MODES: Easy way to remember...
***Scales built on each degree of C major
C = Ionian (same as Major scale)
D = Dorian (minor scale with #6)
E = Phrygian (minor scale with b2 - rare)
F = Lydian (Major scale with #4)
G = Mixolydian (Major scale with b7)
A = Aeolian (same as minor scale)
B = Locrian (diminished, b2, rare)