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Scales

A cheat sheet for various scales, including formulas, notes, and chords.

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Major

Formula: W, W, H, W, W, W, H

Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
C C D E F G A B
C#/Db C#/Db D#/Eb F F#/Gb G#/Ab A#/Bb C
D D E F#/Gb G A B C#/Db
D#/Eb D#/Eb F G G#/Ab A#/Bb C D
E E F#/Gb G#/Ab A B C#/Db D#/Eb
F F G A A#/Bb C D E
F#/Gb F#/Gb G#/Ab A#/Bb B C#/Db D#/Eb F
G G A B C D E F#/Gb
G#/Ab G#/Ab A#/Bb C C#/Db D#/Eb F G
A A B C#/Db D E F#/Gb G#/Ab
A#/Bb A#/Bb C D D#/Eb F G A
B B C#/Db D#/Eb E F#/Gb G#/Ab A#/Bb

Natural minor

Formula: W, H, W, W, H, W, W

Notes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Cm C D D#/Eb F G G#/Ab A#/Bb
C#m/Dbm C#/Db D#/Eb E F#/Gb G#/Ab A B
Dm D E F G A Bb C
D#m/Ebm D#/Eb F F#/Gb G#/Ab A#/Bb B C#/Db
Em E F#/Gb G A B C D
Fm F G G#/Ab A#/Bb C C#/Db D#/Eb
F#m/Gbm F#/Gb G#/Ab A B C#/Db D E
Gm G A A#/Bb C D D#/Eb F
G#m/Abm G#/Ab A#/Bb B C#/Db D#/Eb E F#/Gb
Am A B C D E F G
A#m/Bbm A#/Bb C C#/Db D#/Eb F F#/Gb G#/Ab
Bm B C#/Db D E F#/Gb G A

Melodic minor

Formula: W, H, W, W, W, W, H

Harmonic minor

Formula: W, H, W, W, H, W+H, H

Major pentatonic

Formula: W, W, W+H, W, W+H

Notes
1 2 3 5 6
C C D E G A
C#/Db C#/Db D#/Eb F G#/Ab A#/Bb
D D E F#/Gb A B
D#/Eb D#/Eb F G A#/Bb C
E E F#/Gb G#/Ab B C#/Db
F F G A C D
F#/Gb F#/Gb G#/Ab A#/Bb C#/Db D#/Eb
G G A B D E
G#/Ab G#/Ab A#/Bb C D#/Eb F
A A B C#/Db E F#/Gb
A#/Bb A#/Bb C D F G
B B C#/Db D#/Eb F#/Gb G#/Ab

Minor pentatonic

Formula: W+H, W, W, W+H, W

Notes
1 3 4 5 7
Cm C D#/Eb F G A#/Bb
C#m/Dbm C#/Db E F#/Gb G#/Ab B
Dm D F G A C
D#m/Ebm D#/Eb F#/Gb G#/Ab A#/Bb C#/Db
Em E G A B D
Fm F G#/Ab A#/Bb C D#/Eb
F#m/Gbm F#/Gb A B C#/Db E
Gm G A#/Bb C D F
G#m/Abm G#/Ab B C#/Db D#/Eb F#/Gb
Am A C D E G
A#m/Bbm A#/Bb C#/Db D#/Eb F G#/Ab
Bm B D E F#/Gb A