Mode

C major parallel modes

C major parallel modes

Modes are said to be parallel if they share a tonic pitch. For example, C major and C minor are parallel modes. For modes in pop music, the color note is the pitch that distinguishes a mode from major (in the case of mixolydian/lydian) or from minor (in the case of dorian/phrygian).

  1. What are parallel modes?
  2. What modes go with C major?
  3. What are the 7 diatonic modes?
  4. What is the second mode of C major?

What are parallel modes?

The parallel mode model builds all of the modes off of the same root note and, unlike the derivative or relative mode model, has notes not found in the Ionian mode.

What modes go with C major?

Here are the seven modes that can be derived from the pitches of the C major scale:

What are the 7 diatonic modes?

The diatonic scale has seven modes:

What is the second mode of C major?

As it is built using the 2nd degree of the major scale, it is known as the second mode of the major scale. Therefore, in this example, D Dorian is the 2nd mode of C major.
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Major Scale Modes.

1st DegreeIonian Mode
6th DegreeAeolian Mode
7th DegreeLocrian Mode

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