Originally Posted by: tzerOk cool but what would the names of the modes be? Would they stay the same except for the root, and what about the F# Diminished?? Would it be B Major?

Example:

I - C Major Chord / C Ionian Scale
II - D Minor Chord / D Dorian Scale
III - E Minor Chord / E Phrygian Scale
IV - F Major Chord / F Lydian Scale
V - G Major Chord / G Mixolydian Scale
VI - A Minor Chord / A Aeolian Scale
VII - B ?????? Chord / B Locrian Scale

really appreciate the help here guys and ROCK ON, I didn't mean to take over your post ;)

We have crashed a bit.... :o

Anyway... yeah, the progression remains the same, so the B chord would be B diminished. The seventh degree is the leading tone.

The previous post from me should have also said if we're talking seventh chords, the seventh degree becomes m7b5 or half diminished rather than full diminished like the triad chords. It's not just the fifth that changes... Brain on a go slow...

If you're interested, here's the science