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Harmony Infobox
Key Signatures
Major Modes	Ionian - Lydian - Mixolydian
Minor Modes	Dorian - Aeolian - Phrygian - Locrian
Other Modes	Major Pentatonic - Minor Pentatonic - Major Blues Scale - Minor Blues Scale
A-flat - A - B-flat - B - C-flat - C - C-sharp - D-flat - D - E-flat - E - F - F-sharp - G-flat - G
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Modes

Harmony Infobox
Key Signatures
Major Modes	Ionian - Lydian - Mixolydian
Minor Modes	Dorian - Aeolian - Phrygian - Locrian
Other Modes	Major Pentatonic - Minor Pentatonic - Major Blues Scale - Minor Blues Scale
A-flat - A - B-flat - B - C-flat - C - C-sharp - D-flat - D - E-flat - E - F - F-sharp - G-flat - G
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Mode Comparison Chart

Key of Ab as Triads
		Alterations	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Lydian	bright	raised 4	Ab	Bb	Cmin	Ddim	Eb	Fmin	Gmin
Ionian	neutral	no alterations	Ab	Bbmin	Cmin	Db	Eb	Fmin	Gdim
Mixolydian	less bright	lowered 7	Ab	Bbmin	Cdim	Db	Ebmin	Fmin	Gb
Dorian	dark	lowered 3, 7	Abmin	Bbmin	C	Db	Ebmin	Fdim	Gb
Aeolian	darker	lowered 3, 6, 7	Abmin	Bbdim	Cb	Dbmin	Ebmin	Fb	Gb
Phrygian	darkest	lowered 2, 3, 6, 7	Abmin	Bbb	Cb	Dbbmin	Ebdim	Fb	Gbmin
Locrian	unusable	lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7	Abdim	Bbb	Cbmin	Dbbmin	Ebb	Fb	Gb

Key of Ab with 7ths
		Alterations	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Lydian	bright	raised 4	AbMAJ7	Bb7	Cmin7	Dmin7b5	EbMAJ7	Fmin7	Gmin7
Ionian	neutral	no alterations	AbMAJ7	Bbmin7	Cmin7b5	DbMAJ7	Eb7	Fmin7	Gmin7b5
Mixolydian	less bright	lowered 7	Ab7	Bbmin7	Cmin7b5	DbMAJ7	Ebmin7	Fmin7	GbMAJ7
Dorian	dark	lowered 3, 7	Abmin7	Bbmin7	CbMAJ7	Dbmin7	Ebmin7	Fmin7b5	GbMAJ7
Aeolian	darker	lowered 3, 6, 7	Abmin7	Bbmin7b5	CbMAJ7	Dbmin7	Ebmin7	FbMAJ7	Gb7
Phrygian	darkest	lowered 2, 3, 6, 7	Abmin7	BbbMAJ7	Cb7	Dbbmin7	Ebmin7b5	FbMAJ7	Gbmin7
Locrian	unusable	lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7	Abmin7b5	BbMAJ7	Cbmin7	Dbmin7	EbbMAJ7	Fb7	Gbmin7

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 | '''Lydian''' || '''''bright''''' || raised 4 || Ab || Bb || Cmin || Ddim || Eb || Fmin || Gmin
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#fefe9f; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Ionian''' || '''''neutral''''' || no alterations || Ab || Bbmin || Cmin || IV || Eb || Fmin || VIIdim
+| '''Ionian''' || '''''neutral''''' || no alterations || Ab || Bbmin || Cmin || Db || Eb || Fmin || Gdim
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#fdcb9d; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Mixolydian''' || '''''less bright''''' || lowered 7 || Ab || Bbmin || IIIdim || IV || Vmin || Fmin || bVII
+| '''Mixolydian''' || '''''less bright''''' || lowered 7 || Ab || Bbmin || Cdim || Db || Ebmin || Fmin || Gb
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#ceffff; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Dorian''' || '''''dark''''' || lowered 3, 7 || Imin || Bbmin || bIII || IV || Vmin || VIdim || bVII
+| '''Dorian''' || '''''dark''''' || lowered 3, 7 || Abmin || Bbmin || C || Db || Ebmin || Fdim || Gb
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#9dcdfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Aeolian''' || '''''darker''''' || lowered 3, 6, 7 || Imin || IIdim || bIII || IVmin || Vmin || bVI || bVII
+| '''Aeolian''' || '''''darker''''' || lowered 3, 6, 7 || Abmin || Bbdim || Cb || Dbmin || Ebmin || Fb || Gb
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Phrygian''' || '''''darkest''''' || lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 || Imin || bII || bIII || bIVmin || Vdim || bVI || Gbmin
+| '''Phrygian''' || '''''darkest''''' || lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 || Abmin || Bbb || Cb || Dbbmin || Ebdim || Fb || Gbmin
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#c0c0c0; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Locrian''' || '''''unusable''''' || lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 || Idim || bII || bCmin || bIVmin || bV || bVI || bVII
+| '''Locrian''' || '''''unusable''''' || lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 || Abdim || Bbb || Cbmin || Dbbmin || Ebb || Fb || Gb
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 | || || Alterations || I || II || III || IV || V || VI || VII
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#fdfe35; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Lydian''' || '''''bright''''' || raised 4 || IMAJ7 || II7 || Cmin7 || #IVmin7b5 || VMAJ7 || Fmin7 || Gmin7
+| '''Lydian''' || '''''bright''''' || raised 4 || AbMAJ7 || Bb7 || Cmin7 || Dmin7b5 || EbMAJ7 || Fmin7 || Gmin7
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#fefe9f; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Ionian''' || '''''neutral''''' || no alterations || IMAJ7 || Bbmin7 || Cmin7b5 || IVMAJ7 || V7 || Fmin7 || Gmin7b5
+| '''Ionian''' || '''''neutral''''' || no alterations || AbMAJ7 || Bbmin7 || Cmin7b5 || DbMAJ7 || Eb7 || Fmin7 || Gmin7b5
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#fdcb9d; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Mixolydian''' || '''''less bright''''' || lowered 7 || I7 || Bbmin7 || Bbmin7b5 || IVMAJ7 || Vmin7 || Fmin7 || bVIIMAJ7
+| '''Mixolydian''' || '''''less bright''''' || lowered 7 || Ab7 || Bbmin7 || Cmin7b5 || DbMAJ7 || Ebmin7 || Fmin7 || GbMAJ7
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#ceffff; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Dorian''' || '''''dark''''' || lowered 3, 7 || Imin7 || Bbmin7 || bIIIMAJ7 || IV7 || Vmin7 || Fmin7b5 || bVIIMAJ7
+| '''Dorian''' || '''''dark''''' || lowered 3, 7 || Abmin7 || Bbmin7 || CbMAJ7 || Dbmin7 || Ebmin7 || Fmin7b5 || GbMAJ7
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#9dcdfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Aeolian''' || '''''darker''''' || lowered 3, 6, 7 || Imin7 || Bbmin7b5 || bIII7 || IVmin7 || Vmin7 || bVIMAJ7 || bVII7
+| '''Aeolian''' || '''''darker''''' || lowered 3, 6, 7 || Abmin7 || Bbmin7b5 || CbMAJ7 || Dbmin7 || Ebmin7 || FbMAJ7 || Gb7
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#cc9cfd; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Phrygian''' || '''''darkest''''' || lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 || Imin7 || bIIMAJ7 || bIII7 || bIVmin7 || Vmin7b5 || bVIMAJ7 || Gbmin7
+| '''Phrygian''' || '''''darkest''''' || lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 || Abmin7 || BbbMAJ7 || Cb7 || Dbbmin7 || Ebmin7b5 || FbMAJ7 || Gbmin7
 |- align="center" style="border:1px solid #000; background:#c0c0c0; vertical-align:top; color:#000;"
-| '''Locrian''' || '''''unusable''''' || lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 || Imin7b5 || bIIMAJ7 || bCmin7 || bIVmin7 || bVMAJ7 || bVI7 || Gbmin7
+| '''Locrian''' || '''''unusable''''' || lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 || Abmin7b5 || BbMAJ7 || Cbmin7 || Dbmin7 || EbbMAJ7 || Fb7 || Gbmin7
 |}