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Chapter 1 • Major Scales & 4-Part Chords
Here is an easy way to see how each beginning note of the mode relates to its own major
scale.
C
C Ionian
D
Do Re
D Dorian
E
F
G
A
B
Mi Fa
So
La
Ti
Do Re
Me Fa
So
La
Te
Do
Me Fa So
Le
Te
Do
So
La
Ti
Do
Mi Fa
So
La
Te
Do
Me Fa
So
Le
Te
Do
Me Fa Se
Le
Te
Do
C
D
Do Re
E Phrygian
Do Ra
F Lydian
Do Re
G Mixolydian
Mi Fi
Do Re
A Aeolian
Do Re
B Locrian
C
Do Ra
D
E
F
G
A
B
Mi Fa So
La
Ti
It doesn’t matter what the major scale is, the modal relationship is the same.
Eb
Eb Ionian
F Dorian
G Phrygian
Ab Lydian
Bb Mixolydian
C Aeolian
D Locrian
F
G
Ab
Bb
Do Re Mi Fa So
Do Re
C
D
La Ti
Me Fa So
Mi Fi
F
Do Re
La Te
Do Ra Me Fa So
Do Re
Eb
G
Ab Bb
Mi Fa So
La Ti
Do
Le
Te
Do
So
La
Ti
Do Re Mi Fa So
Do
La Te
Do
So
Le
Te
Do
Do Ra Me Fa Se
Le
Te
Do Re Me Fa
Do

dulcimer chord chart