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Polychord Chord-Scale Relationships

Polychord Normal Scale or Mode

Chord
Major Family:
G/C = C ma9 = Ionian or Lydian
Bmi/C = C ma#11 = Lydian
D/Cma7 = C ma13 = Lydian
E/C = C ma7#5 = Lydian Augmented
Minor Family:
G/Cmi = C mi9#7 = Harmonic/Melodic Minor
Dmi/Cmi = C mi13 = Dorian
D/Cmi7 = C mi13#11 = 4th Mode of Harmonic
Minor
Dominant Family:
Bb/C bass = C9 sus4 = Mixolydian
Gmi7/C bass = C9 sus4 = Mixolydian
Bbmi7/C bass = C7b9b13sus4 = 5th Mode of Harmonic
Minor
D/C7 = C13 = Lydian, b7
Eb/C7 = C7#9 = 1/2 Whole Diminished
Gb/C7 = C7b5b9 = 1/2 Whole Dim./Sup.
Locrian
Ab/C7 = C7#5#9 = Super Locrian
A/C7 = C13b9 = 1/2 Whole Diminished
C#mi/C7 = C7#5b9 = Super Locrian
Ebmi/C7 = C7b5#9 = 1/2 Whole Dim./Sup.
Locrian
F#mi/C7 = C13b5b9 = 1/2 Whole Diminished
Half-Diminished Family:
Ab/Cmi7b5 = Cmi13b5 = Locrian
Bb/Cmi7b5 = Cmi9b5 = Locrian, #2
Diminished Family:
B/Cdim7 = Cdim#7 = Whole 1/2 Diminished
D/Cdim7 = Cdmi9 = Whole 1/2 Diminished
F/Cdim7 = Cdim11 = Whole 1/2 Diminished
Ab/Cdim7 = Cdim13 = Whole 1/2 Diminished

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