MAJOR - SOUNDING Lydian Works nicely with maj7 ♯ 11 1 2 3 ♯ 4 5 6 7 Ionian Also called major 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mixolydian Great over the 5 chord 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭ 7 MINOR - SOUNDING Dorian Fits well over a minor 7 chord 1 2 ♭ 3 4 5 6 ♭ 7 Aeolian Also called (natural) minor / relative minor 1 2 ♭ 3 4 5 ♭ 6 ♭ 7 Phrygian Fits over 7 sus ♭ 9, can substitute the 5 chord 1 ♭ 2 ♭ 3 4 5 ♭ 6 ♭ 7 DIMINISHED - SOUNDING Locrian 1 ♭ 2 ♭ 3 4 ♭ 5 ♭ 6 ♭ 7 Mode intervals in relation to major Ionian W W H W W W H Dorian W H W W W H W Phrygian H W W W H W W Lydian W W W H W W H Mixolydian W W H W W H W Aeolian W H W W H W W Locrian H W W H W W W Steps Major Works over dominant and major (7th) chords 1 2 3 5 6 Suspended 1 2 4 5 7 Mixolydian Fits nicely over the relative major chord 1 3 4 5 ♭ 7 Minor Works over major and minor chord 1 ♭ 3 4 5 ♭ 7 Major 1 2 ♭ 3 3 5 6 Minor 1 ♭ 3 4 ♭ 5 5 ♭ 7 Pentatonic intervals in relation to major Blues in relation to major Dorian Fits well over a minor 7 chord 1 2 3 4 5 ♯ 6 7 Phrygian Fits over 7 sus ♭ 9, can substitute the 5 chord 1 ♭ 2 3 4 5 6 7 Locrian 1 ♭ 2 3 4 ♭ 5 6 7 Mode intervals in relation to natural minor Major 1 2 3 4 5 ♯ 5 6 7 Dorian 1 2 ♭ 3 3 4 5 6 ♭ 7 Dominant 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭ 7 7 Bebop in relation to major Harmonic minor Also called aeolian ♯ 7 1 2 ♭ 3 4 5 ♭ 6 7 Melodic minor Also called jazz minor 1 2 ♭ 3 4 5 6 7 Minor altered in relation to major