What are minor and major modes

1. The minor mode is composed of seven tones,*** and is divided into three types: natural minor, harmonic minor and melodic minor.

The minor mode is characterized by soft and dark colors. The scale arrangement of natural minor conforms to the scale structure of whole tone, half tone, whole tone, whole tone, half tone, whole tone, whole tone, whole tone.

2. The major mode, also called major, consists of seven tones,*** divided into natural major, harmonic major and melodic major, of which, natural major is most commonly used.

The major mode is characterized by bright and open colors. The scale arrangement of natural major conforms to the scale structure of whole tone, whole tone, half tone, whole tone, whole tone, whole tone, whole tone, half tone, and it is also the most widely used key.

Expanded Information:

Minor mode is a traditional western mode. p>The minor mode is one of the traditional Western modes, consisting of seven tones,*** there are four.

1, natural minor mode:

The scale structure is 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 in major, and the relationship between the tones is major second, minor second, major second, major second, major second, minor second, major second, major second.

2. Harmonic minor mode:

The structure of harmonic minor mode is to raise seven steps above the natural minor, i.e., 6 7 1 2 3 4 #5 6, and the relationship between the steps is major second, minor second, major second, major second, major second, minor second, increasing second, minor second.

3, melodic minor mode:

The melodic minor mode in the upward movement is in the natural minor key on the basis of 6, 7 steps higher, that is, 6 7 1 2 3 # 4 # 5 6, the relationship between the levels of the major second, minor second, major second, major second, major second, major second, major second, minor second. And the downward movement has the same scale structure as the natural minor mode, that is to say, reduction.

4, minor chords:

Minor modes of the first, third and fifth are stable scales, which together become a minor triad; its most characteristic feature is that the dominant and its upper third form a minor third interval.

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