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SCALES
Preset Standard Scales
Below are the notes of each preset scale relative to the key of C. An “x” means that note is in the scale; a
dash means it is not.
Scale C
C
/D
D
D
/E
E F
F
/G
G
G
/A
A
A
/B
B
Chromatic x x x x x x x x x x x x
Major x - x - x x - x - x - x
BeBop Maj x - x - x x - x x x - x
BeBop x - x - x x - x - x x x
Mixolydian x - x - x x - x - x x -
Harmonic Major x - x - x x - x x - - x
Lydian x - x - x - x x - x - x
Lydian Aug x - x - x - x - x x - x
Acoustic x - x - x - x x - x x -
Pentatonic Maj x - x - x - - x - x - -
Locrian Maj x - x - x x x - x - x -
Prometheus x - x - x - x - - x x -
Whole Tone x - x - x - x - x - x -
Melodic Minor [1] x - x x - x - x x x x x
Half Diminished x - x x - x x - x - x -
Aeolian x - x x - x - x x - x -
Dorian x - x x - x - x - x x -
Harmonic Minor x - x x - x - x x - - x
Algerian x - x x - x x x x - - x
Gypsy x - x x - - x x x - x -
Hungarian x - x x - - x x x - - x
Ukranian x - x x - - x x - x x -
Dim. Whole Tone x x - x x - x - x - x -
Locrian x x - x - x x - x - x -
Neapolitan Major x x - x - x - x - x - x
[1] For the Melodic Minor scale both the ascending and descending scales are included.