Messiaen Mode 5

Modes

A mode is this same set of notes heard from a different starting note. Pick one to see it on the circle.

1. 1 C Messiaen Mode 5 1 - b2 - 4 - #4 - 5 - 7
2. 2 Db Rotation 2 1 - 3 - 4 - b5 - b7 - 7
3. 3 F Rotation 3 1 - b2 - 2 - #4 - 5 - b6
4. 5 G Rotation 5 1 - 3 - 4 - b5 - b7 - 7
5. 6 B Rotation 6 1 - b2 - 2 - #4 - 5 - b6

Degree 4 is omitted: its rotation is identical in pitch-class content to the scale itself (a mode of limited transposition), not a distinct new mode.