Ionian Mode Musical Scales: Root of C

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So now we are going to take the C major scale and divide that into modes. Now what I say about modes is when you take each scale degree and if you make a different degree of the scale of the root, so say I make the second note of the scale the root, it becomes a different scale all within itself. So there is 7 modes in the key of C major, so I am going to go over them right now. Start right here we are going to do our scale. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and they are actually Greek names. The first one starts off with Ionian, then it is Dorian, Phrygian, then Lydian fourth mode, the fifth mode is Mixolydian and sixth mode is Aoelian. It is easy to remember. Think just it is the note A in the key of C and then our seventh mode is Locrian. So we are going to go through and study each mode with the root of C. So if we do Dorian starting with the root of C, we are actually be going to be playing out of D flat which means C is your second note of D flat major. Whereas if you play Lydian, we are going to be playing out of G major because C is the fourth note of G major. So we are going to go through and take a look at the modes and we are going to show you on the keyboard one more time. So starting wtih C, this is our C Ionian, D is the root comes Dorian, E the root is Phrygian, 4 is Lydian and you can hear that sharp 4, 5 is Mixolydian the basic 5-7 chord, 6 Aoelian and then you have your Mixolydian which goes right back into your Ionian.

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