SCALES
MAJOR SCALES 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-b3-3-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-b3-3-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]
HOW TO USE THE SCALE FORMULAS
FIRST FORMULA
Name Degrees Half-Steps Degrees -- Each scale formula is based on the major scale.Each scale shows how it is altered from the major scale
SECOND FORMULA
Half-Steps -- Shows the number of half-steps in between each scale degree.