C
| Key of C as Triads
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| Mode | Color | Alterations | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII
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| Lydian | bright | raised 4 | C | D | Emin | F#dim | G | Amin | Bmin
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| Ionian | neutral | no alterations | C | Dmin | Emin | F | G | Amin | Bdim
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| Mixolydian | less bright | lowered 7 | C | Dmin | Edim | F | Gmin | Amin | Bb
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| Dorian | dark | lowered 3, 7 | Cmin | Dmin | Eb | F | Gmin | Adim | Bb
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| Aeolian | darker | lowered 3, 6, 7 | Cmin | Ddim | Db | Emin | Gmin | Ab | Bb
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| Phrygian | darkest | lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 | Cmin | Db | Eb | Fmin | Gdim | Ab | Bbmin
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| Locrian | unusable | lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 | Cdim | Db | Ebmin | Fmin | Gb | Ab | Bbmin
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| Key of C with 7ths
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| Mode | Color | Alterations | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII
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| Lydian | bright | raised 4 | CMAJ7 | D7 | Emin7 | F#min7b5 | GMAJ7 | Amin7 | Bmin7
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| Ionian | neutral | no alterations | CMAJ7 | Dmin7 | Emin7 | FMAJ7 | G7 | Amin7 | Bmin7b5
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| Mixolydian | less bright | lowered 7 | C7 | Dmin7 | Emin7b5 | FMAJ7 | Gmin7 | Amin7 | BbMAJ7
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| Dorian | dark | lowered 3, 7 | Cmin7 | Dmin7 | EbMAJ7 | F7 | Gmin7 | Amin7b5 | BbMAJ7
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| Aeolian | darker | lowered 3, 6, 7 | Cmin7 | Dmin7b5 | EbMAJ7 | Fmin7 | Gmin7 | AbMAJ7 | Bb7
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| Phrygian | darkest | lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 | Cmin7 | DbMAJ7 | Eb7 | Fmin7 | Gmin7b5 | AbMAJ7 | Bbmin7
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| Locrian | unusable | lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 | Cmin7b5 | DbMAJ7 | Ebmin7 | Fmin7 | GbMAJ7 | Ab7 | Bbmin7
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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.
