Scale Formulas Flashcards
C major scale
C D E F G A B
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
C Minor Pentatonic
C Eb F G Bb
1 3b 4 5 7b
A major scale
A B C# D E F# G# A
- 7 1# 2 3 4# 5 # 6
Bb major scale
Bb C D Eb F G A Bb
7b 1 2. 3b f g 6. 7b
Major scale FORMULA
T TS T T TS
Major scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Minor scale
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
Minor pentatonic scale
1 b3 4 5 b7
Blues scale
1 b3 4 b5 5 b7
(C Eb F Gb G Bb)
Major pentatonic scale
1 2 3 5 6
C D E G A
Harmonic minor scale
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 7
(C D Eb F G Ab B)
Melodic minor scale
1 2 b3 4 5 6 7
(C D Eb F G A B)
Ionian scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
C D E F G A B
Dorian scale
1 2 b3 4 5 6 b7
C D Eb F G A Bb
Phrygian scale
1 b2 b3 4 5 b6 b7
C Db Eb F G Ab Bb
Lydian scale
1 2 3 #4 5 6 7
(C D E F# G A B)
Mixolydian scale
1 2 3 4 5 6 b7
C D E F G A Bb
Aeolian scale = 1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 (C D Eb F G Ab Bb)
1 2 b3 4 5 b6 b7 (C D Eb F G Ab Bb
Locrian scale
= 1 b2 b3 4 b5 b6 b7 (C Db Eb F Gb Ab Bb)
Whole tone scale
1 2 3 #4 #5 b7
C D E F# G# Bb
Whole-Half Diminished
1 2 b3 4 b5 b6 6 7 (C D Eb F Gb Ab A B)
Half-Whole Diminished =
1 b2 b3 3 b5 5 6 b7 (C Db Eb E F# G A Bb)