mike, hobart

Indeed, use a perspective that best suits your understanding/purpose. However, like most everything else, a wholistic approach servers to a broader understanding, thus a more versitle approach.

The mC, mD, mE, etc down the left side of the chart translates to what you're saying. So, since we are in root C, if you were to play... say mA starting on A and continuing diatonic C scale (using only notes found in the C scale) it would be an Aeolian mode. Dig?

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