Modal Interchange Chord Modes Guide

I organized a table that lists all the modal interchange chord modes from what I learned from the Berklee Harmony book.

This can help identifying the modal source of a modal interchange chord. Also useful for getting the appropriate chord when writing modal music.

In most cases, Lydian and Dorian are the most common modal interchange chord scales, unless the melody specifies.

Let me know if there are errors in the table.

I II III IV V VI VII
ION Imaj7 II-7 III-7 IVmaj7 V7 VI-7 VII-7b5
DOR I-7(T13) II-7(Sb2) bIIImaj7(T#11) IV7 V-7(Sb6) VI-7b5 bVIImaj7(S4)
PHR I-7(Sb2) bIImaj7(T#11) bIII7 IV-7(Sb6) V-7b5 bVImaj7(S4) bVII-7(T13)
LYD Imaj7(T#11) II7 III-7(Sb6) #IV-7b5 Vmaj7 VI-7(T13) VII-7
MIXO I7 II-7(Sb6) III-7b5 IVmaj7(S4) V-7(T13) VI-7(Sb2) bVIImaj7(T#11)
AEO I-7(S6) II-7b5 bIIImaj7(S4) IV-7(T13) V-7(Sb2) bVImaj7(T#11) bVII7
LOC I-7b5 bIImaj7(S4) bIII-7(T13) IV-7(Sb2) bVmaj7 bVI7 bVII-7(Sb6)
MEL.MIN I-maj7/I-6 II-7(Sb2) bIII+maj7 IV7(T#11) V7(Tb13) VI-7b5(T9) VII7alt
HAR.MIN I-maj7 (II-7b5) (bIII+maj7) (IV-7) V7(b9, #9, b13) (bVImaj7) VII°7

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