Modes: a cheat sheet
The V indicates an interval of a minor second between consecutive notes.
Major third above tonic vs. Minor third above tonic
*sharp 7 degree (all others flat 7 degree)
Mode | Scale degrees | ||||||||||||||
Ionian* | 1 | 2 | 3 | V | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | V | 8 | |||||
Dorian | 1 | 2 | V | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | V | 7 | 8 | |||||
Phrygian | 1 | V | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | V | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
Lydian* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | V | 5 | 6 | 7 | V | 8 | |||||
Mixolydian | 1 | 2 | 3 | V | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
Aeolian | 1 | 2 | V | 3 | 4 | 5 | V | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||
Locrian | 1 | V | 2 | 3 | 4 | V | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Mnemonic for relating modes to rotations of the white-key C major collection:
"I don't particularly like modes a lot" (Or "I do particularly love modes a lot"!)
Ionian - Dorian - Phrygian - Lydian - Mixolydian - Aeolian - Locrian
Thanks to Celeste!