| Mode | Finalis | First Tones | Most Frequent Interior Cadences |
Less Frequent Interior Cadences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorian | D | A, D | D, A, F | G |
| Phrygian | E | E, A, (B) | E, A, G | C |
| Lydian | F | F, C | F, C, A | D |
| Mixolydian | G | G, D | G, D, C | A |
| Aeolian | A | A, E, (D) | A, D, C | G |
| Ionian | C | C, G | C, G, A | D |
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