Chord & scale reference

Piano Scales and Modes

All 151 scales: 12 scale types on every one of the 12 roots, plus 7 scales people know by their other spelling. Each has its notes, step pattern, degrees and chords.

A scale tells you which notes sound at home together; the chords built from it follow automatically. Learning a scale type is far quicker than memorising chords one at a time, because the same step pattern transposes to all twelve keys. Practise any of them with note highlighting in the app.

Scale types

Major (Ionian), Natural Minor (Aeolian), Harmonic Minor, Melodic Minor, Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, Blues, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian.

C scales

C Major C Natural Minor C Harmonic Minor C Melodic Minor C Major Pentatonic C Minor Pentatonic C Blues C Dorian C Phrygian C Lydian C Mixolydian C Locrian

C# scales (Db)

C# Major C# Natural Minor C# Harmonic Minor C# Melodic Minor C# Major Pentatonic C# Minor Pentatonic C# Blues C# Dorian C# Phrygian C# Lydian C# Mixolydian C# Locrian Db Major

D scales

D Major D Natural Minor D Harmonic Minor D Melodic Minor D Major Pentatonic D Minor Pentatonic D Blues D Dorian D Phrygian D Lydian D Mixolydian D Locrian

Eb scales (D#)

Eb Major Eb Natural Minor Eb Harmonic Minor Eb Melodic Minor Eb Major Pentatonic Eb Minor Pentatonic Eb Blues Eb Dorian Eb Phrygian Eb Lydian Eb Mixolydian Eb Locrian D# Natural Minor

E scales

E Major E Natural Minor E Harmonic Minor E Melodic Minor E Major Pentatonic E Minor Pentatonic E Blues E Dorian E Phrygian E Lydian E Mixolydian E Locrian

F scales

F Major F Natural Minor F Harmonic Minor F Melodic Minor F Major Pentatonic F Minor Pentatonic F Blues F Dorian F Phrygian F Lydian F Mixolydian F Locrian

F# scales (Gb)

F# Major F# Natural Minor F# Harmonic Minor F# Melodic Minor F# Major Pentatonic F# Minor Pentatonic F# Blues F# Dorian F# Phrygian F# Lydian F# Mixolydian F# Locrian Gb Major

G scales

G Major G Natural Minor G Harmonic Minor G Melodic Minor G Major Pentatonic G Minor Pentatonic G Blues G Dorian G Phrygian G Lydian G Mixolydian G Locrian

Ab scales (G#)

Ab Major Ab Natural Minor Ab Harmonic Minor Ab Melodic Minor Ab Major Pentatonic Ab Minor Pentatonic Ab Blues Ab Dorian Ab Phrygian Ab Lydian Ab Mixolydian Ab Locrian G# Natural Minor G# Harmonic Minor G# Melodic Minor

A scales

A Major A Natural Minor A Harmonic Minor A Melodic Minor A Major Pentatonic A Minor Pentatonic A Blues A Dorian A Phrygian A Lydian A Mixolydian A Locrian

Bb scales (A#)

Bb Major Bb Natural Minor Bb Harmonic Minor Bb Melodic Minor Bb Major Pentatonic Bb Minor Pentatonic Bb Blues Bb Dorian Bb Phrygian Bb Lydian Bb Mixolydian Bb Locrian A# Natural Minor

B scales

B Major B Natural Minor B Harmonic Minor B Melodic Minor B Major Pentatonic B Minor Pentatonic B Blues B Dorian B Phrygian B Lydian B Mixolydian B Locrian