| Chord Types | Most Appropriate Scale Choices | Chord Function |
|---|---|---|
| Major Triad | Major (Ionian Mode) | Chord I |
| Major sus4 | Major (Ionian Mode) | Chord I |
| Major 6th | Major (Ionian Mode), Major Pentatonic | Chord I |
| Major 69 | Major (Ionian Mode), Major Pentatonic | Chord I |
| Major 7th | Major (Ionian Mode) | Chord I |
| Major 7th | Lydian Mode | Chord IV |
| Major 9th | Major (Ionian Mode) | Chord I |
| Major 9th | Lydian Mode | Chord IV |
| Major 9add11 | Major (Ionian Mode) | Chord I |
| Major 69 | Major (Ionian Mode) | Chord I |
| Major 9add13 | Major (Ionian Mode) | Chord I |
| Major 7b5 | Lydian Mode | |
| Major 7#11 | Lydian Mode |
| Chord Types | Most Appropriate Scale Choices | Chord Function |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Triad | Dorian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord II |
| Minor 6th | Dorian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord II |
| Minor 7th | Dorian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord II |
| Minor 7sus4 | Dorian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord II |
| Minor 69 | Dorian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord II |
| Minor 9th | Dorian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord II |
| Minor 11th | Dorian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord II |
| Minor 13th | Dorian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord II |
| Minor Triad | Phrygian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord III |
| Minor 7th | Phrygian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord III |
| Minor 7b13 | Phrygian Mode | Chord III |
| Minor Triad | Aeolian Mode, Natural Minor, Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor | Chord I Minor Key |
| Minor Maj7th | Melodic Minor, Harmonic Minor | Chord I Minor Key |
| Minor Triad | Aeolian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord VI |
| Minor 7th | Aeolian Mode, Blues, Minor Pentatonic | Chord VI |
| Minor 7b13 | Aeolian Mode | Chord VI |
| Minor 7b5 | Locrian Mode | Chord VII |
| Minor 7b5 | Mode 2 Harmonic Minor | Chord II Minor Key |
| Minor 7b5 | Locrian #2, | |
| Minor 9b5 | Locrian #2, |
| Chord Types | Most Appropriate Scale Choices | Chord Function |
|---|---|---|
| Dominant 7th (7th) | Mixolydian Mode, blues | Chord V |
| Dominant 7sus4 (7th) | Mixolydian Mode, Blues | Chord V |
| Dominant 7b5 | Whole Tone, Lydian b7 | |
| Dominant 7#5 | Whole Tone | |
| Augmented 7th | Whole Tone | |
| Dominant 7#11 | Lydian b7 | |
| Dominant 7b9 | Diminished (1+2), Mode 5 Harmonic Minor | |
| Dominant 7#9 | Diminished (1+2), Blues, Dorian Mode | |
| Dominant 7#5#9 | Super Locrian | |
| Dominant 7b5b9 | Super Locrian | |
| Dominant 7#5b9 | Super Locrian | |
| Dominant 7b5#9 | Super Locrian | |
| 9th | Mixolydian Mode, Blues | |
| 9b5 | Whole Tone, Lydian b7 | |
| 11th | Mixolydian Mode, Blues | |
| 13th | Mixolydian Mode, Blues | |
| 13sus4 | Mixolydian Mode, Blues |
| Chord Types | Most Appropriate Scale Choices | Chord Function |
|---|---|---|
| Augmented | Lydian Augmented , Augmented, Mode3 Harmonic Minor | |
| Major 7#5 | Lydian Augmented, Augmented , Mode3 Harmonic Minor | |
| Chord Types | Most Appropriate Scale Choices | Chord Function |
|---|---|---|
| Diminished | Diminished (2+1), Mode 7 Harmonic Minor | |
| Diminished 7th | Diminished (2+1), Mode 7 Harmonic Minor | |
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