Ionian is the major scale. Tap a bend to hear it change:
Brightens toward Lydian — more open, more “sunny.”
Softens toward Mixolydian — still major, less pull home.
Invent Harmonic Major — major with a dark flat 6.
Invent Mixo ♭6 — bittersweet major/dominant color.
Clear the bends — plain major scale again.
Aeolian is the minor scale (natural minor). Tap a bend to hear it change:
Becomes Dorian — renames a mode rather than inventing a new scale.
Invent Harmonic Minor — stronger pull home (leading tone).
Invent Melodic Minor — smoother climb; jazz’s favorite parent scale.
Clear the bends — natural minor again.