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 |