Originally Posted by: Jolly McJollysonWhat? That's simply not true. Scales and modes are simply orders of steps. That's it. The only difference between them is the order of steps, definitely has NOTHING to do with the root note. What do you mean by "primary root note" anyhow? A root note is a root note. A minor and A phrygian have the same root note, A minor and F# Phrygian do not.


You do have to learn to dog paddle before you can backstroke, but the dog paddle you're teaching about modes is wrong.

I guess you are the judge, jury, and executioner, maybe you can give us an example in the listening post of your vast theory knowledge as well, leaving out the poetry!!