music theory terms

major scale pattern

major scale pattern

w-w-h-w-w-w-h

minor scale pattern

w-h-w-w-h-w-w

melodic minor

w-h-w-w-w-w-h

harmonic minor

w-h-w-w-h-w+h-h

ionian/diatonic

major scale

dorian

starts on supertonic (2), natural minor with raised 6

phrygian

starts on mediant (3), natural minor with lowered 2

lydian

starts on subdominant (4), major scale with raised 4

mixolydian

starts on dominant (5), major scale with lowered 7

aeolian

starts on submediant (6), natural minor

locrian

starts on leading tone (nothing to compare to)