List of musical scales and modes

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	# of pitch classes	Lower tetrachord	Upper tetrachord	Usual or unusual key signature
17 equal temperament	—	Play	—	17	—	—	—
Acoustic scale	Acoustic scale on C.	Play	1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7	7	whole tone	Dorian
Adonai malakh mode	Adonai malakh mode on C.	Play	1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7	7	Lydian	Phrygian	Unusual
Aeolian mode or natural minor scale	Aeolian on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7	7	Dorian	Phrygian	Usual
Algerian scale	Algerian scale on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 ♭6 7 etc.	variable	—	—
Alpha scale	—	Play	—	15.39	—	—	—
Altered scale	Altered scale on C.	Play	1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7	7		whole tone
Augmented scale	Augmented scale on C.	Play	1 ♭3 3 5 ♯5 7	6	—	—
Bebop dominant scale	Bebop dominant scale on C.	Play	1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7 7	8	—	—
Beta scale	—	Play	—	18.75	—	—	—
Blues scale	Blues scale on C.	Play	1 ♭3 4 ♯4 5 ♭7	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	12	—	—	—
Delta scale	—	Play	—	85.7	—	—	—
Dorian mode	Dorian on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 ♭7	7	Dorian	Dorian	Usual
Double harmonic scale	Double harmonic scale on C.	Play	1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 7	7		Mixolydian	Unusual
Enigmatic scale	Enigmatic scale on C.	Play	1 ♭2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6 7	7			Unusual
Euler–Fokker genus	—	Play	—	6	—	—	—
Flamenco mode	Flamenco mode on C.	Play	1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 7	7	Phrygian	Phrygian	Unusual
Gamma scale	—	Play	—	34.29	—	—	—
Gypsy scale	Gypsy scale on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 ♭6 ♭7	7		Phrygian	Unusual
Half diminished scale	Half diminished scale on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7	7		whole tone
Harmonic major scale	Harmonic major scale on C.	Play	1 2 3 4 5 ♭6 7	7	Lydian	Mixolydian
Harmonic minor scale	Harmonic minor scale on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 (♮)7	7	Dorian	Mixolydian
Harmonic Scale	Harmonic scale chromatic on C.	—	—	144	—	—	—
Hexany	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hirajoshi scale	Hirajoshi scale on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 5 ♭6	5	—	—	—
Hungarian gypsy scale	Hungarian gypsy scale on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 ♭6 7	7		Mixolydian	Unusual
Hungarian minor scale	Hungarian minor scale on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 ♭6 7	7		Mixolydian
In scale	Miyako-bushi scale on D, equivalent to in scale on D, with brackets on fourths.	Play	1 ♭2 4 5 ♭6	5	—	—
Insen scale	Insen scale on C.	Play	1 ♭2 4 5 ♭7	5	—	—	—
Ionian mode or major scale	Ionian on C.	Play	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	7	Lydian	Lydian	Usual
Istrian scale	Istrian mode on C.	Play	1 ♭2 ♭3 ♭4 ♭5 5	6	—	—	—
Iwato scale	Iwato scale on C.	Play	1 ♭2 4 ♭5 ♭7	5	—	—	—
Locrian mode	Locrian on C.	Play	1 ♭2 ♭3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7	7	Phrygian	whole tone	Usual
Lydian augmented scale	Lydian augmented scale on C.	Play	1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 6 7	7	whole tone
Lydian mode	Lydian on C.	Play	1 2 3 ♯4 5 6 7	7	whole tone	Lydian	Usual
Major bebop scale	Major bebop scale on C.	Play	1 2 3 4 5 (♯5/♭6) 6 7	7(8)	—	—
Major Locrian scale	Major Locrian scale C.	Play	1 2 3 4 ♭5 ♭6 ♭7	7	Lydian	whole tone
Major pentatonic scale	Major pentatonic scale on C.	Play	1 2 3 5 6	5	—	—	Usual
Melodic minor scale	Melodic minor scale on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 4 5 ♮6 ♮7 8 ♭7 ♭6 5 4 ♭3 2 1	9	Dorian	—
Melodic minor scale (ascending)	Melodic minor scale on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 4 5 6 7	7	Dorian
Minor pentatonic scale	Minor pentatonic scale on A.	Play	1 ♭3 4 5 ♭7	5	—	—	Usual
Mixolydian mode	Mixolydian on C.	Play	1 2 3 4 5 6 ♭7	7	Lydian	Mixolydian	Usual
Neapolitan major scale	Neapolitan major scale on C.	Play	1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 6 7	7	Phrygian	Lydian	Unusual
Neapolitan minor scale	Neapolitan minor scale on C.	Play	1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 7	7	Phrygian	Mixolydian	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	8	—	—
Pelog	—	Play	—	—	—	—	—
Persian scale	Persian scale on C.	Play	1 ♭2 3 4 ♭5 ♭6 7	7
Phrygian dominant scale	Phrygian dominant on C.	Play	1 ♭2 3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7	7		Phrygian	Unusual
Phrygian mode	Phrygian on C.	Play	1 ♭2 ♭3 4 5 ♭6 ♭7	7	Phrygian	Phrygian	Usual
Prometheus scale	Prometheus scale on C.	Play	1 2 3 ♯4 6 ♭7	6	—	—
Quarter tone scale	Quarter tone scale C.	Play	1 1 ♯1 1 2 2 ♯2 2 3 3 4 4 ♯4 4 5 5 ♯5 5 6 6 ♯6 6 7 7 8 7 7 ♭7 7 6 6 ♭6 6 5 5 ♭5 5 4 4 3 3 ♭3 3 2 2 ♭2 2 1	24	—	—	—
Scale of harmonics	Scale of harmonics C.	Play	—	—	—	—	—
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	7	—	—
Ukrainian Dorian scale	Ukrainian Dorian mode on C.	Play	1 2 ♭3 ♯4 5 6 ♭7	7	—	Dorian	Unusual
Whole tone scale	Whole tone scale on C.	Play	1 2 3 ♯4 ♯5 ♯6	6	—	—
Yo scale	Minyō scale on D, equivalent to yo scale on D, with brackets on fourths.	Play	1 ♭3 4 5 7	5	—	—

See also

• Bebop scale
• Chord-scale system
• Heptatonic scale
• Jazz scale
• List of chord progressions
• List of chords
• List of musical intervals
• Arabian maqam
• Modes of limited transposition
• Symmetric scale
• Synthetic modes
• Tetrachord