Modes of the Major Scale

A Mode is a type of scale created by establishing a new tonic within a preexisting scale.Example:The C Major scale has these notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B ,C.The Tonic in the C Major scale is C.If we establish a new tonic on one of the notes other than C, for instance D, we now have a Mode.The new mode on D has these notes: D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D.This is the Dorian mode.New modes may be created the