ACHILLES
Phrygian/
Aeolian
Major 4th
m → m
AION
Dorian
/Aeolian
Major 5th
m → m
APOLLO
Lydian
Major 2nd
M → M
ARES
Ionian
/Mixolydian Major 2nd
M → m
ASTRAEUS
Phrygian
Minor 7th
m → m
ATLAS
Mixolydian
Major 3rd
M → dim
COEUS
Aeolian
/Phrygian
Minor 6th
m → M
CRIUS
Lydian
/Mixolydian
/Ionian
Major 6th
M → m
CRONUS
Ionian
/Mixoldyian
Major 4th
M → M
DIONYSIUS
Aeolian
Major 2nd
m → dim
EDURUS
Locrian
Major Fourth
dim → m
EPIMETHEUS
Mixolydian
Minor 7th
M → M
EROS
Lydian
/Ionian
Major Fifth
M → M
HADES
Locrian
Minor 2nd
dim → M
HECTOR
Dorian
Major Fourth
m → M
HELIOS
Lydian
Major Seventh
M → m
HERMES
Phrygian
Minor Second
m → M
HYPERION
Locrian
Minor Sixth
dim → M
HERCULES
Dorian/
Phrygian/
Aeolian
Minor Third
m → M
HEPHAESTUS
Locrian
Minor Third
dim → m
LELANTOS
Locrian
Minor Seventh
dim → m
OCEANUS
Dorian
/Aeolian
Minor Seventh
m → M
PHANES
Phrygian
Major Fifth
m → dim
POLYPHEMUS
Lydian
Minor Fifth
M → dim
PONTUS
Mixolydian
Major Fifth
M → m
POSEIDON
Lydian
/Ionian
Major 3rd
M → m
TARTARUS
Locrian
Minor Fifth
dim → M
THANATOS
Ionian
Major Seventh
M → dim
URANUS
Dorian
Major Sixth
m → dim
ZEUS
Dorian
Major Second
m → m
Enter the gods! Pending a lengthier explanation, here is a placeholder one that details the theory alluded to above. What theory, Alex? I just see a bunch of really well-drawn cartoon gods! Well, so begins a conversation about major modal songwriting! If you take the 7 modes of the major scale, and analyse what chords each they produce, and how they are relative to each other considering modes – you can notice that some chords occur across more than one mode! In some instances, however, there is only one available mode in inference in a chord change. For example, a major second interval transgressing from a major chord to a major chord is always Lydian. The fourth major mode, is attributed the colour green, as with the ascending-from-red colours of the rainbow. So, can you spot Apollo? He’s third from the top left, carrying the harp. Green as anything! He’s also “stoic”, “stepping”, “strong” and “predictable” – qualities which will be explained later. To be continued!