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Interactive Tool
Mode Visualizer
Choose a root note and mode below to visualize the scale on a piano keyboard. Click any key or press Play Scale to hear the notes.
Mode Ionian
Root C
Character Bright & Major
Scale Notes
Interval Pattern
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Mode Reference Table
| Mode | Degree | Intervals | Quality | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionian | I | 0-2-4-5-7-9-11 | Major | Bright, Happy |
| Dorian | II | 0-2-3-5-7-9-10 | Minor | Cool, Jazzy |
| Phrygian | III | 0-1-3-5-7-8-10 | Minor | Dark, Spanish |
| Lydian | IV | 0-2-4-6-7-9-11 | Major | Dreamy, Floating |
| Mixolydian | V | 0-2-4-5-7-9-10 | Major | Bluesy, Rock |
| Aeolian | VI | 0-2-3-5-7-8-10 | Minor | Sad, Emotional |
| Locrian | VII | 0-1-3-5-6-8-10 | Diminished | Tense, Rare |