Scales

Scales


A List of Scales Used in Western Music

Scale – A musical scale is a collection of pitches in ascending and descending order.  Musicians use a scale as a convenient way of displaying the notes used in a melody or harmony.  Below you will find a list of links to popular scales used in western music.

Major Scale

-Modes

–Ionian
–Dorian
–Phrygian
–Lydian
–Mixolydian
–Aeolian(Natural Minor)
–Locrian

Minor Scales

-Natural Minor
-Harmonic Minor Scales
-Melodic Minor

Pentatonic Scale

-Major Pentatonic Scale
-Minor Pentatonic Scale

Blues Scale

Chromatic Scale

Whole Tone

Half Tone

Octatonic or Diminished Scale