| Ionian | TTSTTTS | (e.g., CDEFGABC: the 'major' scale) |
| Dorian | TSTTTST | (melodic minor) |
| Phrygian | STTTSTT | (e.g., CDbEbFGAbBbC) |
| Lydian | TTTSTTS | (e.g., FGABCDEF) |
| Myxolydian | TTSTTST | (e.g., ABC#DEF#GA) |
| Aeolian | TSTTSTT | (harmonic minor) |
| Locrian | STTSTTT | (never used) |
A given mode can start on any note --what's important is the spacing between the steps in the scale.