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Learn some basics of modal scales with our lesson on Dorian mode. You’ve probably heard of modes, even if you don’t know what they are. The basics are very simple: play the major scale but don’t start ...

Play these notes starting on C and you're playing the C major scale (also known as the Ionian mode – the 'first' mode). Start on D and you're playing the second mode (D Dorian, as it happens). By the ...