How to use
Chords can be played by clicking on any chord button in the upper section.
All Modal Interchange Chords of the root 'C' are displayed on the upper left site of the page,
while the chords on the right side are other groups of chords related to C Ionian, e.g. secondary dominants, augmented and diminished chords.
Drag chords on marked frames on the bottom left side of the page and create a chord progression.
Press 'space' to start and stop the loop. Press 'c' to remove all the chords.
Drag chords from the chord progression to the trash can to remove individual chords.
The synth mode and the arpeggiator mode can be activated by clicking on the corresponding buttons. While activated, you can choose
between different synths and arpeggiator types.
With the sequencer you can control the rhythm of the kick, the snare, the chord and the bass note of the chord.
Have Fun!
What are Modal Interchange Chords?
Modal Interchange Chords, also called Borrowed Chords, are chords that are deduced from church modes with the same root as the initial key.
They can be used to increase the tension of chord progressions and make them more interesting.
E.g., you have the following common chord progression in C Ionian: CMaj7 Amin7 Fmaj7 G7. By swapping FMaj7 with AbMaj7 from Aeolian and G7 with Bb7 from Aeolian,
the progression can be made more interesting.
Also, secondary dominants that lead to chords of the C Major scale or symmetric chords like augmented and diminished chords can be used to increase the tension of the chord progression
Taric Lallai made this.
Modal Interchange Chords was developed using Tone.js
It was created to help musicians with a fundamental understanding of music theory to visualize and explore the
concept of modal interchange chords.
For comments or suggestions please contact me by e-mail: lallai.taric@gmail.com
Have Fun!