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C-flat

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Major Modes	Ionian - Lydian - Mixolydian
Minor Modes	Dorian - Aeolian - Phrygian - Locrian
Other Modes	Major Pentatonic - Minor Pentatonic - Major Blues Scale - Minor Blues Scale
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Key of C-flat as Triads
Mode	Color	Alterations	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Lydian	bright	raised 4	Cb	Db	Ebmin	Fmin	Gb	Abmin	Bbmin
Ionian	neutral	no alterations	Cb	Dbmin	Ebmin	Fb	Gb	Abmin	Bbdim
Mixolydian	less bright	lowered 7	Cb	Dbmin	Ebdim	Fb	Gbmin	Abmin	Bbb
Dorian	dark	lowered 3, 7	Cbmin	Dbmin	Ebb	Fb	Gbmin	Abdim	Bbb
Aeolian	darker	lowered 3, 6, 7	Cbmin	Dbdim	Dbb	Ebmin	Gbmin	Abb	Bbb
Phrygian	darkest	lowered 2, 3, 6, 7	Cbmin	Dbb	Dbb	Bbmin	Gbdim	Abb	Bbbmin
Locrian	unusable	lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7	Cbdim	Dbb	Ebbmin	Fbmin	Gbb	Abb	Bbbmin

Key of C-flat with 7ths
Mode	Color	Alterations	I	II	III	IV	V	VI	VII
Lydian	bright	raised 4	CbMAJ7	Db7	Ebmin7	Fmin7b5	GbMAJ7	Abmin7	Bbmin7
Ionian	neutral	no alterations	CbMAJ7	Dbmin7	Ebmin7	FbMAJ7	Gb7	Abmin7	Bbmin7b5
Mixolydian	less bright	lowered 7	Cb7	Dbmin7	Ebmin7b5	FbMAJ7	Gbmin7	Abmin7	BbbMAJ7
Dorian	dark	lowered 3, 7	Cbmin7	Dbmin7	EbbMAJ7	Fb7	Gbmin7	Abmin7b5	BbbMAJ7
Aeolian	darker	lowered 3, 6, 7	Cbmin7	Dbmin7b5	EbbMAJ7	Fbmin7	Gbmin7	AbbMAJ7	Bbb7
Phrygian	darkest	lowered 2, 3, 6, 7	Cbmin7	CbbMAJ7	Ebb7	Fbmin7	Gbmin7b5	AbbMAJ7	Bbbmin7
Locrian	unusable	lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7	Cbmin7b5	DbbMAJ7	Ebbmin7	Fbmin7	GbbMAJ7	Abb7	Bbbmin7

Notes

The Ionian mode is more commonly called "the major scale" (and is the most commonly used major scale)
The Aeolian mode is commonly called "the natural minor scale" (and is the most commonly used minor scale)
Lydian, Ionian, & Mixolydian are considered major modes because their "I chord" is major.
Dorian, Aeolian, & Phrygian are considered minor modes because their "I chord" is minor.
The Locrian mode is so dissonant that it is usually unusable.

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