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 C

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

ionian

C Minor

aeolian

C Mixolydian

dominant

C Dorian

dorian

C Diminished

whole-half diminished

C Augmented

augmented

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