How do I find scales in a specific key?

Pick a tonic, then browse the table, filter by difficulty, or search by name, abbreviation, or UID. Opening a scale shows its intervals and note spelling in that key.

What can I use the Sonid scale library for?

Treat it as a structured reference: compare modes and altered scales, check spellings before you write or improvise, and jump into practice when you want to train recognition and technique.

Scale Library - Browse scales in every key

Browse major, minor, modal, and pentatonic or altered formulas spelled from any tonic you choose. Each entry shows intervals, aliases, and difficulty so you can transpose ideas, plan melodies, improvise, or study ear training with a dependable reference.

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Major Minor Mixolydian Diminished Augmented Pentatonic

Featured scales in F sharp

C Major - Sheetmusic Scale - Octave 2 in Alto clef

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 0

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 1

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 2

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 3

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 4

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 5

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 6

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 7

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 8

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 9

C Major - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 10

C Major - Sheetmusic Scale - Octave 2 in Bass clef

C Major - Sheetmusic Scale - Octave 3 in Bass clef

C Major - Sheetmusic Scale - Octave 4 in Bass clef

C Major - Sheetmusic Scale - Octave 3 in Alto clef

C Major - Sheetmusic Scale - Octave 4 in Alto clef

F sharp Major

ionian

C Minor - Sheetmusic Scale - Octave 2 in Alto clef

F sharp Minor

aeolian

C Mixolydian - Guitar Scale Diagram - Position 4

F sharp Mixolydian

dominant

F sharp Dorian

dorian

F sharp Diminished

whole-half diminished

F sharp Augmented

augmented

	Aliases
F sharp Major	ionian	Beginner
F sharp Dorian	-	Beginner
F sharp Minor	aeolian	Beginner
F sharp Lydian	-	Beginner
F sharp Mixolydian	dominant	Beginner
F sharp Phrygian	-	Beginner
F sharp Locrian	-	Beginner
F sharp Harmonic major	-	Beginner
F sharp Harmonic minor	-	Easy
F sharp Altered	super locrian, diminished whole tone, pomeroy	Easy
F sharp Chromatic	-	Easy
F sharp Augmented	-	Easy
F sharp Leading whole tone	-	Easy
F sharp Major pentatonic	pentatonic	Easy
F sharp Whole tone	messiaen's mode #1	Easy
F sharp Whole tone pentatonic	-	Easy
F sharp Major blues	-	Easy
F sharp Melodic minor	-	Easy
F sharp Minor pentatonic	vietnamese 2	Easy
F sharp Dorian sharp four	ukrainian dorian, romanian minor, altered dorian	Easy
F sharp Enigmatic	-	Easy
F sharp Ionian pentatonic	-	Easy
F sharp Major augmented	major #5, ionian augmented, ionian #5	Intermediate
F sharp Minor six diminished	-	Intermediate
F sharp Lydian dominant	lydian b7, overtone	Intermediate
F sharp Dorian flat second	phrygian #6, melodic minor second mode	Intermediate
F sharp Locrian major	arabian	Intermediate
F sharp Lydian minor	-	Intermediate
F sharp Lydian augmented	-	Intermediate
F sharp Minor six pentatonic	-	Intermediate
F sharp Lydian pentatonic	chinese	Intermediate
F sharp Locrian sharp second	half-diminished, aeolian b5	Intermediate
F sharp Diminished	whole-half diminished	Intermediate
F sharp Locrian pentatonic	minor seven flat five pentatonic	Expert
F sharp Bebop locrian	-	Expert
F sharp Flat three pentatonic	kumoi	Expert
F sharp Hungarian major	-	Expert
F sharp Lydian dominant pentatonic	-	Expert
F sharp Prometheus	-	Expert
F sharp Bebop	-	Expert
F sharp Bebop major	-	Expert
F sharp Flat six pentatonic	-	Expert
F sharp Hungarian minor	-	Expert
F sharp Lydian diminished	-	Expert
F sharp Flamenco	-	Expert
F sharp Locrian sixth	locrian natural 6, locrian sharp 6	Expert
F sharp Minor blues	blues	Expert
F sharp Egyptian	-	Expert
F sharp Bebop minor	-	Expert
F sharp Oriental	-	Expert
F sharp Six tone symmetric	-	Expert
F sharp Half whole diminished	dominant diminished, messiaen's mode #2	Expert
F sharp In-sen	-	Expert
F sharp Minor bebop	-	Expert
F sharp Phrygian dominant	spanish, phrygian major	Expert
F sharp Minor major seven pentatonic	-	Guru
F sharp Composite blues	-	Guru
F sharp Double harmonic major	gypsy	Guru
F sharp Augmented heptatonic	-	Guru
F sharp Double harmonic lydian	-	Guru
F sharp Prometheus neopolitan	-	Guru
F sharp Spanish heptatonic	-	Guru
F sharp Super locrian pentatonic	-	Guru
F sharp Minor hexatonic	-	Guru
F sharp Neopolitan major	-	Guru
F sharp Lydian sharp ninth	-	Guru
F sharp Messiaen's mode sharp third	-	Guru
F sharp Messiaen's mode sharp fourth	-	Guru
F sharp Messiaen's mode sharp fifth	-	Guru
F sharp messiaen's mode sharp sixth	-	Guru
F sharp Messiaen's mode sharp seventh	-	Guru
F sharp Ultralocrian	superlocrian bb7, superlocrian diminished	Guru
F sharp Neopolitan major pentatonic	-	Guru
F sharp Balinese	-	Guru
F sharp Hirajoshi	-	Guru
F sharp Ichikosucho	-	Guru
F sharp Iwato	-	Guru
F sharp Kafi raga	-	Guru
F sharp Kumoijoshi	-	Guru
F sharp Lydian sharp fifth pentatonic	-	Guru
F sharp Malkos raga	-	Guru
F sharp Mixolydian flat sixth	melodic minor fifth mode, hindu	Guru
F sharp Mixolydian pentatonic	indian	Guru
F sharp Mystery sharp first	-	Guru
F sharp Pelog	-	Guru
F sharp Persian	-	Guru
F sharp Piongio	-	Guru
F sharp Purvi raga	-	Guru
F sharp Ritusen	-	Guru
F sharp Scriabin	-	Guru
F sharp Todi raga	-	Guru
F sharp Vietnamese one	-	Guru

Reference for scales, modes, and key-specific spelling

Use this library to compare scale families, read interval formulas, and understand how each pattern sounds in context. Entries link theory to practice: you can move from a spelling overview to exercises when you want to internalize a sound.

Filter by level, search by common names or symbols, and switch tonic to hear the same formula in a new key. For harmony-heavy workflows, pair this page with the chord libraryand the interval guideso intervals, chords, and scales reinforce each other.