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
NameImageSoundDegrees Intervals# of pitch classesLower tetrachordUpper tetrachordUse of key signature usual or unusual
15 equal temperament
15-tet scale on C.
Play  15
16 equal temperament
16-tet scale on C.
Play  16
17 equal temperament
17-tet scale on C.
Play  17
19 equal temperament
19-tet scale on C.
Play  19
21 equal temperament
21-tet scale on C.
Play  21
Acoustic scale
Acoustic scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-W-W-H-W-H-W7whole toneminor
Aeolian mode or natural minor scale
Aeolian on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-H-W-W-H-W-W7minorPhrygianUsual
Algerian scale
Algerian scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 etc. W-H-3H-H-H-3H-H-W-H-Wvariable
Alpha scalePlay  15.39
Altered scale or Super Locrian scale
Altered scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H-W-H-W-W-W-W7diminishedwhole tone
Augmented scale
Augmented scale on C.
Play 1 3 3 5 5 7 3H-H-3H-H-3H-H6
Bebop dominant scale
Bebop dominant scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 7 W-W-H-W-W-H-H-H 8
Beta scalePlay  18.75
Blues scale
Blues scale on C.
Play 1 3 4 5 5 7 3H-W-H-H-3H-W 6
Bohlen–Pierce scalePlay 
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
H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-H12
Delta scalePlay  85.7
Dorian mode
Dorian on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-H-W-W-W-H-W 7minorminorUsual
Double harmonic scale
Double harmonic scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H-3H-H-W-H-3H-H 7harmonicharmonicUnusual
Enigmatic scale
Enigmatic scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H-3H-W-W-W-H-H 7Unusual
Euler–Fokker genus
Euler-Fokker genus 337 on C.
Play  6
Flamenco mode
Flamenco mode on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H-3H-H-W-H-3H-H 7PhrygianPhrygianUnusual
Gamma scalePlay  34.29
"Gypsy" scale
"Gypsy" [sic] scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-H-3H-H-H-W-W 7GypsyPhrygianUnusual
Half diminished scale
Half diminished scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-H-W-H-W-W-W7minorwhole tone
Harmonic major scale
Harmonic major scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-W-H-W-H-3H-H7majorharmonic
Harmonic minor scale
Harmonic minor scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 ()7 W-H-W-W-H-3H-H7minorharmonic
Harmonic Scale
Harmonic scale chromatic on C.
Play  144
Hexany
Hirajoshi scale
Hirajoshi scale on C.
Play 1 3 4 5 7 2W-W-H-2W-H5
Hungarian "Gypsy" scale/Hungarian minor scale
Hungarian "Gypsy"[sic] scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-H-3H-H-H-3H-H7GypsyharmonicUnusual
Hungarian major scale
Hungarian major scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 3H-H-W-H-W-H-W7minorUnusual
In scale
Miyako-bushi scale on D, equivalent to in scale on D, with brackets on fourths.
Play 1 2 4 5 6 H-2W-W-H-2W5
Insen scale
Insen scale on C.
Play 1 2 4 5 7 H-2W-W-2W-W5
Ionian mode or major scale
Ionian on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-W-H-W-W-W-H7majormajorUsual
Istrian scale
Istrian mode on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 5 H-W-H-W- 6diminished
Iwato scale
Iwato scale on C.
Play 1 2 4 5 7 H-2W-H-2W-W 5
Locrian mode
Locrian on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H-W-W-H-W-W-W7Phrygianwhole toneUsual
Lydian augmented scale
Lydian augmented scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-W-W-W-H-W-H7whole tonediminished
Lydian mode
Lydian on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-W-W-H-W-W-H7whole tonemajorUsual
Major bebop scale
Major bebop scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 (5/6) 6 7 W-W-H-W-(H-H)-W-H 7(8)
Major Locrian scale
Major Locrian scale C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-W-H-H-W-W-W 7majorwhole tone
Major pentatonic scale
Major pentatonic scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 5 6 W-W-3H-W-3H5Usual
Melodic minor scale
The A melodic minor scale, ascending and descending, on A.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 W-H-W-W-W-W-H (ascending)

W-W-H-W-W-H-W (descending)

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Melodic minor scale (ascending)
Melodic minor scale ascending on A.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-H-W-W-W-W-H7minormajor
Minor pentatonic scale
Minor pentatonic scale on A.
Play 1 3 4 5 7 3H-W-W-3H-W5Usual
Mixolydian mode or Adonai malakh mode
Mixolydian on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-W-H-W-W-H-W7majorminorUsual
Neapolitan major scale
Neapolitan major scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H-W-W-W-W-W-H 7PhrygianmajorUnusual
Neapolitan minor scale
Neapolitan minor scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H-W-W-W-H-3H-H 7PhrygianharmonicUnusual
Non-Pythagorean scalePlay 
Octatonic scale
Octatonic scales on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7


1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7

W-H-W-H-W-H-W-H


H-W-H-W-H-W-H

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Pelog
Pelog approximated in Western notation.
Play 
Persian scale
Persian scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H-3H-H-H-W-3H-H 7harmonicunusual
Phrygian dominant scale
Phrygian dominant on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H-3H-H-W-H-W-W 7harmonicPhrygianUnusual
Phrygian mode
Phrygian on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 H-W-W-W-H-W-W 7PhrygianPhrygianUsual
Prometheus scale
Prometheus scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 6 7 W-W-W-3H-H-W 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

Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q 24
Scale of harmonics
Scale of harmonics C.
Play 1 3 3 4 5 6 3H-H-H-W-W-3H
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 H-3H-W-H-3H-W 6
Two-semitone tritone scale
Two-semitone tritone scale on C.
Play 1 2 2 4 5 6 H-H-4H-H-H 6
Ukrainian Dorian scale
Ukrainian Dorian mode on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 W-H-3H-H-W-H-W 7GypsyminorUnusual
Vietnamese scale of harmonics
Vietnamese scale of harmonics on C.
Play 1 3 3 3 5 7 5Q-Q-H-H-W 6
Whole tone scale
Whole tone scale on C.
Play 1 2 3 4 5 6 W-W-W-W-W-W 6
Yo scale
Min'yō scale on D, equivalent to yo scale on C, with brackets on fourths.
Play 1 3 4 5 7 3H-W-W-3H-W 5

TetrachordsSemitonesLetters
Chromatic1 1 1H-H-H
Diminished1 2 1H-W-H
Gypsy [sic]2 1 3W-H-3H
Harmonic1 3 1H-3H-H
Major2 2 1W-W-H
Minor2 1 2W-H-W
Phrygian/
Upper minor
1 2 2H-W-W
Whole tone2 2 2W-W-W

See also

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