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)

http://gosk.com/scales/major-scale-for-guitar.php

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?