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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.
 
 


 

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