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Originally Posted by sirwhale
Can a mode begin on any note? Or is this lydian because it begins on D?
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A mode is an interval pattern. The root note is irrelevant.
Example:
C dorian is C D E-flat F G A B-flat C
D dorian is D E F G A B C D
Flat the 3rd & the 7th, bingo you're playing the dorian mode.