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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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The Major Modes
Ionian	Lydian	Mixolydian
The Minor Modes
Dorian	Aeolian	Phrygian

Mode Comparison Chart

Roman Numerals as Triads
		Alterations	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Lydian	bright	raised 4	I	II	IImin	#IVdim	V	VImin	VIImin
Ionian	neutral	no alterations	I	IImin	IIImin	IV	V	VImin	VIIdim
Mixolydian	less bright	lowered 7	I	IImin	IIdim	IV	Vmin	VImin	bVII
Dorian	dark	lowered 3, 7	Imin	IImin	bIII	IV	Vmin	VIdim	bVII
Aeolian	darker	lowered 3, 6, 7	Imin	IIdim	bIII	IVmin	Vmin	bVI	bVII
Phrygian	darkest	lowered 2, 3, 6, 7	Imin	bII	bIII	bIVmin	Vdim	bVI	bVIImin
Locrian	unusable	lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7	Idim	bII	bIIImin	bIVmin	bV	bVI	bVII

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-| || Alterations || I || II || III || IV || V || VI || VII
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-| ''bright'' || raised 4 || I || II || IImin || #IVdim || V || VImin || VIImin
+| '''Lydian''' || '''''bright''''' || raised 4 || I || II || IImin || #IVdim || V || VImin || VIImin
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-| ''neutral'' || no alterations || I || IImin || IIImin || IV || V || VImin || VIIdim
+| '''Ionian''' || '''''neutral''''' || no alterations || I || IImin || IIImin || IV || V || VImin || VIIdim
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-| ''less bright'' || lowered 7 || I || IImin || IIdim || IV || Vmin || VImin || bVII
+| '''Mixolydian''' || '''''less bright''''' || lowered 7 || I || IImin || IIdim || IV || Vmin || VImin || bVII
 |- align="center"
-| ''dark'' || lowered 3, 7 || Imin || IImin || bIII || IV || Vmin || VIdim || bVII
+| '''Dorian''' || '''''dark''''' || lowered 3, 7 || Imin || IImin || bIII || IV || Vmin || VIdim || bVII
 |- align="center"
-| ''darker'' || lowered 3, 6, 7 || Imin || IIdim || bIII || IVmin || Vmin || bVI || bVII
+| '''Aeolian''' || '''''darker''''' || lowered 3, 6, 7 || Imin || IIdim || bIII || IVmin || Vmin || bVI || bVII
 |- align="center"
-| ''darkest'' || lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 || Imin || bII || bIII || bIVmin || Vdim || bVI || bVIImin
+| '''Phrygian''' || '''''darkest''''' || lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 || Imin || bII || bIII || bIVmin || Vdim || bVI || bVIImin
 |- align="center"
-| ''unusable'' || lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 || Idim || bII || bIIImin || bIVmin || bV || bVI || bVII
+| '''Locrian''' || '''''unusable''''' || lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 || Idim || bII || bIIImin || bIVmin || bV || bVI || bVII
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