Even more colour emerges when the Ionian mode is harmonized as 7th chords and you hear the tense m7b5 (minor 7 flat 5) chord ...

So, the list goes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian. Some of them are major modes, some are minor, and some are ambiguous. Some modes are sadder or holier than others.

When the major scale starts from a different note, the order of these intervals changes and produces seven new scales, called 'modes'. ... Because the major scale is so common, it is rarely referred ...

An easy way to generate all seven major scale modes is to start with the scale of C major. Play this as you normally would, from C to C on the keyboard, and you get the Ionian mode. Start from any ...

The ‘happiest’ sounding of the modes, the Ionian is identical to the major scale, so it’s highly likely you’re already playing it on guitar. However, things really come alive when you ...

So, the list goes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian. Some of them are major modes, some are minor, and some are ambiguous. Some modes are sadder or holier than others.