Scales
Major Scale and Modes
Ionian 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
[2-2-1-2-2-2-1]
Dorian 1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7-8
[2-1-2-2-2-1-2]
Phrygian 1-b2-b3-4-5-b6-b7-8
[1-2-2-2-1-2-2]
Lydian 1-2-3-#4-5-6-7-8
[2-2-2-1-2-2-1]
Mixolydian 1-2-3-4-5-6-b7-8
[2-2-1-2-2-1-2]
Aeolian 1-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7-8
[2-1-2-2-1-2-2]
Locrian 1-b2-b3-4-b5-b6-b7-8
[1-2-2-1-2-2-2]
Harmonic Minor and Modes
Harmonic
1-2-b3-4-5-b6-7-8
[2-1-2-2-1-3-1]
Locrian nat. 6 1-b2-b3-4-b5-6-b7-8
[1-2-2-1-3-1-2]
Ionian Augmented 1-2-3-4-#5-6-7-8
[2-2-1-3-1-2-1]
Dorian #4 1-2-b3-#4-5-b6-b7-8
[2-1-3-1-2-1-2]
Phrygian Dominant 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-b7-8
[1-3-1-2-1-2-1]
Lydian #2 1-#2-3-#4-5-6-7-8
[3-1-2-1-2-1-1]
Altered Dominant bb7
1-b2-b3-b4-b5-b6-bb7-8
[1-2-1-2-2-1-3]
Melodic Minor and Modes
Melodic 1-2-b3-4-5-6-7-8
[2-1-2-2-2-2-1]
Dorian b2 1-b2-b3-4-5-6-b7-8 [1-2-2-2-2-1-2]
Lydian Augmented 1-2-3-#4-#5-6-7-8 [2-2-2-2-1-2-1]
Lydian b7 1-2-3-#4-5-6-b7-8 [2-2-2-1-2-1-2]
Aeolian Major 1-2-3-4-5-b6-b7-8 [2-2-1-2-1-2-2]
Locrian nat. 2 1-2-b3-4-b5-b6-b7-8
[2-1-2-1-2-2-2]
Altered Dominant 1-b2-b3-b4-b5-b6-b7-8 [1-2-1-2-2-2-2]
Misc. Scales
Hungarian Major 1-b2-3-#4-5-6-b7-8
[1-3-2-1-2-1-2]
Hungarian Minor 1-#2-3-4-#5-6-7-8
[3-1-1-3-1-2-1]
Gypsy 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-7-8
[1-3-1-2-1-3-1]
Using The Scale Formulas
Name Degrees
Half-Steps
Degrees -- Each scale formula is based on the major scale. The degrees
section show how each each degree is
altered from the major.
Half-Steps -- Shows the number of half-steps in between each scale
degree.
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