Hybrid Tetrachords

&

&

&

MA

LYD

MA

MA

MA

MIXO

&

&

Lydian

Diatonic Major

Dorian

Aeolian

Phrygian

MIXO

MI

MI

MI

Ionian

Mixolydian

6
PHRYG

&

MI

&

MI

MA

Melodic Minor

5th Mode
Melodic Minor

4th Mode
Melodic Minor

2nd Mode
Melodic Minor

&

MI

MA

9
LYD

MIXO

&

10
MIXO

PHRYG

&

11
MI

&

HARM MI

Harmonic Minor

12
MI LYD

&

MIXO

4th Mode
Harmonic Minor

13
MI

PHRYG MA

&

5th Mode
Harmonic Minor
(Phrygian Dominant)

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&
15

&

MA

HARM MI

MI LYD

MA

Harmonic Major

4th Mode
Harmonic Major

16

&

PHRYG MA

MIXO

5th Mode
Harmonic Major

17
PHRYG MA

&

HARM MI

Double Harmonic Major

18
MI LYD

&

HARM MI

4th Mode
Double Harmonic Major
(Double Harmonic Minor)

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MI

MI LYD

&

Thaat: Shanmukhpirya
Minor Gypsy

20
PHRYG

&

HARM MI

Thaat: Dhenuka

Thaat: Kokilpirya

Harmonic Phrygian

21
PHRYG

&

MA

Neapolitan
mode 1

22

&

MI

LYD

Thaat: Rishavpirya
Neapolitan
mode 2

23
PHRYG MA

&

MA

Thaat Suryakant
(Anand Bhairav)

24
LYD

&

HARM MI

Thaat Latagani

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&

PHRYG MA LYD

26

27

28

&
29

30

&

32

&

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#

PHRYG LYD

HARM MI

PHRYG MA LYD

&31

HARM MI

b
b

PHRYG MA LYD

&

MI

PHRYG LYD

MI

PHRYG MA LYD

&

MIXO

PHRYG LYD

&

MIXO

MA

PHRYG LYD

MA

Thaat: Rampirya

[C6 / F 6]

Thaat: Shadvidhmargani

[Cm6 / F m6]

Thaat: Namnarayni

Thaat: Bhavpirya

Thaat: Purvi

Thaat: Todi

Thaat: Marwa

Thaat Suvarnangi

Lower Tetrachords
Name

Abbreviation

Spelling

Major

MA

Lydian

LYD

C - D - E F s

Minor

MI

C -DEf-F

Phrygian Major

PHRY MA

CDf-E-F

Phrygian

PHRYG

CDfEf-F

Minor Lydian

MI LYD

C-DEfFs

Phrygian Major Lydian

PHRYG MA LYD

CDf-EFs

Phrygian Lydian

PHRYG LYD

CDfEfFs

C-D-E-F

Upper Tetrachords
Name

Abbreviation

Spelling

Major

MA

Mixolydian

MIXO

G - A B f -C

Harmonic Minor

HARM MI

G -Af-B-C

Minor

MI

G -AfBf-C

G-A-B-C

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MA

Upper

Name

MA

Major (Ionian)

MIXO

Mixolydian

HARM MI

Harmonic Major

MI
MA
Lyd

MIXO
HARM MI
MI
MA

MI

MIXO
HARM MI
MI
MA

PHRY MA

MIXO
HARM MI
MI
MA

PHRYG

MIXO
HARM MI
MI
MA

MI LYD

MIXO
HARM MI
MI
MA

PHRYG MA LYD

MIXO
HARM MI
MI
MA

PHRYG LYD

MIXO
HARM MI
MI

4th

Number
2
3
14

5th mode Melodic Minor

Lydian

4th mode Melodic Minor

Thaat: Latagani

24

Thaat: Rishavpirya

22

Melodic Minor

Dorian

Harmonic Minor

11

Aeolian

Thaat: Suryakant

23

5th mode Harmonic Major

16

Double Harmonic Major

17

5th mode Harmonic Minor

13

Thaat: Kokilpirya

21

2nd mode Melodic Minor

10

Thaat: Dhenuka

20

Phrygian

4th mode Harmonic Major

14

4th mode Harmonic Minor

12

mode Double Harmonic Major

18

Thaat: Shanmukhpirya

19

Thaat: Marva

31

Thaat: Rampirya

25

Thaat: Purvi

29

Thaat: Namnaraymi

27

Thaat: Suvarnangi

32

Thaat: Shadvidhmargani

26

Thaat: Todi

30

Thaat: Bhavpirya

28