Scales in Western Music

Main Heptatonic Scales Rotational Transformations/Modes

• Major Scale/Ionian Mode: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Major Scale • Dorian Mode: (1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, 6, ♭7)
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) • Phrygian Mode: (1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6, ♭7)
{0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11} • Lydian Mode: (1, 2, 3, ♯4, 5, 6, 7)
(I, ii, iii, IV, V, vi, viio) • Mixolydian Mode: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ♭7)
(IΔ7, ii7, iii7, IVΔ7, V7, vi7, viiø7) • Aeolian Mode (Natural Minor Scale): (1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6, ♭7)
• Locrian Mode: (1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭7)

• Harmonic Minor Scale: (1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6, 7)

• Locrian ♮6 Scale: (1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, ♭5, 6, ♭7)
Harmonic Minor Scale
• Ionian ♯5 Scale: (1, 2, 3, 4, ♯5, 6, 7)
(1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6, 7)
• Dorian ♯4 Scale (Ukrainian Dorian Scale/Romanian Minor Scale):
{0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11}
(1, 2, ♭3, ♯4, 5, 6, ♭7)
(i, iio, ♭III+, iv, V, ♭VI, viio)
• Phrygian ♮3 Scale (Phrygian Dominant Scale): (1, ♭2, 3, 4, 5, ♭6, ♭7)
(iΔ7, iio7, ♭III+Δ7, iv7, V7, ♭VIΔ7, viio7)
• Lydian ♯2 Scale: (1, ♯2, 3, ♯4, 5, 6, 7)
• Locrian ♭4 ♭♭7 Scale (Superlocrian ♭♭7 Scale): (1, ♭2, ♭3, ♭4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭♭7)

• Melodic Minor Scale: (1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Melodic Minor Scale (Ascending) • Dorian ♭2 Scale: (1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, 5, 6, ♭7)
(1, 2, ♭3, 4, 5, 6, 7) • Lydian ♯5 Scale (Lydian Augmented Scale): (1, 2, 3, ♯4, ♯5, 6, 7)
{0, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11} • Lydian ♭7 Scale (Acoustic/Overtone Scale): (1, 2, 3, ♯4, 5, 6, ♭7)
(i, ii, ♭III+, IV, V, vio, viio) • Mixolydian ♭6 Scale/Aeolian ♮3 Scale (Olympian/Hindu Scale): (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ♭6, ♭7)
(i , ii , ♭III+Δ7, IV7, V7, viø7, viiø7)
Δ7 7
• Locrian ♮2 Scale/Aeolian ♭5 Scale (Half-Diminished Scale): (1, 2, ♭3, 4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭7)
• Locrian ♭4 Scale (Superlocrian Scale/Altered Scale): (1, ♭2, ♭3, ♭4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭7)

• Harmonic Major Scale/Ionian ♭6 Scale: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ♭6, 7)

Harmonic Major Scale • Dorian ♭5 Scale/Locrian ♮2 ♮6 Scale: (1, 2, ♭3, 4, ♭5, 6, ♭7)
(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ♭6, 7) • Phrygian ♭4 Scale/Altered Dominant ♮5 Scale: (1, ♭2, ♭3, ♭4, 5, ♭6, ♭7)
{0, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11} • Melodic Minor ♯4 Scale/Lydian ♭3 Scale: (1, 2, ♭3, ♯4, 5, 6, 7)
(I, iio, iii, iv, V, ♭VI+, viio) • Mixolydian ♭2 Scale: (1, ♭2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ♭7)
(I , ii , iii7, ivΔ7, V7, ♭VI+Δ7, viio7)
Δ7 ø7
• Lydian ♯2 ♯5 Scale/Lydian Augmented ♯2 Scale: (1, ♯2, 3, ♯4, #5, 6, 7)
• Locrian ♭♭7 Scale: (1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭♭7)

• Double Harmonic (Major) Scale/Ionian ♭2 ♭6 Scale: (1, ♭2, 3, 4, 5, ♭6, 7)

Double Harmonic (Major) Scale • Lydian ♯2 ♯6 Scale: (1, ♯2, 3, ♯4, 5, ♯6, 7)
(1, ♭2, 3, 4, 5, ♭6, 7) • Phrygian ♭4 ♭♭7 Scale/Ultraphrygian Scale: (1, ♭2, ♭3, ♭4, 5, ♭6, ♭♭7)
{0, 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11} • Lydian ♭3 ♭6 Scale (Double Harmonic Minor Scale/Hungarian Minor Scale/Gypsy Minor Scale:
(I, ♭II, iii, iv, V♭⁵, ♭VI+, viio♭♭³) (1, 2, ♭3, ♯4, 5, ♭6, 7)
(IΔ7, ♭IIΔ7, iiiΔ6, ivΔ7, V7♭⁵, ♭VI+Δ7, • Locrian ♮3 ♮6 Scale (Oriental Scale): (1, ♭2, 3, 4, ♭5, 6, ♭7)
viio7♭♭³) • Ionian ♯2 ♯5 Scale: (1, ♯2, 3, 4, ♯5, 6, 7)
• Locrian ♭♭3 ♭♭7 Scale: (1, ♭2, ♭♭3, 4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭♭7)

• Neapolitan Major Scale/Ionian ♭2 ♭3 Scale: (1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

Neapolitan Major Scale • Leading Whole Tone Scale (Lydian Augmented ♯6 Scale): (1, 2, 3, ♯4, ♯5, ♯6, 7)
(1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, 5, 6, 7) • Lydian ♯5 ♭7 Scale (Lydian Augmented Dominant Scale): (1, 2, 3, ♯4, ♯5, 6, ♭7)
{0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11} • Lydian Dominant ♭6 Scale: (1, 2, 3, ♯4, 5, ♭6, ♭7)
(i, ♭II+, ♭III+, IV, V♭⁵, vio, viio♭♭³) • Locrian ♮2 ♮3 Scale (Major Locrian Scale): (1, 2, 3, 4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭7)
(iΔ7, ♭II+Δ7, ♭III+7, IV7, V7♭⁵, viø7, • Locrian ♮2 ♭4 Scale/Half Diminished ♭4 Scale/Sisyphean ♭4 Scale/Superlocrian ♮2 Scale:
viiø7♭♭³) (1, 2, ♭3, ♭4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭7)
• Locrian ♭♭3 ♭4 Scale/Superlocrian ♭♭3 Scale: (1, ♭2, ♭♭3, ♭4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭7)

• Neapolitan Minor Scale/Phrygian ♮7 Scale: (1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6, 7)

Neapolitan Minor Scale • Lydian ♯6 Scale: (1, 2, 3, ♯4, 5, ♯6, 7)
(1, ♭2, ♭3, 4, 5, ♭6, 7) • Mixolydian ♯5 Scale/Mixolydian Augmented Scale: (1, 2, 3, 4, ♯5, 6, ♭7)
{0, 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11} • Aeolian ♯4 Scale (Romani Minor Scale): (1, 2, ♭3, ♯4, 5, ♭6, ♭7)
(i, ♭II, ♭III+, iv, V♭⁵, ♭VI, viio♭♭³) • Locrian ♮3 Scale (Locrian Dominant Scale): (1, ♭2, 3, 4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭7)
(iΔ7, ♭IIΔ7, ♭III+7, iv7, V7♭⁵, ♭VIΔ7, • Ionian ♯2 Scale: (1, ♯2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
viio7♭♭³) • Locrian ♭♭3 ♭4 ♭♭7 Scale/Superlocrian ♭♭3 ♭♭7 Scale/Ultralocrian ♭♭3 Scale:
(1, ♭2, ♭♭3, ♭4, ♭5, ♭6, ♭♭7)