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Unit 13 · Modes · Lesson 3 of 4

Dark : , ,

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Compared with

  • = with a raised 6th. Cool and soulful.
  • = with a lowered 2nd. Dark and Spanish-flavoured.
  • = with a lowered 2nd and 5th. So unstable its is ; rarely used as a home.

From brightest to darkest: , Ionian, , , Aeolian, , . Each step darker lowers one .

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