Modal Interchange Master
Modal Interchange Master
Explore the art of borrowing chords from parallel modes
🎯 Core Concept
Modal interchange allows you to borrow chords from parallel modes (modes built on the same tonic) to add color and emotional depth to your progressions. For example, in C major, you can borrow the bIII chord (Eb major) from C minor.
🎹 Interactive Mode Explorer
🎼 Progression Builder
Your Progression:
Click chords above to build
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🧠 Advanced Concepts
Common Borrowed Chords
In Major Keys from Natural Minor:
bII, bIII, iv, bVI, bVII
Example in C Major: Db, Eb, Fm, Ab, Bb
Modal Character
Each mode has unique intervallic characteristics:
Dorian: Natural 6th (jazzy, sophisticated)
Phrygian: Flat 2nd (Spanish, exotic)
Lydian: Raised 4th (dreamy, floating)