Reference

Jazz Modes in Major Scales

The following modes that are variants of the Gregorian modes are used in Jazz nowadays and have been used since the end of the past century by composers such as Claude Debussy. Some of these modes have survived in folk music in some regions. This is the case of the Phrygian mode in Andalusian (Spain) music:

Ionian

Dorian

Phrygian

Lydian

Mixolydian

Aeolian

Locrian

For more Jazz related modes and scales see our Scale Constructor.

See S > Scales for related entries

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