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Scales and Modes
Acoustic Scale
C
D
E
F#
G
A
Bb
C
Pattern
2221212
Aeolian
C D Eb F G Ab Bb C 2122122
Pattern
Aeolian b1
C
D#
E
F#
G#
A
B
C
3122121
Pattern
Ahava Rabboh
C
Db
E
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
1312122
Pattern
Altered Dominant
C Db Eb
Fb
Gb
Ab
Bb
C
1212222
Pattern
Alternative spelling, sometimes used to show major third clearly,but having two D's and no A.
C
Db
D#
E
F#
G#
Bb
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Altered Locrian b4
C
Db
Eb
Fb
Gb
Ab
Bb
C
1212222
Pattern
Alternative spelling, sometimes used to show major third clearly,but having two D's and no A.
C Db D# E F# G# Bb C
Altered Mixolydian
C
D
E
F
G
G#
A
B
C
22121121
Pattern
Altered Pentatonic
C
Db
F
G
A
C
Pattern
14223
Ama Lama Cooma Scale
C Eb
F
G
C
Pattern
3225
Bartok Scale
C
D
E
F#
G
A
Bb
C
2221212
Pattern
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Bebop Dominant
C
D
E
F
G
A
Bb
B§
C
22122111
Pattern
Bebop Dorian
C D Eb E F G A Bb C 21112212
Pattern
Bebop Jazz Minor
C
D
Eb
F
G
G#
A
B
C
21221121
Pattern
Bebop Melodic Minor
C
D
Eb
F
G
G#
A
B
C
21221121
Pattern
A Blues Scale
C Eb
F
Gb
G§
Bb
C
321132
Pattern
Brown-Eye Rabbit Scale
C
E
F
G
A
Bb
C
412212
Pattern
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Chromatic Scale
C
C#
D
Eb
E§
F
F#
G
Ab
A§
Bb
B§
C
111111111111
Pattern
Diminished Half Tone
C Db Eb E F# G A Bb C 12121212
Pattern
Diminished Whole Tone
C
D
Eb
F
F#
G#
A
B
C
21212121
Pattern
Diminished Blues
C
Db
Eb
E
F#
G
A
Bb
C
12121212
Pattern
Dominant 7th Scale
C D E
F
G
A
Bb
C
2212212
Pattern
Dominant Bebop
C
D
E
F
G
A
Bb
B§
C
22122111
Pattern
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Dominant Bebop Mode 3
C
Db
Eb
F
Gb
G§
Ab
Bb
C
12211122
Pattern
Dominant Bebop Mode 5
C D Eb E F G A Bb C 21112212
Pattern
Dominant Diminished
C
Db
Eb
E
F#
G
A
Bb
C
12121212
Pattern
Dominant Pentatonic
C
D
E
G
Bb
C
Pattern
22332
Dominant Pentatonic Mode 4
C Eb
F
G
A
C
Pattern
32223
Dorian
C
D
Eb
F
G
A
Bb
C
2122212
Pattern
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Dorian #4
C
D
Eb
F#
G
A
Bb
C
2131212
Pattern
Dorian b2
C Db Eb F G A Bb C 1222212
Pattern
Dorian b5
C
D
Eb
F
Gb
A
Bb
C
2121312
Pattern
Dorian Hexatonic
C
D
Eb
F
G
Bb
C
212232
Pattern
Dorian Pentatonic
C D Eb
G
A
C
Pattern
21423
Dorico Flamenco
C
Db
E
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
1312122
Pattern
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Double Harmonic Major
C
Db
E
F
G
Ab
B
C
1312131
Pattern
Double Harmonic Major Mode 4
C D Eb F# G Ab B C 2131131
Pattern
Double Harmonic Major Mode 5
C
Db
E
F
Gb
A
Bb
C
1311312
Pattern
Double Harmonic Minor
C
D
Eb
F#
G
Ab
B
C
2131131
Pattern
Down in the Valley Mode 5
C E
F
G
A
Bb
C
412212
Pattern
Down in the Valley Scale
C
D
E
F
G
B
C
221241
Pattern
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Enigmatic Mode 1
C
Db
E
F#
G#
A#
B
C
1322211
Pattern
Enigmatic Mode 2
C D# E# FX GX A# B C 3222111
Pattern
Enigmatic Mode 3
C
D
E
F#
G
Ab
Bº
C
2221113
Pattern
Freygish
C
Db
E
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
1312122
Pattern
Half Tone Scale
C C# D Eb
E§
F
F#
G
Ab
A§
Bb
B§
C
Pattern
111111111111
Half-Whole Diminished
C
Db
Eb
E
F#
G
A
Bb
C
12121212
Pattern
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Harmonic Major
C
D
E
F
G
Ab
B
C
2212131
Pattern
Harmonic Major Inverse
C Db E F G Ab Bb C 1312122
Pattern
Harmonic Major Mode 2
C
D
Eb
F
Gb
A
Bb
C
2121312
Pattern
Harmonic Major Mode 3
C
Db
Eb
Fb
G
Ab
Bb
C
1213122
Pattern
Harmonic Major Mode 4
C D Eb
F#
G
A
B
C
2131221
Pattern
Harmonic Major Mode 5
C
Db
E
F
G
A
Bb
C
1312212
Pattern
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Harmonic Major Mode 6
C
D#
E
F#
G#
A
B
C
3122121
Pattern
Harmonic Major Mode 7
C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bº C 1221213
Pattern
Harmonic Minor
C
D
Eb
F
G
Ab
B
C
2122131
Pattern
Harmonic Minor Inverse
C
Db
E
F
G
A
Bb
C
1312212
Pattern
Harmonic Minor Mode 2
C Db Eb
F
Gb
A
Bb
C
1221312
Pattern
Harmonic Minor Mode 3
C
D
E
F
G#
A
B
C
2213121
Pattern
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Harmonic Minor Mode 4
C
D
Eb
F#
G
A
Bb
C
2131212
Pattern
Harmonic Minor Mode 5
C Db E F G Ab Bb C 1312122
Pattern
Harmonic Minor Mode 6
C
D#
E
F#
G
A
B
C
3121221
Pattern
Harmonic Minor Mode 7
C
Db
Eb
Fb
Gb
Ab
Bº
C
1212213
Pattern
Haul Away Joe Scale
C F
G
A
Bb
C
Pattern
52212
Hira-joshi
C
D
Eb
G
Ab
C
Pattern
21414
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Hira-joshi Mode 4
C
Db
F
G
Ab
C
14214
Pattern
Hon-kumoi-joshi
C Db F G Ab C 14214
Pattern
Hungarian Major
C
D#
E
F#
G
A
Bb
C
3121212
Pattern
Hungarian Minor
C
D
Eb
F#
G
Ab
B
C
2131131
Pattern
In-sen
C Db F
G
Bb
C
14232
Pattern
Ionian
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
2212221
Pattern
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Ionian ####5
C
D
E
F
G#
A
B
C
2213121
Pattern
Ionian Hexatonic
C D E F G A C 221223
Pattern
Jazz Melodic Minor
C
D
Eb
F
G
A
B
C
2122221
Pattern
Jazz Melodic Minor Mode 2
C
Db
Eb
F
G
A
Bb
C
1222212
Pattern
Jazz Melodic Minor Mode 3
C D E
F#
G#
A
B
C
2222121
Pattern
Jazz Melodic Minor Mode 4
C
D
E
F#
G
A
Bb
C
2221212
Pattern
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Jazz Melodic Minor Mode 5
C
D
E
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
2212122
Pattern
Jazz Melodic Minor Mode 6
C D Eb F Gb Ab Bb C 2121222
Pattern
Jazz Melodic Minor Mode 7
C
Db
Eb
Fb
Gb
Ab
Bb
C
1212222
Pattern
Alternative spelling, sometimes used to show major third clearly,
but having two D's and no A.
C
Db
D#
E
F#
G#
Bb
C
Jazz Minor Inverse
C Db Eb
F
G
A
Bb
C
1222212
Pattern
Kokin-joshi
C
Db
F
G
Bb
C
14232
Pattern
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Kookaburra Scale
C
E
F
G
A
B
C
Pattern
412221
Leading Whole Tone
C D E F# G# A# B C 2222211
Pattern
Little Sally Water Scale(sometimes called the "Chant of Childhood")
C
Eb
F
C
Pattern
327
Locrian
C
Db
Eb
F
Gb
Ab
Bb
C
1221222
Pattern
Locrian #2
C D Eb
F
Gb
Ab
Bb
C
2121222
Pattern
Locrian bb7
C
Db
Eb
F
Gb
Ab
Bº
C
1221213
Pattern
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Locrian §6
C
Db
Eb
F
Gb
A
Bb
C
1221312
Pattern
Lydian
C D E F# G A B C 2221221
Pattern
Lydian #2
C
D#
E
F#
G
A
B
C
3121221
Pattern
Lydian #5
C
D
E
F#
G#
A
B
C
2222121
Pattern
Lydian Augmented
C D E
F#
G#
A
B
C
2222121
Pattern
Lydian b7
C
D
E
F#
G
A
Bb
C
2221212
Pattern
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Lydian Diminished
C
D
Eb
F#
G
A
B
C
2131221
Pattern
Lydian Dominant
C D E F# G A Bb C 2221212
Pattern
Lydian Hexatonic
C
D
E
G
A
B
C
Pattern
223221
Lydian Minor
C
D
E
F#
G
Ab
Bb
C
2221122
Pattern
Major Augmented Scale
C D# E
G
Ab
B
C
Pattern
313131
Major b6 Scale
C
D
E
F
G
Ab
B
C
2212131
Pattern
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Major Bebop
C
D
E
F
G
G#
A
B
C
22121121
Pattern
Major Bebop Mode 7
C D Eb F G G# A B C 21221121
Pattern
Major Locrian
C
D
E
F
Gb
Ab
Bb
C
2211222
Pattern
Major Pentatonic
C
D
E
G
A
C
22323
Pattern
Major Pentatonic Mode 1
C D E
G
A
C
22323
Pattern
Major Pentatonic Mode 2
C
D
F
G
Bb
C
23232
Pattern
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Major Pentatonic Mode 3
C
Eb
F
Ab
Bb
C
32322
Pattern
Major Pentatonic Mode 4
C D F G A C 23223
Pattern
Major Pentatonic Mode 5
C
Eb
F
G
Bb
C
32232
Pattern
Major Scale (Ionian Heptatonic)
C
D
E
F
G
A
B
C
2212221
Pattern
Major-Minor Scale
C D E
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
2212122
Pattern
Melodic Minor Ascending
C
D
Eb
F
G
A
B
C
2122221
Pattern
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Melodic Minor Descending
C
Bb
Ab
G
F
Eb
D
C
2212212
Pattern(Aeolian in reverse)
Mi Sheberach
C D Eb F# G A Bb C 2131212
Pattern
Minor Gypsy
C
D
Eb
F#
G
Ab
B
C
2131131
Pattern
Minor Gypsy Inverse
C
Db
E
F
Gb
A
Bb
C
1311312
Pattern
Minor Locrian
C D Eb
F
Gb
Ab
Bb
C
2121222
Pattern
Minor Pentatonic
C
Eb
F
G
Bb
C
32232
Pattern
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Minor Scale
C
D
Eb
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
2122122
Pattern
Minor-Major Scale
C D Eb F G A B C 2122221
Pattern
Min’yô
C
Eb
F
G
Bb
C
32232
Pattern
Mixolydian
C
D
E
F
G
A
Bb
C
2212212
Pattern
Mixolydian b6
C D E
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
2212122
Pattern
Mixolydian Bebop
C
D
E
F
G
A
Bb
B§
C
22122111
Pattern
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Mixolydian Hexatonic
C
D
F
G
A
Bb
C
232212
Pattern
Miyako Bushi
C Db F G Ab C 14214
Pattern
Natural Minor Scale
C
D
Eb
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
2122122
Pattern
Neapolitan Major
C
Db
Eb
F
G
A
B
C
1222221
Pattern
Neapolitan Major Mode 2
C D E
F#
G#
A#
B
C
2222211
Pattern
Neapolitan Major Mode 4
C
D
E
F#
G
Ab
Bb
C
2221122
Pattern
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Phrygian Dominant
C
Db
E
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
1312122
Pattern
Phrygian Major
C Db Eb F G A B C 1222221
Pattern
Phrygian-Locrian Mixed
C
Db
Eb
F
Gb
G§
Ab
Bb
C
12211122
Pattern
Phrygian-Mixolydian
C
Db
Eb
F
G
A
Bb
C
1222212
Pattern
Prometheus
C D E
F#
A
Bb
C
Pattern
222312
Prometheus (Liszt)
C
Db
E
F
G#
A
C
Pattern
131313
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Prometheus Neapolitan
C
Db
E
F#
A
Bb
C
132312
Pattern
Ring Around the Rosie Scale
C E G A C 4323
Pattern
Ritsu
C
D
F
G
A
C
23223
Pattern
Rock Minor Scale
C
D
Eb
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
2122122
Pattern
Row, Row Mode 4
C D G
A
B
C
25221
Pattern
Row, Row Mode 5
C
F
G
A
Bb
C
52212
Pattern
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Row, Row Scale
C
D
E
F
G
C
22125
Pattern
Ryûkû
C E F G B C 41241
Pattern
Spanish Major
C
Db
E
F
G
Ab
Bb
C
1312122
Pattern
Spanish Scale 8-Note
C
Db
Eb
E
F
Gb
Ab
Bb
C
12111222
Pattern
Super Locrian
C Db Eb
Fb
Gb
Ab
Bb
C
1212222
Pattern
Alternative spelling, sometimes used to show major third clearly,but having two D's and no A.
C
Db
D#
E
F#
G#
Bb
C
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Super Locrian bb7
C
Db
Eb
Fb
Gb
Ab
Bº
C
1212213
Pattern
Suspended Pentatonic
C D F
G
Bb
C
23232
Pattern
Threshing Song Scale
C
E
G
C
Pattern
435
Verdi's Enigmatic Ascending
C Db E F# G# A#
B
C
1322211
Pattern
Whole Tone
C
D
E
F#
G#
Bb
C
Pattern
222222
Whole-Half Diminished
C D Eb F F# G# A B C21212121
Pattern
Zeg Moeder Scale
C
D
G
A
B
C
25221
Pattern
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