::|CONTENTS
- Diatonic Scale
- Melodic Minor Scale
- Harmonic Minor Scale
- Harmonic Major Scale
- Other Scales
- Notes
- See Also
Diatonic Scale
Mode
Notes
Chord
I
Major / Ionian
0
C
2
D
4
E
5
F
7
G
9
A
11
B
M13
II
Dorian
0
C
2
D
3
E♭
5
F
7
G
9
A
10
B♭
m13
III
Phrygian
0
C
1
D♭
3
E♭
5
F
7
G
8
A♭
10
B♭
m11(♭9,♭13)
IV
Lydian
0
C
2
D
4
E
6
F♯
7
G
9
A
11
B
M13(♯11)
V
Mixolydian
0
C
2
D
4
E
5
F
7
G
9
A
10
B♭
13
VI
Minor / Aeolian
0
C
2
D
3
E♭
5
F
7
G
8
A♭
10
B♭
m11(♭13)
VII
Locrian
0
C
1
D♭
3
E♭
5
F
6
G♭
8
A♭
10
B♭
m11(♭5,♭9,♭13)
Melodic Minor Scale
Mode
Notes
Chord
I
Melodic Minor
0
C
2
D
3
E♭
5
F
7
G
9
A
11
B
mM13
II
Dorian ♭2
0
C
1
D♭
3
E♭
5
F
7
G
9
A
10
B♭
m13(♭9)
III
Lydian Augmented
0
C
2
D
4
E
6
F♯
8
G♯
9
A
11
B
M13(♯5,♯11)
IV
Lydian Dominant
0
C
2
D
4
E
6
F♯
7
G
9
A
10
B♭
13(♯11)
V
Mixolydian ♭6
0
C
2
D
4
E
5
F
7
G
8
A♭
10
B♭
11(♭13)
VI
Half-Diminished
0
C
2
D
3
E♭
5
F
6
G♭
8
A♭
10
B♭
m11(♭5,♭13)
VII
Altered / Superlocrian*
0
C
1
D♭
3
E♭
4
F♭
6
G♭
8
A♭
10
B♭
7(♭5,♯5,♭9,♯9)
Harmonic Minor Scale
Mode
Notes
Chord
I
Harmonic Minor
0
C
2
D
3
E♭
5
F
7
G
8
A♭
11
B
mM11(♭13)
II
Locrian ♮6
0
C
1
D♭
3
E♭
5
F
6
G♭
9
A
10
B♭
m13(♭5,♭9)
III
Ionian Augmented
0
C
2
D
4
E
5
F
8
G♯
9
A
11
B
M13(♯5)
IV
Dorian ♯4
0
C
2
D
3
E♭
6
F♯
7
G
9
A
10
B♭
m13(♯11)
V
Phrygian Dominant
0
C
1
D♭
4
E
5
F
7
G
8
A♭
10
B♭
11(♭9,♭13)
VI
Lydian ♯2
0
C
3
D♯
4
E
6
F♯
7
G
9
A
11
B
M13(♯9,♯11)
VII
Ultralocrian
0
C
1
D♭
3
E♭
4
F♭
6
G♭
8
A♭
9
B♭♭
6(♭5,♭9,♯9,♭13)
Harmonic Major Scale
Mode
Notes
Chord
I
Harmonic Major
0
C
2
D
4
E
5
F
7
G
8
A♭
11
B
M11(♭13)
II
Dorian Diminished
0
C
2
D
3
E♭
5
F
6
G♭
9
A
10
B♭
m13(♭5)
III
Altered ♮5
0
C
1
D♭
3
E♭
4
F♭
7
G
8
A♭
10
B♭
7(♭9,♯9,♭13)
IV
Lydian ♭3
0
C
2
D
3
E♭
6
F♯
7
G
9
A
11
B
mM13(♯11)
V
Mixolydian ♭2
0
C
1
D♭
4
E
5
F
7
G
9
A
10
B♭
13(♭9)
VI
Lydian Augmented ♯2
0
C
3
D♯
4
E
6
F♯
8
G♯
9
A
11
B
M13(♯5,♯9,♯11)
VII
Locrian ♭♭7
0
C
1
D♭
3
E♭
5
F
6
G♭
8
A♭
9
B♭♭
°11(♭9,♭13)
Other Scales
Scale Name
Notes
Chord
Major Pentatonic
0
C
2
D
4
E
7
G
9
A
6(9)
Minor Pentatonic
0
C
3
E♭
5
F
7
G
10
B♭
m11
Kumoijoshi*
0
C
2
D
3
E♭
7
G
8
A♭
m(♭6,♭9)
Augmented
0
C
2
D
4
E
6
F♯
8
G♯
10
B♭
7(♯5,♯11)
Half-Whole Symmetric
0
C
1
D♭
3
D♯
4
E
6
F♯
7
G
9
A
10
B♭
13(♭9,♯9,♯11)
Whole-Half Symmetric
0
C
2
D
3
E♭
5
F
6
G♭
8
G♯
9
A
11
B
mM13(♭5,♯5)
Notes
-
Altered: Often notated as C - D♭ - D♯ - E - G♭ - A♭(G♯) - B♭.
-
Kumoijoshi: Sometimes notated in mode V: C - D♭ - F - G - A♭.
See Also
I Am New to Harmony
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