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36.44Hear the personalities

Mixolydian: ordinary dominant/bluesy/bright.

Phrygian dominant: dark, dramatic, strongly minor-destination flavored.

Altered: maximum instability/chromatic tension.

These are subjective descriptions, but the distinction should become audible.