| class = "wikitable"
! Maj. Scale Note !! Mode Name !! whole/half pattern !! 2nd !! 3rd !! 4th !! 5th !! 6th !! 7th
|-
! Ionian
| I || w-w-h-w-w-w-h || || || || || ||
|-
!Dorian
| II || w-h-w-w-w-h-w || || b || || || || b
|-
!Phyrgian
| III || h-w-w-w-h-w-w || b || b || || || b || b
|-
!Lydian
| IV || w-w-w-h-w-w-h || || || # || || ||
|-
!Mixolydian
| V || w-w-h-w-w-h-w || || || || || || b
|-
!Aeolian
| VI || w-h-w-w-h-w-w || || b || || || b || b
|-
! Locrian
| VII || h-w-w-h-w-w-w || b || b || || b || b || b
|}
Same table but arranged in fifths
{| class = "wikitable"
! Maj. Scale Note !! Mode Name !! whole/half pattern !! 2nd !! 3rd !! 4th !! 5th !! 6th !! 7th
|-
!Lydian
| IV || w-w-w-h-w-w-h || || || # || || ||
|-
!Ionian
| I || w-w-h-w-w-w-h || || || || || ||
|-
!Mixolydian
| V || w-w-h-w-w-h-w || || || || || || b
|-
!Dorian
| II || w-h-w-w-w-h-w || || b || || || || b
|-
!Aeolian
| VI || w-h-w-w-h-w-w || || b || || || b || b
|-
!Phyrgian
| III|| h-w-w-w-h-w-w || b || b || || || b || b
|-
!Locrian
| VII|| h-w-w-h-w-w-w || b || b || || b || b || b
|}
== Why Use Modes? ==