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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
Harmonic Tools
Modal Comparison Charts - Power Progressions - Cadences - Chord Finder
Harmony
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Songwriting: Harmony
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The Major Modes
Ionian	Lydian	Mixolydian
The Minor Modes
Dorian	Aeolian	Phrygian

Mode Comparison Chart

colspan="10"	Roman Numerals as Triads
		Alterations	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Lydian	bright	raised 4	I	II	IIImin	#IVdim	V	VImin	VIImin
Ionian	neutral	no alterations	I	IImin	IIImin	IV	V	VImin	VIIdim
Mixolydian	less bright	lowered 7	I	IImin	IIIdim	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

Roman Numerals with 7ths
		Alterations	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Lydian	bright	raised 4	IMAJ7	II7	IIImin7	#IVmin7b5	VMAJ7	VImin7	VIImin7
Ionian	neutral	no alterations	IMAJ7	IImin7	IIImin7b5	IVMAJ7	V7	VImin7	VIImin7b5
Mixolydian	less bright	lowered 7	I7	IImin7	IImin7b5	IVMAJ7	Vmin7	VImin7	bVIIMAJ7
Dorian	dark	lowered 3, 7	Imin7	IImin7	bIIIMAJ7	IV7	Vmin7	VImin7b5	bVIIMAJ7
Aeolian	darker	lowered 3, 6, 7	Imin7	IImin7b5	bIII7	IVmin7	Vmin7	bVIMAJ7	bVII7
Phrygian	darkest	lowered 2, 3, 6, 7	Imin7	bIIMAJ7	bIII7	bIVmin7	Vmin7b5	bVIMAJ7	bVIImin7
Locrian	unusable	lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7	Imin7b5	bIIMAJ7	bIIImin7	bIVmin7	bVMAJ7	bVI7	bVIImin7

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