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List of musical scales and modes

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The following is a list of musical scales and modes. Degrees are relative to the major scale.

List of musical scales and modes

Use of
# of key
Lower Upper
Name Image Sound Degrees pitch signature
tetrachord tetrachord
classes usual or
unusual

17 equal
Play — 17 — — —
temperament 17-tet scale on C.

Acoustic 123 456

Play 7 whole tone Dorian
scale 7
Acoustic scale on C.

Aeolian
mode or 12 345
Play 7 Dorian Phrygian Usual
natural 6 7
minor scale Aeolian on C.

Algerian 12 3 45
Play variable — —
scale 6 7 etc.
Algerian scale on C.

Alpha scale — Play — 15.39 — — —

1 2 3 4
Altered scale Play 7 whole tone
5 6 7
Altered scale on C.

Augmented 1 335 5 6
Play — —
scale 7
Augmented scale on C.

Bebop
123456
dominant Play 8 — —
scale 77
Bebop dominant scale on C.

Beta scale — Play — 18.75 — — —

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1 34 45
Blues scale Play 6 — —
7
Blues scale on C.

Bohlen–
— Play — — — — —
Pierce scale
1 12 23
4 45 56
Chromatic 67
Play 12 — — —
scale Chromatic scale on C. 7 76 65
543 32
21
Delta scale — Play — 85.7 — — —

12 3456
Dorian mode Play 7 Dorian Dorian Usual
7
Dorian on C.

Double
1 2345
harmonic Play 7 Mixolydian Unusual
scale 67
Double harmonic scale on C.

Enigmatic 1 23 4
Play 7 Unusual
scale 5 67
Enigmatic scale on C.

Euler–
Fokker — Play — 6 — — —
genus

Flamenco 1 2345
Play 7 Phrygian Phrygian Unusual
mode 67

Flamenco mode on C.

Gamma
— Play — 34.29 — — —
scale

"Gypsy" 12 3 45
Play 7 Phrygian Unusual
scale[a] 6 7
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Play 7 Phrygian Unusual

scale[a] 6 7
"Gypsy" [sic] scale on C.

Half
12 34 5
diminished Play 7 whole tone
scale 6 7
Half diminished scale on C.

Harmonic 12345 6
Play 7 Lydian Mixolydian
major scale 7
Harmonic major scale on C.

Harmonic 12 345
Play 7 Dorian Mixolydian
minor scale 6 ( )7
Harmonic minor scale on C.

Harmonic
Play — 144 — — —
Scale Harmonic scale chromatic on C.

Hexany — — — — — — —

Hirajoshi Play 12 35 6 5 — — —
scale

Hirajoshi scale on C.

Hungarian
"Gypsy" 12 3 45
Play 7 Mixolydian Unusual
67
scale[a]
Hungarian "Gypsy"[sic] scale on C.

Hungarian 12 3 45
Play 7 Mixolydian
minor scale 67
Hungarian minor scale on C.

In scale Miyako-bushi scale on D, equivalent to Play 1 245 6 5 — —

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In scale Miyako-bushi scale on D, equivalent to Play 1 245 6 5 — —

in scale on D, with brackets on fourths.

Insen scale Play 1 245 7 5 — — —

Insen scale on C.

Ionian mode
123456
or major Play 7 Lydian Lydian Usual
7
scale
Ionian on C.

1 2 3 4
Istrian scale Play 6 — — —
55
Istrian mode on C.

Iwato scale on C.
1 24 5
Iwato scale Play 7 5 — — —

Locrian 1 2 34
Play 7 Phrygian whole tone Usual
mode 5 6 7
Locrian on C.

Lydian
augmented Play 123 4 5 7 whole tone
scale 67
Lydian augmented scale on C.

123 456
Lydian mode Play 7 whole tone Lydian Usual
7
Lydian on C.

Major bebop 12345

Play 7(8) — —
scale ( 5/ 6) 6 7
Major bebop scale on C.
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Major bebop scale on C.

Major
1234 5
Locrian Play 7 Lydian whole tone
scale 6 7
Major Locrian scale C.

Major
pentatonic Play 12356 5 — — Usual
Major pentatonic scale on C.
scale

12 345
Melodic 6 78 7 9
Play Dorian —
minor scale 654 32
Melodic minor scale on C. 1

Melodic
12 3456
minor scale Play 7 Dorian
7
(ascending)
Melodic minor scale on C.

Minor
pentatonic Play 1 345 7 5 — — Usual
Minor pentatonic scale on A.
scale

Mixolydian
mode or 123456
Adonai Play 7 Lydian Mixolydian Usual
7
malakh
mode Mixolydian on C.

Neapolitan 1 2 345
Play 7 Phrygian Lydian Unusual
major scale 67
Neapolitan major scale on C.

Neapolitan 1 2 345
Play 7 Phrygian Mixolydian Unusual
minor scale 67
Neapolitan minor scale on C.

Non-
Pythagorean — Play — — — — —
scale

12 34 5
Octatonic 667
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Octatonic 667
Play 8 — —
scale 1 2 33
456 7
Octatonic scales on C.

Pelog Play — — — — —
Pelog approximated in Western notation.

1 234 5
Persian scale Play 7
67
Persian scale on C.

Phrygian
1 2345
dominant Play 7 Phrygian Unusual
Phrygian dominant on C. 6 7
scale

Phrygian 1 2 345
Play 7 Phrygian Phrygian Usual
mode 6 7
Phrygian on C.

Prometheus 123 46
Play 6 — —
scale 7
Prometheus scale on C.

1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3 34 4
4 45 5
5 56 6
Quarter tone 6 67 7
Play 24 — — —
scale 87 7 7
Quarter tone scale C.
76 6 6
65 5 5
54 43 3
3 32 2
2 21

Scale of
Play — — — — —
harmonics
Scale of harmonics C.

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Play
Slendro — 5 — — —
or Play

Slendro on C compared to a whole tone

scale on C.

1 23 55
Tritone scale Play 7 — —
7
Tritone scale on C.

Ukrainian 12 3 45
Play 7 — Dorian Unusual
Dorian scale 6 7
Ukrainian Dorian mode on C.

Whole tone 123 4 5

Play 6 — —
scale 6
Whole tone scale on C.

Yo scale Minyō scale on D, equivalent to yo scale Play 1 3457 5 — —

on D, with brackets on fourths.

See also
Bebop scale
Chord-scale system
Heptatonic scale
Jazz scale
List of chord progressions
List of chords
List of musical intervals
Arabian maqam
Modes of limited transposition
Symmetric scale
Synthetic modes
Tetrachord

Notes

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a. ^ a b "Gypsy" is considered a derogatory term for people who refer to themselves as Roma.
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