{ "ionian": { "T": [ { "name": "C", "roman": "I", "notes": ["C", "E", "G"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Most stable tonic triad." }, { "name": "Cmaj7", "roman": "Imaj7", "notes": ["C", "E", "G", "B"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Soft modern tonic color." }, { "name": "Am", "roman": "vi", "notes": ["A", "C", "E"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Common tonic substitute." }, { "name": "Am7", "roman": "vi7", "notes": ["A", "C", "E", "G"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Frequent pop tonic substitute." }, { "name": "Em", "roman": "iii", "notes": ["E", "G", "B"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Weak tonic-function option." }, { "name": "Em7", "roman": "iii7", "notes": ["E", "G", "B", "D"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Floating tonic color." }, { "name": "C6", "roman": "I6", "notes": ["C", "E", "G", "A"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Common pop and jazz tonic sonority." }, { "name": "Cadd9", "roman": "Iadd9", "notes": ["C", "E", "G", "D"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Bright modern tonic color used often in acoustic pop and J-pop." } ], "S": [ { "name": "F", "roman": "IV", "notes": ["F", "A", "C"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Standard subdominant triad." }, { "name": "Fmaj7", "roman": "IVmaj7", "notes": ["F", "A", "C", "E"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Lyrical subdominant color common in Japanese pop." }, { "name": "Dm", "roman": "ii", "notes": ["D", "F", "A"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Strong predominant chord." }, { "name": "Dm7", "roman": "ii7", "notes": ["D", "F", "A", "C"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Core ii-V-I predominant sonority." }, { "name": "Bb", "roman": "bVII", "notes": ["Bb", "D", "F"], "source": "Borrowed from Mixolydian", "note": "Adds a direct rock-inflected predominant color." }, { "name": "Bbmaj7", "roman": "bVIImaj7", "notes": ["Bb", "D", "F", "A"], "source": "Borrowed from Mixolydian", "note": "A lush borrowed color often heard in city pop." }, { "name": "F6", "roman": "IV6", "notes": ["F", "A", "C", "D"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Gentle subdominant expansion." }, { "name": "D7", "roman": "V/V", "notes": ["D", "F#", "A", "C"], "source": "Secondary dominant", "note": "Targets G with clear forward pull." } ], "D": [ { "name": "G", "roman": "V", "notes": ["G", "B", "D"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Standard dominant triad." }, { "name": "G7", "roman": "V7", "notes": ["G", "B", "D", "F"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Classic dominant seventh." }, { "name": "Bdim", "roman": "vii°", "notes": ["B", "D", "F"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Leading-tone diminished triad." }, { "name": "Bm7b5", "roman": "viiø7", "notes": ["B", "D", "F", "A"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Leading-tone half-diminished seventh." }, { "name": "Ddim7", "roman": "#ii°7", "notes": ["D", "F", "Ab", "B"], "source": "Passing diminished", "note": "Creates strong chromatic tension as a passing diminished sonority." }, { "name": "E7", "roman": "V/vi", "notes": ["E", "G#", "B", "D"], "source": "Secondary dominant", "note": "Targets Am directly." }, { "name": "A7", "roman": "V/ii", "notes": ["A", "C#", "E", "G"], "source": "Secondary dominant", "note": "Targets Dm directly." } ] }, "aeolian": { "T": [ { "name": "Am", "roman": "i", "notes": ["A", "C", "E"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Primary tonic triad." }, { "name": "Am7", "roman": "i7", "notes": ["A", "C", "E", "G"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Common tonic minor sonority." }, { "name": "C", "roman": "III", "notes": ["C", "E", "G"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "A stable tonic-function substitute." }, { "name": "Cmaj7", "roman": "IIImaj7", "notes": ["C", "E", "G", "B"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "A lyrical tonic substitute common in Japanese pop writing." }, { "name": "Em", "roman": "v", "notes": ["E", "G", "B"], "source": "Natural minor", "note": "A weak dominant with tonic-leaning color." }, { "name": "Em7", "roman": "v7", "notes": ["E", "G", "B", "D"], "source": "Natural minor", "note": "A floating modal dominant color." }, { "name": "Amadd9", "roman": "iadd9", "notes": ["A", "C", "E", "B"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "A bright modern tonic extension." }, { "name": "Am6", "roman": "i6", "notes": ["A", "C", "E", "F#"], "source": "Borrowed from Dorian", "note": "An airy tonic color with modal brightness." } ], "S": [ { "name": "Dm", "roman": "iv", "notes": ["D", "F", "A"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Standard subdominant in minor." }, { "name": "Dm7", "roman": "iv7", "notes": ["D", "F", "A", "C"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Common minor predominant sonority." }, { "name": "F", "roman": "VI", "notes": ["F", "A", "C"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "A broadening minor-mode subdominant color." }, { "name": "Fmaj7", "roman": "VImaj7", "notes": ["F", "A", "C", "E"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Dreamy subdominant expansion." }, { "name": "D", "roman": "IV", "notes": ["D", "F#", "A"], "source": "Borrowed from Dorian", "note": "Adds a bright modal predominant color." }, { "name": "D7", "roman": "IV7", "notes": ["D", "F#", "A", "C"], "source": "Borrowed from Dorian and jazz practice", "note": "A brighter predominant with modal-jazz pull." }, { "name": "Bb", "roman": "bII", "notes": ["Bb", "D", "F"], "source": "Borrowed from Phrygian", "note": "A heavy, dramatic borrowed predominant." } ], "D": [ { "name": "E", "roman": "V", "notes": ["E", "G#", "B"], "source": "Harmonic minor", "note": "Primary strong dominant in minor." }, { "name": "E7", "roman": "V7", "notes": ["E", "G#", "B", "D"], "source": "Harmonic minor", "note": "Classic minor-key dominant seventh." }, { "name": "G#dim", "roman": "vii°", "notes": ["G#", "B", "D"], "source": "Harmonic minor", "note": "Leading-tone diminished triad." }, { "name": "G#dim7", "roman": "vii°7", "notes": ["G#", "B", "D", "F"], "source": "Harmonic minor", "note": "Classical leading-tone diminished seventh with strong cadential force." }, { "name": "Bdim", "roman": "ii°", "notes": ["B", "D", "F"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "A weak dominant-leaning diminished chord." }, { "name": "Bm7b5", "roman": "iiø7", "notes": ["B", "D", "F", "A"], "source": "Diatonic", "note": "Half-diminished predominant or weak dominant option." }, { "name": "G", "roman": "VII", "notes": ["G", "B", "D"], "source": "Natural minor", "note": "A modal dominant color with weaker cadential pull." }, { "name": "Eaug", "roman": "V+", "notes": ["E", "G#", "B#"], "source": "Harmonic minor variant", "note": "A dramatic altered dominant color." } ] } }