similarety and diffarence

Ashoke kumar Das · From: West Bengal, India

Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian.
I want to know accending & decending about above scales. Why r the diffarent naming? And what is the semilarety and diffarence with each other among tham?
Ashoke.

Brad Bechtel · From: San Francisco, CA

Moved to Music from Steel Without Pedals, as it's a much bigger topic than just non-pedal steel.

Here's one good explanation, but searching for "understanding modes" will give you many others:
http://mugglinworks.com/chordmaps/part10.htm
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Leon Grizzard · From: Austin, Texas, USA

The explanation in the link above is pretty good. As far as the names, they are taken from ancient Greek names, although they are not exactly the same as the scales the Greeks were using.

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