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Tables of musical modes
Table of musical modes
major |
mode |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
name |
ionian |
dorian |
phrygian |
lydian |
mixolydian |
aeolian |
locrian |
basic chord |
CΔ |
Dm7 |
Em7 |
FΔ |
G7 |
Am7 |
BØ |
tensions |
9,11,13 |
9,11,13 |
b9,11,b13 |
9,#11,13 |
9,11,13 |
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chord applications |
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natural minor |
mode |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
name |
aeolian |
locrian |
ionian |
dorian |
phrygian |
lydian |
mixolydian |
basic chord |
Cm7 |
DØ |
EbΔ |
Fm7 |
Gm7 |
AbΔ |
Bb7 |
tensions |
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chord applications |
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harmonic minor |
mode |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
name |
harmonic minor aeolian#7 |
locrian#6 |
ionian#5 |
dorian#4 ukrainian minor overtone minor |
phrygian#3 phrygian dominant spanish phrygian |
lydian#2 |
dominant bb7 |
basic chord |
CmΔ |
DØ |
EbΔ#5 |
Fm7 |
G7 |
AbΔ |
B°7 |
tensions |
9,11 |
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#11 |
b9,11,b13 |
#9,#11,13 |
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chord applications |
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melodic minor |
mode |
I |
II |
III |
IV |
V |
VI |
VII |
name |
melodic minor |
dorianb9 phrygodorian |
lydian#5 lydian augmented |
lydian dominant |
mixolydianb13 |
locrian#2 |
superlocrian altered |
basic chord |
CmΔ |
Dsusb9 |
EbΔ#5 |
F7#11 |
Cm7/G |
AØ |
B7alt |
tensions |
9,11 |
13 |
9,#11 |
9,#11,13 |
9,b13 |
9,11,b13 |
b9,#9,#11,b13 |
chord applications |
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Diatonic scales and seventh chords in minor
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I |
bII |
II |
bIII |
III |
IV |
#IV |
V |
bVI |
VI |
bVII |
VII |
aeolian natural minor |
Cm7 aeolian |
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Dm7(b5) locrian |
Ebmaj7 ionian |
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Fm7 dorian |
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Gm7 phrygian |
Abmaj7 lydian |
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Bb7 mixolydian |
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harmonic minor |
Cm(maj7) HM |
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Dm7(b5) |
Ebmaj7(#5) |
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Fm7 |
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G7 HM5 |
Abmaj7 |
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B°7 HM7 |
melodic minor |
Cm(maj7) MM |
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Dm7 → susb9 |
Ebmaj7(#5) lydian #5 |
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F7 mixolydian #11 |
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G7 |
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Am7(b5) locrian 9 |
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B7(#5) or B7(b5) alt |
dorian |
Cm7 dorian |
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Dm7 phrygian |
Ebmaj7 lydian |
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F7 mixolydian |
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Gm7 aeolian |
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Am7(b5) locrian |
Bbmaj7 ionian |
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Diatonic scales and seventh chords in minor and major for "modal interchange"
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I |
bII |
II |
bIII |
III |
IV |
#IV |
V |
bVI |
VI |
bVII |
VII |
ionian |
CΔ ion |
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Dm7 dor |
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Em7 phryg |
FΔ lyd |
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G7 mixo |
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Am7 aeol |
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BØ locr |
dorian |
Cm7 dor |
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Dm7 phryg |
EbΔ lyd |
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F7 mixo |
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Gm7 aeol |
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AØ locr |
BbΔ ion |
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phrygian |
Cm7 phryg |
DbΔ lyd |
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Eb7 mixo |
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Fm7 aeol |
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GØ locr |
AbΔ ion |
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Bbm7 dor |
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lydian |
CΔ lyd |
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D7 mixo |
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Em7 aeol |
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F#Ø locr |
GΔ ion |
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Am7 dor |
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Bm7 phryg |
mixolydian |
C7 mixo |
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Dm7 aeol |
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EØ locr |
FΔ ion |
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Gm7 dor |
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Am7 phryg |
BbΔ lyd |
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aeolian |
Cm7 aeol |
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DØ locr |
EbΔ ion |
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Fm7 dor |
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Gm7 phryg |
AbΔ lyd |
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Bb7 mixo |
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melodic minor |
Cm(Δ) MM |
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Dm7 → susb9 |
EbΔ(#5) lyd #5 |
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F7 mixo #11 |
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G7 |
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AØ locr 9 |
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B7(#5) or B7(b5) alt |
harmonic minor |
Cm(Δ) HM |
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DØ |
EbΔ(#5) |
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Fm7 |
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G7 HM5 |
AbΔ |
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B°7 HM7 |