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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Featured scales in C

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MajorionianBeginner
Dorian-Beginner
MinoraeolianBeginner
Lydian-Beginner
MixolydiandominantBeginner
Phrygian-Beginner
Locrian-Beginner
Harmonic major-Beginner
Harmonic minor-Easy
Alteredsuper locrian, diminished whole tone, pomeroyEasy
Chromatic-Easy
Augmented-Easy
Leading whole tone-Easy
Major pentatonicpentatonicEasy
Whole tonemessiaen's mode #1Easy
Whole tone pentatonic-Easy
Major blues-Easy
Melodic minor-Easy
Minor pentatonicvietnamese 2Easy
Dorian sharp fourukrainian dorian, romanian minor, altered dorianEasy
Enigmatic-Easy
Ionian pentatonic-Easy
Major augmentedmajor #5, ionian augmented, ionian #5Intermediate
Minor six diminished-Intermediate
Lydian Dominantlydian b7, overtoneIntermediate
Dorian ♭2phrygian #6, melodic minor second modeIntermediate
Locrian majorarabianIntermediate
Lydian minor-Intermediate
Lydian Augmented-Intermediate
Minor six pentatonic-Intermediate
Lydian pentatonicchineseIntermediate
Locrian ♯2half-diminished, aeolian b5Intermediate
Diminishedwhole-half diminishedIntermediate
Locrian pentatonicminor seven flat five pentatonicExpert
Bebop locrian-Expert
Flat three pentatonickumoiExpert
Hungarian major-Expert
Lydian dominant pentatonic-Expert
Prometheus-Expert
Bebop-Expert
Bebop major-Expert
Flat six pentatonic-Expert
Hungarian minor-Expert
Lydian diminished-Expert
Flamenco-Expert
Locrian sixthlocrian natural 6, locrian sharp 6Expert
Minor bluesbluesExpert
Egyptian-Expert
Bebop minor-Expert
Oriental-Expert
Six tone symmetric-Expert
Half whole diminisheddominant diminished, messiaen's mode #2Expert
In-sen-Expert
Minor bebop-Expert
Phrygian dominantspanish, phrygian majorExpert
Minor major seven pentatonic-Guru
Composite blues-Guru
Double harmonic majorgypsyGuru
Augmented heptatonic-Guru
Double harmonic lydian-Guru
Prometheus neopolitan-Guru
Spanish heptatonic-Guru
Super locrian pentatonic-Guru
Minor hexatonic-Guru
Neopolitan major-Guru
Lydian sharp ninth-Guru
Messiaen's mode sharp third-Guru
Messiaen's mode sharp fourth-Guru
Messiaen's mode sharp fifth-Guru
messiaen's mode sharp sixth-Guru
Messiaen's mode sharp seventh-Guru
Ultralocriansuperlocrian bb7, superlocrian diminishedGuru
Neopolitan major pentatonic-Guru
Balinese-Guru
Hirajoshi-Guru
Ichikosucho-Guru
Iwato-Guru
Kafi raga-Guru
Kumoijoshi-Guru
Lydian sharp fifth pentatonic-Guru
Malkos raga-Guru
Mixolydian flat sixthmelodic minor fifth mode, hinduGuru
Mixolydian pentatonicindianGuru
Mystery sharp first-Guru
Pelog-Guru
Persian-Guru
Piongio-Guru
Purvi raga-Guru
Ritusen-Guru
Scriabin-Guru
Todi raga-Guru
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.

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