Musical Definitions
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- Semitones
half steps
- Dorian
the tonic is D. The semitones are between the second and third and the sixth and seventh degrees.
- Ionian
the tonic is one. The semitones are between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth degrees.
- Lydian
the tonic is four. The semitones are between the fourth and fifth and the seventh and eighth degrees.
- Mixolydian
the tonic is five. The semitones are between the third and fourth and the sixth and seventh degrees.
- Phrygian
the tonic is E. The semitones are between the first and second and fifth and sixth degrees.
