There’s Even More to Playing the Piano


Chapter 15 - Modes

Major is a mode; minor is a mode. The word mode encompasses a little more than the word scale. A piece of music might be based on a particular scale; in turn, that means that the piece is in a particular mode. The table below shows the names of the modes, the two common ways to conceive of those modes and the chord that fits well with each mode: Name of mode Easiest version of mode Notes that are different to major...

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