Chord Scale Generator

ChordScaleGenerator

The All-In-One Software Tool
for Chords and Scales

Scale List – Standard Others

The following table lists all scales that are available in the full version of the Chord Scale Generator. It is also possible to create your own scales and add them to the scale list. Furthermore, you can easily import more scales the Chord Scale Generator provides.

Ecclesiastical Modes

Name Intervals aka*
Major & Natural Minor (N.M.) Ionian 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 I, N.M. III, Major
Dorian 1-2-b3-4-5-6-b7 II, N.M. IV
Phrygian 1-b2-b3-4-5-b6-b7 III, N.M. V
Lydian 1-2-3-#4-5-6-7 IV, N.M. VI
Mixolydian 1-2-3-4-5-6-b7 V, N.M. VII
Aeolian 1-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7 VI, N.M. I, Minor, Natural Minor, Pure Minor
Locrian 1-b2-b3-4-b5-b6-b7 VII, N.M. II
Harmonic Minor (H.M.) Aeolian 7 1-2-b3-4-5-b6-7 H.M. I, Harmonic Minor
Locrian 6 1-b2-b3-4-b5-6-b7 H.M. II, Locrian #6
Ionian #5 1-2-3-4-#5-6-7 H.M. III, Ionian Augmented
Dorian #4 1-2-b3-#4-5-6-b7 H.M. IV
Phrygian 3 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-b7 H.M. V, Phrygian Dominant, Phrygian Major, Spanish, Spanish Gypsy
Lydian #2 1-#2-3-#4-5-6-7 H.M. VI
Locrian b4 bb7 1-b2-b3-b4-b5-b6-bb7 H.M. VII
Melodic Minor (M.M.) Aeolian 6 7 1-2-b3-4-5-6-7 M.M. I, Melodic Minor, Jazz Minor
Phrygian 6 1-b2-b3-4-5-6-b7 M.M. II, Dorian b2, Phrygian #6
Lydian #5 1-2-3-#4-#5-6-7 M.M. III, Lydian Augmented
Lydian b7 1-2-3-#4-5-6-b7 M.M. IV, Lydian Dominant, Mixolydian #11, Mixolydian #4, Overtone, Acoustic
Aeolian 3 1-2-3-4-5-b6-b7 M.M. V, Aeolian Dominant, Mixolydian b13, Mixolydian b6
Locrian 2 1-2-b3-4-b5-b6-b7 M.M. VI, Locrian #2
Locrian b4 1-b2-b3-b4-b5-b6-b7 M.M. VII, Altered, Altered Dominant, Diminished Whole-Tone, Dominant Whole-Tone

Bebob, Blues and more

Name Intervals aka*
Bebob Bebop Dominant 1-2-3-4-5-6-#6-7 -
Bebob Major 1-2-3-4-5-b6-6-7 -
Bebob Minor 1-2-b3-3-4-5-6-b7 -
Bebob Melodic Minor 1-2-b3-4-5-b6-6-7 -
Blues Blues Major 1-2-b3-3-5-6 -
Blues Minor 1-b3-4-b5-5-b7 Blues
Blues Diminished 1-b2-b3-3-b5-5-6-b7 (Auxiliary) Diminished Blues, Half-Whole
Blues Pentatonic 1-b3-4-5-b7 Minor Pentatonic
Blues Rock'n'Roll 1-2-b3-3-4-b5-5-6-b7 -
Gypsy Gypsy Major 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-7 Byzantine
Gypsy Minor 1-2-b3-b5-5-b6-7 Hungarian Minor
Hungarian Gypsy 1-2-b3-#4-5-b6-b7 -
Spanish Gypsy 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-b7 Spanish, Phrygian 3
Pentatonics Major Pentatonic 1-2-3-5-6 Diatonic
Neutral Pentatonic 1-2-4-5-b7 Egyptian
Rock Pentatonic 1-b3-4-#5-b7 -
Scottish Pentatonic 1-2-4-5-6 -
Minor Pentatonic 1-b3-4-5-b7 Blues Pentatonic
Whole-Half Whole 1-2-3-#4-#5-#6 Auxiliary Augmented
Whole-Half 1-2-b3-4-#4-#5-6-7 W-H, Diminished, Dim Whole
Half-Whole 1-b2-b3-3-b5-5-6-b7 Blues Diminished, (Auxiliary) Diminished Dominant, Dim Half, H-W
Other Augmented 1-#2-3-5-#5-7 -
Byzantine 1-b2-3-4-5-b6-7 Gypsy Major
Chromatic 1-#1-2-#2-3-4-#4-5-#5-6-#6-7 -
Enigmatic (Ascending) 1-b2-3-#4-#5-#6-7 Verdi's Enigmatic (Ascending)
Enigmatic (Descending) 1-b2-3-4-b6-b7-7 Verdi's Enigmatic (Descending)
Hungarian Major 1-b3-3-b5-5-6-b7 -
Hungarian Minor 1-2-b3-b5-5-b6-7 Gypsy Minor
Neapolitan Major 1-b2-b3-4-5-6-7 -
Neapolitan Minor 1-b2-b3-4-5-b6-7 -
Overtone 1-2-3-#4-5-6-b7 Acoustic, Lydian b7
Prometheus 1-2-3-b5-6-b7 Mystic
Prometheus Neapolitan 1-b2-3-b5-6-b7 -
Spanish 8 Tone 1-b2-b3-3-4-b5-b6-b7 -

*) aka means "also known as"