Modes

Notes and chords for each Mode

The Ionian mode is exactly the same as the major scale:
DO,(whole step) RE,(whole step) MI,(half step) FA,(whole step) SO,(whole step) LA,(whole step) TI, (half step back to DO).

You can think of each note in the mode as the root of a chord whose notes are also contained within the mode. These are called the diatonic chords.
The chord types for the Ionian mode are:

  • Major 7
  • Minor 7
  • Minor 7
  • Major 7
  • Dominant 7
  • Minor 7
  • Minor 7 b5
    		•  So, for example, the C Ionian diatonic chords are:

  • C Major 7 (C, E, G, B)
  • D Minor 7 (D, F, A, C)
  • E Minor 7 (E, G, B, D)
  • F Major 7 (F, A, C, E)
  • G Dominant 7 (G, B, D, F)
  • A Minor 7 (A, C, E, G)
  • B Minor 7 b5 (B, D, F, A)
    		•

    Whole and half steps: 1, 1, 1/2, 1, 1, 1, 1/2

    Root Chords (Hover mouse over chord name to see its notes.)
    A A Major7 B Minor7 C# Minor7 D Major7 E Dominant7 F# Minor7 G# Min7b5
    A# A# Major7 B# Minor7 C## Minor7 D# Major7 E# Dominant7 F## Minor7 G## Min7b5
    Ab Ab Major7 Bb Minor7 C Minor7 Db Major7 Eb Dominant7 F Minor7 G Min7b5
    B B Major7 C# Minor7 D# Minor7 E Major7 F# Dominant7 G# Minor7 A# Min7b5
    Bb Bb Major7 C Minor7 D Minor7 Eb Major7 F Dominant7 G Minor7 A Min7b5
    C C Major7 D Minor7 E Minor7 F Major7 G Dominant7 A Minor7 B Min7b5
    C# C# Major7 D# Minor7 E# Minor7 F# Major7 G# Dominant7 A# Minor7 B# Min7b5
    D D Major7 E Minor7 F# Minor7 G Major7 A Dominant7 B Minor7 C# Min7b5
    D# D# Major7 E# Minor7 F## Minor7 G# Major7 A# Dominant7 B# Minor7 C## Min7b5
    Db Db Major7 Eb Minor7 F Minor7 Gb Major7 Ab Dominant7 Bb Minor7 C Min7b5
    E E Major7 F# Minor7 G# Minor7 A Major7 B Dominant7 C# Minor7 D# Min7b5
    Eb Eb Major7 F Minor7 G Minor7 Ab Major7 Bb Dominant7 C Minor7 D Min7b5
    F F Major7 G Minor7 A Minor7 Bb Major7 C Dominant7 D Minor7 E Min7b5
    F# F# Major7 G# Minor7 A# Minor7 B Major7 C# Dominant7 D# Minor7 E# Min7b5
    G G Major7 A Minor7 B Minor7 C Major7 D Dominant7 E Minor7 F# Min7b5
    G# G# Major7 A# Minor7 B# Minor7 C# Major7 D# Dominant7 E# Minor7 F## Min7b5
    Gb Gb Major7 Ab Minor7 Bb Minor7 Cb Major7 Db Dominant7 Eb Minor7 F Min7b5

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