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[[Category:Music Theory]]
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[[Instance of::Musical Concept]]
[[Superclass of::Modal Scale]]
[[Related concept::Scale]]
[[Related concept::Diatonic Scale]]

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|Definition=A mode is a type of musical scale characterized by a specific sequence of intervals, often used to define tonal or modal centers in Western music.
}}

A '''mode''' is a musical concept that refers to a type of scale derived by starting on different degrees of a parent scale, such as the diatonic scale. Each mode has a unique interval pattern and tonal character.

== Examples ==
* [[Ionian]]
* [[Dorian]]
* [[Phrygian]]
* [[Lydian]]
* [[Mixolydian]]
* [[Aeolian]]
* [[Locrian]]

== Usage ==
Modes are used to define melodic and harmonic frameworks in:
* Medieval music
* Jazz and improvisation
* Folk traditions
* Tango and modal reinterpretations

== See also ==
* [[Modal Scale]]
* [[Diatonic Scale]]
* [[Musical Scale]]

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