Unlike scales of fixed pitch, modes are arrangements
of tones and semitones which may be played at any pitch.

Jazz Modes Chart

From the Root of C

MODES		C	Db	D	Eb	E	F	Gb	G	Ab	A	Bb	B	C
mC	Ionian	R		2		3	4		5		6		7	8
mD	Dorian	R		2	^b3		4		5		6	^b7		8
mE	Phrygian	R	^b2		^b3		4		5	^b6		^b7		8
mF	Lydian	R		2		3		^b5	5		6		7	8
mG	Mixolydian	R		2		3	4		5		6	^b7		8
mA	Aeolian	R		2	^b3		4		5	^b6		^b7		8
mB	Locrian	R	^b2		^b3		4	^b5		^b6		^b7		8

Instead of chord progressions, Modal Jazz uses modes as the harmonic framework for voicing, composing or soloing over a tune. Without the need for chords to connect one another, the player is able to deliver ideas closer to pure melody, allowing unique self-expression.