Modal Mixture (Borrowed Chords)

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The document discusses modal mixture and borrowing chords from different modal scales. It provides information on modal scales, their characteristic intervals, chord formulas for triads and seventh chords, and examples of modal mixture chords in the key of C.

The document discusses the 7 diatonic modal scales (Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, Locrian) and 3 additional modal scales (Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor, Altered). It provides the characteristic intervals and formula for each scale.

The document provides formulas for modal triads and seventh chords based on the root of each modal scale. It shows the scale degree numbers associated with each chord quality in each mode.

Modal

Mixture
(Borrowed Chords)



Major (Ionian) 1234567 Maj7 = 1357
Dorian 12b3456b7 -7 = 1b35b7
Phrygian 1b2b345b6b7 -7 = 1b35b7
Lydian 123#4567 Maj7 = 1357
Mixolydian 123456b7 7 = 135b7
Aeolian (Natural Minor) 12b345b6b7 -7 = 1b35b7
Locrian 1b2b34b5b6b7 -7b5 = 1b3b5b7

Melodic Minor 12b34567 -Maj7 = 1b357
Dorian b2 1b2b3456b7 -7 = 1b35b7
Lydian Augmented 123#4#567 Maj7#5 = 13#57
Lydian Dominant 123#456b7 7 = 135b7
Mixolydian b6 12345b6b7 7 = 135b7
Locrian nat2 12b34b5b6b7 -7b5 = 1b3b5b7
Super Locrian 1b2b33(b4)b5b6b7 -7b5 = 1b3b5b7

Harmonic Minor 12b345b67 -Maj7 = 1b357
Locrian nat6 1b2b34b5b6b7 -7b5 = 1b3b5b7
Ionian #5 1234#567 Maj7#5 = 13#57
Dorian #4 12b3#456b7 -7 = 1b35b7
Phrygian nat3 1b2345b6b7 7 = 135b7
Locrian #2 1#23#45b67 Maj7 = 1357
Altered bb7 1b2b33(b4)b5b6bb7 °7 = 1b3b5bb7









Modal Mixture Scales in C
(Borrowed Chords)



C Major (Ionian) CDEFGAB CMaj7 = CEGB
C Dorian CDEbFGABb C-7 = CEbGBb
C Phrygian CDbEbFGAbBb C-7 = CEbGBb
C Lydian CDEF#GAB CMaj7 = CEGB
C Mixolydian CDEFGABb C7 = CEGBb
C Aeolian (Natural Minor) CDEbFGAbBb C-7 = CEbGBb
C Locrian CDbEbFGbAbBb C-7b5 = CEbGbBb

C Melodic Minor CDEbFGAB C-Maj7 = CEbGB
C Dorian b2 CDbEbFGABb C-7 = CEbGBb
C Lydian Augmented CDEF#G#AB CMaj7#5 = CEG#B
C Lydian Dominant CDEF#GABb C7 = CEGBb
C Mixolydian b6 CDEFGAbBb C7 = CEGBb
C Locrian nat2 CDEbFGbAbBb C-7b5 = CEbGbBb
C Super Locrian CDbEbE(Fb)GbAbBb C-7b5 = CEbGbBb

C Harmonic Minor CDEbFGAbB C-Maj7 = CEbGB
C Locrian nat6 CDbEbFGbABb C-7b5 = CEbGbBb
C Ionian #5 CDEFG#AB CMaj7#5 = CEG#B
C Dorian #4 CDEBF#GABb C-7 = CEbGBb
C Phrygian nat3 CDbEFGAbBb C7 = CEGBb
C Locrian #2 CD#EF#GAbB CMaj7 = CEGB
C Altered bb7 CDbEbE(Fb)GbAbBbb C°7 = CEbGbBbb









Modal Mixture Triad Formulas
(Borrowed Chords)



Major (Ionian) I ii iii IV V vi vii° I = 135
Dorian i ii bIII IV v vi° bVII i = 1b35
Phrygian i bII bIII iv v° bVI bvii i = 1b35
Lydian I II iii #iv° V vi vii I = 135
Mixolydian I ii iii° IV v vi bVII I = 135
Aeolian (Natural Minor) i ii° bIII iv v bVI bVII i = 1b35
Locrian i° bII biii iv bV bVI bvii i° = 1b3b5

Melodic Minor i ii bIII+ IV V vi° vii° i = 1b35
Dorian b2 i bII+ bIII IV v° vi° bvii i = 1b35
Lydian Augmented I+ II III #iv° #v° vi vii I+ = 13#5
Lydian Dominant I II iii° #iv° v vi bVII+ I = 135
Mixolydian b6 I ii° iii° iv v bVI+ bVII I = 135
Locrian nat2 i° ii° biii iv bV+ bVI bVII i° = 1b3b5
Super Locrian i° bii biii bIV+ bV bVI bvii° i° = 1b3b5

Harmonic Minor i ii° bIII+ iv V bVI vii° i = 1b35
Locrian nat6 i° bII+ biii IV bV vi° bvii i° = 1b3b5
Ionian #5 I+ ii III IV #v° vi vii° I+ = 13#5
Dorian #4 i II bIII #iv° v vi° bVII+ i = 1b35
Phrygian nat3 I bII iii° iv v° bVI+ bvii I = 135
Locrian #2 I #ii° iii #iv° V+ bvi VII I = 135
Altered bb7 i° bii biii° bIV+ bv bVI bbVII i° = 1b3b5









Modal Mixture Seventh Chord Formulas
(Borrowed Chords)



Major (Ionian) IMaj7 ii-7 iii-7 IVMaj7 V7 vi-7 vii-7b5 IMaj7 = 1357
Dorian i-7 ii-7 bIIIMaj7 IV7 v-7 vi-7b5 bVIIMaj7 i-7 = 1b35b7
Phrygian i-7 bIIMaj7 bIII7 iv-7 v-7b5 bVIMaj7 bvii-7 i-7 = 1b35b7
Lydian IMaj7 II7 iii-7 #iv-7b5 VMaj7 vi-7 vii-7 IMaj7 = 1357
Mixolydian I7 ii-7 iii-7b5 IVMaj7 v-7 vi-7 bVIIMaj7 I7 = 135b7
Aeolian (Natural Minor) i-7 ii-7b5 bIIIMaj7 iv-7 v-7 bVIMaj7 bVII7 i-7 = 1b35b7
Locrian i-7b5 bIIMaj7 biii-7 iv-7 bVMaj7 bVI7 bvii-7 i-7b5 = 1b3b5b7

Melodic Minor i-Maj7 ii-7 bIIIMaj7#5 IV7 V7 vi-7b5 vii-7b5 i-Maj7 = 1b357
Dorian b2 i-7 bIIMaj7#5 bIII7 IV7 v-7b5 vi-7b5 bvii-Maj7 i-7 = 1b35b7
Lydian Augmented IMaj7#5 II7 III7 #iv-7b5 #v-7b5 vi-Maj7 vii-7 IMaj7#5 = 13#57
Lydian Dominant I7 II7 iii-7b5 #iv-7b5 v-Maj7 vi-7 bVIIMaj7#5 I7 = 135b7
Mixolydian b6 I7 ii-7b5 iii-7b5 iv-Maj7 v-7 bVIMaj7#5 bVII7 I7 = 135b7
Locrian nat2 i-7b5 ii-7b5 biii-Maj7 iv-7 bVMaj7#5 bVI7 bVII7 i-7b5 = 1b3b5b7
Super Locrian i-7b5 bii-Maj7 biii-7 bIVMaj7#5 bV7 bVI7 bvii-7b5 i-7b5 = 1b3b5b7

Harmonic Minor i-Maj7 ii-7b5 bIIIMaj7#5 iv-7 V7 bVIMaj7 vii-7b5 i-Maj7 = 1b357
Locrian nat6 i-7b5 bIIMaj7#5 biii-7 IV7 bVMaj7 vi°7 bvii-Maj7 i-7b5 = 1b3b5b7
Ionian #5 IMaj7#5 ii-7 III7 IVMaj7 #v°7 vi-Maj7 vii-7b5 IMaj7#5 = 13#57
Dorian #4 i-7 II7 bIIIMaj7 #iv°7 v-Maj7 vi-7b5 bVIIMaj7#5 i-7 = 1b35b7
Phrygian nat3 I7 bIIMaj7 iii°7 iv-Maj7 v-7b5 bVIMaj7#5 bvii-7 I7 = 135b7
Locrian #2 IMaj7 #ii°7 iii-Maj7 #iv-7b5 VMaj7#5 bvi-7 VII7 IMaj7 = 1357
Altered bb7 i°7 bii-Maj7 biii-7b5 bIVMaj7#5 bv-7 bVI7 bbVIIMaj7 i°7 = 1b3b5bb7









Modal Mixture Triads in C
(Borrowed Chords)




C Major (Ionian) C Dm Em F G Am B° CMaj = CEG
C Dorian Cm Dm Eb F Gm A° Bb C- = CEbG
C Phrygian Cm Db Eb Fm G° Ab Bbm C- = CEbG
C Lydian C D Em F#° G Am Bm CMaj = CEG
C Mixolydian C Dm E° F Gm Am Bb CMaj = CEG
C Aeolian (Natural Minor) Cm D° Eb Fm Gm Ab Bb C- = CEbG
C Locrian C° Db Ebm Fm Gb Ab Bbm C° = CEbGb

C Melodic Minor Cm Dm Eb+ F G A° B° C- = CEbG
C Dorian b2 Cm Db+ Eb F G° A° Bbm C- = CEbG
C Lydian Augmented C+ D E F#° G#° Am Bm C+ = CEG#
C Lydian Dominant C D E° F#° Gm Am Bb+ CMaj = CEG
C Mixolydian b6 C D° E° Fm Gm Ab+ Bb CMaj = CEG
C Locrian nat2 C° D° Ebm Fm Gb+ Ab Bb C° = CEbGb
C Super Locrian C° Dbm Ebm Fb+ Gb Ab Bb° C° = CEbGb

C Harmonic Minor Cm D° Eb+ Fm G Ab B° C- = CEbG
C Locrian nat6 C° Db+ Ebm F Gb A° Bm C° = CEbGb
C Ionian #5 C+ Dm E F G#° Am Bb° C+ = CEG#
C Dorian #4 Cm D Eb F#° Gm A° Bb+ C- = CEbG
C Phrygian nat3 C Db E° Fm G° Ab+ Bbm CMaj = CEG
C Locrian #2 C D#° Em F° G+ Abm B CMaj = CEG
C Altered bb7 C° Dbm Eb° Fb+ Gbm Ab Bbb C° = CEbGb








Modal Mixture Seventh Chords in C
(Borrowed Chords)




C Major (Ionian) Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7 B-7b5 Cmaj7 = CEGB
C Dorian Cm7 Dm7 EbMaj7 F7 Gm7 A-7b5 Bb C-7 = CEbGBb
C Phrygian Cm7 Dbmaj7 Eb7 Fm7 G-7b5 Abmaj7 Bbm7 C-7 = CEbGBb
C Lydian Cmaj7 D7 Em7 F#-7b5 Gmaj7 Am7 Bm7 Cmaj7 = CEGB
C Mixolydian C7 Dm7 E-7b5 Fmaj7 Gm7 Am7 Bbmaj7 C7 = CEGBb
C Aeolian (Natural Cm7 D-7b5 Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7 Abmaj7 Bb7 C-7 = CEbGBb
Minor)
C Locrian C-7b5 Dbmaj7 Ebm7 Fm7 Gbmaj7 Ab7 Bbm7 C-7b5 = CEbGbBb

C Melodic Minor C-maj7 Dm7 Ebmaj7#5 F7 G7 A-7b5 B-7b5 C-maj7 = CEbGB
C Dorian b2 Cm7 Dbmaj7#5 Eb7 F7 G-7b5 A-7b5 Bb-maj7 C-7 = CEbGBb
C Lydian Augmented Cmaj7#5 D7 E7 F#-7b5 G#-7b5 A-maj7 Bm7 Cmaj7#5 = CEG#B
C Lydian Dominant C7 D7 E-7b5 F#-7b5 G-maj7 Am7 Bbmaj7#5 C7 = CEGBb
C Mixolydian b6 C7 D-7b5 E-7b5 F-maj7 Gm7 Abmaj7#5 Bb7 C7 = CEGBb
C Locrian nat2 C-7b5 D-7b5 Eb-maj7 Fm7 Gbmaj7#5 Ab7 Bb7 C-7b5 = CEbGbBb
C Super Locrian C-7b5 Db-maj7 Ebm7 Fbmaj7#5 Gb7 Ab7 Bb-7b5 C-7b5 = CEbGbBb

C Harmonic Minor C-maj7 D-7b5 Ebmaj7#5 Fm7 G7 Abmaj7 B°7 C-maj7 = CEbGB
C Locrian nat6 C-7b5 Dbmaj7#5 Ebm7 F7 Gbmaj7 A°7 B-maj7 C-7b5 = CEbGbBb
C Ionian #5 Cmaj7#5 Dm7 E7 Fmaj7 G#°7 A-maj7 Bb-7b5 Cmaj7#5 = CEG#B
C Dorian #4 Cm7 D7 Ebmaj7 F#°7 G-maj7 A-7b5 Bbmaj7#5 C-7 = CEbGBb
C Phrygian nat3 C7 Dbmaj7 E°7 F-maj7 G-7b5 Abmaj7#5 Bbm7 C7 = CEGBb
C Locrian #2 Cmaj7 D#°7 E-maj7 F-7b5 Gmaj7#5 Abm7 B7 Cmaj7 = CEGB
C Altered bb7 C°7 Db-maj7 Eb-7b5 Fbmaj7#5 Gbm7 Ab7 Bbbmaj7 C°7 = CEbGbBbb

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