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C Blues ScaleC BluesMinor pentatonic plus a chromatic 'blue note' - a flatted 5th passing tone between the 4th and perfect 5th. Notes: C, Eb, F, Gb, G, Bb. Also known as the Rock 'n' Roll Scale.C Chromatic ScaleC ChromaticAll twelve pitch classes, each a half step from the next. Notes: C, C#, D, D#, E, F, F#, G, G#, A, A#, B.C Dorian Bebop ScaleC Dorian BebopDorian with an added major 3rd passing tone between the b3 and 4th degrees - one of the 'bebop scales' jazz improvisers use to keep eighth-note lines landing on chord tones. Notes: C, D, Eb, E, F, G, A, Bb.C Gypsy Major ScaleC Gypsy MajorA 7-note scale with two augmented-second gaps (between the b2 and 3, and between the b6 and 7). Notes: C, Db, E, F, G, Ab, B. Also known as the Double Harmonic Major, Byzantine, or Arabic scale.C Gypsy Minor ScaleC Gypsy MinorHarmonic minor with a raised 4th degree, adding a second augmented-second gap (between the b3 and #4) alongside harmonic minor's own (between the b6 and 7). Notes: C, D, Eb, F#, G, Ab, B. Also known as the Hungarian Minor scale.C Half-Whole Diminished ScaleC Half-Whole DiminishedAn 8-note symmetric scale alternating half step, whole step, half step... - also called the dominant diminished scale. Notes: C, Db, D#, E, F#, G, A, Bb.C Harmonic Minor ScaleC Harmonic MinorNatural minor with a raised 7th degree, closing the gap between degree 7 and the octave to a half step. Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, B.C Major Pentatonic ScaleC Major PentatonicThe major scale with the 4th and 7th degrees removed, leaving five notes with no half steps between them. Notes: C, D, E, G, A.C Major ScaleC MajorThe Ionian mode - whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half. The default sound of Western tonal music. Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, B.C Melodic Minor Scale (ascending)C Melodic Minor (ascending)Natural minor with a raised 6th and 7th degree, smoothing out the augmented second that harmonic minor creates. Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, A, B.C Minor Pentatonic ScaleC Minor PentatonicNatural minor with the 2nd and 6th degrees removed, leaving five notes with no half steps between them. Notes: C, Eb, F, G, Bb.C Mixolydian Bebop ScaleC Mixolydian BebopMixolydian with an added natural 7th passing tone between the b7 and the octave - the most commonly used of the bebop scales, also called the Bebop Dominant scale. Notes: C, D, E, F, G, A, Bb, B.C Natural Minor ScaleC MinorThe Aeolian mode - the relative minor's home scale, with a minor third, sixth, and seventh relative to the major scale. Notes: C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb.C Persian ScaleC PersianA 7-note scale with two augmented-second gaps (between the b2 and 3, and between the b6 and 7), giving it a strongly Middle Eastern character. Notes: C, Db, E, F, Gb, Ab, B.C Whole Tone ScaleC Whole ToneSix notes, each a whole step from the next - no half steps and no perfect fifth anywhere in the scale. Notes: C, D, E, F#, G#, A#.C Whole-Half Diminished ScaleC Whole-Half DiminishedAn 8-note symmetric scale alternating whole step, half step, whole step... - matches the notes of a fully diminished 7th chord plus 3 passing tones. Notes: C, D, Eb, F, Gb, Ab, A, B.
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A Blues ScaleA BluesMinor pentatonic plus a chromatic 'blue note' - a flatted 5th passing tone between the 4th and perfect 5th. Notes: A, C, D, Eb, E, G. Also known as the Rock 'n' Roll Scale.A Dorian Bebop ScaleA Dorian BebopDorian with an added major 3rd passing tone between the b3 and 4th degrees - one of the 'bebop scales' jazz improvisers use to keep eighth-note lines landing on chord tones. Notes: A, B, C, C#, D, E, F#, G.A Gypsy Major ScaleA Gypsy MajorA 7-note scale with two augmented-second gaps (between the b2 and 3, and between the b6 and 7). Notes: A, Bb, C#, D, E, F, G#. Also known as the Double Harmonic Major, Byzantine, or Arabic scale.A Gypsy Minor ScaleA Gypsy MinorHarmonic minor with a raised 4th degree, adding a second augmented-second gap (between the b3 and #4) alongside harmonic minor's own (between the b6 and 7). Notes: A, B, C, D#, E, F, G#. Also known as the Hungarian Minor scale.A Half-Whole Diminished ScaleA Half-Whole DiminishedAn 8-note symmetric scale alternating half step, whole step, half step... - also called the dominant diminished scale. Notes: A, Bb, B#, C#, D#, E, F#, G.A Harmonic Minor ScaleA Harmonic MinorNatural minor with a raised 7th degree, closing the gap between degree 7 and the octave to a half step. Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G#.A Major Pentatonic ScaleA Major PentatonicThe major scale with the 4th and 7th degrees removed, leaving five notes with no half steps between them. Notes: A, B, C#, E, F#.A Major ScaleA MajorThe Ionian mode - whole, whole, half, whole, whole, whole, half. The default sound of Western tonal music. Notes: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G#.A Melodic Minor Scale (ascending)A Melodic Minor (ascending)Natural minor with a raised 6th and 7th degree, smoothing out the augmented second that harmonic minor creates. Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F#, G#.A Minor Pentatonic ScaleA Minor PentatonicNatural minor with the 2nd and 6th degrees removed, leaving five notes with no half steps between them. Notes: A, C, D, E, G.A Mixolydian Bebop ScaleA Mixolydian BebopMixolydian with an added natural 7th passing tone between the b7 and the octave - the most commonly used of the bebop scales, also called the Bebop Dominant scale. Notes: A, B, C#, D, E, F#, G, G#.A Natural Minor ScaleA MinorThe Aeolian mode - the relative minor's home scale, with a minor third, sixth, and seventh relative to the major scale. Notes: A, B, C, D, E, F, G.A Persian ScaleA PersianA 7-note scale with two augmented-second gaps (between the b2 and 3, and between the b6 and 7), giving it a strongly Middle Eastern character. Notes: A, Bb, C#, D, Eb, F, G#.A Whole Tone ScaleA Whole ToneSix notes, each a whole step from the next - no half steps and no perfect fifth anywhere in the scale. Notes: A, B, C#, D#, E#, F##.A Whole-Half Diminished ScaleA Whole-Half DiminishedAn 8-note symmetric scale alternating whole step, half step, whole step... - matches the notes of a fully diminished 7th chord plus 3 passing tones. Notes: A, B, C, D, Eb, F, F#, G#.