7 modes/scales of Western music
...and since we're desi I've found out the Indian scales (thaat's) that these correspond to.
Ionian [Indian - Bilawal]
Same as Major scale
Rule: 1--1--½--1--1--1--½
Indian notation: S R G m P D N S(higher)
Mixolydian [Indian - Khamaj]
Major with lowered seventh note
Rule: 1--1--½--1--1--½--1
Indian notation: S R G m P D n S(higher)
Lydian [Indian - Kalyan]
Major with raised fourth note
Rule: 1--1--1--½--1--1--½
Indian notation: S R G M P D N S(higher)
Aeolian [Indian - Asavari]
Natural Minor
Rule: 1--½--1--1--½--1--1
Indian notation: S R g m P d n S(higher)
Locrian [No matching thaat]
Natural Minor with lowered 2nd and 5th note
Rule: ½--1--1--½--1--1--1
Indian notation: S r g m M d n S(higher)
Dorian [Indian - Kafi]
Natural Minor with 6th note "raised" i.e. sharpened by a semi-tone
Rule: 1--½--1--1--1--½--1
Indian notation: S R g m P D n S(higher)
Phrygian [Indian - Bhairavi]
Natural Minor with lowered 2nd note
Rule: ½--1--1--1--½--1--1
Indian notation: S r g m P d n S(higher)
Highly recommended article to read on this matter - http://www.sallyblock.com/html/prose.html
You will learn a very important thing. We're not really playing Sa - Re - Ga - Ma accurately. Because our guitars are tuned in the Western way ;-) Indian tuning causes notes to be unequally spaced :-O
For some reason, that is supposed to be a more 'complete' system!
Nice to know fact eh?
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