modal harmony cheat sheet
dorian:
characteristic pitch: 6
tonic chords: I-, I-7
cadence chords: II-, II-7, IV, IV7, bVIImaj7
avoid chords: VIdim, VI-7(b5)
avoid cadence: I-7 | IV7 | bVIImaj7
phrygian:
characteristic pitch: b2
tonic chords: I-, I-7
cadence chords: bII, bIImaj7, bVII-, bVII-7, bIII7/b7
avoid chords: Vdim, V-7(b5)
avoid cadence: bVII-7 | bIII7 | bVImaj7
lydian:
characteristic pitch: #4
tonic chords: I, Imaj7
cadence chords: II, II7, Vmaj7, VII-, VII-7
avoid chords: #IVdim, #IV-7(b5)
avoid cadence: VI-7 | II7 | Vmaj7
mixolydian:
characteristic pitch: b7
tonic chords: I, I7
cadence chords: V-, V-7, bVII, bVIImaj7
avoid chords: IIIdim, III-7(b5)
avoid cadence: V-7 | I7 | IVmaj7
aeolian:
characteristic pitch: b6
tonic chords: I-, I-7
cadence chords: IV-, IV-7, bVI, bVImaj7, bVII7
avoid chords: IIdim, II-7(b5)
avoid cadence: IV-7 | bVII7 | bIIImaj7























