Chord Explorer
Harmony Visualiser
C major
Key Centre
C
C♯ / D♭
D
D♯ / E♭
E
F
F♯ / G♭
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Mode / Colour
Major (Ionian)
Natural Minor (Aeolian)
Dorian
Phrygian
Lydian
Mixolydian
Melodic Minor
Lydian Dominant
Altered
Whole Tone
Octatonic / Diminished
Chromatic / Free
Harmonic Vocabulary
Tonal (triads + 7ths)
Extended (9ths, 11ths, 13ths)
Quartal
Quintal
Mixed / Free
Common Tones (min. shared)
0 — Free (any chord)
1 — One thread
2 — Smooth / Impressionist
3 — Near-static
Progression Length
3
4 chords
8
Fixed Bass (Pedal)
Off
C
C♯
D
E♭
E
F
F♯
G
A♭
A
B♭
B
Progression Style
Auto (matches vocabulary)
Classic (T–PD–D–T)
Jazz (ii–V–I)
Modal Drift
Impressionist
Descending Bass
Cycle of Fifths
Pedal / Static
Chord Duration
Eighth note
Quarter note
Half note
Whole note
Chord Palette
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Tonic
Pre-dom
Dominant
Modal
Progression
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CT Summary
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