A Scales Reference

Comprehensive reference for all musical scales with A as the root note.

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All Scales(18)

Scale NameCategoryNotes (A Root)Intervals
Major Scale
MAJOR
Diatonic
A
B
C#
D
E
F#
G#
0 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 11
Natural Minor Scale
NATURAL_MINOR
Minor
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
0 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 10
Minor Pentatonic Scale
MINOR_PENTATONIC
Pentatonic
A
C
D
E
G
0 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 10
Major Pentatonic Scale
MAJOR_PENTATONIC
Pentatonic
A
B
C#
E
F#
0 - 2 - 4 - 7 - 9
Dorian Mode
DORIAN
Modal
A
B
C
D
E
F#
G
0 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 10
Mixolydian Mode
MIXOLYDIAN
Modal
A
B
C#
D
E
F#
G
0 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 10
Blues Scale
BLUES
Blues
A
C
D
D#
E
G
0 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 10
Harmonic Minor Scale
HARMONIC_MINOR
Minor
A
B
C
D
E
F
G#
0 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 11
Aeolian Mode
AEOLIAN
Modal
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
0 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 10
Lydian Mode
LYDIAN
Modal
A
B
C#
D#
E
F#
G#
0 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 7 - 9 - 11
Melodic Minor Scale
MELODIC_MINOR
Minor
A
B
C
D
E
F#
G#
0 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 11
Phrygian Mode
PHRYGIAN
Modal
A
Bb
C
D
E
F
G
0 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 8 - 10
Major Blues Scale
MAJOR_BLUES
Blues
A
B
C
C#
E
F#
0 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 7 - 9
Ionian Mode
IONIAN
Modal
A
B
C#
D
E
F#
G#
0 - 2 - 4 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 11
Locrian Mode
LOCRIAN
Modal
A
Bb
C
D
Eb
F
G
0 - 1 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 10
Whole Tone Scale
WHOLE_TONE
Symmetrical
A
B
Db
Eb
F
G
0 - 2 - 4 - 6 - 8 - 10
Diminished Scale
DIMINISHED
Symmetrical
A
B
C
D
Eb
F
Gb
G#
0 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 8 - 9 - 11
Chromatic Scale
CHROMATIC
Theoretical
A
A#
B
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
0 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11