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Modal Exchange

​The technique of modal exchange borrows chords from one mode and uses them in another mode.  Great songwriters and tune smiths have applied this technique very successfully
in some of the most popular compositions ever written.  The technique goes by several Names:  Modal Exchange,  Chord Borrowing, Modal Interchange.

While the number of chords used in modal exchange are few, the method required to identify them can be confusions.  The links below will deliver the modal exchange chords  for several modes.  Consider these a sort of "cheat sheet".  If you are not familiar with modes,  review the handouts in the "Understanding the Modes" section.  
Moods of the Modes
List of Modal Exchange Options for a FEW Modes
Technique of Modal Exchange
Cheat Sheet!
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