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Another music theory inquiry answered with a small presentation! Diatonic modes are pretty fun to play around with! There's a part of me who feels like there's a few things missing, so feel free to ask any question you feel like!

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"The 7 Most Common Modes: The Diatonic Modus Series" There's a picture of me being excited saying "Zorquil here with another music theory request! Someone asked about modes, so I'll go over the Diatonic Modes a bit!" The next line says, "First, what is a mode? A mode is a shifted scale, taking an existing scale and shifting the starting note." The words "shifted scale" are italized. The next line says, "For example, here's a C Major scale!" It shows the C major scale (C-D-E-F-G-A-B-C). To the left of the scale is a ship on the sea with a flag with the letter C. On the right is me with a forced smile saying "C is the goto example scale due to not having sharps or flats." Below the C scale, it says "To make it a mode, all you have to do is choose a new starting note. Let's choose D!" The following line shows the D Dorian scale (D-E-F-G-A-B-C-D). To the left is a ship on the sea and a flag with the letter D hoisted on top. To the right is me facing forward saying "Usually D major has two sharps, but as it's on the C Major, it has no sharps!" The text below the D Dorian scale says "The notes shift up, but they stay within the original key of C Major. This mode is called D Dorian!" The line after says "You can choose any note in the scale to start on to create a new mode! Below are the names of each mode, all utilizing the C Major scale!" There's a chart of the circle of fifths to the left surrounding each scale degree found in the C Major scale. To the right is some text and a doodle. "Ionian/Major - 1 IOU Major Ian". "Dorian - 2 Doors". "Phrygian - 3 Fridges" "Lydian - 4 Lids" "Mixolydian - 5 Cake Mixes" "Aeolian/Natural Minor - 6 Kid Aliens" "Locrian - 7 Low Crayons" On the bottom is a footnote to the circle of fifths saying "# Numbers Represent the Scale Degree in the C Major Scale". "Of course, I've only been explaining it with C Major, so let's look at some Mixolydian scales and identify them! Below is the D Major scale and A Mixolydian scale. Two dogs on each side, the left having a D collar and the right having an A collar. The text below says "I marked the G natural in A Mixolydian to show the small difference between A Major and A Mixolydian. The mixolydian mode will lower the seventh of an ionian!" The next line has the F Major and F Mixolydian scales. On the left is an F with a wand saying "Fairy". The right doodle has an F being squished by a 1 Ton weight with the word "B flat" underneath. "The same happens in F Mixolydian. The seventh scale degree of the F Major has a flat added to it." "To further illustrate the diatonic modes, every diatonic mode will be in a half-circle range in the circle of fifths. Here's the illustration." Below that on the left side is the circle of fifths surrounding the scales C can be found in. The center of the circle says "Numbers are C's Scale Degree in Each Major Scale" and the bottom text says "Ex. The fifth of F is C." On the right is a series of C Diatonic scales, the left stating what "Major Key" it would be and the right saying which "C Mode" it is in. "G Major = C Lydian" "C Major = C Ionian" "F Major = C Mixolydian" "Bb Major = C Dorian" "Eb Major = C Aeolian" "Ab Major = C Phrygian" "Db Major = C Locrian" The text underneath says "This is just a small explanation of diatonic modes. There's a lot you could cover with these, but I hope this helped you out a bit! Remember, modes shift along the diatonic scale, so the intervals should not be changed. Instead, only the pattern moves around." The word "shift" is italicized. Below is the intervals of the major, minor, and phrygian scales and how they compare. On the bottom left is a loaf saying "Starts Elsewhere, Same Loaf". A keyboard shows half and whole steps. Bottom right is me giving a thumbs up saying "Feel free to ask further questions!"
June 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM