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     A Mode is not a scale, below we show you the 7 mode's In the Key of "C". There are seven modes for every key, it is merely one note to its Octave. The diagrams below show only 7 notes; the rest are a duplicate of the same note!

     Our diagram here shows you the modes of the key of C - there are 7 modes for each key, we have circled the main mode and outside of that are just the duplicate tones. 

     A lot of teachers will teach the Minor Scale as if it is a totally different set of tones, In reality the Minor Scale is just a mode. (Aeolian Mode shown above, we know it's misspelled) The bottom four diagrams show the last two MODES in the "Key of C" shown at different octaves. There can be a few different positions that you can play a mode. As shown here. If you play these modes, you will find that they are using the exact same tones.

     Here are the exact same two modes that are show above except we started one octave higher - this creates three or four distinct positions that are identical in tones.

     They do however differ in the tonal qualities (like adjusting your bass and treble on your stereo). Modes are good to learn, however do not try to learn them as patterns - they should be learned as what they are "A part of the Major Scale".

     On a long blank worksheet, write out the different modes for the key of C, there are several different ways to play each of the modes shown above (See Positions to understand duplicate notes).