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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
Name Image Sound Degrees Intervals Integer notation # of pitch classes Lower tetrachord Upper tetrachord Use of key signature usual or unusual
15 equal temperament
15-tet scale on C.
 Playⓘ — — — 15 — — —
16 equal temperament
16-tet scale on C.
 Playⓘ — — — 16 — —
17 equal temperament
17-tet scale on C.
 Playⓘ — — — 17 — —
19 equal temperament
19-tet scale on C.
 Playⓘ — — — 19 — —
21 equal temperament
21-tet scale on C.
 Playⓘ — — — 21 — —
Acoustic scale or Lydian dominant scale
Acoustic scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 W-W-W-H-W-H-W (0,2,4,6,7,9,10) 7 whole tone minor —
Aeolian mode or natural minor scale
Aeolian on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 W-H-W-W-H-W-W (0,2,3,5,7,8,10) 7 minor Phrygian Usual
Algerian scale
Algerian scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 ♭6 7 etc. W-H-3H-H-H-3H-H-W-H-W (0,2,3,6,7,9,11,12,14,15,17) variable — — —
Alpha scale — Playⓘ — — — 15.39 — — —
Altered scale or Super Locrian scale
Altered scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 H-W-H-W-W-W-W (0,1,3,4,6,8,10) 7 diminished whole tone —
Augmented scale
Augmented scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭3 3 5 ♯5 7 3H-H-3H-H-3H-H (0,3,4,7,8,11) 6 — — —
Bebop dominant scale
Bebop dominant scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7 W-W-H-W-W-H-H-H (0,2,4,5,7,9,10,11) 8 — — —
Beta scale — Playⓘ — — — 18.75 — — —
Blues scale
Blues scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭3 4 ♭5 5 ♭7 3H-W-H-H-3H-W (0,3,5,6,7,10) 6 — — —
Bohlen–Pierce scale — Playⓘ — — — — — — —
Chromatic scale
Chromatic scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♯1 2 ♯2 3 4 ♯4 5 ♯5 6 ♯6 7
7 ♭7 6 ♭6 5 ♭5 4 3 ♭3 2 ♭2 1 		H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11) 12 — — —
Delta scale — Playⓘ — — — 85.7 — — —
Dorian mode
Dorian on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7 W-H-W-W-W-H-W (0,2,3,5,7,9,10) 7 minor minor Usual
Double harmonic scale
Double harmonic scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 7 H-3H-H-W-H-3H-H (0,1,4,5,7,8,11) 7 harmonic harmonic Unusual
Enigmatic scale
Enigmatic scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7 H-3H-W-W-W-H-H (0,1,4,6,8,10,11) 7 Unusual
Euler–Fokker genus
Euler-Fokker genus 337 on C.
 Playⓘ — — — 6 — — —
Flamenco mode
Flamenco mode on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 7 H-3H-H-W-H-3H-H (0,1,4,5,7,8,11) 7 Phrygian Phrygian Unusual
Gamma scale — Playⓘ — — — 34.29 — — —
"Gypsy" scale
"Gypsy" [sic] scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 ♭6 ♭7 W-H-3H-H-H-W-W (0,2,3,6,7,8,10) 7 Gypsy Phrygian Unusual
Half diminished scale
Half diminished scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 W-H-W-H-W-W-W (0,2,3,5,6,8,10) 7 minor whole tone —
Harmonic major scale
Harmonic major scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 7 W-W-H-W-H-3H-H (0,2,4,5,7,8,11) 7 major harmonic —
Harmonic minor scale
Harmonic minor scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 (♮)7 W-H-W-W-H-3H-H (0,2,3,5,7,8,11) 7 minor harmonic —
Harmonic Scale
Harmonic scale chromatic on C.
 Playⓘ — — — 144 — — —
Hexany — — — — — — — — —
Hirajoshi scale
Hirajoshi scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 3 ♯4 5 7 2W-W-H-2W-H (0,4,6,7,11) 5 — — —
Hungarian "Gypsy" scale/Hungarian minor scale
Hungarian "Gypsy"[sic] scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 ♭6 7 W-H-3H-H-H-3H-H (0,2,3,6,7,8,11) 7 Gypsy harmonic Unusual
Hungarian major scale
Hungarian major scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♯2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 3H-H-W-H-W-H-W (0,3,4,6,7,9,10) 7 — minor Unusual
In scale
Miyako-bushi scale on D, equivalent to in scale on D, with brackets on fourths.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6 H-2W-W-H-2W (0,1,5,7,8) 5 — — —
Insen scale
Insen scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7 H-2W-W-3H-W (0,1,5,7,10) 5 — — —
Ionian mode or major scale
Ionian on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-W-H-W-W-W-H (0,2,4,5,7,9,11) 7 major major Usual
Istrian scale
Istrian mode on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 5 H-W-H-W-H-5H (0,1,3,4,6,7) 6 diminished — —
Iwato scale
Iwato scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 4 ♭5 ♭7 H-2W-H-2W-W (0,1,5,6,10) 5 — — —
Locrian mode
Locrian on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 H-W-W-H-W-W-W (0,1,3,5,6,8,10) 7 Phrygian whole tone Usual
Lydian augmented scale
Lydian augmented scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7 W-W-W-W-H-W-H (0,2,4,6,8,9,11) 7 whole tone diminished —
Lydian diminished scale
Lydian diminished on C.
 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 7 W-H-3H-H-H-W-H (0,2,3,6,7,9,11) 7 gypsy major Usual
Lydian mode
Lydian on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7 W-W-W-H-W-W-H (0,2,4,6,7,9,11) 7 whole tone major Usual
Major bebop scale
Major bebop scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 4 5 (♯5/♭6) 6 7 W-W-H-W-(H-H)-W-H (0,2,4,5,7,(8),9,11) 7(8) — — —
Major Locrian scale
Major Locrian scale C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7 W-W-H-H-W-W-W (0,2,4,5,6,8,10) 7 major whole tone —
Major pentatonic scale
Major pentatonic scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 5 6 W-W-3H-W-3H (0,2,4,7,9) 5 — — Usual
Melodic minor scale
The A melodic minor scale, ascending and descending, on A.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♮6 ♮7 8 ♭7 ♭6 5 4 ♭3 2 1 W-H-W-W-W-W-H (ascending)

W-W-H-W-W-H-W (descending)

(0,2,3,5,7,9,11) (ascending)

(12,10,8,7,5,3,2) (descending)

9 minor varies —
Melodic minor scale (ascending)
Melodic minor scale ascending on A.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7 W-H-W-W-W-W-H (0,2,3,5,7,9,11) 7 minor major —
Minor pentatonic scale
Minor pentatonic scale on A.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 3H-W-W-3H-W (0,3,5,7,10) 5 — — Usual
Mixolydian mode or Adonai malakh mode
Mixolydian on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 W-W-H-W-W-H-W (0,2,4,5,7,9,10) 7 major minor Usual
Neapolitan major scale
Neapolitan major scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 6 7 H-W-W-W-W-W-H (0,1,3,5,7,9,11) 7 Phrygian major Unusual
Neapolitan minor scale
Neapolitan minor scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7 H-W-W-W-H-3H-H (0,1,3,5,7,8,11) 7 Phrygian harmonic Unusual
Non-Pythagorean scale — Playⓘ — — — — — — —
Octatonic scale
Octatonic scales on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 6 7

1 ♭2 ♭3 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7

W-H-W-H-W-H-W-H

H-W-H-W-H-W-H-W

(0,2,3,5,6,8,9,11)

(0,1,3,4,6,7,9,10)

8 — — —
Pelog
Pelog approximated in Western notation.
 Playⓘ — — — — — - —
Persian scale
Persian scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 3 4 ♭5 ♭6 7 H-3H-H-H-W-3H-H (0,1,4,5,6,8,11) 7 harmonic unusual —
Phrygian dominant scale
Phrygian dominant on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 H-3H-H-W-H-W-W (0,1,4,5,7,8,10) 7 harmonic Phrygian Unusual
Phrygian mode
Phrygian on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7 H-W-W-W-H-W-W (0,1,3,5,7,8,10) 7 Phrygian Phrygian Usual
Prometheus scale
Prometheus scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 ♯4 6 ♭7 W-W-W-3H-H-W (0,2,4,6,9,10) 6 — — —
Quarter tone scale
Quarter tone scale C.
 Playⓘ 1
half sharp1 ♯1
three quarter sharp1 2
half sharp2 ♯2
three quarter sharp2 3
half sharp3 4
half sharp4 ♯4
three quarter sharp4 5
half sharp5 ♯5
three quarter sharp5 6
half sharp6 ♯6
three quarter sharp6 7
half sharp7

half flat8 7
half flat7 ♭7
three quarter flat7 6
half flat6 ♭6
three quarter flat6 5
half flat5 ♭5
three quarter flat5 4
half flat4 3
half flat3 ♭3
three quarter flat3 2
half flat2 ♭2
three quarter flat2 1

Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q (0,1/2,1,3/2,2,5/2,

3,7/2,4,9/2,5,11/2, 6,13/2,7,15/2,8,17/2, 9,19/2,10,21/2,11,23/2)

24 — — —
Scale of harmonics
Scale of harmonics C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭3 3 4 5 6 3H-H-H-W-W-3H (0,3,4,5,7,9) — — — —
Slendro
Slendro on C compared to a whole tone scale on C.
 Playⓘ or Playⓘ — — — 5 — — —
Tritone scale
Tritone scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 3 ♭5 5 ♭7 H-3H-W-H-3H-W (0,1,4,6,7,10) 6 — — —
Two-semitone tritone scale
Two-semitone tritone scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭2 ♮2 ♯4 5 ♭6 H-H-4H-H-H-4H (0,1,2,6,7,8) 6 — — —
Ukrainian Dorian scale
Ukrainian Dorian mode on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7 W-H-3H-H-W-H-W (0,2,3,6,7,9,10) 7 Gypsy minor Unusual
Vietnamese scale of harmonics
Vietnamese scale of harmonics on C.
 Playⓘ 1
three quarter flat3 ♭3 ♮3 4 5 		5Q-Q-H-H-W (0,5/2,3,4,5,7) 6 — — —
Whole tone scale
Whole tone scale on C.
 Playⓘ 1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 W-W-W-W-W-W (0,2,4,6,8,10) 6 — — —
Yo scale
Min'yō scale on D, equivalent to yo scale on C, with brackets on fourths.
 Playⓘ 1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7 3H-W-W-3H-W (0,3,5,7,10) 5 — — —

Tetrachords Semitones Letters
Chromatic 1 1 1 H-H-H
Diminished 1 2 1 H-W-H
Gypsy [sic] 2 1 3 W-H-3H
Harmonic 1 3 1 H-3H-H
Major 2 2 1 W-W-H
Minor 2 1 2 W-H-W
Phrygian/
Upper minor		 1 2 2 H-W-W
Whole tone 2 2 2 W-W-W

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