A-flat
Modes
Mode Comparison Chart
| Key of Ab as Triads
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| | | Alterations | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII
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| Lydian | bright | raised 4 | Ab | Bb | Cmin | Ddim | Eb | Fmin | Gmin
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| Ionian | neutral | no alterations | Ab | Bbmin | Cmin | IV | Eb | Fmin | VIIdim
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| Mixolydian | less bright | lowered 7 | Ab | Bbmin | IIIdim | IV | Vmin | Fmin | bVII
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| Dorian | dark | lowered 3, 7 | Imin | Bbmin | bIII | IV | Vmin | VIdim | bVII
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| Aeolian | darker | lowered 3, 6, 7 | Imin | IIdim | bIII | IVmin | Vmin | bVI | bVII
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| Phrygian | darkest | lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 | Imin | bII | bIII | bIVmin | Vdim | bVI | Gbmin
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| Locrian | unusable | lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 | Idim | bII | bCmin | bIVmin | bV | bVI | bVII
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| Key of Ab with 7ths
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| | | Alterations | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII
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| Lydian | bright | raised 4 | IMAJ7 | II7 | Cmin7 | #IVmin7b5 | VMAJ7 | Fmin7 | Gmin7
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| Ionian | neutral | no alterations | IMAJ7 | Bbmin7 | Cmin7b5 | IVMAJ7 | V7 | Fmin7 | Gmin7b5
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| Mixolydian | less bright | lowered 7 | I7 | Bbmin7 | Bbmin7b5 | IVMAJ7 | Vmin7 | Fmin7 | bVIIMAJ7
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| Dorian | dark | lowered 3, 7 | Imin7 | Bbmin7 | bIIIMAJ7 | IV7 | Vmin7 | Fmin7b5 | bVIIMAJ7
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| Aeolian | darker | lowered 3, 6, 7 | Imin7 | Bbmin7b5 | bIII7 | IVmin7 | Vmin7 | bVIMAJ7 | bVII7
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| Phrygian | darkest | lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 | Imin7 | bIIMAJ7 | bIII7 | bIVmin7 | Vmin7b5 | bVIMAJ7 | Gbmin7
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| Locrian | unusable | lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 | Imin7b5 | bIIMAJ7 | bCmin7 | bIVmin7 | bVMAJ7 | bVI7 | Gbmin7
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