E-flat
| Key of Eb as Triads
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| Mode | Color | Alterations | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII
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| Lydian | bright | raised 4 | Eb | F | Gmin | Adim | Bb | Cmin | Dmin
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| Ionian | neutral | no alterations | Eb | Fmin | Gmin | Ab | Bb | Cmin | Ddim
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| Mixolydian | less bright | lowered 7 | Eb | Fmin | Gdim | Ab | Bbmin | Cmin | Db
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| Dorian | dark | lowered 3, 7 | Ebmin | Fmin | Gb | Ab | Bbmin | Cdim | Db
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| Aeolian | darker | lowered 3, 6, 7 | Ebmin | Fdim | Gb | Abmin | Bbmin | Cb | Db
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| Phrygian | darkest | lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 | Ebmin | Fb | Gb | Abmin | Bbdim | Cb | Dbmin
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| Locrian | unusable | lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 | Ebdim | Fb | Gbmin | Abmin | Bbb | Cb | Dbmin
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| Key of Eb with 7ths
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| Mode | Color | Alterations | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII
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| Lydian | bright | raised 4 | EbMAJ7 | F7 | Gmin7 | Amin7b5 | BbMAJ7 | Cmin7 | Dmin7
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| Ionian | neutral | no alterations | EbMAJ7 | Fmin7 | Gmin7 | AbMAJ7 | Bb7 | Cmin7 | Dmin7b5
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| Mixolydian | less bright | lowered 7 | Eb7 | Fmin7 | Gmin7b5 | AbMAJ7 | Bbmin7 | Cmin7 | DbMAJ7
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| Dorian | dark | lowered 3, 7 | Ebmin7 | Fmin7 | GbMAJ7 | Ab7 | Bbmin7 | Cmin7b5 | DbMAJ7
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| Aeolian | darker | lowered 3, 6, 7 | Ebmin7 | Fmin7b5 | GbMAJ7 | Abmin7 | Bbmin7 | CbMAJ7 | Db7
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| Phrygian | darkest | lowered 2, 3, 6, 7 | Ebmin7 | FbMAJ7 | Gb7 | Abmin7 | Bbmin7b5 | CbMAJ7 | Dbmin7
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| Locrian | unusable | lowered 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 | Ebmin7b5 | FbMAJ7 | Gbmin7 | Abmin7 | BbbMAJ7 | Cb7 | Dbmin7
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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.
Credit: Shane Adams
