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Solfege - Musicianship Guide

Solfege - Diatonic Scales

Solfege refers to the sung syllables for each pitch in relation to a tonal
centre. In the movable Do system, ‘Do’ is always the tonal centre, which
could be any given pitch selected.

Scale
1 #1/b2 2 #2/b3 3 4 #4/b5 5 #5/b6 6 #6/b7 7
Degree

Solfege
Do Di/Ra Re Ri/Me Mi Fa Fi/Se So Si/Le La Li/Te Ti
Syllable

Don’t be intimidated by the many syllables! It’ll be much more

straightforward when we break it down into the two most
common scales in Western music.

Major Scale

Scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Degree

Solfege
Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti
Syllable

Natural Minor Scale

Scale
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Degree

Solfege
Do Re Me Fa So Le Te
Syllable

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Solfege - Modes
IMPORTANT: The following tables are for music in the specific mode. If using modes in the context of a
tonal key, you begin your solfege series from the respective note of the diatonic scale.
Eg. In playing a dorian mode over the ii chord in a major key, sing Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do-Re.

Ionian (Major)
Degree 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Solfege Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti

Dorian
Degree 1 2 b3 4 5 6 B7

Solfege Do Re Me Fa So La Te

Phrygian
Degree 1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Solfege Do Ra Me Fa So Le Te

Lydian
Degree 1 2 3 #4 5 6 7

Solfege Do Re Mi Fi So La Ti

Mixolydian
Degree 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7

Solfege Do Re Mi Fa So La Te

Aeolian (Natural Minor)

Degree 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7

Solfege Do Re Me Fa So Le Te

Locrian
Degree 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7

Solfege Do Ra Me Fa Se Le Te

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Harmony
7th chords are constructed on every scale degree of each scale/mode.
The respective solfege syllables of each chord tone is also shown.
For simplicity, each scale/mode is built on the tonic note C.

Ionian (Major)

I maj7 ii min7 iii min7 IV maj7 V7 vi min7 vii m7b5

7: Ti 1: Do 2: Re 3: Mi 4: Fa 5: So 6: La
5: So 6: La 7: Ti 1: Do 2: Re 3: Mi 4: Fa
3: Mi 4: Fa 5: So 6: La 7: Ti 1: Do 2: Re
1: Do 2: Re 3: Mi 4: Fa 5: So 6: La 7: Ti

Dorian

i min7 ii min7 bIII maj7 IV 7 v min7 vi m7b5 bVII maj7

b7: Te 1: Do 2: Re b3: Me 4: Fa 5: So 6: La
5: So 6: La b7: Te 1: Do 2: Re b3: Me 4: Fa
b3: Me 4: Fa 5: So 6: La b7: Te 1: Do 2: Re
1: Do 2: Re b3: Me 4: Fa 5: So 6: La b7: Te

Phrygian

i min7 bII maj7 bIII 7 iv min7 v m7b5 bVI maj7 bvii min7
b7: Te 1: Do b2: Ra b3: Me 4: Fa 5: So b6: Le
5: So b6: Le b7: Te 1: Do b2: Ra b3: Me 4: Fa
b3: Me 4: Fa 5: So b6: Le b7: Te 1: Do b2: Ra
1: Do b2: Ra b3: Me 4: Fa 5: So b6: Le b7: Te

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Lydian

I maj7 II 7 iii min7 #iv m7b5 V maj7 vi min7 vii min7

7: Ti 1: Do 2: Re 3: Mi #4: Fi 5: So 6: La
5: So 6: La 7: Ti 1: Do 2: Re 3: Mi #4: Fi
3: Mi #4: Fi 5: So 6: La 7: Ti 1: Do 2: Re
1: Do 2: Re 3: Mi #4: Fi 5: So 6: La 7: Ti

Mixolydian

I7 ii min7 iii m7b5 IV maj7 v min7 vi min7 bVII maj7

b7: Te 1: Do 2: Re 3: Mi 4: Fa 5: So 6: La
5: So 6: La b7: Te 1: Do 2: Re 3: Mi 4: Fa
3: Mi 4: Fa 5: So 6: La b7: Te 1: Do 2: Re
1: Do 2: Re 3: Mi 4: Fa 5: So 6: La b7: Te

Aeolian (Natural Minor)

i min7 ii m7b5 bIII maj7 iv min7 v min7 bVI maj7 bVII 7

b7: Te 1: Do 2: Re b3: Me 4: Fa 5: So b6: Le
5: So b6: Le b7: Te 1: Do 2: Re b3: Me 4: Fa
b3: Me 4: Fa 5: So b6: Le b7: Te 1: Do 2: Re
1: Do 2: Re b3: Me 4: Fa 5: So b6: Le b7: Te

Locrian

i m7b5 bII maj7 biii min7 iv min7 bV maj7 bVI 7 bvii min7
b7: Te 1: Do b2: Ra b3: Me 4: Fa b5: So b6: Le
b5: Se b6: Le b7: Te 1: Do b2: Re b3: Me 4: Fa
b3: Me 4: Fa b5: Se b6: Le b7: Te 1: Do b2: Ra
1: Do b2: Ra b3: Me 4: Fa b5: Se b6: Le b7: Te

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